1. A. The Department shall issue a refund for watercraft registration fees paid and, when applicable, the Nonresident Boating Safety Infrastructure fee when the registered owner has erroneously paid those fees for a watercraft that has already been sold to another individual.

2. B. To request a refund of fees paid in error, the person applying for the refund shall surrender all of the following to the Department:

   1. 1. Original certificate of number;
   2. 2. Registration decals; and
   3. 3. Nonresident Boating Safety Infrastructure Decal, when applicable.
3. C. A person requesting a refund of fees shall submit the request to the Department within 30 calendar days of the date the payment was received by the Department.

4. D. The Department shall not refund:

   1. 1. A late registration penalty fee.
   2. 2. A fee collected by an authorized third-party provider. A person who paid their watercraft registration fee to a third-party provider shall request a refund of fees from that third-party provider.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 27, 1992 (Supp. 92-2). Amended effective November 7, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 597, effective July 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 1732, effective August 5, 2017 (Supp. 17-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3425 (November 4, 2022), effective December 5, 2022 (Supp. 22-4).