Sec. 2. (a) Before issuing a certificate of inspection and registration for a passenger boat, the department shall have the boat, including all motors, machinery, and equipment, thoroughly and carefully inspected by a competent person. (b) If the department finds that: (1) the boat, including motors, machinery, and equipment, is: (A) of a suitable design and construction for the service in which the boat is or is to be employed; and (B) in a good, safe, and sound operating condition and state of repair that warrants the belief that the boat can be operated with safety in the service; (2) the boat, including motors, machinery, and equipment, is in compliance with this article and the rules adopted under this article; and (3) property tax under IC 6-1.1 is not owed on the boat, as evidenced by the tax receipt for payment from the appropriate county treasurer; the department shall register the boat and issue a certificate. (c) If the department does not find the conditions in subsection (b), the department shall immediately notify the owner of the boat why the boat fails to meet the requirements. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-48(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IC 14-15-6-2.5 Requirements; inspections and surveys Sec. 2.5. (a) Each boat that carries passengers upon public water for hire must have: (1) a dry dock inspection; or (2) an underwater survey; of the exterior portion of the boat that is below the waterline at least one (1) time every sixty (60) months. However, an underwater survey may only be used to satisfy the requirements of this chapter one (1) time every one hundred twenty (120) months. (b) If the owner of the boat elects to have an underwater survey, the owner must hire and pay for the underwater survey, which must be conducted by an inspector from a certified organization that is approved under subsection (c). (c) The commission shall maintain a list of certified organizations that are approved to conduct underwater surveys under this chapter. As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.49.