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23 DE Code § 2126. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 21. Motorboats|Subchapter II. Registration, Equipment and Operation|§ 2126. Arrest without warrants.

§ 2126. Arrest without warrants. (a) Any Fish and Wildlife Agent or police officer of this State authorized to make arrests for violations of this title and regulations promulgated thereunder is further authorized to arrest a person without a warrant at the scene of a boating accident upon reasonable and probable cause to believe, based upon personal investigation which may include information obtained from eye witnesses, that a violation has been committed by any person then and there present. (b) An arrest without a warrant is further authorized under this subsection:  (1) Whenever a subject voluntarily leaves the scene of the accident; and (2) Whenever a suspect is removed from the scene of the accident for the purpose of receiving medical attention in which case the medical facility shall be considered as an extension of the scene of the accident. (c) When a suspect has been initially detained by an active duty member of the United States Coast Guard, an arrest of that suspect without a warrant is authorized under this section, when based upon reasonable and probable cause, which shall include information obtained from the said active duty member of the United States Coast Guard, that the suspect had been operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of this title. 68 Del. Laws, c. 67, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
23 DE Code § 2201. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter I. Personal Flotation Devices for Children|§ 2201. Definitions.

§ 2201. Definitions. (a) “Department” means the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. (b) “Operator” means that person in control or in charge of the vessel while the vessel is in use. (c) “Recreational boat” means any vessel manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use; or leased, rented or chartered to another for the latter's noncommercial use. Charter boats, head boats or other vessels under the command of a person who is licensed by the United States Coast Guard to carry passengers for hire shall be defined as commercial and therefore exempt from this definition of “recreational boat.” (d) “Use” means operate, navigate or employ. (e) “Vessel” includes every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water. (f) “Waters of this State” means any waters within the territorial limits of this State, the marginal sea adjacent to this State and the high seas when navigated as part of a journey or ride to or from the shores of this State. 66 Del. Laws, c. 193, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  1;
23 DE Code § 2202. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter I. Personal Flotation Devices for Children|§ 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 or V Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device which is in good serviceable condition and of the proper size. This section shall not apply to any child who is below deck or in an enclosed cabin or while said recreational boat is anchored or moored. (b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation. The failure to provide a flotation device for more than 1 child in the same recreational boat at the same time, as required by this section, shall be treated as separate offenses. 66 Del. Laws, c. 193, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  15;
23 DE Code § 2211. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter II. Personal Watercraft|§ 2211. Definitions.

§ 2211. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (1) “Approved personal flotation device” shall mean any United States Coast Guard approved type I, II, III or V personal flotation device. (2) “Headway speed” shall mean the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and control of a personal watercraft while such personal watercraft is moving. (3) “Personal watercraft” shall mean any class A in-board vessel (less than 16 feet in length) as defined by the United States Coast Guard which uses either an internal combustion engine powering a water jet-pump or a propeller as its primary source of propulsion and which is designed to be operated either by a person or persons sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, or by a water skier via remote control, instead of in the conventional manner of vessel operation, such as riding in the vessel.68 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  3;
23 DE Code § 2213. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter II. Personal Watercraft|§ 2213. Rentals of personal watercraft.

§ 2213. Rentals of personal watercraft. (a) No person shall rent a personal watercraft to any person who does not hold a valid automobile driver's license. (b) No person shall rent a personal watercraft to any person unless and until such personal watercraft is conspicuously marked with the word “rental” and such other markings as are designated by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. (c) No person shall rent a personal watercraft to any person without explaining to the person the areas where the personal watercraft is and is not allowed to be operated. A printed map or chart of the area where the person is permitted to operate shall be provided by the person from whom the personal watercraft is rented. (d) No person shall rent a personal watercraft to any person without providing, at the site where such personal watercraft is rented, a vessel equipped to render assistance, guidance and policing of rented personal watercraft. (e) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall prepare educational material setting forth excerpts from or a summary of the pertinent provisions of this subchapter and subchapter III of this chapter and information pertinent to personal watercraft safety. Any person who is in the business of renting personal watercraft shall be furnished this material without charge. (f) No person who is in the business of renting personal watercraft shall rent a personal watercraft to any person without obtaining from such person a written acknowledgment that the educational material prepared by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control pursuant to subsection (e) of this section has been read and understood. 68 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  3;  72 Del. Laws, c. 358, §§  4, 5;
23 DE Code § 2214. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter II. Personal Watercraft|§ 2214. Exceptions.

§ 2214. Exceptions. The restrictions and prohibitions of this subchapter shall not apply to law-enforcement vessels operated by law-enforcement personnel in the performance of their duties, nor shall the provisions of this subchapter apply to any person engaged in a professional exhibition or participating in a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition held in compliance with § 2120 of this title. 68 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  3;
23 DE Code § 2215. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter II. Personal Watercraft|§ 2215. Enforcement; penalties.

§ 2215. Enforcement; penalties. (a) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall be the State agency authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the safe and proper administration of this subchapter. (b) The State, each county within this State and each municipality within this State shall have concurrent authority to enforce, each within its respective jurisdiction, the provisions of this subchapter. All fines and penalties collected by a county or municipality as a result of the efforts of that county or municipality to enforce the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid to such county or municipality. (c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this subchapter or any regulation promulgated thereunder, shall for the first offense be guilty of a class D environmental violation. For each subsequent like offense occurring within 12 months of a prior conviction, the person shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. (d) The Justice of the Peace Courts shall have jurisdiction over any violation of this subchapter. 68 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  3;  71 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  5;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  15;
23 DE Code § 2221. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter III. Boating Safety Education|§ 2221. Certificate of boating safety education.

§ 2221. Certificate of boating safety education. (a) From and after January 1, 1994, except as provided in § 2222 of this subchapter, a person born on or after January 1, 1978, may not operate on the waters of this State a vessel required to be registered in this State or any other state, or documented by the United States Coast Guard, without first successfully completing a course of instruction prescribed by the Department and obtaining from the Department a certificate of boating safety education. (b) Any certificate of boating safety issued by any state, and approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, shall be deemed to be sufficient compliance with the requirements of this section. (c) A person who is subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall:  (1) Maintain in the person's possession, at all times while operating a vessel or recreational boat on the waters of this State, the certificate of boating safety education issued by the Department; and (2) Upon demand of a Fish and Wildlife Agent or any other law-enforcement officer, show the certificate of boating safety education issued by the Department to such agent or officer. (d) It shall be a defense to any charge under subsection (c) of this section if the person so charged produces in court a Certificate of Boating Safety Education theretofore issued to such person and valid at the time of arrest. 69 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  24;  71 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  6;
23 DE Code § 2222. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter III. Boating Safety Education|§ 2222. Exemptions.

§ 2222. Exemptions. The following persons shall be exempted from the requirements of this section:  (1) Any person who holds a valid Coast Guard captain's license; or (2) Any person who holds a valid Delaware River and Bay pilot's license, or its equivalent from another jurisdiction.69 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  4;
23 DE Code § 2223. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter III. Boating Safety Education|§ 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 consist of more than 6 classes, nor to exceed a cumulative total of 12 hours. (c) Tests may be administered verbally when appropriate. (d) The Department shall replace, free or at cost, a lost or destroyed boating safety certification originally issued by the Department. 69 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  4;
23 DE Code § 2224. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter III. Boating Safety Education|§ 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;
23 DE Code § 2225. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 23 - Navigation and Waters|Chapter 22. Boating Safety|Subchapter III. Boating Safety Education|§ 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 each subsequent like offense, the person shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. (c) The Justice of the Peace Courts shall have jurisdiction over any violation of this subchapter. 69 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  4;  71 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  7;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  15;
24 DE Code § 501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter I. Board of Podiatry|§ 501. Objectives.

§ 501. Objectives. The primary objective of the Board of Podiatry, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter, from unsafe practices and from occupational practices that tend to reduce competition or fix the price of services rendered. The secondary objectives of the Board are to maintain minimum standards of practitioner competency and to maintain certain standards in the delivery of services to the public. In meeting its objectives, the Board shall develop standards assuring professional competence, shall monitor complaints brought against practitioners regulated by the Board, shall adjudicate at formal hearings, shall promulgate rules and regulations, and shall impose sanctions where necessary against licensed practitioners. 64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;
24 DE Code § 504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter I. Board of Podiatry|§ 504. Organization; meetings; officers; quorum.

§ 504. Organization; meetings; officers; quorum. (a) The Board shall hold a regularly scheduled business meeting at least once in each calendar year and at such times as the President deems necessary, or at the request of a majority of the Board members. (b) The Board annually shall elect a president and secretary. Each officer shall serve for 1 year, and shall not succeed himself or herself for more than 2 consecutive terms. (c) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business, and no disciplinary action shall be taken without the affirmative vote of at least 3 members. (d) Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded, and the Division of Professional Regulation shall maintain copies. At any hearing where evidence is presented, a record from which a verbatim transcript can be prepared shall be made. The expense of preparing any transcript shall be incurred by the person requesting it. 33 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  3;  40 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  3;  Code 1935, §  5386;  42 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  1;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  502;  53 Del. Laws, c. 315, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 193, § 2;
24 DE Code § 505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter I. Board of Podiatry|§ 505. Records.

§ 505. Records. The Division of Professional Regulation shall keep a register of all approved applications for license as a podiatrist and complete records relating to meetings of the Board, examinations, rosters, changes and additions to the Board's rules and regulations, complaints, hearings and such other matters as the Board shall determine. Such records shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the Board. 72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;
24 DE Code § 507. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter II. License|§ 507. License required.

§ 507. License required. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of podiatry or hold himself or herself out to the public in this State as being qualified to practice podiatry; or use in connection with that person's name, or otherwise assume or use, any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice podiatry, unless such person has been duly licensed under this chapter. (b) Whenever a license to practice as a podiatrist in this State has expired or been suspended or revoked, it shall be unlawful for the person to practice podiatry in this State. 64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;
24 DE Code § 509. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter II. License|§ 509. Examination.

§ 509. Examination. In the event an applicant for licensure has not successfully completed the PMLEXIS examination, or its successor, required by this chapter, the Board shall administer or authorize the administration of such examination provided the applicant has received a degree of “Doctor of Podiatric Medicine” as described in § 508(a)(1) of this title. All examinations shall be graded by the testing service providing the examinations. The passing score shall be established by the testing agency. 33 Del. Laws, c. 66, §§  4, 6;  40 Del. Laws, c. 108, §§  5, 6;  Code 1935, §  5388;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  505;  53 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  5;  53 Del. Laws, c. 315, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 212, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;
24 DE Code § 510. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter II. License|§ 510. Reciprocity.

§ 510. Reciprocity. (a) Upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms provided by the Board, the Board shall grant a license to each applicant who shall present proof of current licensure in “good standing” in another state, the District of Columbia or territory of the United States, whose standards for licensure are substantially similar to those of this State. A license in “good standing” is defined in § 508(a)(4)-(7) of this title. (b) An applicant, who is licensed or registered in a state whose standards are not substantially similar to those of this State, shall have practiced for a minimum of 5 years after licensure, provided however that the applicant meets all other qualifications for reciprocity in this section. (c) An applicant, who has received a degree of “Doctor of Podiatric Medicine” or its equivalent from a foreign school, college or university, shall submit a certified copy of the applicant's school, college or university record for evaluation by the Board. (d) In the event that a disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint is pending, the applicant shall not be licensed in this State until the proceeding or complaint has been resolved. Applicants for licensure in this State shall be deemed to have given consent to the release of such information and to waive all objections to the admissibility of such information as evidence at any hearing or other proceeding to which the applicant may be subject. (e) Each application for licensure shall be accompanied by payment of the application fee. 64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;
24 DE Code § 511. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter II. License|§ 511. Fees.

§ 511. Fees. The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter shall approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Board, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division in its service on behalf of the Board. There shall be a separate fee charged for each service or activity, but no fee shall be charged for a purpose not specified in this chapter. The application fee shall not be combined with any other fee or charge. At the beginning of each licensure biennium, the Division, or any other State agency acting in its behalf, shall compute, for each separate service or activity, the appropriate Board fees for the licensure biennium. 64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;
24 DE Code § 512. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5. Podiatry|Subchapter II. License|§ 512. Issuance and renewal of licenses.

§ 512. Issuance and renewal of licenses. (a) The Board shall issue a license to each applicant, who meets the requirements of this chapter for licensure as a podiatrist and who pays the fee established under § 511 of this title. (b) Each license shall be renewed biennially, in such manner as is determined by the Division, and upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission of a renewal form provided by the Division, and proof that the licensee has met the continuing education requirements established by the Board. (c) The Board, in its rules and regulations, shall determine the period of time within which a licensed podiatrist may still renew the licensed podiatrist's license, notwithstanding the fact that such licensee has failed to renew on or before the renewal date, provided however that such period shall not exceed 1 year. (d) A licensee, upon written request, may be placed in an inactive status for no more than 5 years. Such person who desires to reactivate the licensee's license shall complete a Board-approved application form, submit a renewal fee set by the Division, and submit proof of fulfillment of continuing education requirements in accordance with the Board's rules and regulations. Code 1935, §  5398A;  43 Del. Laws, c. 240, §  1;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  509;  53 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  6;  53 Del. Laws, c. 315, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 212, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  1;