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86B.501.3(a)
Statute ID:
9875
Statute Function ID:
6900
Watercraft - Lifejacket Required for Child Under 10
In Effect
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
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
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
Yes
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
86B.501.3(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
May 6, 2005
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Watercraft - Lifejacket Required for Child Under 10
Statute ID:
9875
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Watercraft - Lifejacket Required for Child Under 10
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/86B/501.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) No person may operate a watercraft under way with a child under ten years of age aboard unless the child is: (1) wearing an appropriate personal flotation device approved under subdivision 1; or (2) below the top deck or in an enclosed cabin. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to commercial watercraft where the child is a passenger and the operator is licensed by the state of Minnesota or the United States Coast Guard to carry passengers for hire. Paragraph (a) also does not apply if the watercraft is anchored for the purpose of swimming or diving. (c) A first violation of this subdivision prior to May 1, 2006, shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by a safety warning. (d) Any violation other than a violation addressed in paragraph (c) is to be considered a petty misdemeanor.
