| | | Sec. 363. 12 MRSA §13056, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 1, §9, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §13056. Certificate of number, identification numbers and |
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| | | 1. Prohibition. A person may not: |
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| | A. Except as provided in subparagraph (1), operate or give | permission to operate a motorboat requiring a certificate of | number without a current certificate of number or a current | temporary certificate of number. Only the certificate of | number or temporary certificate of number as issued by the | commissioner is valid. A facsimile or copy of the | certificate is not valid. |
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| | (1) The certificate of number for a watercraft less | than 26 feet in length and leased or rented to another | for the latter's noncommercial use may be retained on | shore by the owner of the watercraft or the owner's | representative at the place where the watercraft | departs or returns to the possession of the owner or | the owner's representative, provided that the person | leasing or renting the watercraft has a copy of the | lease or rental agreement that shows the watercraft | number thereon and the period of time for which the | watercraft is leased or rented and that is signed by | the owner or the owner's representative; |
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| | B. Operate or give permission to operate a motorboat | without the identification number and validation stickers, | assigned by the commissioner and authorized by this chapter, | displayed on each side of the bow in accordance with | subsection 12, paragraphs A and B or section 13059, | subsection 4; or |
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| | C. Rent or lease any motorboat not covered by a current | certificate of number as required by section 13064. |
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| | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 1-A.__Operating without certificate of number.__Except as | | provided in paragraph A, a person may not operate or give | | permission to operate a motorboat requiring a certificate of | | number without a current certificate of number or a current | | temporary certificate of number. Only the certificate of number | | or temporary certificate of number as issued by the commissioner | | is valid. A facsimile or copy of the certificate is not valid. |
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