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Part 801 Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80199)
Law
Michigan Compiled Laws
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)
Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)
Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)
Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)
Part 801 Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80199)
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Section
324.80101
Definitions; a to C.
Section
324.80102
Definitions; D to L.
Section
324.80103
Definitions; M to O.
Section
324.80104
"Highly Restricted Personal Information" Defined; Definitions; P to W.
Section
324.80105
Application of Part.
Section
324.80106
Administration of Part; Advisory Representative.
Section
324.80107
Review of Boating Accidents, Safety Education Programs, and Policies.
Section
324.80108
Regulations of Waterborne Vehicles; Exclusive Diving, Fishing, Swimming or Water Ski Areas; Special Local Regulations.
Section
324.80108
[1] - Lists of Information; Sale Prohibited.
Section
324.80108a
Operation of Airboat Within Certain Distance of Residence; Limitation; Exceptions.
Section
324.80109
Rules; Subsection (1) Inapplicable to Special Local Rules.
Section
324.80110
Special Rules for Vessels, Water Skis, Water Sleds, Aquaplanes, Surfboards, or Other Similar Contrivances; Investigations and Inquiries; Preliminary Report; Notice of Public Hearing; Presentation of Views by Interested Persons; Determination by Department; Proposal for Local Ordinance; Appeal; "Water Body" Defined.
Section
324.80111
Proposed Local Ordinance; Submission to Governing Body; Approval or Disapproval; Enactment; Enforcement.
Section
324.80112
Special Local Ordinances; Request for Assistance; Form; Receipt of Resolution by Department.
Section
324.80112a
Temporary Ordinance for Use of Vessels on a Water Body; Application; Information Required; Investigation; Notice; Expiration; Right to Appeal.
Section
324.80113
Enforcement of Local Ordinances; Existing Rules; Enactment of Statutory Provisions as Ordinance.
Section
324.80114
Rules; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80114a
Prohibition Against Operation of Motorized Vessel; Exemption; Marine Exemption Certificate; Physician's Attestation.
Section
324.80115
Disposition of Revenues; Credit to Waterways Account; Appropriation; Fees.
Section
324.80116
Boating Safety Program; Compliance With Rules; Federal Financial Assistance.
Section
324.80117
Marine Safety Program; State Aid; Formula; Limitation on Determination; Use; Statement of Expenditures.
Section
324.80118
Allocation of State Aid to Counties.
Section
324.80119
Marine Safety Program; Audits of County Records; Refunds to State.
Section
324.80120
Marine Safety Program; Cooperation With County Sheriffs; Records; Reports.
Section
324.80121
Rules.
Section
324.80122
Conditions to Operation of Vessels; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80123
Exemption.
Section
324.80124
Application for Certificate of Number; Certificate of Title; 15-Day Permit; Fee; "The Length of Vessel" Defined; Tax Exemption; Issuance; Delinquent Fee or Tax; Penalty; Retention of Certificate of Number on Shore; Contents of Lease or Rental Agreement; Painting or Attaching Number; Assigning Block of Numbers; Federally Documented Vessel; Decal; Issuance of Original Certificate of Number, Numbering Renewal Decal, or Other Renewal Device; Numbering System; Registration; Issuance of Certificate of Number; Historic Vessel; Refund to Owner of Nonmotorized Canoe or Kayak; Refund and Computation of Fee.
Section
324.80124a
Great Lakes Protection Specialty Watercraft Decal.
Section
324.80124b
Great Lakes Protection Specialty Watercraft Decal; Use of Money Received From Sale; Definitions.
Section
324.80125
Notice of Destruction or Sale of Vessel; Transfer of Vessel; Change of Address; Surrender of Certificate; Cancellation of Certificate and Reassignment of Number; Certificate for Replacement Vessel; Refund; Recording New Address and Returning Certificates; Application for Transfer of Certificate; Fees; Duration of Certificate; Duplicate Certificate.
Section
324.80126
Dealer Certificates of Number and Dealer Decals.
Section
324.80127
Payment of Fee by Credit Card or Check.
Section
324.80128
Secretary of State; Certificate of Number.
Section
324.80129
Maintenance of Records; Availability to the Public.
Section
324.80130
Commercial Lookup Service of Records; Disposition of Fees; Computerized Central File; Purpose; Creation; Maintenance; Providing Records to Nongovernmental Person or Entity; Payment; Admissibility in Evidence.
Section
324.80130a
Disclosure of Information Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section
324.80130b
Resale or Redisclosure of Personal Information; Maintenance of Records; Duration; Availability for Inspection.
Section
324.80130c
Furnishing List of Information to Federal, State, or Local Governmental Agency; Contract for Sale of List of Information; Insertion of Safeguard in Agreement or Contract; Resale or Redisclosure of Information; Disclosure of List Based on Watercraft Operations or Sanctions to Nongovernmental Agency.
Section
324.80130d
Prohibited Conduct; Violations as Felony; Penalties.
Section
324.80130f
Abandonment of Vessel Prohibited; Presumption; Violation; Civil Infraction; "Abandoned Vessel" Defined; Determination That Vessel Not Stolen; Duties of Police Agency; Notice of Abandoned Vessel; Duties of Secretary of State; Request for Hearing by Owner to Contest Abandonment; Redemption of Vessel; Abandonment of Vessel on Private Property Without Owner Consent; Offer of Vessel for Public Sale.
Section
324.80130g
Definitions; Unregistered Abandoned Scrap Vessel; Custody; Duties of Police Agency; Release of Vessel to Towing Service; Certificate of Scrapping; Retention of Records; Abandonment of Vessel on Private Property; Notice of Abandoned Vessel; Request for Hearing by Owner to Contest Abandonment; Redemption of Vessel.
Section
324.80130h
Determination That Vessel Not Stolen; Immediate Removal From Public or Private Property; Arrival of Owner Before Towing or Removal; Entering Vessel in Law Enforcement Information Network as Abandoned; Release of Vessel to Owner; Authorization Required; Notice.
Section
324.80130i
Courts; Jurisdiction; Venue; Use of Bond to Pay Towing and Storage Fees; Exclusive Remedies.
Section
324.80130j
Filing of Petition by Owner of Vessel; Duties of Court; Burden of Showing Compliance With Act; Decision of Court.
Section
324.80130k
Public Sale of Abandoned Vessel.
Section
324.80130l
Abandoned Vessel, Orv, and Snowmobile Fund.
Section
324.80130m
Towing or Storage Fees.
Section
324.80130n
Applicability of MCL 324.80130f and 324.80130g.
Section
324.80130o
Notice of Towing or Removal of Vessel; Posting; Requirements; Use of Term "vehicles."
Section
324.80130p
Applicability of MCL 324.80130o.
Section
324.80131
Violation of Part or Ordinance; Record of Charge or Citation; Forwarding Abstracts or Report to Secretary of State; Statement; Certification; Noncompliance; Public Inspection; Basis for Issuing Order; Transmitting and Entering Order of Reversal; Modifying Requirements.
Section
324.80132
Applicability of MCL 324.80134 and 324.80135; Applicability of Section.
Section
324.80133
Casualty Involving Vessel; Assistance to Injured Persons.
Section
324.80134
Casualties Involving Vessels; Exchange of Identification.
Section
324.80134a
Accident Involving Serious Impairment of Body Function or Death; Remaining at Scene of Accident; Violation as Felony; “Serious Impairment of a Body Function” Defined.
Section
324.80135
Casualty Involving Vessel; Report.
Section
324.80136
Peace Officer Receiving Report or Investigating Casualty Involving Vessel; Report to Department and County Sheriff; Form and Contents.
Section
324.80137
Casualty Reports Involving Vessel; Use; Fee; Copies; Admissibility in Court.
Section
324.80138
Transmission of Information for Analytical or Statistical Purposes.
Section
324.80139
Rules.
Section
324.80140
Educational Programs; Establishment; Youthful Boat Operators Training Program; Certificates of Completion; Information to Be Included in Program.
Section
324.80141
Operation of Motorboat by Person Less Than 12 Years of Age; Operation of Motorboat by Person on or After July 1, 1996; Certification Required; Electronic Verification; Consent to Search; Liability.
Section
324.80142
Wearing of Personal Flotation Device by Child Required; Exception; “Charter Boat” and “Class C Vessel” Defined; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80143
Barge; Lights; Number; Placement; Position; Barges Moored Together; Limitation; Order to Move Moored Vessel; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Costs; Definitions.
Section
324.80143a
Carrying, Storing, Maintaining, and Using Marine Safety Equipment Onboard Vessel; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine.
Section
324.80144
Operation of Vessels; Rules; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80145
Operation of Vessels; Speed; Interference With Use of Waters by Others; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80146
Maximum or Unlimited Vessel Speed; Rules; Maximum Vessel Speed Where Limits Not Established; Exceptions; Resolution Requesting Reduction in Maximum Speed Limit; Emergency Conditions; Temporary Speed Limit Requirements; Time Limitations; Declaration of State Emergency; Requiring Slow—no Wake Speed or Minimum Speed; Violation; Fine; Exceptions; Waiver.
Section
324.80147
Reckless Operation of Vessels; Penalty.
Section
324.80148
Operating Motorboat at More Than Slow—no Wake Speed; Prohibitions; Exceptions.
Section
324.80149
Operation of Vessels in Counter-Clockwise Fashion; Distance Between Persons Being Towed and Other Objects; Exception; Violation as Misdemeanor; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine.
Section
324.80150
Operation of Vessels; Prohibited in Certain Areas.
Section
324.80151
Towing of Persons; Prohibited Time; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80152
Towing or Assisting Person Prohibited; Exceptions; Violation; Fine; Subsections (1) and (3) Inapplicable Under Certain Conditions; Standards; Rules; Certification; Information to Be Provided; Specification of Bodies of Water for Use in Practice.
Section
324.80153
Vessels; Use of Portions Unintended for Occupancy Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section
324.80154
Interference With Operation of Vessel by Nonoccupant.
Section
324.80155
Divers; Marking Point of Submergence; Distance From Diver's Flag.
Section
324.80156
Motorboat; Muffler or Underwater Exhaust System Required; Maximum Sound Levels; Test and Maximum Decibel Levels; New Motorboat to Comply With Prescribed Sound Levels; Exceptions; “Db(a)” Defined; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section
324.80157
Liability of Vessel Owner for Negligent Operation; Presumption of Consent to Use.
Section
324.80158
Responsibility of Vessel Owner for Damage Caused by Vessel Wake.
Section
324.80159
Buoys or Beacons; Permit for Placement; Application; Revocation; Removal.
Section
324.80160
Buoys or Beacons; Uniform Marking System.
Section
324.80161
Buoys or Beacons; Compliance With Federal Law or Regulations; Permits.
Section
324.80162
Buoys or Beacons; Use as Moorings; Moving, Removal or Damaging.
Section
324.80163
Anchored Raft or Other Item or Material; Relocation or Removal as Navigation Hazard; Costs; Failure to Pay; Lien.
Section
324.80164
Regattas; Rules; Permit; Authorization; Applications.
Section
324.80164a
Personal Flotation Device and Throwable Flotation Device; Exception From Requirements.
Section
324.80165
Regattas, Races, or Trials; Compliance With Federal Law or Regulation; Permit; Waiver.
Section
324.80166
Peace Officers; Stopping of Vessels; Duty of Operator; Reasonable Suspicion; Furnishing False Information as Misdemeanor; Arrest Without Warrant.
Section
324.80166a
Agreement With United States Coast Guard.
Section
324.80167
Arrest Without Warrant; Cases in Which Arrested Person Arraigned by Magistrate or Judge.
Section
324.80168
Arrest Without Warrant; Notice to Appear in Court; Time; Place; Appearance; Acceptance of Pleas.
Section
324.80169
Arrest Without Warrant; Nonresidents; Recognizance; Receipt and Summons; Failure to Appear; Deposit of Money; Report; Embezzlement.
Section
324.80170
Violation by Officer, Magistrate, or District Court Judge as Misconduct in Office; Removal From Office; Applicability and Construction of MCL 324.80168 and 324.80169.
Section
324.80171
Violation of Part or Rules; Penalties.
Section
324.80172
Negligent Crippling or Death; Penalty.
Section
324.80173
Felonious Operation of Watercraft; Penalty.
Section
324.80174
Negligent Homicide Included in Charge of Manslaughter.
Section
324.80175
Nonresidents; Secretary of State as Attorney for Service of Summons; Service; Procedure; Sufficiency; Death; Appointment of Secretary of State as Attorney; Abatement of Actions; Costs; Applicability to All Courts.
Section
324.80176
Operation of or Authorizing Operation of Motorboat While Under Influence of Alcoholic Liquor or Controlled Substance Prohibited; Visible Impairment; Violation as Felony; Penalty; "Serious Impairment of a Body Function" Defined; Operation by Person Less Than 21 Years of Age; "Any Bodily Alcohol Content" Defined; Requirements; "Operate" Defined.
Section
324.80177
Violation of MCL 324.80176(1); Sanctions; Costs.
Section
324.80178
Violation of MCL 324.80176(3); Sanctions; Costs.
Section
324.80178a
Violation of MCL 324.80176(6); Sanctions; Costs.
Section
324.80178b
Violation of MCL 324.80176(7)(a) or 324.80176(7)(b); Sanctions; Costs.
Section
324.80179
Enhanced Sentencing Based on Prior Convictions; Conditions; Attempted Violation of MCL 324.80176(1), MCL 324.80176(3), or Local Ordinance.
Section
324.80180
Peace Officer; Arrest Without Warrant; Reasonable Cause; Conditions; Returning Motorboat and Occupants to Shore; Effect of Not Charging Person Receiving Citation.
Section
324.80181
Chemical Test and Analysis of Blood, Urine, or Breath; Collection of Sample or Specimen; Application of Administrative Rules.
Section
324.80182
Chemical Test; Administration at Request of Peace Officer, During Medical Treatment, or by Medical Examiner if Operator of Vessel Is Deceased; Procedures.
Section
324.80183
Chemical Test; Introduction of Other Competent Evidence; Availability of Test Results.
Section
324.80184
Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test as Admissible Evidence.
Section
324.80185
Advising Defendant of Penalties and Sanctions; Ordering Screening, Assessment, and Rehabilitative Services.
Section
324.80186
Sentencing as Multiple Offender; Consideration of Prior Convictions; Sanctions.
Section
324.80187
Consent to Chemical Tests of Blood, Breath, or Urine; Circumstances; Exception; Administration.
Section
324.80188
Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test at Request of Peace Officer; Obtaining Court Order; Forwarding Report to Secretary of State.
Section
324.80189
Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Notice of Right to Request Hearing.
Section
324.80190
Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Failure to Request Hearing; Manner and Conditions of Hearing if Requested; Record of Proceedings; Order; Petitions to Review Order or to Review Determination of Hearing Officer.
Section
324.80191
Order Not to Operate Vessel on Waters of State; Convictions Requiring Issuance of Order by Secretary of State; Effectiveness of Order if More Than 1 Conviction Resulting From Same Incident.
Section
324.80192
Convictions Requiring Order With No Expiration Date; Terminating Order; Multiple Convictions From Same Incident; Judicial Review.
Section
324.80193
Failure to Answer Citation or Notice to Appear in Court or Comply With Judgment or Order; Notice of Issuance of Order Without Expiration Date; Conditions Terminating Order.
Section
324.80194
Petition for Review of Determination; Order Setting Cause for Hearing; Service; Authority and Duty of Court; Applicability of Section.
Section
324.80195
Petition for Stay of Order; Entering Ex Parte Order; Terms and Conditions; Exception.
Section
324.80196
Person Subject to Order Not to Operate Vessel on Waters of State; Prohibited Conduct; Violation of Subsection (1) as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Extending Length of Order; Obtaining and Furnishing Boating Record; Applicability of Section; Confiscating Certificate of Number and Cancelling Registration Numbers.
Section
324.80197
Impoundment of Vessel; Order; Execution; Liability for Expenses; Rights of Conditional Vendor, Chattel Mortgagee, or Lessor of Vessel.
Section
324.80197a
Conviction Based on Plea of Nolo Contendere.
Section
324.80198
Administrative Order Processing Fee; Disposition and Allocation.
Section
324.80198a
Public Dock, Pier, Wharf, or Retaining Wall; Entry or Use Prohibited Under Certain Wind Conditions; Barricades; Notice.
Section
324.80198b
Public Bathing Beaches; Buoys Required; Prohibited Swimming Area; Exception; Violation; Fine.
Section
324.80199
Part Not to Affect Owner's Rights Under Laws of United States.