Boat and Watercraft Registration Renewal

Customers may renew or order duplicate boating details from their customer homepage. In order to complete a registration renewal, the customer must have previously registered their boat within the Registration and Titling System (RATS) system, which is the system of record. After the boat has been registered within the RATS system, a RATS data file is imported into the system weekly. The RATS file records are linked to existing customer accounts within the system if there is a match on the customer's driver's license information. The system searches the last imported RATS file first to find a match. If no match is found, the system will make an API call to RATS to locate the registration details. Boat registration renewals are only available to customers if the renewal date window is currently valid.

Complete the following required steps and any optional steps, as necessary, to renew a boat registration:

  1. On your customer homepage, select Renew Registrations.
  2. Locate the registration to be renewed and click Renew Registration.

    Note: If a note displays indicating no boat match, refine the search criteria by completing the Registration #/Certificate of Number field, the Hull Number field, and the Last Name field. If the boat is owned by more than one owner, the registration may be associated with the information on a co-owner's account. Co-owners may renew registrations for the boat as long as all owners have an account.

  3. (Optional) Click Order Duplicate Decals to order duplicate registration decals for a registered boat.

    Note: Duplicate decals are only available if the customer has an active renewal on file or if a renewal has been added to their shopping cart.

  4. On the Driver's License Required page, enter the requested information and click Save Changes.

    Note: If you are omitted from providing driver's license information, select the I (Name), confirm that I am under the age of 18 and do not have a driver's license check box.

  5. If you are omitted from providing driver's license information, select the I (Name), confirm that I am under the age of 18 and do not have a driver's license check box.
  6. (Optional) In the Voucher Number section, enter a number and click Apply.

  7. Click Checkout.

  8. Select your payment method and complete the checkout process.

    9. Note: The customer can print a temporary paper copy of the renewal at home. The state will then be notified to print decals and mail them to the customer. System administrators set the number of days prior to a boat registration expiration date that a renewal is available in the system.