30.635 – Motorboat prohibition.
30.635 Motorboat prohibition. On lakes 50 acres or less having public access, motorboats may not be operated in excess of slow-no-wake speed, except when such lakes serve as thoroughfares between 2 or more navigable lakes. The department by rule may modify or waive the requirements of this section as to particular lakes, if it finds […]
30.64 – Patrol boats.
30.64 Patrol boats. (1) The operator of a patrol boat, including a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5), when responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, need not comply with this subchapter or ordinances under s. 30.77 when a siren or emergency […]
30.65 – Traffic rules.
30.65 Traffic rules. (1) Meeting; overtaking; right-of-way. Every person operating a boat shall comply with the following traffic rules, except when deviation therefrom is necessary to comply with federal pilot rules while operating on the navigable waters of the United States: (a) When 2 motorboats are approaching each other “head and head,” or so nearly […]
30.66 – Speed restrictions.
30.66 Speed restrictions. (1) Speed to be reasonable and prudent. No person shall operate a motorboat at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing. The speed of a motorboat shall be so controlled as to avoid colliding with any object […]
30.573 – Assignment of security interest.
30.573 Assignment of security interest. (1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 409.308 (5), a secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, the secured party’s security interest in a boat 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 […]
30.574 – Release of security interest.
30.574 Release of security interest. (1) Within one month, or within 10 days following written demand by the debtor, after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security interest in a boat under any security agreement perfected under ss. 30.57, 30.572 and […]
30.575 – Secured party’s and owner’s duties.
30.575 Secured party’s and owner’s duties. (1) A secured party named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another secured party named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information about the secured party’s security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it. (2) An owner shall promptly deliver the […]
30.576 – Method of perfecting exclusive.
30.576 Method of perfecting exclusive. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and subject to s. 409.311 (4), the method provided in ss. 30.57 to 30.575 of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to those sections is exclusive. Security interests subject to ss. 30.57 to 30.575 are exempt from the provisions of law […]
30.577 – Suspension or revocation of certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration.
30.577 Suspension or revocation of certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration. (1) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration for a boat if it finds any of the following: (a) The certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued, or […]
30.578 – Grounds for refusing issuance of certificate of title.
30.578 Grounds for refusing issuance of certificate of title. The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if it has reasonable grounds to believe that any of the following exists: (1) The person alleged to be the owner of the boat is not the owner. […]