§ 33-14-104 — Issuance of registration

(1) (a) Upon receipt of a sufficient
application for registration of a snowmobile, as required by section 33-14-102, the
division shall enter upon its records the registration of such vehicle under the
distinctive number assigned to it pursuant to this section.

(b) A number assigned to a snowmobile at the time of its original registration
shall remain with the snowmobile until the machine is destroyed, abandoned, or
permanently removed from the state or until such registration number is changed
or terminated by the division.

(2) The division shall, upon assignment of such number, issue and deliver to
the owner a registration in such form as the division shall prescribe. A registration
shall not be valid unless it is signed by the person who signed the application for
registration. In the event of the loss, mutilation, or destruction of any registration,
the owner of the registered snowmobile may file such statement and proof of such
facts as the division shall require for the issuance of a replacement registration.

(3) (a) At the time of the original registration and at the time of each annual
renewal thereof, the division shall issue to said registrant a validation decal
indicating the distinctive number assigned to such vehicle as provided in subsection
(1) of this section and the validity of the current registration and the expiration date
thereof, which validation decal shall be affixed to the snowmobile in such manner
as the division may prescribe.

(b) Notwithstanding the fact that a snowmobile has been assigned an
identifying number, it shall not be considered as validly registered within the
meaning of this section unless a validation decal and current registration have been
issued.

(4) In the event that a snowmobile sought to be registered or reregistered
does not comply with the provisions respecting equipment established by the
regulations of the division, the division may deny the issuance of a validation decal
and current registration.

(5) The registration number assigned to a snowmobile shall be displayed on
the vehicle at all times in such manner as the division may, by regulation, prescribe.
No number other than the number assigned to a snowmobile or the identification
number of the registration in another state shall be painted, attached, or otherwise
displayed on either side of the cowling; except that racing numbers on a
snowmobile being operated in a prearranged organized special event may be
temporarily displayed for the duration of the race.

(6) Every person, while operating a snowmobile in this state which is required
to be registered under this article, shall have in his possession or carry in the
snowmobile the registration therefor and shall, upon demand of any peace officer
authorized to enforce this article, produce for inspection the registration for such
snowmobile and furnish to such officer any information necessary for the
identification of such snowmobile and its owner.

(7) It is the duty of every owner holding a registration to notify the division, in
writing, of any change of residence of such person within fifteen days after such
change occurs and to inscribe on the registration, in the place provided, a record of
such change of residence.

(8) (a) Any person who violates subsection (5) of this section commits a civil
infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars.

(b) Any person who violates subsection (6) of this section commits a civil
infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.

Legislative History

Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 907, � 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (8) amended, p. 973, � 23, effective July 1. L. 2003: (8) amended, p. 1949, � 27, effective May 22. L. 2021: (8) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3268, � 579, effective March 1, 2022.