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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).

In Maryland, you must have a Certificate of Vessel Number (registration) and registration decals to operate a vessel legally on Maryland's public waters. Exceptions to registration are: Vessels without any kind of mechanical propulsion (that is, vessels propelled only by sail or manually)

Vessel numbers must be displayed as follows: ? Reading from left to right ? Plain vertical block characters 3 inches high or larger ? Contrasting color to the boat hull or background ? Placed as high above the waterline as practical on the forward half or hull. Letters separated from numbers by hyphens or spaces.

If you're registering a boat in Maryland with no title, you'll need Form B-240, a copy of the out-of-state registration card, original certified/notarized bill of sale with the names of the buyer and seller, date of sale, seller's signature, amount of sale, and vessel description.

No certificate of number may be issued unless the owner submits proof that the watercraft excise tax, assessed under Title 36, chapter 112, has been paid or that the boat is exempt from the watercraft excise tax.

All motorized watercraft, including those powered with gasoline, diesel and electric motors, that are principally operated on Maryland waters must be registered and issued a Maryland Certificate of Number, or Registration, by the Department of Natural Resources, Licensing and Registration Service Center.