b'R E G I S T R AT I O N &T I T L I N GRegistration& TitlingVessel Registration Position of RegistrationWhen you purchase a vessel, you are responsible for seeingNumber and Validation Decalsthat it is registered. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) isThe Registration Number must be at least three inches high, the agency that handles boat registrations. Evidence of ownershipcontrasting in color to the hull background and in block form. It must must be submitted at the time of registration. Upon receipt ofbe painted on or attached to both the port and starboard bow of the the application and fee, a Connecticut Registration Number willvessel and positioned so it is visible and legible from at least 100 feet beassigned. AConnecticutCertificateofNumber(registrationaway. The registration number must read from left to right on both document) and two Connecticut Validation Decals will be issued.sides of the vessel. A Validation Decal must be placed two inches to A Certificate of Number is valid until April 30 of the decal year.the right of and in line with the assigned registration number. No other Connecticut registration numbers stay with the boat as long as itletters, numbers or validation decals (other than the current ones) is registered in the state. A vessel is considered properly registeredmay be displayed.when you have a valid certificate on board and your numbers and/or current decals are properly displayed. (Exception: RecentlyHull Identification Number (HIN)registered boats operating under a temporary certificate of numberThe Hull Identification Number (HIN) is a unique, 12 character need not display a validation decal until provided by the DMV.)string, assigned by the manufacturers to vessels built after 1972. If you have questions or need more information call, the DMVHINs identify one vessel from another. The HIN is usually found Vessel Registration Information directly at 860-263-5718 or visiton the starboard side of the boats transom. The HIN should be https://portal.ct.gov/dmvrecorded by the owner and put in a place other than the boat in case warranty problems arise or the vessel is lost or stolen. OwnersofregisteredvesselsmanufacturedafterOctober1, 1972, that do not have a HIN should call the Boating Division at 860-434-8638. 142022 Connecticut BOATERS GUIDE'