Ohio Code § 1547.541
Ohio Code § 1547.541. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1547.541.
The owner of a watercraft that is more than twenty-five years old, is essentially
as originally constructed, and is owned primarily as a collector's item and for participation
in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses, but is not used
for general recreation may apply to the chief of the division of parks and watercraft
for a historic watercraft identification plate. The chief, by rule, may establish additional criteria for the registration of historic
watercraft that the chief considers necessary. The chief shall prescribe the form of application and shall issue a historic watercraft
identification plate, which shall be securely affixed to the watercraft. The plate shall bear no date, but shall bear the inscription “historic watercraft.”
A registration number assigned by the chief shall be shown on the plate. The plate is valid without renewal as long as the watercraft exists and ownership
does not change. The fee for the plate is twenty-five dollars. Whenever the ownership of a historic watercraft changes, an application for transfer
of registration, together with a fee of ten dollars, shall be filed with the division
of parks and watercraft, and a new certificate of registration shall be issued. The historic watercraft identification plate shall be shown on the watercraft in the
same manner as a number required under sections 1547.53 and 1547.57 of the Revised Code . If the watercraft is to be used for general recreation, it also shall be registered
as required by section 1547.54 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1547.541
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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