CA DMV
VIRP Manual
Executive Summary
California DMV VIRP section 24.175 (Vessels Not Required to be Registered (VC §9873)) covers the following vessels are not required to be registered: Vessels propelled solely by oars or paddles. Sailboats eight feet or less in length without motors. Part of Vessels. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.
Key Takeaways
- The following vessels are not required to be registered: Vessels propelled solely by oars or paddles.
- Sailboats eight feet or less in length without motors.
- A public vessel of the United States, another state, or subdivision of another state.
- (a dinghy is not a lifeboat).
- A vessel of another country temporarily using the waters of this state.
Important Facts
- Manual section
- 24.175
- Chapter
- Vessels
- Manual text
- Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview