Pennsylvania boat registration

All of our locations are authorized to take care of your boat registration or titling. 

Registration and titles are required for all boats with a motor in Pennsylvania. 

Messenger Service Inc. makes it simple to buy or sell a boat in PA.  If the boat was registered previously, please bring a registation card and a valid PA drivers license or PA identification card.  The buyer must also have appropriate identificationi.

The temporary registration is good for 60 days.

 

Any boat purchased, transferred or sold, must be titled if the boat is:

 

Powered by an inboard motor, including personal watercraft, 1997 model year or newer.

Powered by an outboard motor, 14 feet or longer, 1997 model year or newer.

Currently titled in Pennsylvania.

Currently titled in another state when Pennsylvania becomes the state of primary uses.

Once a boat is titled, it must remain titled by all future owners.