Sec. 31.036.  PROOF OF OWNERSHIP.  (a)  A certificate of title is required as proof of ownership of a vessel for which a certificate of number is sought.
(b)  A certified statement of ownership is sufficient proof of ownership for a vessel of a type for which a certificate of title is not required.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1253, ch. 484, Sec. 1(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.