A third party service provider is utilized for the credit card verification process. which compares the information from the cardholders' financial institution against that entered by the customer and determines whether the charges are Accepted or Failed. Once you select “Checkout”, you will be prompted to enter Customer Information. Enter the name and billing address for the cardholder, not the boat/motor owner's information (which may or may not be the same as the credit card holder). The cardholders' name, billing address, and credit card verification code must match or the verification will fail.

A ‘Boat/Motor Online Transactions Receipt’ will be made available online immediately following successful completion of the credit card verification and a second receipt will be emailed to the email address you provide. These receipts are your confirmation.

The credit card verification process includes a preauthorization element that is performed for each attempt to complete the credit card authorization process. When multiple attempts are made, multiple preauthorized amounts may be seen on the cardholders' account. These preauthorized amounts will remain on the account for up to 72 hours and are then removed by the cardholders' financial institution. (Please note that Texas Parks and Wildlife is not able to remove these “pending” charges.) Only one preauthorized amount will be charged if the credit card verification has been successful and the authorization has been completed.