23-2-517. Fees for motorboats, sailboats, personal watercraft, and motorized pontoons. (1) The owner of a motorboat 10 feet in length or longer, a sailboat 12 feet in length or longer, a personal watercraft, or a motorized pontoon shall pay a fee as follows:
     (a) Regardless of the vessel's age, the fee for a motorboat at least 10 feet in length but less than 16 feet in length, a sailboat at least 12 feet in length but less than 16 feet in length, a personal watercraft less than 16 feet in length, or a motorized pontoon less than 16 feet in length is $25 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $50 and, except as provided in subsection (2), is a one-time fee.
     (b) Regardless of the vessel's age, the fee for a motorboat or sailboat at least 16 feet in length but less than 19 feet in length, a personal watercraft 16 feet in length or longer, or a motorized pontoon 16 feet in length or longer is $55 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $110 and, except as provided in subsection (2), is a one-time fee.
     (c) The fee schedule for a motorboat or sailboat 19 feet in length or longer is $140 in calendar year 2004 and, except as provided in subsection (2), in each subsequent year, $280.
     (2) Whenever a transfer of ownership of a vessel described in subsection (1) occurs, the one-time fee required under subsection (1) must be paid by the new owner.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 649, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 577, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 402, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 55, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 592, L. 2003.