§ 52-7-12.3. Feticide by Vessel
For the purposes of this Code section, the term “unborn child” means a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the womb. A person commits the offense of feticide by vessel in the first degree if he or she causes the death of an unborn child by […]
§ 52-7-12.4. Serious Injury by Vessel
Whoever, without malice, shall cause bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member thereof, or by causing organic brain damage which renders the body or any […]
§ 52-7-12.5. Ordering Drug, Alcohol, or Other Substance Tests; Implied Consent Warning; Reports; Suspension; Hearing; Certificate of Inspection
The test or tests required under Code Section 52-7-12 shall be administered as soon as possible at the request of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating or was in actual physical control of a moving vessel upon the waters of this state in violation of Code […]
§ 52-7-12.6. Terms of Suspension; Return of Operating Privilege; Operation When Suspended
Any operator’s privilege to operate a vessel on the waters of this state required to be suspended under subsection (d) of Code Section 52-7-12.5 shall be suspended subject to the following terms and conditions: Upon the first suspension pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 52-7-12.5 within the previous five years, as measured from the […]
§ 52-7-12.7. Suspension of Privileges to Operate a Vessel Upon Waters of This State for Violations of Vessel Laws
Except as provided for in Code Sections 52-7-12, 52-7-12.5, and 52-7-12.6, and notwithstanding criminal proceedings that may be initiated by law, upon a determination by the department that a person has violated this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, is in noncompliance with a citation issued by another state regarding the operation […]
§ 52-7-13. Boating Safety Zones; Restrictions on Use of Motors and Operation of Houseboats on Certain Lakes; Exceptions
The following are established as boating safety zones from May 1 through the following September 30: The ocean waters adjacent to Jekyll Island, which shall include all those waters for a distance of 1,000 feet from the high-water mark on Jekyll Beach from the northernmost point to the southernmost point of Jekyll Island; The ocean […]
§ 52-7-14. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties; Salvage Rights
Duty to render assistance and identify vessel and self. It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers, to render to other persons affected by the collision, […]
§ 52-7-15. Furnishing Information to Federal Officials and Agencies
In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the department pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 52-7-14 shall be transmitted to such official or agency of the United States for analytical and statistical purposes. History. Ga. L. 1960, […]
§ 52-7-16. Towing Persons on Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Surfboards or Similar Device
No person shall operate a vessel on any of the waters of this state for towing a person or persons on water skis, aquaplane, surfboard, or any similar device unless the vessel is equipped with a wide-angle mirror mounted in such a manner as to permit the operator of the vessel to observe at all […]
§ 52-7-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Boat Safety Act.” History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 1.