Section 8-726.1 – Throwing Certain Waste on Certain Waters of the State
(a) This section does not: (1) Apply to the improvement of harbors; or (2) Affect any act of the General Assembly relating to the construction of a wharf or to the rights of a riparian owner. (b) Ballast, ashes, filth, earth, oysters, or oyster shells may not be deposited from a vessel to a site: (1) In the Chesapeake Bay […]
Section 8-727 – Enforcement of Subtitle by Officers; Use of Visual or Audible Signals
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Elude” means to evade a police officer’s visual or audible signal to stop by: (i) Willfully failing to stop the vessel; (ii) Fleeing on foot; or (iii) Any other means. (3) “Police officer” means an officer who is: (i) In uniform, prominently displaying the officer’s badge or other insignia of […]
Section 8-727.1 – Use of Flashing Red and Yellow Lights or Signal Devices; Emergency Vessels
(a) (1) In this section, “public safety activity” includes: (i) Patrolling a marine parade, regatta, or special water celebration; (ii) Traffic control; (iii) Salvage; (iv) Fire fighting; (v) Medical assistance; (vi) Assisting a disabled vessel; and (vii) Search and rescue. (2) “Public safety activity” does not include routine towing. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual who is on a vessel […]
Section 8-728 – Security Interest in Vessels — Exemptions From 8-729 to 8-736 of This Subtitle
Sections 8–729 through 8–736 of this subtitle do not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vessel; (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, the State, or any political subdivision of the State; (3) A security interest in a […]
Section 8-724 – Boating Accidents
(a) The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty shall render all practical and necessary assistance to persons affected by the collision, accident, or casualty to save the persons from danger caused by the collision, accident, or casualty, to the extent the operator can do so without serious danger to the […]
Section 8-729 – Security Interest — Perfection Generally
(a) Unless excepted by § 8-728 of this subtitle, a security interest in a vessel is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the vessel unless perfected as provided under this section and §§ 8-730 through 8-732 of this subtitle. (b) A security interest is perfected by the delivery to […]
Section 8-724.1 – Damaging or Interfering With Use of Public Wharf or Landing
A person may not: (1) Interfere with the use of a public landing; (2) Do anything to destroy the usefulness of the public landing; or (3) Damage a wharf or structure erected on the wharf by the State, a county, or a person under a written agreement with a State unit or a county for public benefit.
Section 8-730 – Security Interest — Execution of Application; Time When Perfected; Endorsement of Certificate
(a) The provisions of this section apply if an owner creates a security interest in a vessel. (b) The owner immediately shall execute the application in the space provided on the certificate of title or a separate form the Department prescribes, naming the secured party on the certificate of title, showing the name and address of the […]
Section 8-725 – Waterskiing Restrictions
(a) This section does not apply to: (1) Any performer engaged in a professional exhibition; or (2) Any person taking part in: (i) An authorized regatta, motorboat race, or other boat race; or (ii) Any marine parade, tournament, or exhibition. (b) A person may not operate any machinery-propelled vessel for the purpose of towing a person on or attached to water […]
Section 8-731 – Security Interest — Assignability
(a) A secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, all or part of the secured party’s security interest in the vessel to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the […]