33 CFR 181.27

§ 181.27 Information displayed near hull identification number.

United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective

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Citation: 33 CFR 181.27, § 181.27 Information displayed near hull identification number, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153287
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With the exception of the characters “US-”, which constitute the country of origin code for the United States, if information is displayed on the boat within 2 inches of the 12-character hull identification number (HIN), that information must be separated from the HIN by means of borders or must be on a separate label, so that it will not be interpreted as part of the hull identification number.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.