Watercraft

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Section
488.015

Short title.

Section
488.025

Declaration of policy.

Section
488.035

Definitions.

Section
488.045

Regulations of Board of Wildlife Commissioners: Adoption.

Section
488.055

Regulations of Board of Wildlife Commissioners: Filing and publication.

Section
488.059

Applicability; local regulation.

Section
488.065

Operation of unnumbered or uncertified motorboat prohibited.

Section
488.075

Number, certificate of number and certificate of ownership: Application; issuance; fees; location of number on boat; regulations.

Section
488.078

Department to submit certain information to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
488.085

Recordation in this State of number previously awarded pursuant to federally approved numbering system of another state.

Section
488.105

Conformity of state numbering system with federal system.

Section
488.115

Awarding of certificates of number; authorization of agents; retention of fee by agent; public records.

Section
488.125

Certificates of number effective for 1 year; exception; renewal; fees; regulations.

Section
488.135

Department to fix date on which certificates of number expire.

Section
488.145

Destruction or abandonment of motorboat: Owner to furnish notice to Department; termination of certificate of number.

Section
488.155

Change of address of holder of certificate of number or ownership: Holder to notify Department and furnish new address; surrender and replacement or alteration of inaccurate certificates.

Section
488.165

Display of unauthorized number or decal prohibited.

Section
488.169

Hull numbers: Process for issuance and verification must comply with United States Coast Guard requirements; regulations.

Section
488.171

Hull numbers: Prohibited acts; assignment to handmade vessels; penalty.

Section
488.175

Exemption from requirements for numbering and titling; exception for certain residents of other states; issuance of exempt numbers.

Section
488.181

Endorsement of certificate on transfer by registered owner.

Section
488.182

Transfer of ownership not required on pledge of security interest.

Section
488.185

Classification of motorboats.

Section
488.187

Lights.

Section
488.193

Personal flotation devices; fire extinguishers; flame arrestors; ventilation of bilges; modification of requirements.

Section
488.195

Muffling devices.

Section
488.197

Sirens.

Section
488.257

"Mooring buoy" defined; requirements for colors and lights.

Section
488.259

Mooring buoy: Permit required; exception; permit for placement in navigable waters.

Section
488.261

Mooring buoy: Permit for placement in nonnavigable waters; permit for temporary placement; regulations and enforcement.

Section
488.263

Permit not required for temporary mooring buoy.

Section
488.265

Anchoring or mooring vessel which obstructs passageway prohibited; exceptions.

Section
488.285

Mooring to buoy or navigational aid prohibited; interference with buoy or navigational aid without written authorization prohibited; exception; penalties.

Section
488.291

Abandonment prohibited; evidence of responsibility for abandonment; removal of vessel from public waterway.

Section
488.293

Authority of peace officer to identify registered owner of vessel abandoned on private property; peace officer to notify Department of removal of abandoned vessel; law enforcement agency to notify owner or holder of security interest regarding location of and procedure for claiming vessel; waiver of interest in vessel; transfer of ownership to law enforcement agency.

Section
488.295

Duties of owner; records and equipment.

Section
488.305

Authority of Department to authorize events; regulations concerning safety; application for permission; reimbursement of Department; contents of application; compliance with federal law.

Section
488.310

Display of diver’s flag required; operation of vessel within 100 feet of flag prohibited; operation of vessel within 200 feet of flag limited; exception for emergencies.

Section
488.320

Use of approved marine sanitation device required; unlawful to discharge sewage; regulations; penalties.

Section
488.400

Operation of vessel or manipulation of water skis or surfboard recklessly or while intoxicated or under influence of controlled substance prohibited.

Section
488.405

"Concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath" defined. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.405

"Concentration of alcohol of 0.10 or more in his or her blood or breath" defined. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.410

Unlawful acts; penalty. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.410

Unlawful acts; penalty. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.420

Penalty if death or substantial bodily harm results; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.420

Penalty if death or substantial bodily harm results; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.425

Homicide by vessel: Penalty; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.425

Homicide by vessel: Penalty; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]

Section
488.427

Penalty for second or subsequent felony; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; aggravating factor.

Section
488.430

Evaluation of certain offenders before sentencing.

Section
488.440

Fee for chemical analysis.

Section
488.450

Implied consent to preliminary test of breath; failure to submit to test; use of results of test.

Section
488.460

Implied consent to evidentiary test; exemption from blood test; choice of test; circumstances in which peace officer may request person to submit to blood test; restrictions on requesting urine test; failure to submit to test; notification of parent or guardian of minor requested to submit to test.

Section
488.470

Requirements for evidentiary test of breath to determine concentration of alcohol in breath; refusal or failure to submit to test.

Section
488.480

Admissibility of evidence of failure to submit to evidentiary test and results of test; availability of results of test; presumption of accuracy and reliability of testing device; judicial notice of certification of operator of testing device; other evidence not precluded.

Section
488.490

Opportunity of arrested person to choose qualified person to administer test; substitution of test prohibited.

Section
488.500

Admissibility of results of blood test in criminal action; immunity from liability for person administering blood test in certain circumstances.

Section
488.510

Presumption that solution or gas used to calibrate or verify calibration of device for testing breath is properly prepared.

Section
488.520

Analysis of blood of deceased victim of accident involving vessel to determine presence and concentration of alcohol.

Section
488.530

Unlawful acts; inspections; authority of peace officers.

Section
488.533

Impoundment or quarantine.

Section
488.536

Fees; decal; regulations; exceptions.

Section
488.540

Commission may establish and maintain pilot rules; operator to maintain proper lookout; operation of vessel without required equipment prohibited.

Section
488.550

Collisions, accidents and other casualties.

Section
488.560

Transmittal of information regarding collision or accident to federal agency.

Section
488.570

Operation of vessel towing person on water skis, surfboard, inflatable device or similar device; operation of vessel within 100 feet of person being towed.

Section
488.575

Wearing of personal flotation device by passenger younger than 13 years of age: Duty of person who operates, owns or controls vessel; exceptions.

Section
488.580

Operation of personal watercraft.

Section
488.585

Operation of motorboat in excess of certain speed prohibited unless engine cut-off switch is present, connected and operating properly; attachment of engine cut-off switch link.

Section
488.590

Overloading vessel prohibited.

Section
488.600

Unlawful operation of vessel: Reduced speed required in certain areas.

Section
488.610

Unlawful operation of vessel in restricted area; designation and marking of restricted areas.

Section
488.620

Operation of vessel in area marked for bathing, wading, diving, floating or swimming.

Section
488.630

Operation of vessel in unsafe condition; penalties.

Section
488.730

Operation of certain motorboats on interstate waters of State by persons born on or after January 1, 1983: Requirements; presentation to peace officer of certain documentation; duties of certain persons engaged in business of renting or leasing motorboats.

Section
488.740

Department to certify persons to provide instruction in safe boating; powers and duties of Department concerning courses in safe boating.

Section
488.750

Persons born on or after January 1, 1983, to submit to Department certification of completion of course or passage of proficiency examination in safe boating; database of certificates.

Section
488.900

Enforcement by game wardens and other peace officers; inspection of vessel.

Section
488.910

Seizure of vessel to preserve evidence of crime; payment of storage fees.

Section
488.915

Seizure of vessel by peace officer: Criteria; duties of law enforcement agency.

Section
488.920

Citation; taking person before magistrate.

Section
488.950

Penalty for violating provision of chapter: Criminal penalty; authority of court to require successful completion of course in safe boating as prerequisite to operation of motorboat upon interstate waters of State.

Section
488.1793

Requirements for transfer of ownership or interest in certain motorboats; exceptions.

Section
488.1794

Certificate of ownership in beneficiary form: Application; issuance to tenant in common prohibited; contents; effect; revocation; encumbrances; duties of Department; transfer upon death not testamentary.

Section
488.1795

Transferee to file certificates, pay fee and apply for new certificates.

Section
488.1797

Requirements for issuance of certificate of ownership.

Section
488.1801

Owner of motorboat to notify Department of sale or transfer of title or interest; exception; information to be furnished.

Section
488.1803

Dealer’s report of sale, lease or other transfer; exception.

Section
488.1805

Interest of registered owner not affected by assignment by legal owner.

Section
488.1807

Endorsement of certificate upon transfer of title or interest of legal owner; exception.

Section
488.1813

Issuance of duplicate certificate on loss, destruction or mutilation of original.

Section
488.1815

Failure to endorse or deliver certificate to transferee unlawful.

Section
488.1817

New certificate not required on substitution of security interest between same parties; time limit.

Section
488.1823

Procedure for perfection of security interest.

Section
488.1825

Method prescribed for perfecting security interest is exclusive.

Section
488.1826

Suspension of certificate of number or validation decal for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate of number or validation decal. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
488.1827

Suspension or revocation of certificate or number if fraudulently obtained or fee was unpaid.