(1)
What documentation must be carried aboard a vessel from another state or out-of-country when being operated upon the waters of this state? The current foreign vessel registration is valid for the first sixty days of operation. In addition the following must apply:
(a) The vessel must have been issued a valid number under federal law or by an approved issuing authority of the state of principal operation, if the vessel is remaining in this state for personal use or enjoyment.
(b) On or before the sixty-first day of use, the foreign vessel owner must obtain a vessel sixty-day temporary identification document issued by the department, its agents or subagents.
(c) A second sixty-day temporary identification document must be purchased on or before the one hundred twenty-first day of use in this state.
(2)
What must I provide to obtain a vessel sixty-day temporary identification document? (a) Proof of nonresidency by showing the vessel owner's out-of-state driver's license or out-of-state photo identification;
(b) A copy of the current foreign vessel registration or current United States Coast Guard certificate of documentation;
(c) Date the vessel first came into the state;
(d) A nonrefundable fee of twenty-five dollars plus a filing fee and subagent fee, if applicable, per vessel sixty-day temporary identification document.
(3)
How many vessel sixty-day temporary identification documents may be obtained? Not more than two may be obtained in any continuous twelve-month period for any single vessel. The twelve months begins on the date the vessel first entered this state.
(4)
How do I display the vessel sixty-day temporary identification document? (a) Keep aboard at all times when moored and during operation;
(b) Displayed in the windshield, side window, cockpit or operation area of the vessel, so that it is visible to law enforcement from either the dock or from the water;
(c) Protected from the weather.
(5)
If the vessel owner is not available, how do I obtain a vessel sixty-day temporary identification document? The person applying for the vessel sixty-day temporary identification document must have a:
(a) Notarized/certified power of attorney from a registered owner of the vessel;
(b) Copy of the vessel owner's out-of-state driver's license or photo identification; and
(c) Copy of the out-of-state or out-of-country registration certificate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100. 06-21-025, § 308-93-055, filed 10/9/06, effective 11/9/06; 01-03-128, § 308-93-055, filed 1/23/01, effective 2/23/01; 98-16-029, § 308-93-055, filed 7/29/98, effective 7/30/98.]