Sec. 31.127. PENALTIES AND FINES. (a) A person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, or who violates or fails to comply with a proclamation of the commission entered under this chapter or a city ordinance or order of a commissioners court or a political subdivision of the state made or entered under this chapter, commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates Section 31.043 (c) or 31.096 commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. A person who violates Section 31.043 (c-1) commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a person who operates a vessel in violation of Section 31.021 (b) or 31.095 commits an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500. (d) The operator of a vessel who is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person and fails to comply with Section 31.104 commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony. (e) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the operator of a vessel who is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty and fails to comply with Section 31.104 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (f) A court may dismiss a charge of operating a vessel with an expired certificate of number under Section 31.021 if: (1) the defendant remedies the defect not later than the 10th working day after the date of the offense and pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10; and (2) the certificate of number has not been expired for more than 60 days. (g) A person who operates a motorboat in violation of Section 31.1071 commits an offense punishable by a fine of not more than $200.
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