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(a) A person eighteen years of age or younger may not operate a motorboat unless the person has in his possession aboard the motorboat photographic identification and a boater safety identification card issued by the Department which shows that the person has:
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(1) successfully completed a Department-approved boater education course that meets the requirements established by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators;
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(2) passed course equivalency examination approved by the Department; or
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(3) passed a non-renewable temporary certificate examination developed or approved by the Department.
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(b) An identification card issued to a person who has completed a boating safety course or a course equivalency examination is valid for life. A card issued to a person who has passed a temporary certification examination is valid 60 days.
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(c) The Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with agents to administer the course, course equivalency examination, or temporary certificate examination under guidelines established by the Commissioner.