| | | G. Failure to pay the required fee for the certificate of | | number; or |
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| | | H. Involuntary loss of interest in the watercraft due to | | legal process. |
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| | | The transfer of a partial interest that does not affect the | | original owner's right to operate the watercraft does not | | terminate or invalidate the certificate of number. |
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| | | Sec. B-362. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 614, §7, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Prohibition. A person may not place or operate a | | motorboat or personal watercraft on the inland waters of the | | State unless a valid lake and river protection sticker issued | | annually under subsection 3 is affixed to both sides of the bow | | above the water line and approximately 3 inches behind the | | validation sticker required under section 13056. |
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| | | Sec. B-363. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 2.__Violation.__A citation for a violation of subsection 1 may | | not be issued to a person who is also issued a citation at the | | same time for a violation of any other provision of this chapter | | regulating watercraft, other than section 13073. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not | | more than $250 per violation may be adjudged.__A fine | | imposed under this subsection may not be suspended by the | | court. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates subsection 1 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. |
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| | | Sec. B-364. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Lake and river protection sticker; fee. By | | January 1st of each year, the commissioner shall provide each | | agent authorized to register watercraft or issue licenses with a | | sufficient quantity of lake and river protection stickers for | | that boating season. The sticker must be in 2 parts so that one | | part of the sticker can be affixed to each side of the bow of a | | motorboat or personal watercraft. The fee for a sticker is $20 |
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