Loading chat...
OH HB29
Bill
Status
7/10/2013
Primary Sponsor
Rex Damschroder
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Exempts individuals with valid U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials (master or operator endorsements per 46 C.F.R. 10.109 and 10.107) from Ohio's safe boater course requirement, provided they carry documentation onboard and present it to watercraft officers upon request.
-
Authorizes the Division of Watercraft chief to adopt rules governing vessel safety inspection checkpoints that comply with statutory and constitutional search and seizure protections.
-
Prohibits state watercraft officers from stopping or boarding vessels solely for safety inspections unless the owner or operator voluntarily requests an inspection.
-
Allows safety inspections only when officers have reasonable suspicion of a violation or are conducting an authorized checkpoint operation per Division of Watercraft rules.
-
Declares the act an emergency measure effective immediately to support boaters during the current boating season.
Legislative Description
To exempt persons holding certain Coast Guard endorsements from the requirement to complete a safe boater course or examination, to establish conditions for watercraft safety inspections, and to declare an emergency.
Watercraft safety inspections-establish conditions for
Last Action
Effective Date
7/10/2013