Section 678.15 Of Article 1.4. Vessel Operators’ Education And Certification Cards From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.4.
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. (a) A violation of this article is an infraction.
(b) A person convicted of an infraction for a violation of this
article shall be punished as follows:
(1) For an initial conviction, by a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For a second conviction, by a fine of not more than two
hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(3) For a third or subsequent conviction, by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars ($500).
(c) A fine imposed on a vessel operator pursuant to subdivision
(b) shall be waived, if the vessel operator provides proof that he or
she had a valid vessel operator card at the time of the citation.
(d) (1) In addition to the fines imposed by subdivision (b), the
court shall order a person convicted of violating this article to
complete and pass a boating safety course approved by the division
pursuant to Section 668.3.
(2) If a person who is ordered to complete and pass a boating
safety course pursuant to paragraph (1) is 18 years of age or
younger, the court may require that person to obtain the consent of a
parent or guardian to enroll in that course.
(3) A person who has been ordered by a court to complete a boating
safety course pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit to the court
proof of completion and passage of the course within seven months of
the date of his or her conviction. The proof shall be in a form that
has been approved by the division and that is capable of being
submitted to the court or a state or local agency approved by the
division through the United States Postal Service or another
certified means of transmission.