Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses; penalties

§ 2230. Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses; penalties. 1. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, upon satisfactory proof of a violation of any provision of this article, or of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law at the request of the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation, or of any rule, regulation, order, local law or ordinance adopted or promulgated pursuant thereto. Such suspension or revocation shall be issued only after a hearing unless such a hearing is waived by the registrant. Upon said suspension or revocation, all rights and privileges accruing to such registrant shall terminate.

2. a. Except as provided in paragraph b of this subdivision, any person who violates any provision of this article or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of up to two hundred dollars, and one-half of such fine shall be deposited in the snowmobile trail development and maintenance fund as set forth in section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law.

b. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph a of subdivision one of section twenty-two hundred twenty-two of this article shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, except if the violation consists of failure to renew a registration which was valid within sixty days the fine shall be not more than fifty dollars. One-half of such fines shall be deposited in the snowmobile trail development and maintenance fund as set forth in section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law.