Legal Research

NC Wildlife & Resource Commission, Transaction Management, 1709 Mail Service Center, Raleigh  27699 (800) 628-3773, fax is 919-707-0293  http://ncwildlife.org.  All motorized boats and all sail boats over 14 ft must be registered. Effective 01/07, titles are mandatory; previously this was optional. Paper records maintained from 2003, computerized index from 1970. Record search fee is $20.00 but can be higher if extensive research is required. All requests must be in writing. Search by name, hull ID or registration #.  Turnaround time is 1-2 days. Although liens could previously be filed at the state with the UCC filings, most lenders filed liens here. Now all liens are filed here. Liens are shown on a Title Certificate.





Note: This tip is from Michael Sankey's The MVR Book