Online AIS cert FYI

[MrShane]

It's going to be interesting when I try to re-register my boat in November. Do I get to use my 2023 AIS passing grade for my 2024 registration? When the 2024 test comes out, do I have to repeat it and pay a second $20 fee?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Because this is a switch over year, everyone that registered their boat in July or later should be able to use the same AIS certificate they got earlier in the year when they took the test and start next year by paying but according to Mr shane, he had to pay at $20 fee and take the test again, so that would mean you will have to do the same in Nov. but for next year you won't have to pay the fee until you take the test again and since you don't normally start boating until Spring, you won't have to take the AIS test and pay that fee for months later. 
If it were me, I'd just skip registering your boat in Nov and wait until 2024 to do it, that way you skip having to pay that extra $20, then you can start off 2024 whenever you want, at least as far as taking the test. Besides, you have until the end of Nov before your registration expires and in most years you don't fish from your boat that late in the year, 

Curt,
Not sure if I screwed up or not?
I read the note ‘If you registered your boat before July 1, you do not need to pay $20 for sticker’, so I went ahead and took test and paid $20 bucks, since my registration is in Sep.
Then it dawned on me, did the State mean 1st time registration or pre-registered boats?
I am actually more worried about 30 day summer dry time for “complex” boats that have bilges and livewells. At times Powell can be a joke to get de-conned and sometimes wait at Hanksville is way long. So I could come home and ‘drain ‘n dry’ for 7 days and be good. My boat has a livewell, by definition I am now required to ‘drain ‘n dry’ 30 days.
I’m mostly just grateful I get to help SUP boiz and gals and their kayaker buddies get a free ride on our waterways while all of us with engines pay for their enjoyment.