Title 12, Title 12

1. Prohibition. 1-A. Operating without certificate of number. Except as provided in paragraph A, a person may not operate or give permission to operate a motorboat requiring a certificate of number without a current certificate of number or a current temporary certificate of numb…

1. Request. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide on request a written record of the history of past ownership of any watercraft that requires a certificate of number under this chapter. The request must be made on forms provided by the commissioner. 2. Fe…

1. Prohibition. A person exempt from the certificate of number requirement pursuant to section 13056, subsection 2, paragraph B may not place or operate a motorboat, personal watercraft or seaplane on the inland waters of the State unless a valid lake and river protection sticker…

1. Application. Notwithstanding section 13056, subsection 2, a manufacturer or dealer of new or used motorboats who has a permanent place of business in this State for the manufacture or sale of motorboats may, instead of obtaining a certificate of number for each motorboat owned…

1. Twenty-day certificate. The commissioner may issue temporary registration certificates to a registered dealer, who may, upon the sale or exchange of a boat, issue a temporary registration certificate to a new owner in order to allow the new owner to operate the boat for a peri…

1. Permit required. A person may not hold a regatta, race, boat exhibition or water-ski exhibition without a permit from the commissioner issued under subsection 2. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more …

1. Certificate required. A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without a certificate of number as required under this section. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 …

1. Prohibition. A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without having successfully completed a boater safety education course approved by a national association of state boating law administrators and approved by the commissioner. A person operating a m…

1. Certificate of number required. Before any motorboat is rented or leased, the owner of the motorboat shall obtain a certificate of number from the commissioner under section 13056. 2. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. A. A person who violate…

1. Prohibition. A person may not rent or lease a personal watercraft in violation of this section. This subsection does not apply to: A. A campground licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services that offers the personal watercraft owned by that campground exclusively f…

1. Failure to display excise tax decal. The owner of a watercraft shall display the excise tax decal, as required by Title 36, chapter 112. In all cases when the owner of a watercraft fails to display an excise tax decal as required under Title 36, chapter 112, the law enforcemen…

1. Prohibition. A person may not launch a watercraft into or operate a watercraft on inland waters when that watercraft has a marine toilet, shower or sink unless: A. The waste water from the toilet, shower or sink is fed directly into a holding tank; and [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,…

1. Launching contaminated watercraft. A person may not place a watercraft that is contaminated with an invasive aquatic plant upon the inland waters of the State. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not mor…

The following provisions govern accidents involving watercraft that result in personal injury or death of a person. [PL 2005, c. 436, §4 (NEW).] 1. Law enforcement officer notification. The operator of a watercraft involved in an accident that results in personal injury or death …

The following provisions govern accidents involving watercraft that result in property damage only. [PL 2005, c. 436, §4 (NEW).] 1. Provide information. The operator of a watercraft involved in a collision or accident that results in property damage shall provide the owner or ope…

A person shall report a watercraft accident to the commissioner in accordance with this section. [PL 2005, c. 436, §4 (NEW).] 1. Injury to person. An operator or owner of a watercraft involved in a collision, accident or other casualty while using the watercraft that results in t…

1. No permission given. This chapter does not give license or permission to cross or go on the property of another. 2. Stop and identify requirement. Persons operating an airmobile upon the land of another shall stop and identify themselves upon the request of the landowner or th…

1. Operating personal watercraft while underage. A person under 16 years of age may not operate a personal watercraft. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 655, P…

1. Appointment; compensation. The municipal officers of a town that borders or contains inland waters but does not border or contain territorial waters may appoint a harbor master for a term of not less than one year and may establish the harbor master's compensation. Except as p…

A person who neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order of a harbor master authorized pursuant to section 13072 commits a Class E crime.