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Board backs civil-penalty legislative concept and pursues fee adjustment
Summary
The board signaled support for a legislative concept to grant limited civil-penalty authority for motorized registration compliance and confirmed it submitted a fee-adjustment concept to maintain service levels; staff plan test cases through the clean-marina program.
The board voted to support a legislative concept seeking limited civil-penalty authority to address registration noncompliance for motorized vessels and confirmed it had submitted a separate fee-adjustment concept to the governor’s office for fiscal review.
Staff explained the civil-penalty concept is narrowly focused on registration compliance for motorized boats and would permit administrative penalties (recommended statutory cap discussed at $500) as a behavioral tool to bring vessels into compliance without relying exclusively on law enforcement citations. The proposal would be trialed in targeted settings such as the clean-marina program and other pilot sites to assess administrative processes and legal questions before any statewide expansion.
Kristi Cornish and Director Warren noted the fee concept (previously approved by the board in January) is intended to stabilize operating funding for the board as registration revenue and services change. The board approved a motion of support for the civil-penalty concept so staff may continue drafting legislative language and testing procedures.
