Section 14-15-11-11 - Operation of motorboat while license is suspended or revoked(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who operates a motorboat upon public waters while the person's Indiana driver's license is suspended or revoked commits a Class A infraction. However, if:(1) a person knowingly or intentionally violates this subsection; and(2) less than ten (10) years have elapsed between the date a judgment was entered against the person for a prior unrelated violation of this subsection, IC 9-1-4-52 (repealed July 1, 1991), IC 9-24-18-5 (repealed July 1, 2000), or IC 9-24-19 and the date the violation described in subdivision (1) was committed; the person commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) If: (1) a person operates a motorboat upon public waters while the person's Indiana driver's license is suspended or revoked; and(2) the person's suspension or revocation was a result of the person's conviction of an offense (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-215); the person commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, notwithstanding IC 35-50-3-2, a person who violates this subsection shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not less than sixty (60) days and not more than one (1) year. Notwithstanding IC 35-50-3-1, the court may not suspend any part of the sentence except that part of the sentence exceeding sixty (60) days.
(c) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a conviction under this section, the court may recommend that the person's privileges to operate a motorboat upon public waters be suspended for a fixed period of not more than two (2) years.(d) The bureau, upon receiving a record of conviction of a person on a charge of operating a motorboat while the person's driver's license was suspended, shall extend the period of suspension in accordance with the recommendation of the court that entered the conviction.(e) In a prosecution under this section, the burden is on the defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time of the alleged offense, the defendant held a valid Indiana driver's license.Amended by P.L. 217-2014, SEC. 181, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 114-2012, SEC. 36, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 57-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L. 32-2000, SEC.8.