A. The application and fee for a certificate of number, together with a copy of the temporary registration issued by the dealer, must be forwarded by the dealer to the commissioner within 48 hours after the date of sale of the motorboat.

B. The dealer shall affix the temporary 20-day boat number plate to the bow of the motorboat and shall clearly mark thereon the date issued, date of expiration and the dealer's Maine dealer's number.

4. Requirements. The following restrictions requirements govern the use of 20-day plates.

A. The Notwithstanding any other requirements for the display of a boat number, the new owner shall conspicuously display the temporary 20-day boat number is nontransferable and must be conspicuously displayed plate on the bow of the motorboat, notwithstanding any other requirements of display of boat number when the motorboat is operated.

B. The operator of a motorboat must have the temporary registration aboard at all times while the motorboat is in operation.

C. After expiration of the 20-day period, the owner shall remove and discard the temporary 20-day boat number and display the permanent boat number and validation stickers assigned by the commissioner in accordance with section 13056, subsection 12, paragraph B.

Sec. 370. 12 MRSA §13060, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5. Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of subsection 4.

A.__A person who violates subsection 4 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

B.__A person who violates subsection 4 after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.