New Jersey Revised Statutes § 12:7-47.1 - Child Under 12 Required To Wear Personal Flotation Device On Vessel Underway

12:7-47.1. Child under 12 required to wear personal flotation device on vessel underway
1. a. Every person who operates a vessel on the waters of this State with a child 12 years of age or under on board shall have the child wear at all times a properly fitted United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device whenever the vessel is underway.

b.Any person guilty of violating this act shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $50.

c.The operator of a vessel shall not be guilty of a violation of this act if a United States Coast Guard flotation device of a size to properly fit the child is not commercially available.

L.1999,c.161,s.1.


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