State Registration Rules Lookup

State Rules Lookup

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Alabama

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: NO

Alaska

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES > 24FT
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: Reg Only

Arizona

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Arkansas

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES - boats manufactured on or after Jan 2020
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

California

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Colorado

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Connecticut

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES - 2017 and newer
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 3000lbs

Delaware

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

District of Columbia

Non-powered Registration: YES
Non-powered Title: YES
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Florida

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 2000lbs

Georgia

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES beginning July 2020
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES as part of boat reg/title
Trailer Reg/Title: Reg only

Hawaii

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: Reg only

Idaho

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 2000lbs

Illinois

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES (optional under 22ft)
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Indiana

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Iowa

Non-powered Registration: YES if > 12ft
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 2000lbs

Kansas

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 2000lbs

Kentucky

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Louisiana

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Maine

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 3000lbs

Maryland

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Massachusetts

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 3000lbs

Michigan

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 2500lbs

Minnesota

Non-powered Registration: YES > 10ft
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 4000lbs

Mississippi

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: Optional
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: Optional
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: Optional
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 5000lbs

Missouri

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Montana

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Nebraska

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: Reg only

Nevada

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

New Hampshire

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 3000lbs

New Jersey

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 2500lbs

New Mexico

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

New York

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 1000lbs

North Carolina

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

North Dakota

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: NO

Ohio

Non-powered Registration: YES
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES > 9hp
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 4000lbs

Oklahoma

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES > 10hp
Trailer Reg/Title: NO

Oregon

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 1800lbs boat/trailer combined

Pennsylvania

Non-powered Registration: NO unless used in state parks
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Rhode Island

Non-powered Registration: YES > 12ft
Non-powered Title: YES > 14ft
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: Reg only
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 3000lbs

South Carolina

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES > 4hp
Trailer Reg/Title: NO

South Dakota

Non-powered Registration: NO if < 18ft
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Tennessee

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: NO
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: NO

Texas

Non-powered Registration: YES > 14ft
Non-powered Title: YES > 14ft
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 4000lbs

Utah

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES > 25hp
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 750lbs

Vermont

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 1500lbs

Virginia

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: Optional
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: YES > 25hp on reg/title application
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Washington

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

West Virginia

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: NO
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

Wisconsin

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES > 3000lbs

Wyoming

Non-powered Registration: NO
Non-powered Title: NO
USCG Documented Registration: YES
Vessel Title: YES
Outboard Motor Reg/Title: NO
Trailer Reg/Title: YES

State	Non-powered Registration	Non-powered Title	USCG Documented Registration	Vessel Title	Outboard Motor Reg/Title	Trailer Reg/Title
Alabama	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO
Alaska	NO	NO	YES	YES > 24FT	NO	Reg Only
Arizona	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES
Arkansas	NO	NO	NO	YES - boats manufactured on or after Jan 2020	NO	YES
California	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
Colorado	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES
Connecticut	NO	NO	YES	YES - 2017 and newer	NO	YES > 3000lbs
Delaware	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES
District of Columbia	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
Florida	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 2000lbs
Georgia	NO	NO	YES	YES beginning July 2020	YES as part of boat reg/title	Reg only
Hawaii	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	Reg only
Idaho	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES > 2000lbs
Illinois	NO	NO	YES	YES (optional under 22ft)	NO	YES
Indiana	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Iowa	YES if > 12ft	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 2000lbs
Kansas	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES > 2000lbs
Kentucky	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
Louisiana	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Maine	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES > 3000lbs
Maryland	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Massachusetts	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES > 3000lbs
Michigan	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 2500lbs
Minnesota	YES > 10ft	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES > 4000lbs
Mississippi	NO	Optional	NO	Optional	Optional	YES > 5000lbs
Missouri	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Montana	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
Nebraska	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	Reg only
Nevada	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
New Hampshire	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES > 3000lbs
New Jersey	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 2500lbs
New Mexico	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
New York	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 1000lbs
North Carolina	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
North Dakota	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO
Ohio	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES > 9hp	YES > 4000lbs
Oklahoma	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES > 10hp	NO
Oregon	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 1800lbs boat/trailer combined
Pennsylvania	NO unless used in state parks	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Rhode Island	YES > 12ft	YES > 14ft	YES	YES	Reg only	YES > 3000lbs
South Carolina	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES > 4hp	NO
South Dakota	NO if < 18ft	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Tennessee	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO
Texas	YES > 14ft	YES > 14ft	YES	YES	YES	YES > 4000lbs
Utah	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES > 25hp	YES > 750lbs
Vermont	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES > 1500lbs
Virginia	NO	NO	Optional	YES	YES > 25hp on reg/title application	YES
Washington	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
West Virginia	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
Wisconsin	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES > 3000lbs
Wyoming	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES

Non-powered refers to canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and similar manually powered vessels. Rules can change; verify current requirements with state authorities before filing.

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