Boat Donation — Alaska AK — Donate A Boat
Boat Registration and Title Information
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Alaska AK - boat registration and title information.
The State of Alaska issues titles for: Passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, vans, motorhomes, mobile homes, motorcycles and trailers.
Note: Alaska DOES NOT title or register camper shells.
Registration ONLY is issued for: Boats, ATV's and snowmachines
1. General Boat registration information:
3. What boats are exempt from registration?
5. Transfer of ownership information
1. General Boat registration information:
On January 1st, 2001, the Division of Motor Vehicles assumed the boat registration program from the U.S. Coast Guard. House Bill 108, passed in the 2000 legislative session, authorized this registration program and a comprehensive boating safety program. Prior to January 1st, 2001, the Coast Guard has registered powered boats that are used on navigable waterways of the state. These registrations are valid for three years and a Certificate of Number issued by the USCG will still be valid until the expiration date, unless the boat changes ownership. When the USCG issued registration expires, boat owners must renew the registration with DMV.
Prior to June 4th, 2004, non-powered boats 10 feet or greater in length used on any water of the state were required to be registered. These boats are no longer required to be registered; however, you may register a non-powered boat if you wish to.
2. What must be registered?
The USCG registeres only powered boats used on navigable waterways, however, the state law requires the following to be registered:
- All powered boats (including non-powered boats with auxiliary power units) used on any water of the state. (This includes all rivers, streams, and lakes, regardless of size, and all salt water within 3 miles of land.)
NOTE: "Boat" means a watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except for:
- A ship 's lifeboat
- A seaplane
- An inspected passenger vessel
- A single air mattress, single inner tube or other water toy
NOTE: Tenders are boats that are used exclusively for transportation from a boat to shore. Under the previous USCG registration program, tenders did not have to be registered. This changes under the state program. Tenders must be registered unless they are non-powered.
3. What boats are exempt from registration?
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A boat with a valid registration from another state or country that is not operated more than 90 consecutive days in Alaska.
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A boat owned by any government agency at the federal, state or local level.
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Non-powered boats.
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A documented boat. The documentation may be either from the U.S. or a foreign country.
4. Boat Number Information:
- Cannot be transferred to another boat
- Assigned by computer. No special request number will be issued
- Display of boat number is required for POWERED boats. (Optional for non-powered boats) Painted or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the boat.
- in plain vertical block characters, 3 inches or more in height
- contrast with the color of the background and be distinctly visible and legible
- have spaces or hyphens that are equal to the width of a letter other than " I " or a number other than "1" between the letter and number groupings.
(Example: AK-1234-AA or AK 1234 AA) - read from left to right
NOTE: It is illegal to operate a boat with a number other than the assigned boat number on the forward half of the boat. The boat number must be removed when the boat is documented by the USCG or when the boat is no longer principally used in Alaska.
5. Transfer of ownership information:
- New owner must apply for a Certificate of Number within 30 days of purchase
- Registration starts over and full fees must be paid.
NOTE: If a registered owner is adding or deleting an owner 's name from the registration record, this is not considered a transfer of ownership. Complete an application and pay fees of $5.00 for the duplicate Certificate of Number. No other fees are required unless the registration is being renewed at the same time. In this case, the $5.00 fee is not required as a new Certificate of Number will be issued when the boat registration is renewed.
Fill out the Boat Donation Form.
