5-321.  [Numbering; registration fees; exemption from taxation; penalty;
procedures]{.underline}

A.  Except as provided in section 5-322, the owner of each motorized
watercraft requiring numbering by this state shall file an application
for a registration number with the department, or its agent, on forms
approved by the department. Except as provided by rule adopted by the
commission, the application shall be signed by the owner of the
motorized watercraft and shall be accompanied by a registration fee
levied at the following rates:

1.  For a resident owner, defined as a person who owns a boat for which
registration is required and who is required to and does register motor
vehicles owned by the person in this state or, if no motor vehicle is
owned by the person owning the boat, the person is a resident as defined
by section 28‑2001, a registration fee as follows:

> Twelve feet and less \$20.00
>
> Twelve feet one inch through sixteen feet \$22.00
>
> Sixteen feet one inch through twenty feet \$30.00
>
> Twenty feet one inch through twenty-six feet \$35.00
>
> Twenty-six feet one inch through thirty-nine feet \$39.00
>
> Thirty-nine feet one inch through sixty-four feet \$44.00
>
> Sixty-four feet one inch and over \$66.00

2.  For a nonresident owner, defined as any person who owns a boat for
which registration is required and who is not a resident owner as
defined by this section, a registration fee as follows:

> Twelve feet and less \$100.00
>
> Twelve feet one inch through sixteen feet \$110.00
>
> Sixteen feet one inch through twenty feet \$222.00
>
> Twenty feet one inch through twenty-six feet \$259.00
>
> Twenty-six feet one inch through thirty-nine feet \$292.00
>
> Thirty-nine feet one inch through sixty-four feet \$330.00
>
> Sixty-four feet one inch and greater \$495.00

B.  Pursuant to article IX, section 16, constitution of Arizona,
watercraft are exempt from ad valorem property tax and from license
taxes in lieu of property tax.

C.  The length of the motorized watercraft shall be measured from the
most forward part of the bow excluding the bowsprit or jibboom, over the
centerline to the rearmost part of the transom excluding sheer, outboard
motor, rudder, handles or other attachments.

D.  The commission may assess an additional registration fee, to be
collected at the same time and in the same manner as the registration
fee imposed by subsection A, paragraph 1 or 2 of this section. The
amount of the additional fee shall be determined by the commission and
may be imposed in different amounts with respect to resident and
nonresident owners. An additional registration fee under this subsection
is to be used solely for the purpose of the lower Colorado river
multispecies conservation program under section 48-3713.03.

E.  Upon receipt of the application in approved form with the applicable
fees and license tax, the department or its agent shall enter the
application on the records of its office and issue to the applicant two
current annual decals and a certificate of number stating the number
issued to the watercraft and the name and address of the owner. The
owner shall display the assigned number and the current annual decals in
such manner as may be prescribed by rules of the commission. The number
and decals shall be maintained in legible condition. The certificate of
number or commission approved proof of valid certificate of number,
except as provided in section 5‑371, shall be available at all times for
inspection by a peace officer whenever the watercraft is in operation.
No number issued by another state or the United States coast guard,
unless granted exemption or exception pursuant to this chapter, shall be
displayed on the watercraft.

F.  No motorized watercraft shall be purchased, sold or otherwise
transferred without assignment by the owner of the current numbering
certificate or other documentation as may be prescribed by rules of the
commission. Within fifteen days after such transfer, the person to whom
such transfer is made shall make application to the department to have
the motorized watercraft registered in the person\'s name by the
department, for which the department shall charge a transfer fee of four
dollars.  The department shall not issue or transfer a numbering
certificate for a motorized watercraft to a person who is subject to the
use tax under title 42, chapter 5, article 4 unless the applicable tax
has been paid as shown by a receipt from the collecting officer. Persons
doing business as marine dealers and licensed as such by this state are
not required to register in their name any watercraft in their
possession that may be offered for resale.

G.  In the event of the loss or destruction of the certificate of number
or annual decal, the department shall issue a duplicate to the owner
upon payment of a fee of two dollars.

H.  The department may issue any certificate of number directly or may
authorize any person to act as agent for the issuance of the certificate
of number in conformity with this chapter and with any rules of the
commission.  An agent that contracts with the commission to renew
certificates of number by telecommunication may impose additional fees
for the services as provided in the contract.

I.  The owner shall furnish to the department notice of the transfer of
all or any part of the owner\'s interest other than the creation of a
security interest in a motorized watercraft numbered in this state
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or of the destruction or
abandonment of such watercraft within fifteen days. Such transfer,
destruction or abandonment shall terminate the certificate of number of
such watercraft, except that in the case of a transfer of a part
interest which does not affect the owner\'s right to operate such
watercraft, the transfer shall not terminate the certificate of number.

J.  Any holder of a certificate of number shall notify the department
within fifteen days if the holder\'s address no longer conforms to the
address appearing on the certificate and shall, as a part of such
notification, furnish the department with the holder\'s new address. The
commission may provide in its rules for the surrender of the certificate
bearing the former address and its replacement with a certificate
bearing the new address or the alteration of an outstanding certificate
to show the new address of the holder.

K.  On renewal of any motorized watercraft registration that has not
been renewed by the current expiration date, the department shall assess
a penalty unless the watercraft ownership has been transferred and the
watercraft was not registered subsequent to the expiration date.  The
commission shall establish the penalty which shall not exceed fifteen
dollars.  If more than twelve months have lapsed since the expiration
date of the last registration or renewal the penalty and back fees are
waived.