(a) Notwithstanding Sections 12000, 12001, and 12002, a commercial boat registration may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, upon the second conviction in three years of the registrant, or the registrant’s agent, servant, employee, or any other person acting under the registrant’s direction or control, for a violation of any of the following provisions or regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Section 5521 or 5521.5.
(2) Article 2 (commencing with Section 8150), Article 3 (commencing with Section 8180), Article 4 (commencing with Section 8210), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250), Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275), Article 9 (commencing with Section 8370), Article 13 (commencing with Section 8495), and Article 15 (commencing with Section 8550) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(3) Article 1 (commencing with Section 8601), Article 2 (commencing with Section 8620), Article 4 (commencing with Section 8660), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8685), Article 6 (commencing with Section 8720), Article 7 (commencing with Section 8750), Article 8 (commencing with Section 8780), and Article 10 (commencing with Section 8830) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(4) Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(b) The commercial boat registration shall not be revoked unless both the first and second convictions are related to the boat for which the commercial boat registration is to be revoked, and are for violations which occurred when the person convicted was the registrant or the registrant’s agent, servant, employee, or acting under the registrant’s direction or control.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 787, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1998.)