§ 8-712.2. Boating safety education requirements
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: October 1, 2010
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 8-712.2
§ 8-712.2. Boating safety education requirements
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection, a person born on or after July 1, 1972, may not operate on the waters of the State a vessel for pleasure that is required to be numbered in accordance with this subtitle or a vessel for pleasure that is required to be numbered in accordance with the Federal Boat Safety Act of 19711 without first obtaining a certificate of boating safety education.
(b)(1) The Department shall:
(c)(1) The Department or the Department's designee shall issue a certificate of boating safety education to a person who:
1. Is valid for the lifetime of the person to whom the certificate was issued; and
2. May not be revoked by the Department or a court of law.
(5) In lieu of a certificate of boating safety education issued by the Department, a license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, or a boating safety certificate issued by a unit of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the U.S. Power Squadron, or a local board of education, is sufficient to comply with the requirements of this section.
(d) On or after July 1, 1988, a person who is subject to the provisions of subsection (a)(1) of this section and who operates on waters of the State a vessel for pleasure that is required to be numbered in accordance with this subtitle or a vessel for pleasure that is required to be numbered in accordance with the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, in violation of any requirement of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(e) A juvenile charged with any violation under this section shall be charged as provided in Title 3, Subtitle 8A of the Courts Article.
(f)(1) A Natural Resources police officer or other law enforcement officer may enforce the provisions of this section only as a secondary action when the officer detains an operator of a vessel for a suspected violation of another provision of the Code or regulations adopted in accordance with another provision of the Code.
Credits
Added by Acts 1987, c. 640. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 2001, c. 415, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2010, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 92-75, Aug. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 213.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 8-712.2, MD NAT RES § 8-712.2
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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