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86B.303.4

Statute ID: 20435

Statute Function ID: 40571

Operate personal watercraft or other motorboats - Owner/operator may not allow unlawful use

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Classifications

Offense Level:

Misdemeanor (M)

General Offense Code:

DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)

Detailed Offense Code:

Water Craft (492)

Offense Severity Level:

Function Text:

UCR Code

Description

999

NIBRS Non-Reportable

Flags

Crime of Violence:

Targeted Misdemeanor:

Predatory Offender Registration Review:

Enhanceable:

Certify to DPS:

Report to DNR:

Yes

DPS Group:

Conditional Release:

Payable:

Yes

Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

Third Violation Indicator:

Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:

Wildlife Restitution:

Statute Number:

86B.303.4

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 2026

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 2026

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Operate personal watercraft or other motorboats - Owner/operator may not allow unlawful use

Statute ID:

20435

Created:

Dec 11, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Dec 11, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

86B.303.4 added to 2026 payables list. New code required.

Summary Text:

Operate personal watercraft or other motorboats - Owner/operator may not allow unlawful use

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/86B/303.html

Legislative Session:

2023 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

May 29, 2025