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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 235.040 (2026)

Requirement that motorboats be registered and numbered

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Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered and currently registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on such waters unless the motorboat is registered and numbered in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state, and unless:

(1) The certificate of number awarded to such motorboat is in full force and effect; and

(2) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of such motorboat. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. VIII, sec. 4, effective March 17, 1960.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2021 · leading case: Griffith v. Kuester, 780 F. Supp. 2d 536 (E.D. Ky. 2011).
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Griffith v. Kuester, 780 F. Supp. 2d 536 (E.D. Ky. 2011). “285(4), which provides, in pertinent part, that a motorboat “shall at all times be operated according to the “Rules of the Road” and in a reasonable and prudent manner so as not to endanger human life, human physical safety, or property.”
Shane Michael Myers (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2021). “Consideration of the whole statutory context in which this definition is used further clarifies that the word “owner” applies to persons other than the title holder of the motorboat: “before the owner or operator of each motorboat required to be registered and numbered by KRS…”
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