462A.1 Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto. [C97, §2511; C24, 27, 31, §1691; C35, §1703-e1; C39, §1703.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, […]
462A.10 Boat liveries. 1. The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by the owner to be operated for hire, the identification number thereof, the departure date and time and the expected […]
462A.11 Muffling devices. The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the total vessel noise in a reasonable manner in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. The use of cut-outs is prohibited, except for motorboats competing in a […]
462A.12 Prohibited operation. 1. No person shall operate any vessel, or manipulate any water skis, surfboard or similar device in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person. 2. A person shall not operate any vessel, or manipulate any water skis, surfboard or similar device […]
462A.12A Online watercraft education courses. 1. The department shall develop requirements and standards for online watercraft education courses. Only vendors who have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the department shall be approved by the department to offer an online watercraft education course that upon successful completion is sufficient to result in the issuance […]
462A.13 Penalty. 1. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules adopted under this chapter, for which another penalty is not otherwise specifically provided, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 2. Chapter 232 shall have no application in the prosecution of offenses committed in violation of this chapter […]
462A.14 Operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated. 1. A person commits the offense of operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated if the person operates a motorboat or sailboat on the navigable waters of this state in any of the following conditions: a. While under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or other drug […]
462A.14A Implied consent to test. 1. A person who operates a motorboat or sailboat on the navigable waters in this state under circumstances which give reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating a motorboat or sailboat in violation of section 462A.14 is deemed to have given consent to the withdrawal of specimens […]
462A.14B Refusal to submit — penalty. 1. If a person refuses to submit to the chemical testing, a test shall not be given unless the procedure in section 462A.14D is invoked. However, if the person refuses the test, the person shall be punishable by the court according to this section. 2. The court, upon finding […]
462A.14C Statement of officer. 1. A person who has been requested to submit to a chemical test shall be advised by a peace officer of the following: a. A refusal to submit to the test is punishable by a mandatory civil penalty of five hundred to two thousand dollars, and suspension of motorboat or sailboat […]
462A.14D Tests pursuant to warrants. 1. Refusal to consent to a test under section 462A.14A does not prohibit the withdrawal of a specimen for chemical testing pursuant to a search warrant issued in the investigation of a suspected violation of section 462A.14 if all of the following grounds exist: a. An accident has resulted in […]
462A.14E Violations of orders not to operate a motorboat or sailboat. 1. A person who operates a motorboat or sailboat after the person has been ordered, pursuant to section 462A.14 or 462A.14B, not to operate a motorboat or sailboat commits a serious misdemeanor, punishable with a jail term and a mandatory fine of one thousand […]
462A.14F Department recordkeeping. The department shall collect and maintain statistics on the number of arrests and convictions for violations of section 462A.14 that occur each year. 2000 Acts, ch 1099, §8
462A.15 Water skis and surfboards. 1. No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission for towing a person or persons on water skis, surfboard, or similar device unless there is in such vessel a responsible person, in addition to the operator, in a position to […]
462A.16 Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions. 1. The commission may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions on any waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission. The commission shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of […]
462A.17 Local regulations restricted. 1. This chapter and other applicable laws of this state govern the operation, equipment, numbering and all other matters relating thereto of any vessel whenever the vessel is operated or maintained on the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission, but this chapter does not prevent the adoption […]
462A.18 Owner’s civil liability. The owner and operator of any undocumented vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such vessel. [C39, §1703.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.21; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.18] C93, §462A.18
462A.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: 1. “Alcohol concentration” means the number of grams of alcohol per any of the following: a. One hundred milliliters of blood. b. Two hundred ten liters of breath. c. Sixty-seven milliliters of urine. 2. “Alcoholic beverage” includes alcohol, wine, spirits, […]
462A.20 Boat inspection. 1. A vessel either for hire or offered for hire upon any waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission may be inspected at any time by representatives of the commission or by any peace officer who is trained in enforcing, and who in the regular course of duty enforces, […]
462A.21 Fees. Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 137, §19 .
