Boat Donation — Nebraska - NE— Donate A Boat
Boat Registration and Title Information
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1. What boats must be titled in Nebraska?
2. What boats must be registered?
4. What are the classifications and fees?
1. What boats must be titled in Nebraska?
On January 1, 1997, the Motorboat Title Law became effective. This will also affect the renewal process.
On January 1, 1997, all first time owners of newly acquired motorized vessels and previously owned motorboats whose registrations expired on December 31, 1996 or before, must obtain a title from the County Clerk in the county where the owner resides, before the County Treasurer will issue or renew any motorboat registration. Motorboat registration that do not expire until December 31, 1997 or December 31, 1998 will not be required to obtain a title until renewing their registrations.
Federal Law required all boats manufactured after November 1, 1972 to display a 12 character Hull Identification Number(HIN). This number will located to the starboard (right) of the motor on the transom within two inches of the top of the transom, gunwale, or hull/deck joint, which ever is lowest.
If your motorboat has no Hull Identification Number it will be necessary to obtain a new HIN from the Nebraska Department of Motor vehicles, see your County Clerk for further details. All motorboats must have a valid HIN before a title will be issued by the County Clerk.
2. What boats must be registered?
Nebraska motorboat registrations are issued for three-year periods and may be obtained only from the county treasurer of the boater 's county of residence. Classifications and the new three-year fee schedule are listed below.
All vessels powered by any mechanical device capable of propelling the vessel over any public or private waters of Nebraska (including the Missouri River and Lewis and Clark Lake) must be registered, except the following:
- Vessels not powered by machinery at any time
- motorboats registered in another state and housed in Nebraska less than 60 consecutive days
- vessels owned by any government or political subdivision
- racing-type motorboats when competing in state-approved races and during trial runs 48 hours prior to or 48 hours after competition;
- vessels documented by U.S. Coast Guard.
3. How do I register my boat?
- Fill out the official application form obtainable from all county treasurers, county clerks, hunting and fishing permit vendors, most boat dealers, and Game and Parks Commission offices in Alliance, Bassett, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte and Omaha.
- Nebraska residents must mail or take the completed application and registration fee, according to class, to the county treasurer of their county of residence.
- Nonresidents may apply to any county treasurer in the state of Nebraska.
- Online via the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission web site. http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us
4. What are the classifications and fees?
Classifications and Fees
- Class 1 -Vessels less than 16 feet in length and all canoes regardless of length: $20.00 plus $3 issuing fee
- Class 2 -Vessels 16 feet or over but less than 26 feet in length: $40.00 plus $3 issuing fee
- Class 3 -Vessels 26 feet or over but less than 40 feet in length: $60.00 plus $3 issuing fee
- Class 4 -Vessels 40 feet in length and over: $100 plus $3 issuing fee
- Class 5 -Dealers or manufacturers of motorboats for demonstration or testing purposes: $40.00 plus $3 issuing fee
- Duplicate -To replace a lost or destroyed certificate: $1 plus $3 issuing fee
In the event application is made after the beginning of any registration period for a motorboat not previously registered in Nebraska by the applicant, the license fee will be reduced by 1/36 for each full month of the registration period already expired, as of the date the boat was acquired.
