I just got back from renewing the registrations on both of my boats. All was well with my 10' Jon but I was told by the clerk that my HIN on my Monark was invalid. I had to sign a request for a new valid HIN, which when the Commonwealth sends it and collects $6 more I will have to "afix" to my boat. Well according to the paperwork they gave me the HIN on the boat is a valid length (12 digits) and in the correct format, and in the proper place on the starboard side of the transom.

Has anyone else run into this and what if anything did you do to "correct" it?