Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual

Section 25 of 38

Chapter 24: Vessels

24.100 Old Vessel Certificates

Process vessel applications with old certificates and a vessel record as follows:

If a Vessel Record IsAnd old Certificates AreYou Must
If a Vessel Record IsOn fileAnd old Certificates ArePresentedYou MustProcess as usual.
If a Vessel Record IsNot on fileAnd old Certificates ArePresented and the certificate of number is more than three years oldYou MustPick up the title or a completed Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title REG 227.

Note Photocopies of old certificates are not acceptable. When original certificates are not available, process the transaction as an unavailable records. Refer to the Unavailable Records section in this chapter for the unavailable records procedure.

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