§ 9874 Vessel Registration Revocation

Vehicle Code·California

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•If you lie or cheat to get your boat registered, the state can take away your boat papers.
•If you don’t pay the fee for your boat registration, the state can cancel it after warning you.

Example

You tell the state your boat is smaller than it really is to pay less money for registration.

The state finds out you lied, so they take away your boat’s registration papers.

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§ 9874 Vessel Registration Revocation

The department may suspend, cancel, or revoke the registration of a vessel, a certificate of number, sticker, certificate of ownership, or temporary certificate of number in any of the following cases: (a) When the department is satisfied that the registration or the certificate of number, sticker, certificate of ownership, or temporary certificate of number was fraudulently obtained or erroneously issued. (b) When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1428.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

Key Terms

suspend cancel revoke registration certificate of number sticker certificate of ownership temporary certificate of number fraudulently obtained erroneously issued required fee reasonable notice and demand

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 9874.

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