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- Florida Vessels Code Section 326.001; Short title.
Sections 326.001-326.006 may be cited as the "Yacht and Ship Brokers' ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 326.002; Definitions.
As used in ss. 326.001-326.006, the term: (1) "Broker" means a person who, for or in expectation of compensation: sells, offers, or ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 326.003; Administration.
The division shall: (1) Administer ss. 326.001-326.006 and collect fees sufficient to administer ss. 326.001-326.006. (2) Adopt rules pursuant ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 326.004; Licensing.
(1) A person may not act as a broker or salesperson unless licensed under the Yacht and Ship Brokers' Act. The division shall adopt rules ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 326.005; Escrow depository, closing transactions.
(1) A broker shall place any funds received pursuant to a transaction into a trust account in a savings and loan association, bank, trust company, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 326.006; Powers and duties of division.
(1) Proceedings under the Yacht and Ship Brokers' Act shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 120. (2) The division has the power to enforce and ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.01; Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Florida Vessel Safety ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.02; Definitions of terms used in this chapter and in chapter 328.
As used in this chapter and in chapter 328, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the term: (1) "Airboat" means a vessel that ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.04; Rules.
The commission has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring powers ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.22; Regulation of vessels by municipalities or counties.
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any municipality or county that expends money for the patrol, regulation, and maintenance of any ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.30; Collisions, accidents, and casualties.
(1) It is the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he or she ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.301; Written reports of accidents.
(1) The operator of a vessel that is in any manner involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury, death, or disappearance of any person ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.302; Accident report forms.
(1) The commission shall prepare and, upon request, supply to police departments, sheriffs, and other appropriate agencies or individuals forms for accident reports as required ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.31; Transmittal of information.
In accordance with any request made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the Division ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.32; Vessel declared dangerous instrumentality; civil liability.
All vessels, of whatever classification, shall be considered dangerous instrumentalities in this state, and any operator of a vessel shall, during any utilization of the ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.33; Reckless or careless operation of vessel.
(1) It is unlawful to operate a vessel in a reckless manner. A person is guilty of reckless operation of a vessel who operates any ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.331; Divers; definitions; divers-down flag required; obstruction to navigation of certain waters; penalty.
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Diver" means any person who is wholly or partially submerged in the waters of the state and is ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.34; Incapacity of operator.
It is unlawful for the owner of any vessel or any person having such in charge or in control to authorize or knowingly permit the ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.35; Boating under the influence; penalties; "designated drivers".
(1) A person is guilty of the offense of boating under the influence and is subject to punishment as provided in subsection (2) if the ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.352; Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal.
(1)(a)1. The Legislature declares that the operation of a vessel is a privilege that must be exercised in a reasonable manner. In order ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.35215; Penalty for failure to submit to test.
(1) A person who is lawfully arrested for an alleged violation of s. 327.35 and who refuses to submit to a blood test, breath ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.353; Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force.
(1)(a) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a vessel operated by a person under the influence of alcoholic beverages, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.354; Presumption of impairment; testing methods.
(1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in s. 327.35 for any person who is under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.355; Operation of vessels by persons under 21 years of age who have consumed alcoholic beverages.
(1)(a) Notwithstanding s. 327.35, it is unlawful for a person under the age of 21 who has a breath-alcohol level of 0....
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.359; Refusal to submit to testing; penalties.
Any person who has refused to submit to a chemical or physical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine, as described in s. ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.36; Mandatory adjudication; prohibition against accepting plea to lesser included offense.
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, no court may suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for any violation ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.37; Water skis, parasails, and aquaplanes regulated.
(1)(a) A person may not operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person on water skis, or an aquaplane, or ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.38; Skiing prohibited while intoxicated or under influence of drugs.
No person shall manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device from a vessel while intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.39; Personal watercraft regulated.
(1) A person may not operate a personal watercraft unless each person riding on or being towed behind such vessel is wearing a type I, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.391; Airboats regulated.
(1) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any airboat operated on the waters of this state shall be provided with an automotive-...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.395; Boating safety identification cards.
(1) A person 21 years of age or younger may not operate a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater unless such ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.40; Uniform waterway markers for safety and navigation; informational markers.
(1) Waterways in Florida which need marking for safety or navigation purposes shall be marked under the United States Aids to Navigation System, 33 C....
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.41; Uniform waterway regulatory markers.
(1) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 establishing a uniform system of regulatory markers for the waters of the state, compatible with ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.42; Mooring to or damaging of markers or buoys prohibited.
(1) No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker or buoy, regulatory marker or buoy, or area ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.43; Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs; navigation channel.
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is directed to mark a navigation channel within Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs, located on the western ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.44; Interference with navigation.
No person shall anchor, operate, or permit to be anchored, except in case of emergency, or operated a vessel or carry on any prohibited activity ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.46; Restricted areas.
(1) The commission has the authority to establish by rule, pursuant to chapter 120, restricted areas on the waters of the state for any purpose ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.461; Safety zones, security zones, regulated navigation areas, and naval vessel protection zones; prohibited entry; penalties.
(1)(a) A person may not knowingly operate a vessel, or authorize the operation of a vessel, in violation of the restrictions of a safety ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.47; Competitive grant programs.
The commission shall develop and administer competitive grant programs funded with moneys transferred pursuant to s. 206.606(1)(d). Grants may be awarded for ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.48; Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions.
Any person directing the holding of a regatta, tournament, or marine parade or exhibition shall secure a permit from the Coast Guard when such event ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.49; Testing vessels and vessel motors.
Subject to reasonable rules adopted by the commission, manufacturers of vessels and vessel motors that operate vessel and vessel motor test facilities may be authorized ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.50; Vessel safety regulations; equipment and lighting requirements.
(1)(a) The owner and operator of every vessel on the waters of this state shall carry, store, maintain, and use safety equipment in accordance ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.52; Maximum loading and horsepower.
(1) Except for sailboats, canoes, kayaks, and inflatable boats, this section applies to all monohull motorboats less than 20 feet in length that are: manufactured ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.53; Marine sanitation.
(1) Every vessel 26 feet or more in length which has an enclosed cabin with berthing facilities shall, while on the waters of the state, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.54; Liveries; safety regulations; penalty.
(1) A livery may not knowingly lease, hire, or rent a vessel to any person: (a) When the number of persons intending to use the ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.56; Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; qualified.
(1) No officer shall board any vessel to make a safety or marine sanitation equipment inspection if the owner or operator is not aboard. When ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.58; Jurisdiction.
The safety regulations included under this chapter shall apply to all vessels, except as specifically excluded, operating upon the waters of this ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.59; Marina evacuations.
(1) After June 1, 1994, marinas may not adopt, maintain, or enforce policies pertaining to evacuation of vessels which require vessels to be removed from ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.60; Local regulations; limitations.
(1) The provisions of ss. 327.01, 327.02, 327.30-327.40, 327.44-327.50, 327.54, 327.56, 327.65, 328.40-...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.65; Muffling devices.
(1) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any vessel operated on the waters of this state shall be effectively muffled by equipment ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.70; Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328.
(1) This chapter and chapter 328 shall be enforced by the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its officers, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.71; Exemption.
The commission may, if it finds that federal law imposes less restrictive requirements than provided herein or if it determines that boating safety will not ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.72; Penalties.
Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter or chapter 328 not specified in s. 327.73 or not paying the civil ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.73; Noncriminal infractions.
(1) Violations of the following provisions of the vessel laws of this state are noncriminal infractions: (a) Section 328.46, relating to operation of unregistered ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.731; Mandatory education for violators.
(1) Every person convicted of a criminal violation of this chapter, every person convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this chapter if the infraction resulted ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.74; Uniform boating citations.
(1) The commission shall prepare, and supply to every law enforcement agency in this state which enforces the laws of this state regulating the operation ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.803; Boating Advisory Council.
(1) The Boating Advisory Council is created within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall be composed of 18 members. The members include: (a) ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 327.804; Compilation of statistics on boating accidents and violations.
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall compile statistics on boating accidents and boating violations of the age groups of persons affected by chapter 96-...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.01; Application for certificate of title.
(1)(a) The owner of a vessel which is required to be titled shall apply to the county tax collector for a certificate of title. ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.03; Certificate of title required.
(1) Each vessel that is operated on the waters of this state must be titled by this state pursuant to this chapter, unless it is: (...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.05; Crimes relating to certificates of title to, or other indicia of ownership of, vessels; penalties.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title to a vessel, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.07; Hull identification number required.
(1) No person shall operate on the waters of this state a vessel the construction of which began after October 31, 1972, for which the ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.09; Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration.
(1) If the department determines at any time that an applicant for a certificate of title or registration gave a false statement or false or ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.11; Duplicate certificate of title.
(1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may issue a duplicate certificate of title upon application by the person entitled to hold such ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.13; Manufacturer's statement of origin to be furnished.
(1) Any person selling a new vessel in this state shall furnish a manufacturer's statement of origin to the purchaser of the vessel. The ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.15; Notice of lien on vessel; recording.
(1) No lien for purchase money or as security for a debt in the form of retain title contract, conditional bill of sale, chattel mortgage, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.16; Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and encumbrances.
(1) The department shall assign a number to each certificate of title and shall issue each certificate of title and each corrected certificate in duplicate. ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.165; Cancellation of certificates.
(1) If it appears that a certificate of title has been improperly issued, the department shall cancel the certificate. Upon cancellation of any certificate of ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.17; Nonjudicial sale of vessels.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that any nonjudicial sale of any vessel held for unpaid costs, storage charges, or dockage fees, or ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.18; Power to conduct investigations.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or any other law enforcement agency may make any investigation necessary to secure information required to carry ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.19; Penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.195; Legislative intent.
It is declared to be the legislative intent that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this chapter is held invalid the remainder ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.20; Disposition of fees.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall deposit all funds collected by it pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in the Marine ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.21; Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations.
A person who: (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, purports to sell or transfer a vessel for which a certificate of title ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.30; Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
The department is authorized to accept any application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.40; Administration of vessel registration and titling laws; records.
(1) The administration of vessel registration and titling as set forth in this chapter is under the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.42; Suspension or denial of a vessel registration due to support delinquency; dishonored checks.
(1) The department must allow applicants for new or renewal registrations to be screened by the Department of Revenue, as the Title IV-D child ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.44; Rules.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.46; Operation of registered vessels.
(1) Every vessel that is required to be registered and that is using the waters of this state shall be registered and numbered within 30 ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.48; Vessel registration, application, certificate, number, decal, duplicate certificate.
(1)(a) The owner of each vessel required by this law to pay a registration fee and secure an identification number shall file an application ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.50; Reregistration by mail.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall adopt rules and regulations to permit the reregistration of vessels by ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.52; Special manufacturers' and dealers' number.
(1) The description of a vessel used for demonstration, sales promotional, or testing purposes by a manufacturer or dealer shall be omitted from the certificate ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.54; Federal numbering system adopted.
(1) The vessel registration number issued shall be of the pattern prescribed by regulations of the United States Coast Guard and shall be divided into ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.56; Vessel registration number.
Each vessel that is used on the waters of the state must display a commercial or recreational Florida registration number, unless it is: (1) A ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.58; Reciprocity of nonresident or alien vessels.
The owner of any vessel already covered by a registration number in full force and effect which has been awarded: (1) By another state pursuant ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.60; Military personnel; registration; penalties.
Any military personnel on active duty in this state operating a vessel that has a registration number in full force and effect which has been ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.62; Only authorized number to be used.
No number other than the number awarded to a vessel or granted reciprocity pursuant to this chapter shall be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.64; Change of interest and address.
(1) The owner shall furnish the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles notice of the transfer of all or any part of his or ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.65; Legislative intent with respect to registration and numbering of vessels.
It is the legislative intent that vessels be registered and numbered uniformly throughout the state. The purpose of ss. 327.58, 327.70, 327.72, ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.66; County and municipality optional registration fee.
(1) Any county may impose an annual registration fee on vessels registered, operated, or stored in the water within its jurisdiction. This fee shall be ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.68; Exemption of vessels and outboard motors from personal property tax; temporary certificate of registration; vessel registration certificate fee.
(1) Every vessel registered as provided herein, and outboard motor capable of propelling any such vessel, shall be exempt from any personal property tax and ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.70; Legislative intent with respect to uniform registration fee, classification of vessels.
(1) It is declared to be the intent of the Legislature that all vessels in the state be subject to a uniform registration fee at ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.72; Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.
(1) VESSEL REGISTRATION FEE.--Vessels that are required to be registered shall be classified for registration purposes according to the following schedule, and the registration ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.73; Registration; duties of tax collectors.
(1) The tax collectors in the counties of the state, as authorized agents of the department, shall issue registration certificates and vessel numbers and decals ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.735; Advanced registration renewal; procedures.
(1) The owner of any vessel currently registered in this state may file an application for renewal of registration with the department, or its authorized ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.74; Stickers or emblems for the Save the Manatee Trust Fund.
The commission shall prepare stickers or emblems signifying support for the Save the Manatee Trust Fund which shall be given to persons who contribute to ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.76; Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; vessel registration funds; appropriation and distribution.
(1) Except as otherwise specified in this subsection and less $1.4 million for any administrative costs which shall be deposited in the Highway Safety ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.78; Crimes relating to registration decals; penalties.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to make, alter, forge, counterfeit, or reproduce a Florida registration decal unless authorized by the Department of Highway ...
- Florida Vessels Code Section 328.80; Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
The commission is authorized to accept any application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic ...
Last modified: November 21, 2006
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