HB872: Boating safety course; must complete to operate motorboat or personal wathercraft, penalty.

Chief Patron

Kathy Byron (R-22)
Lynchburg, VA
Served: 1998–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Mandatory boating safety education; penalty. Makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor for anyone to operate a motorboat without having successfully completed an approved boating safety education course. The education requirement is phased-in so that by July 1, 2015, all motorboat operators will have been required to complete and pass the course or an equivalency exam. The Board is directed to develop and administer the mandatory boating safety education program through the promulgation of regulations, taking into account comments from the public. There are a number of ways a person can comply with the law other than successfully completing an approved course, such as passing an equivalency examination, possessing a valid license issued to maritime personnel, etc. View Full Text »

Comments

Melissa Smith writes:

I own a pwc and feel that this could be down on a website. The problem is people dring while boating regardless if they have completed a course. Ride around on Lake Anna some Sunday after the "churchgoers" have hit the water. That's when I leave.

The bill should be an all age pass including children.

Posted 18 months ago. #