23-2-519. Penalty -- disposition. (1) Failure to pay the registration fee as provided for in 61-3-321(10) is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine equal to four times the registration fee that is due on the motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, or motorized pontoon for the current year of registration.
(2) All fines collected pursuant to subsection (1) must be distributed in the following ratio:
(a) 50% to the general fund of the county in which the motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, or motorized pontoon is issued a certification number; and
(b) 50% to the motorboat account of the state special revenue fund for use by the department in the enforcement of this part.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 649, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 577, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 476, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling
23-2-501. Declaration of policy
23-2-505. Owner's civil liability
23-2-508. Certificate of title
23-2-514. Exemption from numbering provisions
23-2-515. Registration decal to be displayed
23-2-519. Penalty -- disposition
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
23-2-526. 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
23-2-531. Personal watercraft operation
23-2-532. Restrictions on manufacture and sale
23-2-533. Use of allocated funds for boating facilities
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
23-2-541. Aquatic invasive species prevention pass for nonresident vessels -- rulemaking