---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 67.99"
title: "46"
number: "67.99"
heading: "Evidence of build."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/67.99"
---

# §67.99. Evidence of build.

- (a) Evidence of the facts of build may be a copy of either the original, completed form CG-1261 (Builder's Certification and First Transfer of Title), or other document containing the same information, executed by a person having personal knowledge of the facts of build because that person:
  - (1) Constructed the vessel;
  - (2) Supervised the actual construction of the vessel; or
  - (3) Is an officer or employee of the company which built the vessel and has examined the records of the company concerning the facts of build of the vessel.
- (b) A vessel owner applying for documentation must file a separate certificate from each builder involved in the construction of the vessel.
- (c) **A Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin is not evidence of the facts of build.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, as amended by USCG-2023-0584, 89 FR 101499, Dec. 16, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 664; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 9118; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104, 2107, 12102, 12103, 12104, 12105, 12106, 12113, 12133, 12139; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, as amended by USCG-2023-0584, 89 FR 101499, Dec. 16, 2024]