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REFERENCE TITLE: motorized watercraft operation; age restrictions |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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SB 1473 |
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Introduced by Senators Contreras: Bradley
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AN ACT
amending section 5‑341, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to operation of watercraft.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 5-341, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-341. Negligent operation of watercraft or water skis; restriction in operation of watercraft; violation; classification
A. No A person shall not operate a watercraft in a careless, reckless or negligent manner.
B. A person shall not operate a watercraft while allowing a person to ride on the gunwales, the transom or the decked over bow of a watercraft propelled by machinery operating in excess of wakeless speed except if:
1. That portion of the watercraft was designed and constructed for the purpose of carrying passengers at all speeds.
2. The watercraft is being maneuvered for anchoring, mooring or casting off moorings.
C. No A person shall not operate a watercraft shall be operated with a passenger or passengers on the bow in such a manner as to obstruct the view of the operator.
D. No A person on water skis, a surfboard or a similar contrivance shall not behave in a careless, reckless or negligent manner.
E. Except in case of emergency no a person under the age of twelve sixteen years of age may not operate a watercraft propelled by a motor of greater than eight horsepower unless the person's parent or legal guardian or at least one person who is eighteen years of age or older is present on the watercraft.
F. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, it is unlawful for any person to allow another person under the age of twelve sixteen years of age to operate a motor‑powered watercraft.
G. Notwithstanding subsections E and F of this section, a person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age may not operate a watercraft propelled by a motor of greater than eight horsepower unless one of the following conditions exist:
1. The person has SUCCESSFULLY completed a boating safety course that is approved by the arizona game and fish department and the boating safety certificate issued by the arizona game and fish department for the successful completion of the course is onboard the watercraft.
2. The person's parent or legal guardian or at least one person who is eighteen years of age or older is present on the watercraft.
H. Notwithstanding subsections A through G of this section, a person who was born after 2001, including a person who was born after 2001 and who is eighteen years of age or older, may not operate a watercraft propelled by a motor of greater than eight horsepower unless the person has SUCCESSFULLY completed a boating safety course that is approved by the arizona game and fish department and the boating safety certificate issued by the arizona game and fish department for the successful completion of the course is onboard the watercraft.
G. I. A person violating subsection A, B, C or D is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.