A. When the death of any person ensues within one (1) year as a proximate result of injury received by the operating of a vessel by any person sixteen (16) years of age or older in reckless disregard of the safety of others, the person so operating such vessel shall be guilty of negligent homicide.
B. Any person convicted of negligent homicide shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 44, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.