§852.3. Certificate of title authorized

            A. Any person who purchases or possesses either of the following to be principally operated on the waters of this state and not held as inventory for sale or lease may apply to the department for a certificate of title for the following:

            (1) A vessel valued in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars and required to be numbered and transferred for the first time on or after July 1, 2008.

            (2) An outboard motor transferred for the first time on or after January 1, 2011.

            B. A person who is the owner of a vessel with a valid certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard shall not be issued a certificate of title.

            Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2010, No. 628, §§1, 2; Acts 2023, No. 356, §1.