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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-18.1-14.5-6

Current as of June 08, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

<Section effective January 1, 2021.>

Sec. 6. (a) A request for registration under this chapter must be signed by the owner of the watercraft and accompanied by the appropriate fee specified under subsection (b).  The fee to renew a watercraft registration is based upon the appropriate fee specified under subsection (c).

(b) The fee to register a watercraft in its first year of registration is the amount determined by STEP THREE of the following formula:

STEP ONE:  Determine the appropriate fee based upon the length of the watercraft as follows:

Watercraft Length (in feet)

At Least

But Less
Than

Fee ($)
(before January
1, 2017)

Fee ($)
(after December
31, 2016)

0

13

16.50

15

13

26

18.50

18

26

40

21.50

21

40

26.50

24

STEP TWO:  Determine the appropriate fee based upon the value of the watercraft as follows:

Value ($)
Greater Than or Equal to

Value ($)
Less Than

Fee ($)

0

 

1,000

5

1,000

3,000

10

3,000

5,000

15

5,000

10,000

20

10,000

25

STEP THREE:  Determine the sum of the STEP ONE amount plus the STEP TWO amount.

(c) The fee to renew a watercraft registration is based upon the value of the watercraft as follows:

Value ($)
Greater Than or Equal to

Value ($)
Less Than

Fee ($)

0

 

1,000

10

1,000

3,000

15

3,000

5,000

20

5,000

10,000

25

10,000

30

(d) The bureau shall determine the value of a watercraft in the same manner as set forth in IC 6-6-11-10.

(e) The fees collected under subsection (b) shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Fees collected from STEP ONE of subsection (b) shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund established by IC 14-22-3-2 and shall be used exclusively for the following:

(A) The enforcement of laws pertaining to watercraft.

(B) The state's share of the cost of retirement benefits for conservation officers of the department of natural resources.

(C) Improving the navigable waters of Indiana.

(2) Sixty-six and seven-tenths percent (66.7%) of the fees collected from STEP TWO of subsection (b) shall be deposited in the lake and river enhancement fund established by IC 14-22-3.5-1.

(3) Thirty-three and three-tenths percent (33.3%) of the fees collected from STEP TWO of subsection (b) shall be deposited in the conservation officers marine enforcement fund established by IC 14-9-8-21.5.

(f) A fee collected under subsection (c) shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Five dollars ($5) shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund established by IC 14-22-3-2 and shall be used exclusively for the following:

(A) The enforcement of laws pertaining to watercraft.

(B) The state's share of the cost of retirement benefits for conservation officers of the department of natural resources.

(C) Improving the navigable waters of Indiana.

(2) The remaining amount shall be distributed as follows:

(A) Sixty-six and seven-tenths percent (66.7%) to the lake and river enhancement fund established by IC 14-22-3.5-1.

(B) Thirty-three and three-tenths percent (33.3%) to the conservation officers marine enforcement fund established by IC 14-9-8-21.5.

(g) The owner of a watercraft that is registered under this section is required to renew the registration under subsection (c), and the person must pay any applicable fees and excise tax under IC 6-6-11-13 on the watercraft each year.

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