Haw. Code R. § 13-241-10 - Period of validity and renewal of certificate of number; dormant certificate of number; stored vessels
(a) The original
certificate of number initially issued to a vessel pursuant to this chapter
shall continue in full force and effect for a period ending one year from the
date of issuance of the certificate unless sooner terminated or discontinued in
accordance with applicable rules or laws.
(b) If the owner named in a certificate of
number is deceased, the certificate of number may be designated as "dormant"
status upon submission of a valid death certificate to the department. Subject
to compliance with the above, a certificate of number becomes "dormant"
beginning on the date of the owner's death and ending on the date that the
deceased owner's name is properly removed from the corresponding certificate of
title. A vessel properly designated as "dormant" may maintain its assigned
number past the expiration date on the vessel's certificate of number or may be
assigned a new number.
(c) Any
vessel not owned by or operated under the custody or control of a boat
manufacturer or boat dealer, and which has a valid certificate of number issued
pursuant to this chapter, may be stored; provided that:
(1) An owner desiring to change the status of
their vessel's certificate of number to or from 'stored" shall make written
application to the department on a form prescribed by it at least five business
days before the desired date of the status change.
(2) Changing the status of a certificate of
number to or from 'stored" shall not be effective until all applicable fees
owed to the department are paid and the department approves the change in
status.
(3) The owner of a stored
vessel shall surrender the last issued certificate of number to the
department.
(4) The effective date
for a certificate of number being changed to or from 'stored" status shall only
be the date approved by the department.
(d) Except for stored vessels and vessels
with a dormant certificate of number, the following shall apply to all
certificates of number:
(1) A certificate of
number issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed no earlier than ninety
days before its expiration date. The same number shall be assigned if the
renewal application is received within one year after the expiration date of
the certificate of number.
(2) A
certificate of number renewed on or prior to the expiration date shall be valid
for a period ending one year from the date of expiration of the certificate
being renewed. A certificate of number renewed after the expiration date shall
be valid for a period ending one year from the date of renewal.
(3) A renewal application received more than
one year after the date of expiration of the certificate of number shall be
treated in the same manner as an application for an original number.
(e) A renewal application for a
certificate of number that has been cancelled or a number that has been
withdrawn, or both, shall be treated in the same manner as an application for
an original number.
(f) Fees that
would be assessed pursuant to section
13-241-25,
except those relating to stored vessels, may be waived by the department for
the period that a vessel remains stored or a certificate of number remains
dormant.
(g) Members of the U.S.
Armed Forces on active duty, stationed or on order to be stationed in Hawaii,
their spouses, and their dependents, shall be exempt from subsection (d);
provided that this exemption shall only apply for the period that the U.S.
Armed Forces member is on active duty and stationed in Hawaii, and the
department receives satisfactory proof as may be necessary to determine such
status.
(h) Only the owner or a
co-owner named in a vessel's certificate of title or certificate of number, or
a person who has been given the power of attorney for an owner or co-owner,
established by satisfactory proof as may be necessary to determine such status,
may renew a certificate of number or change the certificate of number to
'stored" status.
A person desiring to renew the certificate of number for a vessel shall, at minimum, provide the vessel's assigned number or hull identification number to be allowed to proceed with the renewal.
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