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MO HB1452
Bill
Status
1/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Charles Denison
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AI Summary
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Increases the age requirement for wearing a personal flotation device on Missouri watercraft from seven to fourteen years old.
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Requires all personal flotation devices to be approved by the United States Coast Guard.
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Makes it a class C misdemeanor for any person to allow someone under fourteen years old to be on a watercraft without wearing an approved personal flotation device.
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Exempts children in fully enclosed portions of a watercraft that prevent them from falling out or being thrown from the vessel.
Legislative Description
Requires any person younger than 14 years of age to wear an approved personal flotation device when on a watercraft on Missouri waters unless the person is in a fully enclosed part of the watercraft
Last Action
HCS Voted Do Not Pass (H)
4/11/2012