Utah Boat Number Registration Decal Display Laws⚓
Utah Boat Registration Number Decal Display Laws
Registering your boat or watercraft in the state of Utah? You will need to abide by the Utah boat number registration decal display laws found on the Utah Department of Natural Resources.
We outline the basic display law requirements here on this page but more in depth information regarding Utah’s watercraft regulations can be found in this PDF document made available by the Utah Department of natural resources.
Utah Boat registration number display requirements
The vessel must display the boat number and expiration decal as stated below..
- Both port and starboard sides of the bow must display the registration number.
- Registration number must read from left to right on both port and starboard sides of the bow.
- Number must be in at least three inch high, bold, plain, vertical BLOCK letters.
- Color of numbers must contrast with the background and be legible from a distance of 150 feet.
- Spaces or hyphens must separate the numbers and letters. example: UT 2018 BP or UT-2018-BP.
- Both sides of the bow must not display any other numbers.
- The Yearly Registration decals must be displayed three inches aft (toward the stern) of the bow number on each side of the vessel. The Month of Expiration Decals must be displayed immediately aft of the Yearly Registration Decals.
To register your boat/watercraft for the state of Utah or to read more about Utah Boat Numbers Registration Decal Display Laws, you can visit the ‘Boats, Watercraft & Outboard Motors’ section of the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles using this link.
Decal Install Information and Instructions
Easily install your boat numbers in one strip. Your boat numbers will have a nice painted on look once installed. Our Boat Number Decals are sold as a set Right & Left Side. All US States require 3″ inch tall numbers and letters spaced by 2 or 3 inches between the letters and numbers. See the example photo above. If you have more questions give us a call.
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