Idaho § 67-7033 - Penalties

§ 67-7033. Penalties

(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and be punished as provided in section 18-111 , Idaho Code.

(2) Any person who shall be convicted of any second or subsequent violation of any of the provisions of law in addition to any other penalties authorized herein shall be required to attend and successfully complete a course on safe boating approved by the state boating law administrator and may, at the discretion of the court, be refused the privilege of operating any vessel on any of the waters of this state for a period not to exceed two (2) years.

(3) Any person who shall operate any vessel during the period when he has been denied the privilege to so operate by virtue of subsection (2) of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or by imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Any manufacturer who shall violate the provisions of this chapter with respect to the obligation for the installation of capacity of certification plates shall be guilty of an infraction, and upon being found to have committed the infraction, shall be punished as provided in section 18-111 , Idaho Code, and each failure to affix a capacity or certification plate as provided in this chapter shall constitute a separate offense for each vessel with respect to which the failure occurs.

(5) Any person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of violating the provisions of section 67-7016 , 67-7017 , 67-7025 , 67-7026 or 67-7027 , Idaho Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300), imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(6) Any person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of violating the provisions of section 67-7034 , Idaho Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and:

(a) May be fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000);

(b) May be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six (6) months; and

(c) Shall be required to attend and successfully complete a course on safe boating approved by the designated state boating law administrator.

[67-7033, added 1986, ch. 207, sec. 2, p. 530; am. 1997, ch. 101, sec. 2, p. 234; am. 1997, ch. 216, sec. 2, p. 638; am. 2001, ch. 159, sec. 1, p. 567.]