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SB 1061 Personal flotation devices; required for children 12 yrs. of age or younger to wear, penalty.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Personal flotation devices required for children; penalty. Requires all children six years of age or younger to wear a Type I, II, III, or Type V U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device on recreational vessels under 21 feet in length. The bill does not apply to a recreational vessel that is moored or anchored, or to children below deck or in an enclosed cabin. The bill defines "recreational vessel" as a vessel manufactured or operated for leisure or recreational purposes, or a vessel leased, rented or chartered for noncommercial use. "Recreational vessel" includes motorboats, sailboats, canoes, kayaks, rowboats, and any other vessel capable of being used for transportation on water, when the vessel is being used for other than commercial purposes. A boat operator who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor which will be dismissed if the operator completes a boating safety education course. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2006.


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