HAR §13-241-13. Registration decals

(a) Every vessel required to be numbered in the State shall §13-241-14 19 display registration decals to identify the vessel as having a valid certificate of number. No decals other than decals issued by the department shall meet the requirements of this subsection. (b) Registration decals shall have a dominant- colored border around their edge which shall change from year to year. Effective January 1, 1981, the color of the border shall be blue; international orange in 1982; green in 1983; red in 1984; and the cycle to be repeated commencing in 1985. (c) Registration decals shall be securely affixed on each side of the vessel three inches aft (towards the stern) of, and directly in line with, the registration numbers required by this chapter, and shall be maintained so as to be clearly visible and legible at all times. Only current registration decals shall be displayed. Any registration decals that are expired or otherwise invalid shall be covered or removed. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp 3/20/21] (Auth: HRS §200-24) (Imp: HRS §§200-24, 200-31) §13-241-14 Stolen or mutilated certificates or registration decals. (a) If any certificate of number or registration decal becomes lost, destroyed, stolen, mutilated, or illegible, the owner of the vessel for which the same was issued shall, within five business days of the occurrence, notify the department in writing, describing the circumstances of the loss or destruction and certifying its loss. (b) If the owner wishes to obtain a replacement certificate of number or registration decal, or both, the owner shall also submit a completed application form as prescribed by the department for the replacement of the certificate of number or registration decal, or both. The duplicate certificate of number or registration decal, or both, that are issued as a result of such application shall replace the certificate of number or registration decal, or both. (c) If an owner wishes to replace a certificate of number or registration decal, or both, due to §13-241-14 20 mutilation, the owner shall forward the mutilated certificate of number or registration decal, or both, to the department with the application for replacement. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp 3/20/21] (Auth: HRS §200-24) (Imp: HRS §§200-24, 200-31) §13-241-15 Falsified, unauthorized, or removed identification number, registration decal, or title. (a) No person shall buy, receive, operate, possess, sell, or dispose of a vessel with knowledge that an identification number or registration decal on the vessel has been removed or falsified, or that the title has been falsified, with intent to avoid compliance with this chapter or to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vessel or its owner. (b) No person shall remove or falsify a vessel identification number or registration decal or affix to a vessel an identification number or registration decal not authorized by law for use on the vessel with the intent to avoid compliance with this chapter or to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vessel or its owner. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp 3/20/21] (Auth: HRS §§200-24, 200A-29) (Imp: HRS §§200-24, 200-31, 200A-29) §13-241-16 Improper use of certificate of number or certificate of title. (a) No person shall permit another not entitled to use or have possession of a certificate of number, registration decal, or certificate of title. (b) No person shall alter, forge, or counterfeit a certificate of number, registration decal, or certificate of title. (c) No person shall have possession of or use a certificate of number, registration decal, or certificate of title knowing it to have been altered, forged, or counterfeited. (d) No person shall use a false or fictitious name or address, make a false statement, or conceal any material fact in an application for a certificate §13-241-18 21 of number or its transfer or in an application for a certificate of title. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp 3/20/21] (Auth: HRS §§200-24, 200A-29) (Imp: HRS §§200-24, 200-31, 200A-29)