(a) Any person who violates subdivision (c) of Section 652, Section 654, 654.05, 654.06, 655.7, 658.3, 659, 673, 674, or 754, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 655.3 relating to vessel equipment requirements, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (b) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a), any person who violates any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 655.3 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than five days, or by both that fine and imprisonment, for each violation. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any person who violates subdivision (b) of Section 6695 of Article 5 of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations relating to blinding lights, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any person who violates Section 6600.1 of Article 5 of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, by violating United States Coast Guard Navigation Rule 20, relating to navigation lights, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (2) Any person who violates subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 658 is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each violation. (3) (A) Any person who violates subdivision (d) of Section 652, subdivision (a) of Section 655, Section 655.05, 656, or 656.1, subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 658, Section 663.6 or 665, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 660, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment, for each violation. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any person who violates subdivision (a) of Section 655 by violating subdivision (a) of Section 6697 of Article 5 of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, relating to riding on the bow, gunwale, or transom of a vessel propelled by machinery is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (4) Any person who violates Section 652.5 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (5) Any person who violates Section 655.2, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (c) (1) Any person convicted of a violation of Section 656.2 or 656.3 shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. (2) In imposing the minimum fine required by this subdivision, the court shall take into consideration the defendantâs ability to pay the fine and, in the interest of justice for reasons stated in the record, may reduce the amount of that minimum fine to less than the amount otherwise required by this subdivision. (d) Any person convicted of a violation of Section 658.5 shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (e) Any person convicted of a first violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), or (e) of Section 655, or of a violation of Section 655.4, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. If probation is granted, the court, as a condition of probation, may require the pe
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