Title 25 — Navigation
11 chapters · 61 sections in this title.
25 V.I.C. § 320 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety Act.
25 V.I.C. § 321 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:(a) “Commercial Vessel” means any vessel used or engaged in trade or business, including but not limited to, carrying passengers for hire, charter fishing, bare boat, or any type of charter, main…
25 V.I.C. § 322 Boating safety identification cards
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(a) A person eighteen years of age or younger may not operate a motorboat unless the person has in his possession aboard the motorboat photographic identification and a boater safety identification card issued by the Department which shows that the person has:(1) successfully com…
25 V.I.C. § 323 Exemptions
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(a) A person is exempt from section 322 if the person:(a) is licensed by the United States Coast Guard pursuant to 46 CFR Part 10;(b) is a person who operates a vessel under supervision of a certified instructor, or supervision of a person who is exempt from section 323 or who ho…
25 V.I.C. § 324 Proof of compliance
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(a) A person who is operating a motorboat on any waters of the Virgin Islands and is stopped by a peace officer in the enforcement of this chapter, or the rules adopted under this chapter, shall present to the peace officer proof that he meets the requirements of section 322, or …
25 V.I.C. § 325 Altered, forged, counterfeit or falsified boating education certificate
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(a) No person may alter, forge, counterfeit or falsify a boating safety identification card, certificate, license, or temporary operating permit or other document required under section 324. (b) No person may be in possession of a boating safety identification card certificate, l…
25 V.I.C. § 326 Requirements for rental and leasing agents
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(a) A person or his agent or employee engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats, not exceeding thirty days, may not rent or lease a motorboat to any person for operation on the waters of the Virgin Islands, unless the person:(1) meets the provisions of section 322 …
25 V.I.C. § 327 Personal flotation device required
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(a) All vessels must be equipped with U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device. Each PFD must be in good condition, the proper size for the intended wearer, and must be readily accessible. Readily accessible means an individual must be able to put the PFD on in a reaso…
25 V.I.C. § 328 Mandatory wear of personal flotation devices (PFD) by children
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No person may operate a recreational vessel on the waters of the Virgin Islands with any child under the age of seventeen years, unless each child is wearing an appropriate Type I or Type II personal flotation device as outlined in section 327 of this chapter.
25 V.I.C. § 329 Enforcement
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Every peace officer in the Virgin Islands and such officers and employees of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, as may be designated by the Commissioner, may enforce the provisions of this chapter, and in the exercise this enforcement authority may stop and board a…
25 V.I.C. § 330 Penalties
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(a) Any person who violates any provision of sections 324, 325, 326 or 327, of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of $500 for each violation. (b) Any person who violates any provision of section 328 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and is sub…