Stolen or converted watercraft; record information
Sec. 23. (a) Upon receiving knowledge of a stolen watercraft, a
law enforcement agency shall immediately furnish the sheriff's
department of the county from which the watercraft was stolen, the
department of natural resources, law enforcement division, and the
bureau with full information concerning the theft.
(b) The bureau shall file the record in the numerical order of the
manufacturer's hull identification number or assigned hull
identification number with the index records of the watercraft. The
bureau shall prepare a list of watercraft stolen and recovered as
disclosed by the reports submitted to the bureau. The bureau shall
distribute the lists as the bureau considers advisable.
(c) If a stolen or converted watercraft is recovered, the owner or
recovering agency shall immediately notify the law enforcement
agency that received the initial theft report. The law enforcement
agency shall immediately notify the bureau, the department of natural
resources, the sheriff of the county from which the watercraft was
stolen, and other law enforcement agencies in the county. The bureau
shall remove the record of the theft or conversion from the file in
which the report is recorded.
As added by P.L.71-1991, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 27, 2006