23-2-642. Penalties. (1) The failure to display a current decal indicating that the fee in lieu of property tax has been paid on the snowmobile for the current year during the time provided in 23-2-601 through 23-2-644 is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine in an amount equal to five times the applicable fee in lieu of tax payable under 23-2-615.1.
     (2) A person who violates any other provision of 23-2-601 through 23-2-644 or a rule adopted pursuant to those sections shall pay a civil penalty of not less than $15 or more than $500 for each separate violation. If the violation is willful, the person shall pay a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each separate violation.
     (3) A manufacturer who certifies that a new snowmobile can meet the sound level limitations imposed by 23-2-601 through 23-2-644 is subject to the penalty provisions of subsection (2) if any machine so certified does not meet the appropriate sound level limitation. For the purposes of this section, every sale of a new snowmobile that does not meet the sound level limitations imposed by 23-2-601 through 23-2-644 constitutes a separate violation.

     History: (1)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 435, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 421, L. 1977; Sec. 53-1027, R.C.M. 1947; (2) thru (4)En. Sec. 12, Ch. 434, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 91, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 421, L. 1977; Sec. 53-1023, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 53-1023, 53-1027(1); amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 351, L. 1993.