Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 Vehicles: Article IV - Motorboat Equipment

• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-1
  Personal flotation devices. A. No person may operate a watercraft unless at least one U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD of the following types or their...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-2
  Lights. A. It is unlawful to operate any vessel less than 39 feet in length unless the following lights are carried and displayed when...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-3
  Mufflers. A. All motorboats shall be equipped and maintained with an effective muffler or underwater exhaust system. For the purpose of this Section, an...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-4
  Whistles.) It is unlawful to operate a motorboat without a mouth, hand or power operated whistle, horn or other appliance, capable of producing a...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-5
  Fire extinguisher. It is unlawful to operate a motorboat equipped with an internal combustion engine anywhere in this State without at least one U....
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-6
  Carburetor arrestors. Carburetors on all engines of motorboats other than those propelled by a detachable outboard motor shall be fitted with or protected by...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-7
  Ventilators. Except for open boats, all motorboats which use fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or less shall have at least 2...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-8
  Sirens and flashing lights. (a) Except as provided in this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person to use a watercraft equipped with...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-9
  Sealing of marine heads. No marine head (toilet) on any watercraft used upon waters of this State may be so constructed and operated as...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-10
  Battery Covers. Every motorboat equipped with storage batteries shall be provided with suitable supports and secured against shifting with the motion of the boat....
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-11
  Engine cut-off switch. (a) As used in this Section: "Engine cut-off switch link" means the lanyard or wireless cut-off device used to attach the motorboat...
• Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act. - 625 ILCS 45, Section 4-12
  Visual distress signals. It is unlawful to operate any watercraft on the waters of Lake Michigan without having onboard visual distress signals as required...

Last modified: February 18, 2015