1. (a) The bureau shall collect an administrative penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) from the following:

   1. (1) A person that fails to:

      1. (A) register; or

      2. (B) provide full payment for the registration of;

         a watercraft within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the watercraft becomes subject to registration under section 8(a)(1) of this chapter.

   2. (2) A person that fails to:

      1. (A) renew; or

      2. (B) provide full payment for the renewal of;

         the registration of a watercraft by the date on which the registration expires.

   3. (3) A person who:

      1. (A) owns a watercraft;
      2. (B) becomes an Indiana resident; and
      3. (C) fails to register or provide full payment of the registration of the watercraft within sixty (60) days after the person becomes an Indiana resident.
2. (b) An administrative penalty collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the commission fund.
3. (c) A person described in subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.22.