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To obtain your boating permit, you must visit the City Manager’s office located at City Hall. 

You must provide the following when filling out your boating permit:

• Driver’s License
• Current proof of insurance showing liability coverage
• Payment for boating permit (Cash and Checks payable to City of Charleston accepted)

Please allow up to one week for your boating application to be processed.

Questions about your boating permit or regulations? Please call 304-348-8014 or e-mail Tommie Harless at tommie.harless@cityofcharleston.org