| | | (3)__The identification number must be displayed to read from | | left to right, of good proportion, with vertical block | | character capital letters and Arabic numerals, all of | | which must be not less than 3 inches in height and | | maintained in a legible condition at all times; |
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| | | (4)__No number other than the assigned boat number may be | | displayed on the bow of such a motorboat; and |
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| | | (5)__The validation sticker, as issued by the division, | | must be displayed approximately 3 inches behind the | | last letter of the identification number and on a level | | with the number on both sides of the bow viz.: ME-123- | | A. |
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| | | C.__The owner of a certificate of number terminated or | | invalidated under subsection 13 shall return it within 10 | | days of the termination or invalidation. |
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| | | D.__The owner of a watercraft that has been issued a | | certificate of number shall notify the commissioner in | | writing within 10 days of: |
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| | | (1)__The transfer of all or any part of the owner's | | interest, other than the creation of a security | | interest, in the watercraft covered by the certificate; |
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| | | (2)__The permanent removal of the watercraft from the | | State; |
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| | | (3)__The destruction or abandonment of the watercraft; |
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| | | (4)__The theft or recovery of the watercraft; or |
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| | | (5)__Any change in the owner's address. |
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| | | E.__Upon sale or transfer of ownership of a registered | | watercraft, the owner or dealer shall remove and destroy any | | validation stickers on the craft. |
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| | | F.__The person whose name appears on the certificate of | | number as the owner of a watercraft shall remove the number | | and validation stickers from the craft when: |
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| | | (1)__The watercraft is documented; |
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| | | (2)__The watercraft is no longer used principally in the | | State; |
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