Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-4-5-802 Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)

• Section 324.80201 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) “Associated equipment” means any of the following that are not radio equipment: (i) An original system, part, or...
• Section 324.80202 Scope.
  (1) This part applies to personal watercraft and associated equipment used on the waters of this state. (2) Except where expressly indicated otherwise, this...
• Section 324.80203 Administration Of Part.
  Except as otherwise provided in this part, the department is responsible for the administration of this part. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff....
• Section 324.80204 Rules.
  The department shall promulgate rules authorized by this part under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The...
• Section 324.80205 Operation Of Personal Watercraft; Requirements; Violation; Fine; Exception; Accident Report.
  (1) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state unless each person riding on or being towed behind...
• Section 324.80206 Operation Of Personal Watercraft; Prohibition; Violation As Civil Infraction; Fine.
  (1) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state outside of a channel or in an area where...
• Section 324.80207 Liability Of Personal Watercraft Owner; Negligence; Presumption Of Consent.
  The owner of a personal watercraft is liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of the personal watercraft, whether the negligence consists...
• Section 324.80208 Reckless Operation Of Personal Watercraft; Violation; Penalty; Impoundment; Storage Cost.
  (1) If a person carelessly and heedlessly operates a personal watercraft upon the waters of this state in disregard of the rights or safety...
• Section 324.80209 Operation Of Personal Watercraft; Distance Requirements; Exceptions.
  (1) Except when traveling at slow--no wake speed perpendicular to the shoreline, a person who operates a personal watercraft on 1 of the Great...
• Section 324.80210 Possession Of Boating Safety Certificate.
  An individual who is required to complete a boating safety course under this part shall not operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of...
• Section 324.80211 Advancement Of Boating Safety; Educational Programs.
  (1) In order to protect the public interest in the prudent and equitable use of the waters of this state and to enhance the...
• Section 324.80212 Boating Safety Certificate; Issuance.
  (1) The department shall issue a boating safety certificate to each individual who successfully completes a boating safety course as described in section 80211...
• Section 324.80213 Boating Safety Certificate; Display.
  (1) An individual who is required to complete a boating safety course under this part and who operates a personal watercraft on the waters...
• Section 324.80214 Modification Or Suspension Of Boating Safety Certificate Requirements.
  The director may by written authorization modify or suspend the boating safety certificate requirements under this part if the modification or suspension of those...
• Section 324.80215 Operation Of Personal Watercraft; Graduated Age Provisions; Amendatory Act Known And Cited As "Ashleigh Iserman's Law."
  (1) Until October 1, 2011, except as provided in subsection (2), a person under the age of 14 shall not operate a personal watercraft...
• Section 324.80217 Dealers Of Personal Watercraft; Advising Buyer About Sources Of Boating Safety Courses; Violation; Fine.
  (1) A dealer of a new or used personal watercraft shall advise each person who buys a personal watercraft from the dealer of the...
• Section 324.80218 Creation And Availability Of Documents By Department; Documents Provided By Dealer To Buyer; Violation; Fine.
  (1) The department shall create and make available to dealers of personal watercraft both of the following: (a) A document that summarizes the laws...
• Section 324.80219 Violation Of Part; Penalty.
  Unless otherwise specified in this part, a person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than...
• Section 324.80220 Tracking Offenses; Duties Of Secretary Of State.
  (1) Not later than April 30, 2000, the secretary of state shall begin tracking individual offenses of this part. (2) In order to accomplish...
• Section 324.80221 Enforcement.
  Peace officers shall enforce this part. If a person has received a citation for a violation of a certification requirement prescribed in section 80210,...
• Section 324.80222 Compliance.
  Except as otherwise provided in this part, a personal watercraft operator shall comply with part 801. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June...

Last modified: October 10, 2016