Montana § 23-2-519 Penalty -- Disposition

Montana Statutes

§ 23-2-519 — Penalty -- Disposition

Montana § 23-2-519

Title 23PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING

Ch. 2RECREATION

Part 5Boats

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-519 (2026).

Text

23-2-519 . Penalty -- disposition.

(1)Failure to pay the registration fee as provided for in 61-3-321 (10) is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine equal to four times the registration fee that is due on the motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, or motorized pontoon for the current year of registration.

(2)All fines collected pursuant to subsection (1) must be distributed in the following ratio:

(a)50% to the general fund of the county in which the motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, or motorized pontoon is issued a certification number; and

(b)50% to the motorboat account of the state special revenue fund for use by the department in the enforcement of this part.

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23-2-519 . Penalty -- disposition. (1) Failure to pay the registration fee as provided for in 61-3-321 (10) is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine equal to four times the registration fee that is due on the motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, or motorized pontoon for the current year of registration.
(2) All fines collected pursuant to subsection (1) must be distributed in the following ratio:
(a) 50% to the general fund of the county in which the motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, or motorized pontoon is issued a certification number; and
(b) 50% to the motorboat account of the state special revenue fund for use by the department in the enforcement of this part.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 11, Ch. 649, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 577, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 476, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 542, L. 2005.