If I am understanding this correctly, it has nothing to do with boater safety, but rather complying with the letter of the law. If it has to do with boater safety, then on line certification issued by the state of NH before the cutoff day would be under the same inhanced civil penalties as an out of state certification, proctored or not. Also, by not citing everyone with an out of state certification, is the NHMP tacitly abrogating the law? And if it is a boater safety issue, as secondcurve pointed out, could you argue that you took a proctered course and have no reason to expect a lesser civil penalty.
I am not trying to be argumentive, but to make sure I am confortable with my legal understanding.
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