Connecticut General Statutes Title 15. Navigation and Aeronautics § 15-206. Certificate of title required, when. Exceptions

(1) The date of a transfer of ownership; or

(2) The date this state becomes the state of principal use.

(1) A documented vessel;

(2) A foreign-documented vessel;

(3) A barge;

(4) An amphibious vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued pursuant to chapter 247  1 or a similar statute of another state;

(5) A vessel, other than a motorboat, as defined in section 15-141, less than nineteen and one-half feet in length;

(6) A vessel propelled solely by paddle or oar;

(7) A vessel that operates only on a permanently fixed, manufactured course and the movement of which is restricted to or guided by means of a mechanical device to which the watercraft is attached or by which the watercraft is controlled;

(8) A vessel owned by the United States, a foreign government or a state, or a political subdivision thereof, which is used in the performance of governmental functions;

(9) A vessel used solely as a lifeboat on another watercraft;

(10) A vessel before delivery if the vessel is under construction or completed pursuant to contract;

(11) A vessel held by a dealer for sale or lease;

(12) A stationary floating structure that:

(13) A vessel designated by the manufacturer as having a model year of 2016 or earlier, and any vessel manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 2017, for which the manufacturer or assembler has not designated a model year; or

(14) A vessel for which a certificate of title has been issued by another state when this state has become the state of principal use for the vessel if one or more of the exceptions enumerated in this subsection apply to such vessel.