How To Register A Boat Without A Title In Texas

Boat Registration and Titles – Frequently Asked Questions

Role Locations

• Where can I get my gunkhole registration/title and outboard motor title candy?
• I don't want to mail my original documents, what are my options?
• What methods of payment are accustomed?

Tax

• How much is boat / outboard motor tax and when is it due?

Registration

• Do I need to annals my gunkhole?
• How exercise I renew my registration?
• How much does information technology cost to renew my boat registration?

Championship

• Do I need to have a Texas title in my proper name for my boat and outboard motor?
• Why does TPWD bear witness a lien on my boat and/or outboard motor if I paid it off?

Replacements – Titles, Registration Decals, Document of Number Cards

• How do I replace a lost or destroyed title for my boat and/or outboard motor?
• How do I supplant lost or destroyed registration decals?
• How do I get a replacement or additional Certificate of Number ID Card?

Out-of-State

• Can I use my gunkhole in Texas if information technology is registered in another state?
• How do I register my boat in Texas if information technology is already registered and/or titled in another country?
• I bought a boat and/or outboard motor that's registered and/or titled in another state. How do I transfer buying and get Texas boat registration/title and/or Texas outboard motor championship?

Transfer of Buying

• How do I transfer my Texas boat registration/title and Texas outboard motor title?
• How do I notify TPWD that I have sold/no longer ain my boat OR that I have moved the registration to another state/country?

Owner and/or Lien Holder Data

• How tin can I become current owner and/or lien holder data on a gunkhole and/or outboard motor?

Buying History

• How can I get the history on a boat and/or outboard motor?

Address Changes

• How practise I change the accost of a gunkhole that is currently registered in my name?

Boat Trailer

• Where practice I get my gunkhole trailer transferred?

Licensed Marine Dealer, Distributor or Manufacturer

• How do I become a licensed marine dealer?
• How do I become a licensed marine distributor or manufacturer?
• How do I renew my marine license?
• How do I transfer my license?
• How do I right or update my marine license?
• How practice I obtain an additional or replace a lost or destroyed validation card and decal?

DISCLAIMER: Due to unique situations, the information above may not be all inclusive. If your situation is not specifically discussed, delight telephone call the Boat Information Hotline at 800-262-8755.

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Office Locations

Where can I get my boat registration/championship and outboard motor championship processed?

To protect public health and minimize the risks associated with the spread of COVID-xix, all customers are highly encouraged to engage in alternatives to doing business in person with TPWD.

• Online Boat Registration – Renew registration, obtain replacement documents and more online. See available online gunkhole registration options.
• Mail-in Gunkhole Requests – Mail ownership transfer transaction requests to your nearest TPWD Police force Enforcement Part.

All required forms must be completed in full and submitted together with whatever required application fees, supporting documents, and any boat/outboard motor taxes due.

• Boat Forms
• Fee Nautical chart
• Tax Calculator

I don't desire to mail my original documents, what are my options?

• For the quickest processing, new championship/registration transactions, buying transfers, and other transaction types that cannot be completed online are highly encouraged to be mailed to your nearest TPWD Constabulary Enforcement Function.  Unsure about sending original documents through the mail?  We recommend, but exercise non require, that transactions are mailed via an available tracking method (USPS commitment confirmation, UPS, FedEx or other delivery service) and that copies of all original documentation sent are made and retained by the sender.
• In-person appointments are bachelor at TPWD Constabulary Enforcement Offices.
• Contact a participating Tax Assessor-Collector Role to see if your transaction may be processed there.

What methods of payment are accepted?

Cash, checks and money orders are accepted at all locations. Credit and debit cards are non accepted at TPWD locations for gunkhole related transactions. Acceptance of credit and debit cards at Revenue enhancement Assessor-Collector locations is upwards to the discretion of each private tax office location.

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Revenue enhancement

How much is boat / outboard motor tax and when is it due?

TPWD is required by law to collect tax for vessels/boats (115 feet or less in length) and outboard motors purchased in Texas or brought into Texas on or after January 1, 2000.

The tax charge per unit is six.25% of the sales cost. Apply the taxation calculator.

Tax is due:

• Within 45 working days from the date of sale or date brought to Texas when purchased on or afterward September 1, 2019, or
• Within 20 working days from the appointment of sale or date brought to Texas when purchased prior to September i, 2019.

Applications filed after the date the tax is due are bailiwick to tax penalties and interest.  When mailed, applications are considered "filed" the date they are postmarked.

Annotation: TPWD does not have the authority to waive or exempt tax, penalisation or interest due. Tax law and policy is under the sole authority of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Currently there is no extension or waiver for boat / outboard motor tax due to COVID-19. A Taxpayer may submit Class 57-200, Texas Claim for Refund of Boat and Gunkhole Motor Taxation (PDF) to the Comptroller of Public Accounts to request a refund of penalty / interest paid.

New Resident Taxation — $15.00. New Resident taxation is assessed (not sales or use tax) for owners who previously resided in another land who are bringing their previously titled or registered boat and/or outboard motor from that other state into Texas.

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Registration

Practise I need to register my boat?

Yes. The following vessels (when on Texas public water) are required by police force to have current registration. This includes vessels that are docked or moored:

• All motorized vessels, regardless of length, including any sailboat with an auxiliary engine (motorized boats include boats propelled past a trolling motor); and
• All non-motorized vessels (including sailboats) fourteen anxiety in length or longer; and
• USCG documented vessels.

Vessels Exempted from Registration— All not-motorized canoes, kayaks, punts, rowboats, or rubber rafts (regardless of length), or other vessels under xiv feet in length when paddled, poled, oared, or windblown; USCG documented commercial vessels used in coastal aircraft; and vessels exceeding 115 feet in length.

How do I renew my registration?

Registration may be renewed as early as 90 days prior to the expiration appointment.

The owner on TPWD tape may renew registration past 1 of the following methods:

How much does it cost to renew my boat registration?

Fees for boat and outboard motor registration are available in the Outdoor Annual regulations.

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Championship

Do I need to have a Texas title in my proper name for my boat and outboard motor?

Yep. The following are required to be titled:

• All motorized vessels, regardless of length (including any sailboat with an auxiliary engine);
• All not-motorized vessels (including sailboats) 14 feet in length or longer; and
• All internal combustion (gasoline/diesel/propane powered) outboard motors must be titled.

Parks and Wildlife Lawmaking states:

"SUBCHAPTER B-ane. CERTIFICATES OF Title FOR VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS

Sec. 31.045. Buying OF VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; CERTIFICATES OF Championship.

(a) The ownership of a vessel or of an outboard motor is evidenced by a certificate of title issued by the department, unless the vessel or the outboard motor is new."

Vessels Exempted from Titling — USCG documented vessels, all not-motorized canoes, kayaks, punts, rowboats, or rubber rafts (regardless of length) or other vessels under xiv feet in length when paddled, poled, oared, or windblown.

Not-USCG documented vessels that are currently registered and not titled must be titled when transferred.

Why does TPWD show a lien on my boat and/or outboard motor if I paid it off?

This occurs when TPWD has non been notified that your lien has been satisfied. To notify and remove the lien information, the owner of record must apply for a replacement title with the lien released by submitting the Asking to Release a Lien form PWD 403 (PDF 298.2 KB), and one of the post-obit:

• Championship with the lien release section signed past the lien holder; or
• Section N – Release a Lien on the form PWD 403 (PDF 298.2 KB) completed by the lien holder and notarized; or
• Split notarized Release of Lien provided past the lien holder.

Submit with required fees to Texas Parks & Wild fauna Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wild fauna Police Enforcement field office or a participating County Tax Assessor-Collector part. TPWD volition mail service a title to y'all that does non testify a lien.

Standard replacement titles impress 21 days after being processed and are mailed from TPWD Headquarters. For an additional fee, you can expedite the printing of a replacement title. Quick titles print one day after being processed and are mailed from TPWD Headquarters. Fee Chart (PDF 430.2 KB)

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Replacements – Titles, Registration Decals, Document of Number Cards

How exercise I replace a lost or destroyed title for my boat and/or outboard motor?

Parks and Wildlife Code states:

"Sec. 31.053 TRANSFERS OF VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS

No person may sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of an interest in a vessel or an outboard motor without:

(5) delivering to the transferee a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor in the name of the transferor and properly endorsed to show the transfer or show of an involuntary transfer."

The owner of record must apply if there is no lien. If there is a lien on our record and the lien has not been paid, the lien holder must apply. If there is a lien on our tape and the lien has been paid, the owner of record may utilize for a replacement title with the lien released by submitting form PWD 403 (PDF 298.ii KB), and one of the following:

• Section N – Release a Lien on the course PWD 403 (PDF 298.2 KB) completed by the lien holder and notarized; or
• Separate notarized Release of Lien provided by the lien holder.

Submit with required fees to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Law Enforcement field office or a participating County Tax Assessor-Collector office.

Standard replacement titles print 21 days after being processed and are mailed from TPWD Headquarters. For an additional fee, you lot can expedite the printing of a replacement championship. Quick titles print 1 day after being processed and are mailed from TPWD Headquarters. Fee Chart (PDF 430.2 KB)

How do I supervene upon lost or destroyed registration decals?

If y'all are the owner of record, your registration is electric current, and your decals have been lost or destroyed, y'all may Supercede Decals Online through the Texas Parks & Wild fauna or Texas Online website.

Or you may submit class PWD 143M (PDF 206.8 KB) with required fees to Texas Parks & Wild animals Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Law Enforcement field office or a participating County Tax Assessor-Collector office.

The owner of record may authorize someone to obtain replacement decals for them in person or by postal service by completing Letter of the alphabet of Authorization form PWD 581 (PDF 314.1 KB).

How do I go a replacement or additional Document of Number ID Card?

If you are the owner of tape, your registration is current and you accept lost or destroyed your ID Carte, OR if you lot would similar additional ID Bill of fare(s) y'all may Replace or Request Additional ID Menu(s) Online through the Texas Parks & Wildlife or Texas Online website.

Or you may submit form PWD 143M (PDF 206.8 KB) with required fees to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wild animals Police force Enforcement field office or a participating Canton Taxation Assessor-Collector part.

The possessor of record may qualify someone to obtain replacement or additional ID card(south) for them in person or by mail by completing Letter of Authorization form PWD 581 (PDF 314.i KB).

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Out-of-Country Registration

Can I use my gunkhole in Texas if it is registered in another state?

If you accept a vessel registered or titled in your name in another state y'all may operate the vessel upwardly to 90 sequent days with current out-of-state registration.

Use tax is due and payable upon arrival in Texas. In lieu of paying use tax, a temporary apply tax permit may be obtained by submitting class PWD 1434 (PDF 147.ane KB)to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Police Enforcement field role or a participating County Tax Assessor-Collector function.

Separate permits are required for each vessel and/or outboard motor. The fee for each permit is $150.00.

The permit is valid for 90 days and is non-renewable, non-transferable, and non-refundable. Simply 2 temporary utilize taxation permits may be issued for the aforementioned taxable vessel or taxable outboard motor within a agenda twelvemonth. The second allow in a calendar yr may non be issued before the 30th day after the date the first allow expires.

How practice I annals my gunkhole in Texas if it is already registered and/or titled in some other land?

If you currently have your vessel registered and/or titled in your name in another state you can transfer the registration/championship to Texas. You must transfer your registration and title within 90 days and pay employ tax or new resident tax, as applicable, within 45 working days.

Submit the following to obtain Texas registration and title for a vessel:

Submit the following to obtain Texas title for an outboard motor:

I bought a boat and/or outboard motor that's registered and/or titled in some other state. How do I transfer buying and become Texas boat registration/title and/or Texas outboard motor title?

The seller must:

The purchaser must:

• Complete the rest of the application in the new possessor's name, sign and engagement;
• Submit verification of the series numbers past completing form PWD 504 (PDF 62 KB) (with pencil tracing or photo of the boat hull identification/serial number AND/OR motor identification/series number); and
• Submit awarding(southward), assigned registration/title(southward), supporting documents, required fees and tax within 45 days to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Law Enforcement field office or a participating County Tax Assessor-Collector function.
• Applications for transfer of championship and ownership must be filed non subsequently than 45 working days from date of purchase, or tax penalties and interest will be applied.

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Transfer of Buying

How practise I transfer my Texas gunkhole registration/championship and Texas outboard motor title?

Purchasing Used Vessels/Outboard Motors – DO Non purchase a used vessel/boat or outboard motor without receiving an original championship (signed on the front and dorsum) forth with a signed bill of sale from the person(southward) listed on the title or from their legally documented representative. If a legal representative signs the title or beak of auction for the recorded owner(due south), you must obtain a re-create of the documentation authorizing the legal representative to act on behalf of the possessor(due south). Texas Parks and Wildlife is non authorized to register/title boat trailers, those are handled by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles through your local County Tax offices.

The seller must:

• Consummate the tax affidavit portion of the Vessel/Boat Application form PWD 143 (PDF 259.5 KB) and/or Outboard Motor Application form PWD 144 (PDF 261.iv KB), sign and engagement each form; and
• If the vessel/boat or outboard motor is required to be titled, the seller must provide one of the following in their name:
  • MSO (if brand new);
  • Texas title; or
  • Out of state title/registration (whichever is required by the previous state)
• On the dorsum of the MSO, title or out of state title/registration, the seller must impress the name of the purchaser, sign, and date. Brown colored titles (newer format for vessels/boats & motors) have spaces on the back of the title to fill in for the bill of sale information.
• If a paw written beak of sale is provided instead of on the championship or signed tax affirmation portion on the PWD 143 and/or PWD 144, list the price of the trailer separately from the toll of the vessel/gunkhole and outboard motor. A valid beak of sale must contain the date of auction, sales cost (excluding trailer), description of the vessel/boat and outboard motor (make, year, and TX or series number), purchaser(south) name(s) and seller(s) signature(s).

The purchaser must:

• Obtain the title signed on the dorsum forth with a bill of sale.
• Complete the residuum of the application in the new owner's proper name, sign and date; and
• Out of country or not previously titled vessels/boats and motors must verify the serial number (HIN/MIN) by completing grade PWD 504 (with pencil tracing or photograph of the vessel/gunkhole hull identification AND/OR motor identification/serial number); and
• Submit application(southward), assigned title(s), supporting documents, required fees and tax within 45 days to Texas Parks & Wild animals Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Law Enforcement field role or a participating County Tax Assessor-Collector role.
• Applications for transfer of title and ownership filed later than 45 working days from date of purchase are subject to revenue enhancement penalties and interest.

How do I notify TPWD that I have sold/no longer ain my boat/outboard motor OR that I accept moved the registration/title to another land/state?

The possessor on TPWD record may notify TPWD by using 1 of the following methods:

• Ownership Transfer Notification Online through the Texas Parks & Wildlife website, or
• The completed course PWD 1340 (PDF 306.two KB) can exist mailed to TPWD Boat Registration, 4200 Smith School Rd, Austin, TX 78744, or faxed to 512-389-4900, or scanned and fastened to an email to boat.reg@tpwd.texas.gov.

Parks and Wildlife Lawmaking states:

Sec. 31.037. Modify IN Ownership INTEREST; NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT.

(a) The recorded owner of a vessel numbered in this state shall notify the section not subsequently than the 20th solar day after the engagement:

1. of the transfer by sale, donation, gift, or other means of all or whatever role of the owner's interest in the vessel, other than the creation of a security interest in the vessel;
2. of the destruction or disposal of the vessel; or
3. of the permanent removal of the vessel from this state to another land or state.

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Owner and/or Lien Holder Information

How can I become the current owner and/or lien holder information on a boat and/or outboard motor?

• Vessel/boat and outboard motor ownership data is, by constabulary, public information. This information is available online through the Request Ownership Information link on this website. You tin search past either a TX number or serial number. This service is available at no cost and you lot volition be required to enter a valid name and accost prior to being provided with the information.
• Yous can obtain the brand, length, expiration appointment, and confirmation of title or lien by calling ane-800-262-8755 or (512) 389-4828.
• If you need an owner or lien holder proper noun and address, and practise non accept either the TX number or serial number, you can submit: Class PWD 763 (PDF 263.5 KB) to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Police Enforcement field office or a participating County Taxation Assessor-Collector function.

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Ownership History

How can I get the history on a gunkhole and/or outboard motor?

Vessel/boat and outboard motor ownership information is, by police force, public information and TPWD retains historical documentation for vessels/boats and outboard motors for a period of 10 years. To obtain the History, which provides a re-create of all documents submitted for transactions on file for a vessel/boat and/or outboard motor, submit:

• Class PWD 763 (PDF 263.v KB) and required fees to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Law Enforcement field office or a participating County Taxation Assessor-Collector office.
• All history requests will be fulfilled by TPWD Austin Headquarters within 10 days of processing.

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Address Changes

How do I alter the address of a gunkhole that is currently registered in my name?

Vessel/gunkhole owners are required by law to notify TPWD of address changes. You may Update Address Online at no toll through the Texas Parks & Wildlife or Texas Online website.

Or you may submit one of the following:

• Form PWD 143M (PDF 206.eight KB). Check item G and complete the new address in detail O; or
• You may write a letter, which includes your vessel/gunkhole TX Number and/or hull/serial identification number, current mailing accost, new mailing address, and signature.

Submit to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wild animals Police Enforcement field office or a participating County Revenue enhancement Assessor-Collector office.

Notation: A new document of number bill of fare will non be printed if the request is submitted without a asking for a new ID card and submission of the required fee of $xi.00.

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Gunkhole Trailer

Where do I get my boat trailer transferred?

Texas Parks and Wildlife does non have the legal authority to process trailer registration. Delight contact your local tax assessor-collector office for assistance with boat trailer registration.

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Licensed Marine Dealer, Distributor, or Manufacturer

How do I become a licensed marine dealer?

To become a licensed dealer, y'all must exist in the business of buying, selling, selling on consignment, displaying for sale, and exchanging vessels or outboard motors at an established or permanent identify of business in the land of Texas. Each location must have a sign conspicuously displayed showing the name of the dealership so that information technology may be clearly seen by the public and have sufficient space to maintain an part, service area, and display of products.

The dealer awarding form PWD 310 (PDF 142 KB) must be completed in total and submitted with the post-obit:

• Photographs of the business organisation sufficient to show the required sign and space;
• Copy of the sales tax permit;
• Verification of assumed names (if applicable);
• Listing of dealer agreements; and
• Photocopy of the electric current driver'due south license of the owner, president, or managing partner of the business.
• Submit awarding, supporting documents, and required $500.00 fee to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin.

PWD 310 Supplemental Information – Rules and statutes pertaining to Dealer, Distributor and/or Manufacturer Licenses.

How practice I get a licensed marine distributor or manufacturer?

To become a licensed benefactor or manufacturer, you must be engaged in the business organisation of manufacturing new and unused vessels and outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade or offer for sale, sell, or process for distribution new vessels or outboard motors to dealers in the land of Texas.

The distributor or manufacturer application course PWD 310 (PDF 142 KB) must exist completed in full and submitted with the post-obit:

• Verification of assumed names (if applicable);
• Complete list of distributors, dealers, and representatives for a manufacturer; or
• Complete list of manufacturers represented by a distributorship.
• Submit application, supporting documents, and required $500.00 fee to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin.

PWD 310 Supplemental Information – Rules and statutes pertaining to Dealer, Distributor and/or Manufacturer Licenses.

How do I renew my marine license?

To renew your license, submit your renewal alphabetic character or a completed application class PWD 310 (PDF 142 KB), the $500.00 renewal fee, and, if applicative, verification of all assumed names, to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin.

Dealers must also submit the post-obit:

• Photocopy of the current commuter's license of the owner, president, or managing partner of the concern;
• Copy of the sales revenue enhancement permit; and
• List of dealer agreements.

Distributors and manufacturers must also render the following:

• List of manufacturers represented by a distributorship; or
• List of distributors, dealers, and representatives.

PWD 310 Supplemental Information – Rules and statutes pertaining to Dealer, Distributor and/or Manufacturer Licenses.

How do I transfer my license?

To a new possessor:

To transfer your license to a new owner, complete in full the marine license awarding form PWD 310 (PDF 142 KB) and submit it along with the $500.00 fee, and, if applicative, verification of all assumed names, to Texas Parks & Wild animals Headquarters in Austin

Dealers must also include the following:

• Photographs of the business that bear witness the required sign and infinite;
• Copy of the sales tax permit;
• Re-create of the electric current driver's license of the owner, president, or managing partner of the business concern; and
• List of dealer agreements.

Distributors and manufacturers must also include the following:

• List of manufacturers represented by a distributorship; or
• Listing of distributors, dealers, and representatives.

To a new location (with the same owner):

To transfer your license to a new location, complete the marine license application form PWD 310 (PDF 142 KB) and submit it along with the $11.00 fee, and, if applicative, verification of all assumed names, to Texas Parks & Wild animals Headquarters in Austin.

Dealers must also include the following:

• Photographs of the business that testify the required sign and space; and
• Copy of the sales tax permit.

PWD 310 Supplemental Data – Rules and statutes pertaining to Dealer, Distributor and/or Manufacturer Licenses.

How do I correct or update my marine license?

To correct or update data on your marine license other than buying and location, submit a completed marine license application grade PWD 310 (PDF 142 KB) and submit it to Texas Parks & Wild fauna Headquarters in Austin along with the $4.00 fee, and, if applicable, one or more of the post-obit:

• Verification of all causeless names
• Photographs of the business concern that show the required sign and infinite
• Copy of the sales tax let
• List of dealer agreements
• List of manufacturers represented past a distributorship
• List of distributors, dealers, and representatives

PWD 310 Supplemental Information – Rules and statutes pertaining to Dealer, Benefactor and/or Manufacturer Licenses.

How practise I obtain an additional or replace a lost or destroyed validation card and decal?

If your Marine License is current and y'all wish to buy an additional or supersede a lost or destroyed validation card and decal, submit:

Form PWD 310A (PDF 76.ix KB) and required fees to Texas Parks & Wildlife Headquarters in Austin, a Texas Parks & Wildlife Constabulary Enforcement field function or a participating County Revenue enhancement Assessor-Collector office. Fee Chart (PDF 430.2 KB)

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DISCLAIMER: Due to unique situations, the information above may not be all inclusive. If your situation is not specifically discussed, delight telephone call the Gunkhole Information Hotline at (800) 262-8755.

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Source: https://tpwd.texas.gov/faq/fishboat/boat/registration_and_titles/

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