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If a person violates any of these laws, they are subject to a penalty in the form of a fine and/or a suspension of fishing activity/activities. These penalties may be administered through a criminal proceeding in District Court and/or through an administrative proceeding with the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Application for documentation is not sufficient to exempt a vessel from state numbering and titling requirements. Until officially documented, a vessel must have a valid Certificate of Vessel number and display a boat number and registration decals to operate on Maryland waters.

All boats that require registration in Maryland are also required to be titled. Without a valid title, a boat will not be registered or be able to renew an application for registration.

Maryland's Boat Titling Requirements Without a valid title, a boat will not be registered or be able to renew an application for registration. Payment of vessel excise tax must accompany an application for a title (all vessel excise tax is deposited into the Waterway Improvement Fund).

Number must read from left to right on both sides of the bow. Number must be in at least three-inch-high, bold, BLOCK letters. Number's color must contrast sharply with its background. Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or hyphen: MD 3717 ZW or MD-3717-ZW.

Used Vessel: If you're registering a boat in Maryland that is coming from a title state, then you'll need your Form B-240, original title, original certified/notarized bill of sale if the purchaser's name, sell date, or price is missing from the assignment of title, bill of sale, and original lien release if the ...