§ 2223. Powers and duties of the Department.
§ 2223. Powers and duties of the Department. (a) The Department shall coordinate and provide a statewide course of instruction in boating safety education for certification, and insure that courses are available at regular intervals within each county. (b) Any course of instruction in boating safety education offered by the Department is not required to […]
§ 2224. Validity of certificate.
§ 2224. Validity of certificate. Once issued, the certification of boating safety education shall be valid for the lifetime of the person to whom it was issued and may not be revoked by the Department or a court of law. 69 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 4;
§ 2225. Penalties; jurisdiction.
§ 2225. Penalties; jurisdiction. (a) Whoever violates § 2221(a) of this title shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. (b) Whoever violates § 2221(c) of this title shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation. For […]
§ 2302. Operation of a vessel or boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs.
§ 2302. Operation of a vessel or boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs. (a) No person shall motor, sail, row, operate, command or have actual physical control of any vessel or boat underway on Delaware waters: (1) When the person is under the influence of alcohol; (2) When the person is […]
§ 2303. Consent to submit to chemical test.
§ 2303. Consent to submit to chemical test. (a) Any person who motors, sails, rows, commands, operates or has actual physical control of a vessel or boat underway on the waters of this State shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to this section and § 2302 of this title, to a chemical test […]
§ 2304. Refusal to submit to chemical test.
§ 2304. Refusal to submit to chemical test. (a) If any person requested refuses to submit to a chemical test pursuant to § 2303 of this title, after being informed of the penalty for said refusal, that person shall be prohibited from operating a vessel upon Delaware waters for a period of 1 year. This […]
§ 2305. Penalties; jurisdiction.
§ 2305. Penalties; jurisdiction. Whoever is convicted of a violation of § 2302 of this title shall: (1) For the first offense, be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months, or both. (2) For a second offense occurring within 5 years […]
§ 2306. Enforcement of chapter.
§ 2306. Enforcement of chapter. In addition to any other powers of arrest, any law-enforcement officer is hereby authorized to arrest without warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated the provisions of this chapter, regardless of whether the alleged violation was committed in the presence of such officer. This […]
§ 2113. Licensing and registration fees and waterway management fund.
§ 2113. Licensing and registration fees and waterway management fund. (a) All vessels subject to this subchapter shall be divided into classes as follows and subject to the appropriate registration fees: Class A—less than 16 feet $20 per year Class 1—16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length $40 per year Class […]
§ 2202. Child safety on recreational boats.
§ 2202. Child safety on recreational boats. (a) Every operator of a recreational boat shall be responsible for providing for the protection of any child 12 years of age or under by having any such child who is aboard a recreational boat upon the waters of this State, properly wear a Type I, II, III […]