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§ 95.036 FORM OF NUMBER.
   (A)   Each number required by the Act shall consist of capital letters “MC” denoting the State of Michigan, followed by four numerals followed by two capital letters (e.g., MC 0000 AA).
   (B)   A number suffix shall not include the letters I, O or Q which may be mistaken for numerals.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-42) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.037 NUMBERS; DISPLAY; SIZE; COLOR.
   (A)   Each number required by this chapter or the state laws shall meet all of the following requirements:
      (1)   Be painted on or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the vessel or motorboat, except as allowed by divisions (B) or (C) below;
      (2)   Be in plain vertical block characters of not less than three inches in height;
      (3)   Contrast with the color of the background and be distinctly visible and legible;
      (4)   Have spaces or hyphens that are equal to the width of the letter “M” between the letter and number groupings (e.g., MC 0000 AA or MC-0000-AA);
      (5)   Read from left to right; and
      (6)   Be as high above the water line as practical.
   (B)   When a vessel or motorboat is used by a manufacturer or dealer for testing or demonstrating, the number may be painted on or attached to removable plates that are temporarily, but firmly attached to each side of the forward half of the vessel or motorboat.
   (C)   On vessels or motorboats so configured that a number on the hull or superstructure would not be easily visible, the number must be painted on or attached to a backing plate that is attached to the forward half of the vessel or motorboat so that the number is visible from each side of the vessel or motorboat.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-43) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.038 OTHER NUMBERS PROHIBITED.
   A person may not use a vessel or motorboat to which this chapter applies that has any number that is not issued by the Secretary of State for that vessel or motorboat on its forward half.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-44) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.039 DOCUMENTED VESSELS; DECALS; DISPLAY.
   (A)   Each decal required by the laws of the state to indicate payment of fees required of vessels documented by the United States Coast Guard or federal agency successor thereto shall be:
      (1)   Identical to the validation decal prescribed in Mich. Admin. Code R. § 281.1208;
      (2)   Be permanently affixed to each side of the forward half of the vessel; and
      (3)   Be as high above the water line as practical.
   (B)   When a decal is lost, destroyed or defaced, the owner of the documented vessel shall apply to the Secretary of State for a duplicate decal.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-45) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.040 REMOVAL OF NUMBER.
   The person whose name appears on a certificate of number as the owner of a motorboat or vessel shall remove the number and validation decal from the vessel when one of the following occurs:
   (A)   The motorboat or vessel is documented by the United States Coast Guard or federal agency successor thereto; however, the decal prescribed in Mich. Admin. Code R. § 281.1206 shall then be displayed;
   (B)   The certificate of number is invalid under the Act; and/or
   (C)   The motorboat or vessel is no longer principally used in the state.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-46) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.041 VALIDATION DECALS; DISPLAY; SIZE; COLOR.
   (A)   The validation decal required by the laws of the state shall meet the following requirements:
      (1)   Be permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the motorboat or vessel;
      (2)   Be approximately three inches square;
      (3)   Indicate the year in which the decal expires by the colors, blue, international orange, green and red, in rotation beginning with blue decals that expire in 1973 (e.g., decal expires 12-31-1973: blue; expires 12-31-1974: international orange; expires 12-31-1975: green; expires 12-31-1976: red; expires 12-31-1977: blue; and the like); and
      (4)   Be displayed on each side of the motorboat or vessel three inches beyond the last letter of the assigned number and on the same strake or level as the number.
   (B)   When a validation decal is lost, destroyed or defaced, the owner of the motorboat or vessel shall apply to the Secretary of State for a duplicate.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-47) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
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