Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.11 – Manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate of origin; form and content
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.11
- Certificate of origin: means a document establishing the initial chain of ownership, such as a manufacturer's certificate of origin (MCO) or statement of origin (MSO), or an importer's certificate of origin (ICO) or statement of origin (ISO), or a builder's certification (Form CG-1261, under Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.2
- Hull identification number: means the number assigned to a vessel under Subpart C of Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.2
- Manufacturer: means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing new vessels or outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.2
- Outboard motor: means a mechanical combustion engine manufactured to produce a twenty-five or more horsepower engine and designed to attach outboard of the transom of a vessel. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.2
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft and air boats, including homemade boats, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, valued in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars, to be principally operated on the waters of this state, required to be numbered, not held as inventory for sale or lease, and transferred for the first time on or after July 1, 2008. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:852.2
A. The manufacturer‘s or importer’s certificate of origin, or equivalent document, shall be a uniform or standardized form.
B. Each manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate of origin shall contain:
(1) A description of the vessel or outboard motor, including the name of the manufacturer or model, the model year or year built or manufactured. In the case of a vessel, the description shall also include the complete hull identification number, vessel length, vessel type, principal material of hull construction, and propulsion type. In the case of an outboard motor, the description shall also include the serial number.
(2) An assignment form that contains as many assignments thereon as may be necessary to show title in the name of the purchaser, including the certification of date of transfer of vessel or outboard motor, the name and address of transferee, certification that the vessel or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the vessel or outboard motor at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and security interests as set forth and described in full in the assignment.
C. Such certificate of origin shall be in the English language or accompanied by an English translation if the vessel or outboard motor was purchased outside of the United States.
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.