Montana Code Annotated
Part 5. Boats
23-2-507. Penalty

23-2-507. Penalty. (1) Violations of any section of this part, except 23-2-526(3), unless otherwise specified, are a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $15 or more than $500 or by imprisonment for a term up to 6 months, or both. All fine and bond forfeitures, except those paid to a justice's court, must be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the general fund.
(2) If 23-2-525(4) is violated, 46-18-241 through 46-18-249 apply, except that the sentencing court shall order restitution and shall do so regardless of the court's disposition of the violator.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 285, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 514, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 124, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-3518; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 44, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 257, L. 2001.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling

Chapter 2. Recreation

Part 5. Boats

23-2-501. Declaration of policy

23-2-502. Definitions

23-2-503. Boat liveries

23-2-504. Filing of rules

23-2-505. Owner's civil liability

23-2-506. Enforcement

23-2-507. Penalty

23-2-508. Certificate of title

23-2-509. Repealed

23-2-510. Repealed

23-2-511. Operation of unnumbered motorboats or sailboats prohibited -- display of registration and validation decals

23-2-512. Identifying number

23-2-513. Repealed

23-2-514. Exemption from numbering provisions

23-2-515. Registration decal to be displayed

23-2-516. Repealed

23-2-517. Repealed

23-2-518. Repealed

23-2-519. Penalty -- disposition

23-2-520. Repealed

23-2-521. Equipment

23-2-522. Discharge of waste from vessel prohibited

23-2-523. Prohibited operation and mooring -- enforcement

23-2-524. Passing rule and right-of-way

23-2-525. Restricted areas

23-2-526. Overloading -- overpowering -- noise limitations

23-2-527. Collisions, accidents, and casualties

23-2-528. Transmittal of information to U.S. officials

23-2-529. Waterskis and surfboards

23-2-530. Education program

23-2-531. Personal watercraft operation

23-2-532. Restrictions on manufacture and sale

23-2-533. Use of allocated funds for boating facilities

23-2-534. Funding of state recreational boating safety program -- certification of county programs -- administration by counties

23-2-535. Alcohol concentration standards -- evidence admissible -- administration of tests

23-2-536. Creation of boating advisory council -- appointment of members -- duties

23-2-537. through 23-2-539 reserved

23-2-540. Repealed

23-2-541. Aquatic invasive species prevention pass for nonresident vessels -- rulemaking