If you have been issued a Uniform Boating Citation, you must elect one of the following options within 30 calendar days from the date the citation was issued.
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Pay the civil penalty for the violation. You may also be required to attend a Boater Education Course.
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Plead Not Guilty and attend a Court hearing to contest the violation. Failure to comply within 30 calendar days will result in the assessment of delinquent fees and the addition of a second-degree Misdemeanor charge.
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If you have received a boating citation for not having a registration, the citation may be dismissed by a Clerk in the Traffic Division with valid proof of registration. Valid proof means that the issue date of your registration was prior to the issue date of the citation. You may bring the cost of the dismissal fee, the yellow copy of the ticket and a photocopy of your valid registration and the charge will be dismissed. If you are eligible to pay the dismissal fee of $10.00 you must pay in person in the County the Citation was received or send payment and proof through the mail. The dismissal fee cannot be paid through the Internet.
All citations must be paid within 30 days.
Payment must be made in person or by mail at the Clerk of Courts, Traffic Division. Citations must be paid in the County the Citation was received.
Click here for other Clerk's Office locations and contact information. Uniform Boating Citations cannot be paid through the Internet.
All citations must be paid within 30 days.
