TITLE XXII
NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY

CHAPTER 270
SUPERVISION OF NAVIGATION; REGISTRATION OF BOATS AND MOTORS; COMMON CARRIERS BY WATER

Licenses and Registrations

Section 270:18

    270:18 Penalty. –
I. If any person operates any boat required to be registered under RSA 270-E without registration, or violates any provision of RSA 270, or RSA 270-E, or any rule adopted by the department of safety relating to the equipment or operation of such boats, or does not exhibit, upon request, the certificate of registration of such boat to any duly authorized representative of the department, such person, and the owner of the boat if the boat is operated with his or her permission or assent, shall be guilty of a violation.
II. Unless otherwise provided in statute, any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of any rule made under authority thereof, shall be fined $50 plus penalty assessment for a first offense. For any subsequent offense committed during any calendar year, such person shall be fined $100 plus penalty assessment.

Source. 1941, 160:1. RL 181:16. RSA 270:18. 1955, 159:2. 1973, 528:158. 1978, 40:16. 1987, 124:18. 1989, 143:2. 1990, 229:10, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. 2026, 99:1, eff. May 28, 2026.