Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 324. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection § 324.80309

Sec. 80309.(1) The secretary of state may refuse to issue a watercraft certificate of title under the circumstances provided in section 80320(4). 1

(2) Subject to subsection (1), the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of title containing the information required in the application for a certificate of title, as prescribed by section 80308,  2 except for the name and address of the previous owner. The certificate of title shall also contain space for the notation and cancellation of a lien, mortgage, or encumbrance. An assignment of certificate of title shall appear on the certificate of title in the form to be prescribed by the secretary of state. The assignment form shall include a warranty that the signer is the owner of the watercraft and that a mortgage, lien, or encumbrance is not on the watercraft, except as noted on the face of the certificate of title.