boating facts TITLES Boats longer than 12 ft. must be titled, regardless of propulsion means. To obtain a title, visit any motor vehicle agency and provide: Hull Identification Number (HIN), structural information, owner information or business number/corpcode. Homemade boats or boats without a HIN will be assigned a number after a State Police Marine Services Bureau inspection. Pay $60 for a clear title, $85 for a one-lien title, $60 for a corrected title or $60 for a duplicate title. Title Exemptions For details, visit an MVC agency, njmvc.gov or call (888) 486-3339 toll-free in New Jersey. TYPE OF VESSEL Pleasure $12 $28 $52 $80 $13 $29 $53 $81 $250 $251 Commercial LENGTH: UNDER 16ft 16ft -25ft 26ft-39ft 40ft-64ft 65ft OR MORE REGISTRATIONS Titled boats and power vessels of any length must be registered if they are to be used on waterways. To register, visit any motor vehicle agency and: Provide proof of ownership, Social Security number and acceptable proofs of age and identification. Complete form BA51, boat registration form. Pay the fee based on the chart below: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND SAFETY Persons 12 years old or younger may not remain on board any moving vessel (except short-run ferries and large commercial vessels longer than 65 feet) unless they are wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device. Persons under 13 years old may not operate any power vessel. Persons 13 to 15 years old may operate a vessel powered by an electric trolling motor, or a vessel 12 feet or longer powered by less than 10 total HP, if they have successfully completed an approved boating safety course and have the certificate in their possession. Persons 16 years or older may operate any recreational power vessel. Persons operating on nontidal waters must also carry a New Jersey boat license. For current boating safety education and minimum age mandatory requirements, please visit www.njsp.org. Upon completion of an approved boating safety course, the operator must carry the certificate whenever operating the vessel. The certificate must also be presented upon application for a boat license. (Please Turn Over)
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boa
ting fa
cts
TIT
LE
S
Bo
ats lo
ng
er th
an 12
ft. mu
st be title
d, re
ga
rdle
ss of p
rop
ulsio
n m
ea
ns.
To o
bta
in a
title, visit a
ny m
oto
r vehicle
agency a
nd p
rovid
e:
Hull Id
entifica
tion N
um
ber (H
IN), stru
ctura
l info
rmatio
n, o
wner
info
rmatio
n o
r busin
ess n
um
ber/co
rpco
de. H
om
em
ade b
oats o
r boats
with
out a
HIN
will b
e a
ssigned a
num
ber a
fter a
Sta
te P
olice
Marin
e
Service
s Bure
au in
spectio
n.
Pay $60 for a clear title, $85 for a one-lien title, $60 for a corrected
title or $60 for a duplicate title.
Title
Exe
mp
tion
sF
or d
eta
ils, visit an M
VC
agency, n
jmvc.g
ov o
r call (8
88) 4
86-3
339
toll-fre
e in
New
Jerse
y.
TY
PE
OF
VE
SS
EL
Ple
asu
re$12
$28
$52
$80
$13
$29
$53
$81
$250
$251
Com
mercia
l
LE
NG
TH
:
UN
DE
R 16
ft 16ft -2
5ft 2
6ft-3
9ft 4
0ft-6
4ft 6
5ft O
R M
OR
E
RE
GIS
TR
ATIO
NS
Title
d b
oa
ts an
d p
ow
er ve
ssels o
f an
y len
gth
mu
st b
e re
giste
red if th
ey a
re to
be u
sed o
n w
ate
rwa
ys. To
reg
ister, visit a
ny m
oto
r veh
icle a
ge
ncy a
nd
:
Pro
vide p
roo
f of o
wn
ership
, So
cial Secu
rity nu
mb
er and
acceptab
le p
roo
fs of ag
e and
iden
tification
.
Co
mp
lete form
BA
51, bo
at registratio
n fo
rm.
Pay th
e fee based
on
the ch
art belo
w:
OP
ER
ATIN
G R
EQ
UIR
EM
EN
TS
, L
ICE
NS
ES
, CE
RT
IFIC
ATE
S A
ND
SA
FE
TY
Pe
rson
s 12 ye
ars o
ld o
r you
ng
er m
ay n
ot re
main
on b
oard
any
movin
g ve
ssel (e
xcept sh
ort-ru
n fe
rries a
nd la
rge co
mm
ercia
l vesse
ls lo
nger th
an 6
5 fe
et) u
nle
ss they a
re w
earin
g a
U.S
. Coast G
uard
-appro
ved
perso
nal flo
tatio
n d
evice
.
Pe
rson
s un
de
r 13 ye
ars o
ld m
ay n
ot o
pera
te a
ny p
ow
er ve
ssel.
Pe
rson
s 13 to
15 ye
ars o
ld m
ay o
pera
te a
vesse
l pow
ere
d b
y an
ele
ctric trollin
g m
oto
r, or a
vesse
l 12 fe
et o
r longer p
ow
ere
d b
y less th
an
10 to
tal H
P, if th
ey h
ave
succe
ssfully co
mple
ted a
n a
ppro
ved b
oatin
g
safe
ty course
and h
ave
the ce
rtificate
in th
eir p
osse
ssion.
Pe
rson
s 16 ye
ars o
r old
er m
ay o
pera
te a
ny re
creatio
nal p
ow
er
vesse
l. Perso
ns o
pera
ting o
n n
ontid
al w
ate
rs must a
lso ca
rry a N
ew
Je
rsey b
oat lice
nse
. For cu
rrent b
oatin
g sa
fety e
duca
tion a
nd m
inim
um
age m
andato
ry require
ments, p
lease
visit ww
w.n
jsp.o
rg. U
pon co
mple
tion
of a
n a
ppro
ved b
oatin
g sa
fety co
urse
, the o
pera
tor m
ust ca
rry the
certifica
te w
heneve
r opera
ting th
e ve
ssel. T
he ce
rtificate
must a
lso b
e
pre
sente
d u
pon a
pplica
tion fo
r a b
oat lice
nse
.(P
lease Turn
Ove
r)
boa
ting fa
cts
TIT
LE
S
Bo
ats lo
ng
er th
an 12
ft. mu
st be title
d, re
ga
rdle
ss of p
rop
ulsio
n m
ea
ns.
To o
bta
in a
title, visit a
ny m
oto
r vehicle
agency a
nd p
rovid
e:
Hull Id
entifica
tion N
um
ber (H
IN), stru
ctura
l info
rmatio
n, o
wner
info
rmatio
n o
r busin
ess n
um
ber/co
rpco
de. H
om
em
ade b
oats o
r boats
with
out a
HIN
will b
e a
ssigned a
num
ber a
fter a
Sta
te P
olice
Marin
e
Service
s Bure
au in
spectio
n.
Pay $
20 fo
r a clear title, $
40 fo
r a on
e-lien
title, $
20 fo
r a corrected
title o
r $25 fo
r a du
plicate title
.
Title
Exe
mp
tion
sF
or d
eta
ils, visit an M
VC
agency, n
jmvc.g
ov o
r call (8
88) 4
86-3
339
toll-fre
e in
New
Jerse
y.
TY
PE
OF
VE
SS
EL
Ple
asu
re$12
$28
$52
$80
$13
$29
$53
$81
$250
$251
Com
mercia
l
LE
NG
TH
:
UN
DE
R 16
ft 16ft -2
5ft 2
6ft-3
9ft 4
0ft-6
4ft 6
5ft O
R M
OR
E
RE
GIS
TR
ATIO
NS
Title
d b
oa
ts an
d p
ow
er ve
ssels o
f an
y len
gth
mu
st b
e re
giste
red if th
ey a
re to
be u
sed o
n w
ate
rwa
ys. To
reg
ister, visit a
ny m
oto
r veh
icle a
ge
ncy a
nd
:
Pro
vide p
roo
f of o
wn
ership
, So
cial Secu
rity nu
mb
er and
acceptab
le p
roo
fs of ag
e and
iden
tification
.
Co
mp
lete form
BA
51, bo
at registratio
n fo
rm.
Pay th
e fee based
on
the ch
art belo
w:
OP
ER
ATIN
G R
EQ
UIR
EM
EN
TS
, L
ICE
NS
ES
, CE
RT
IFIC
ATE
S A
ND
SA
FE
TY
Pe
rson
s 12 ye
ars o
ld o
r you
ng
er m
ay n
ot re
main
on b
oard
any
movin
g ve
ssel (e
xcept sh
ort-ru
n fe
rries a
nd la
rge co
mm
ercia
l vesse
ls lo
nger th
an 6
5 fe
et) u
nle
ss they a
re w
earin
g a
U.S
. Coast G
uard
-appro
ved
perso
nal flo
tatio
n d
evice
.
Pe
rson
s un
de
r 13 ye
ars o
ld m
ay n
ot o
pera
te a
ny p
ow
er ve
ssel.
Pe
rson
s 13 to
15 ye
ars o
ld m
ay o
pera
te a
vesse
l pow
ere
d b
y an
ele
ctric trollin
g m
oto
r, or a
vesse
l 12 fe
et o
r longer p
ow
ere
d b
y less th
an
10 to
tal H
P, if th
ey h
ave
succe
ssfully co
mple
ted a
n a
ppro
ved b
oatin
g
safe
ty course
and h
ave
the ce
rtificate
in th
eir p
osse
ssion.
Pe
rson
s 16 ye
ars o
r old
er m
ay o
pera
te a
ny re
creatio
nal p
ow
er
vesse
l. Perso
ns o
pera
ting o
n n
ontid
al w
ate
rs must a
lso ca
rry a N
ew
Je
rsey b
oat lice
nse
. For cu
rrent b
oatin
g sa
fety e
duca
tion a
nd m
inim
um
age m
andato
ry require
ments, p
lease
visit ww
w.n
jsp.o
rg. U
pon co
mple
tion
of a
n a
ppro
ved b
oatin
g sa
fety co
urse
, the o
pera
tor m
ust ca
rry the
certifica
te w
heneve
r opera
ting th
e ve
ssel. T
he ce
rtificate
must a
lso b
e
pre
sente
d u
pon a
pplica
tion fo
r a b
oat lice
nse
.(P
lease Turn
Ove
r)
boa
ting fa
cts
TIT
LE
S
Bo
ats lo
ng
er th
an 12
ft. mu
st be title
d, re
ga
rdle
ss of p
rop
ulsio
n m
ea
ns.
To o
bta
in a
title, visit a
ny m
oto
r vehicle
agency a
nd p
rovid
e:
Hull Id
entifica
tion N
um
ber (H
IN), stru
ctura
l info
rmatio
n, o
wner
info
rmatio
n o
r busin
ess n
um
ber/co
rpco
de. H
om
em
ade b
oats o
r boats
with
out a
HIN
will b
e a
ssigned a
num
ber a
fter a
Sta
te P
olice
Marin
e
Service
s Bure
au in
spectio
n.
Pay $
20 fo
r a clear title, $
40 fo
r a on
e-lien
title, $
20 fo
r a corrected
title o
r $25 fo
r a du
plicate title
.
Title
Exe
mp
tion
sF
or d
eta
ils, visit an M
VC
agency, n
jmvc.g
ov o
r call (8
88) 4
86-3
339
toll-fre
e in
New
Jerse
y.
TY
PE
OF
VE
SS
EL
Ple
asu
re$12
$28
$52
$80
$13
$29
$53
$81
$250
$251
Com
mercia
l
LE
NG
TH
:
UN
DE
R 16
ft 16ft -2
5ft 2
6ft-3
9ft 4
0ft-6
4ft 6
5ft O
R M
OR
E
RE
GIS
TR
ATIO
NS
Title
d b
oa
ts an
d p
ow
er ve
ssels o
f an
y len
gth
mu
st b
e re
giste
red if th
ey a
re to
be u
sed o
n w
ate
rwa
ys. To
reg
ister, visit a
ny m
oto
r veh
icle a
ge
ncy a
nd
:
Pro
vide p
roo
f of o
wn
ership
, So
cial Secu
rity nu
mb
er and
acceptab
le p
roo
fs of ag
e and
iden
tification
.
Co
mp
lete form
BA
51, bo
at registratio
n fo
rm.
Pay th
e fee based
on
the ch
art belo
w:
OP
ER
ATIN
G R
EQ
UIR
EM
EN
TS
, L
ICE
NS
ES
, CE
RT
IFIC
ATE
S A
ND
SA
FE
TY
Pe
rson
s 12 ye
ars o
ld o
r you
ng
er m
ay n
ot re
main
on b
oard
any
movin
g ve
ssel (e
xcept sh
ort-ru
n fe
rries a
nd la
rge co
mm
ercia
l vesse
ls lo
nger th
an 6
5 fe
et) u
nle
ss they a
re w
earin
g a
U.S
. Coast G
uard
-appro
ved
perso
nal flo
tatio
n d
evice
.
Pe
rson
s un
de
r 13 ye
ars o
ld m
ay n
ot o
pera
te a
ny p
ow
er ve
ssel.
Pe
rson
s 13 to
15 ye
ars o
ld m
ay o
pera
te a
vesse
l pow
ere
d b
y an
ele
ctric trollin
g m
oto
r, or a
vesse
l 12 fe
et o
r longer p
ow
ere
d b
y less th
an
10 to
tal H
P, if th
ey h
ave
succe
ssfully co
mple
ted a
n a
ppro
ved b
oatin
g
safe
ty course
and h
ave
the ce
rtificate
in th
eir p
osse
ssion.
Pe
rson
s 16 ye
ars o
r old
er m
ay o
pera
te a
ny re
creatio
nal p
ow
er
vesse
l. Perso
ns o
pera
ting o
n n
ontid
al w
ate
rs must a
lso ca
rry a N
ew
Je
rsey b
oat lice
nse
. For cu
rrent b
oatin
g sa
fety e
duca
tion a
nd m
inim
um
age m
andato
ry require
ments, p
lease
visit ww
w.n
jsp.o
rg. U
pon co
mple
tion
of a
n a
ppro
ved b
oatin
g sa
fety co
urse
, the o
pera
tor m
ust ca
rry the
certifica
te w
heneve
r opera
ting th
e ve
ssel. T
he ce
rtificate
must a
lso b
e
pre
sente
d u
pon a
pplica
tion fo
r a b
oat lice
nse
.(P
lease Turn
Ove
r)
FU
RT
HE
R IN
FO
RM
ATIO
N
Boat S
afe
ty Certifica
tes: (6
09) 8
82-2
000 x6
173 o
r ww
w.n
jsp.o
rg
Boat S
afe
ty Course
: (800) 3
36-2
628
Boat L
icense
s: (888) 4
86-3
339 to
ll-free in
NJ o
r (609) 2
92-6
500
Cost: F
our-ye
ar p
hoto
license
, $24. ($
18 if a
dded a
s an e
ndorse
ment
to a
drive
r license
.)
ww
w.n
jmvc.g
ov
BO
ATIN
G V
IOLAT
ION
S
Pe
na
lties fo
r bre
akin
g b
oa
ting la
ws in
clud
e:
Up to a $500 fine for operating a boat w
ithout completing a boating safety
course. (N.J.S
.A. 12:7−61)
Up to a $500 fine and/or up to 60 days in prison for failing to carry or exhibit a
license to operate a power boat on nontidal w
aters. (N.J.S
.A. 12:7−72)
Th
e p
en
altie
s for b
oa
ting u
nd
er th
e in
flue
nce
of
dru
gs o
r alco
ho
l an
d/o
r the re
fusa
l to su
bm
it to a
ch
em
ical te
st inclu
de
:
First Offense:
Fine of between $250 and $500, loss of privilege to operate a vessel for 12
months, loss of privilege to operate a vehicle for three m
onths to one year*, and loss of privilege to operate a m
oped from sentencing until offender has reached
the age of 17 years, three months. (N
.J.S.A
. 12:7−46)
Second O
ffense:Fine of betw
een $500 and $1,000, loss of privilege to operate a vessel for 24 m
onths, loss of privilege to operate a vehicle for 2 years*, and loss of privilege to operate a m
oped from sentencing until offender has reached the age of 17 years,
three months. A
second offense will also result in 30 days of com
munity service
and between 48 hours and 90 days in prison. (N
.J.S.A
. 12:7−46)
* Violators under age 17 will have A
LL driving privileges suspended until offender is 17 years and three m
onths of age.
Re
fusa
l to ta
ke a
che
mica
l test re
sults in
the lo
ss of th
e p
rivileg
e to
op
era
te p
ow
er b
oa
ts an
d m
oto
r ve
hicle
s for:
First Offense:
1 year (boat)/7−12 months (m
otor vehicle) and $300 to $500 fine
Second O
ffense:2 years (boat and m
otor vehicle) and $500 to $1,000 fine
Third Offense:
10 years (boat and motor vehicle) and $1,000 fine
(N.J.S
.A. 12:7−
57)
PI-13
5 (R
11/07)
FU
RT
HE
R IN
FO
RM
ATIO
N
Boat S
afe
ty Certifica
tes: (6
09) 8
82-2
000 x6
173 o
r ww
w.n
jsp.o
rg
Boat S
afe
ty Course
: (800) 3
36-2
628
Boat L
icense
s: (888) 4
86-3
339 to
ll-free in
NJ o
r (609) 2
92-6
500
Cost: F
our-ye
ar p
hoto
license
, $24. ($
18 if a
dded a
s an e
ndorse
ment
to a
drive
r license
.)
ww
w.n
jmvc.g
ov
BO
ATIN
G V
IOLAT
ION
S
Pe
na
lties fo
r bre
akin
g b
oa
ting la
ws in
clud
e:
Up to a $500 fine for operating a boat w
ithout completing a boating safety
course. (N.J.S
.A. 12:7−61)
Up to a $500 fine and/or up to 60 days in prison for failing to carry or exhibit a
license to operate a power boat on nontidal w
aters. (N.J.S
.A. 12:7−72)
Th
e p
en
altie
s for b
oa
ting u
nd
er th
e in
flue
nce
of
dru
gs o
r alco
ho
l an
d/o
r the re
fusa
l to su
bm
it to a
ch
em
ical te
st inclu
de
:
First Offense:
Fine of between $250 and $500, loss of privilege to operate a vessel for 12
months, loss of privilege to operate a vehicle for three m
onths to one year*, and loss of privilege to operate a m
oped from sentencing until offender has reached
the age of 17 years, three months. (N
.J.S.A
. 12:7−46)
Second O
ffense:Fine of betw
een $500 and $1,000, loss of privilege to operate a vessel for 24 m
onths, loss of privilege to operate a vehicle for 2 years*, and loss of privilege to operate a m
oped from sentencing until offender has reached the age of 17 years,
three months. A
second offense will also result in 30 days of com
munity service
and between 48 hours and 90 days in prison. (N
.J.S.A
. 12:7−46)
* Violators under age 17 will have A
LL driving privileges suspended until offender is 17 years and three m
onths of age.
Re
fusa
l to ta
ke a
che
mica
l test re
sults in
the lo
ss of th
e p
rivileg
e to
op
era
te p
ow
er b
oa
ts an
d m
oto
r ve
hicle
s for:
First Offense:
1 year (boat)/7−12 months (m
otor vehicle) and $300 to $500 fine
Second O
ffense:2 years (boat and m
otor vehicle) and $500 to $1,000 fine
Third Offense:
10 years (boat and motor vehicle) and $1,000 fine
(N.J.S
.A. 12:7−
57)
PI-13
5 (R
11/07)
FU
RT
HE
R IN
FO
RM
ATIO
N
Boat S
afe
ty Certifica
tes: (6
09) 8
82-2
000 x6
173 o
r ww
w.n
jsp.o
rg
Boat S
afe
ty Course
: (800) 3
36-2
628
Boat L
icense
s: (888) 4
86-3
339 to
ll-free in
NJ o
r (609) 2
92-6
500
Cost: F
our-ye
ar p
hoto
license
, $24. ($
18 if a
dded a
s an e
ndorse
ment
to a
drive
r license
.)
ww
w.n
jmvc.g
ov
BO
ATIN
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ws in
clud
e:
Up to a $500 fine for operating a boat w
ithout completing a boating safety
course. (N.J.S
.A. 12:7−61)
Up to a $500 fine and/or up to 60 days in prison for failing to carry or exhibit a
license to operate a power boat on nontidal w
aters. (N.J.S
.A. 12:7−72)
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:
First Offense:
Fine of between $250 and $500, loss of privilege to operate a vessel for 12
months, loss of privilege to operate a vehicle for three m
onths to one year*, and loss of privilege to operate a m
oped from sentencing until offender has reached
the age of 17 years, three months. (N
.J.S.A
. 12:7−46)
Second O
ffense:Fine of betw
een $500 and $1,000, loss of privilege to operate a vessel for 24 m
onths, loss of privilege to operate a vehicle for 2 years*, and loss of privilege to operate a m
oped from sentencing until offender has reached the age of 17 years,
three months. A
second offense will also result in 30 days of com
munity service
and between 48 hours and 90 days in prison. (N
.J.S.A
. 12:7−46)
* Violators under age 17 will have A
LL driving privileges suspended until offender is 17 years and three m