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SB 1439 Vessel operation; law-enforcement officers prohibited from stopping, etc., without probable cause.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Vessel operation; reasonable and articulable suspicion. Prohibits law-enforcement officers from stopping, boarding, or inspecting a noncommercial vessel without a reasonable and articulable suspension that there exists a violation of boating safety regulations adopted by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries. The bill does not affect stops to check licenses or creel limits.


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