Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4235
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Violation of certification requirement - Penalties
Official statutory text
A. Any parent, legal guardian or person having actual
responsibility for a person under sixteen (16) years of age, or who
is the owner of the vessel operated by a person under sixteen (16)
years of age, who knows, or should have known, that the person
operating the vessel is not in compliance with the certification
required by Section 2 of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00). Any second or subsequent conviction shall be punishable
by a fine in an amount of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
B. A violation of the provisions of Section 2 of this act shall
constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
C. All fines collected under this section shall be deposited to
the Boating Safety Education Fund administered by the State Boating
Law Administrator as designated by the Commissioner of Public Safety
for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a program
of boating safety education throughout the State of Oklahoma.
D. A court may defer the imposition of a fine and place a
defendant on probation for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days if
the defendant:
1. Is a first-time violator of a provision of this section;
2. Pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty;
3. Requests permission from the court to attend a boating
safety education course; and
4. Successfully completes a boating safety education course
approved by the Department of Public Safety during the probation
period.
E. Any person producing proof in court that a valid Boating
Safety Education Certificate or equivalent form recognized by the
Department of Public Safety reflecting such person has successfully
completed a boating safety education course or is exempt from such
course was in effect at the time of the alleged offense of Section 2
of this act shall be entitled to dismissal of such charge upon
payment of court costs. If such proof is provided within two (2)
regular business days after the violation, the charge shall be
dismissed without payment of court costs.
responsibility for a person under sixteen (16) years of age, or who
is the owner of the vessel operated by a person under sixteen (16)
years of age, who knows, or should have known, that the person
operating the vessel is not in compliance with the certification
required by Section 2 of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00). Any second or subsequent conviction shall be punishable
by a fine in an amount of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
B. A violation of the provisions of Section 2 of this act shall
constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
C. All fines collected under this section shall be deposited to
the Boating Safety Education Fund administered by the State Boating
Law Administrator as designated by the Commissioner of Public Safety
for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a program
of boating safety education throughout the State of Oklahoma.
D. A court may defer the imposition of a fine and place a
defendant on probation for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days if
the defendant:
1. Is a first-time violator of a provision of this section;
2. Pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty;
3. Requests permission from the court to attend a boating
safety education course; and
4. Successfully completes a boating safety education course
approved by the Department of Public Safety during the probation
period.
E. Any person producing proof in court that a valid Boating
Safety Education Certificate or equivalent form recognized by the
Department of Public Safety reflecting such person has successfully
completed a boating safety education course or is exempt from such
course was in effect at the time of the alleged offense of Section 2
of this act shall be entitled to dismissal of such charge upon
payment of court costs. If such proof is provided within two (2)
regular business days after the violation, the charge shall be
dismissed without payment of court costs.
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