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1. After the receipt of the certified report of a game warden or a law enforcement officer and if no written request for hearing has been received from the arrested person under section 20.1-13.1-08, or if that hearing is requested and the findings, conclusion, and decision from the hearing confirm that the game warden or law enforcement officer had probable cause to arrest the person and chemical test results show that the arrested person was operating a motorboat or vessel while having an alcohol, other drug, or a combination thereof concentration of at least ten one-hundredths of one percent by weight at the time of the performance of a test within two hours after operating a motorboat or vessel, the director shall prohibit the person from operating any motorboat or vessel in this state as follows:
a. For ninety-one days if the person's record shows that, within the five years preceding the date of the arrest, the person has not previously violated section 20.1-13-07 or the person has not been prohibited from operating a motorboat or vessel under this chapter.
b. For three hundred sixty-four days if the person's record shows that, within the five years preceding the date of the arrest, the person has once previously violated section 20.1-13-07 or the person has once been prohibited from operating a motorboat or vessel under this chapter.
c. For two years if the person's record shows that within the five years preceding the date of the arrest, the person has twice been prohibited from operating a motorboat or vessel under this chapter, or for a violation of section 20.1-13-07, or any combination thereof, and the prohibitions resulted from at least two separate arrests.
2. A person who is prohibited from operating a motorboat or a vessel under subdivision a of subsection 1 shall serve the prohibition within the time period between May first and October first. If the person is unable to serve the full prohibition within this time period in a single year, the person shall serve the remaining portion of the prohibition during the same time period in subsequent years.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 20.1. Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating § 20.1-13.1-07. Administrative sanction for operating motorboat or vessel while having certain drug concentrations - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-20-1-game-fish-predators-and-boating/nd-cent-code-sect-20-1-13-1-07/
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