| | | registrations.__The commissioner shall determine the period | | when the agents are authorized to act. |
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| | | B.__Agents may charge a service fee of $1 for each renewal | | registration issued and $2 for each registration covered by | | sections 13002 to 13005.__This service fee is retained by | | the agent.__The commissioner shall charge a $1 service fee | | for each registration issued by department employees. |
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| | | C. An agent is delinquent if that agent fails to forward to | | the commissioner funds collected by that agent by the date | | established in rules adopted under this subsection.__Failure | | to remit the funds as provided in this subsection results in | | the following sanctions, in addition to any other provided | | by law. |
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| | | (1)__The commissioner shall charge interest on the | | amount owed at the rate of 18% a year for each day the | | agent is delinquent. |
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| | | (2)__If the agent has not paid the amount owed by the | | 60th day after the agent becomes delinquent, the | | commissioner shall assess a surcharge of 5% of the | | principal amount owed. |
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| | | (3)__If an agent is delinquent for more than 150 days | | or is delinquent 3 or more times in one year, the | | commissioner shall: |
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| | | (a)__Terminate the agency for the balance of the | | year; and |
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| | | (b)__Order that the agency not be renewed for the | | next year; |
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| | | 3.__Safe use and operation of watercraft. Governing the use | | and operation of watercraft upon the waters of the State to | | insure safety of persons and property; |
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| | | 4.__Safety equipment.__Further governing safety equipment for | | watercraft, including the type, quality and quantity of that | | equipment; |
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| | | 5.__Horsepower.__Governing the horsepower of motors used to | | propel watercraft on all internal waters of this State. In | | adopting these rules, the commissioner shall take into | | consideration the area of the internal waters, the use to which | | the internal waters are put, the depth of the water and the | | amount of water-borne traffic upon the waters and determine | | whether or not the rule is necessary to ensure the safety of |
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