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RI Gen L § 46-22-17.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-17.2 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 46-22-17.2. Prosecution of violations.The director of the department of environmental management and the director's deputies and assistants may, by virtue of their respective offices, make complaints of any violations of this chapter, and they shall not be required, either jointly or individually, to give recognizance or to furnish surety for costs or be liable for costs on those complaints.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 134, § 8.
RI Gen L § 46-22-17.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-17.3 - Refusal to stop on order or command.

§ 46-22-17.3. Refusal to stop on order or command.It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), for any person to refuse to move or stop on oral command or order of any employee of the department of environmental management in the exercise of the employee's duties under this chapter. It shall likewise be a misdemeanor, punishable as aforesaid, for any person to refuse to move or stop on oral command of a harbormaster, assistant harbormaster, or police officer, operating from a patrol boat identified as such and exercising the duties lawfully assigned to him or her.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 134, § 8; P.L. 1970, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-18 - Funds.

§ 46-22-18. Funds.All money collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into a restricted receipt account of the department of environmental management to be made available and shall be allocated, distributed and used in amounts sufficient to fully fund:(1) Expenses of the department of environmental management, incurred in the administration and enforcement of this chapter;(2) Expenses of boating safety, boating safety services and programs, boating education, marine patrols, enforcement training programs, and promotion and publicity relating to boating and boating safety and equipment related to boating safety;(3) Grants for the purpose set forth in subdivision (2) above;(4) Maintenance and improvement of recreational, commercial and navigational facilities relating to boating safety; including, but not limited to, the installation, financing, improvement, and maintenance of aids to navigation, and support facilities; and(5) Expenses incurred in cooperation with the government of the United States in boating and boating safety matters.(6) To the extent otherwise authorized by the general laws, funding services to mariners.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 134, § 10; P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 24, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 161; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 56.
RI Gen L § 46-22-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-19 - Penalties.

§ 46-22-19. Penalties.In addition to any other penalties specified in this chapter:(1) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 46-22-3 — 46-22-5, 46-22-8, 46-22-9.2, 46-22-10, and 46-22-13, or who violates any rule or regulation made under the provisions of those sections shall be guilty of a civil violation and be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation. Jurisdiction over violations of this subsection shall be with the traffic tribunal. In accordance with chapter 42-17.10, any person charged with violating any rule or regulation made under the provisions of this subsection may elect to dispose of the charge without personally appearing before the traffic tribunal by mailing or delivering the form and summons to the traffic tribunal with a check or money order in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100).(2) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 46-22-7 and 46-22-12 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for each violation.(3) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 46-22-9 and 46-22-9.1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both for each violation.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 134, § 9; P.L. 1981, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 17; P.L. 1988, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 47, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 8; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 8.
RI Gen L § 46-22-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-20 - Severability.

§ 46-22-20. Severability.The provisions of this chapter shall be severable and, if any of the provisions shall be held invalid, the decision of the court respecting that provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other provision which can be given effect without that invalid provision.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-21 - Reporting of accidents, casualty, vandalism, and thefts.

§ 46-22-21. Reporting of accidents, casualty, vandalism, and thefts.The operator or owner of a vessel on the waters of this state, involved, or whose vessel is involved, in an accident, casualty, vandalism, or theft in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000), or other casualty which results in death or injury to a person, shall report the same, and immediately give notice of the incident to the department of environmental management or to a nearby office of local or state police. In the event the local or state police are notified, it shall be the duty of the officer receiving the notice to immediately give notice of the incident to the of department of environmental management. In the event the department of environmental management is notified, it shall be the duty of the employee of the department receiving the notice to give notice of the incident to the state and local police of the city or town wherein the incident occurred within twenty-four hours (24) hours in the following circumstances: thefts in excess of one hundred dollars ($100), or any accident which results in bodily injury or death to a person. In order to allow more complete investigations of theft, all motorboats manufactured after 1971, required to apply for numbering in § 46-22-3, shall provide to the department of environmental management, at the time of their next annual application, the full hull identification number of the vessel. Homemade vessels may apply to the department for identification numbers. The director may promulgate regulations for the enforcement of this requirement.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 267, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 38, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 55, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-22 - Owner required to make written reports.

§ 46-22-22. Owner required to make written reports.The owner of a vessel involved in an accident, casualty, vandalism, or theft in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), shall, within five (5) days after the incident, forward a written report of the incident to the department of environmental management, on forms provided by the department.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 267, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-23 - Maximum speed within the city of Warwick.

§ 46-22-23. Maximum speed within the city of Warwick.The Warwick park and waterfront development commission is hereby authorized to establish maximum speed limits for boats in the public harbors of the city of Warwick at five (5) miles per hour. Any speed limits duly established by the commission, pursuant hereto, shall have the force and effect of law, and a violation thereof shall be a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 209, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-22-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-24 - Scuba divers, skin diving, or snorkeling - Warning flags.

§ 46-22-24. Scuba divers, skin diving, or snorkeling — Warning flags.(a) Any person scuba diving, skin diving, or snorkeling in an area where power or motor boats are operated, shall place a warning flag on a buoy at a place of his or her submergence, the flag to be at least twelve by twelve inches (12" X 12") with a white stripe running from the diagonal corners which stripe shall be one quarter (¼) as wide as the flag, or conspicuously flown upon a boat which he or she is then using in the area, in which case the flag shall be at least eighteen by eighteen inches (18" X 18") and with a white stripe running from one upper corner to a diagonal lower corner, which stripe shall be one quarter (¼) as wide as the flag itself. The flag shall be in place only while diving operations are in progress and, during the hours between sunset and sunrise, this flag shall be illuminated by a light shining on the flag. Motorboats shall not be operated within fifty feet (50′) of any flag as above described. No person shall be in violation of this section if he or she travels within fifty feet (50′) of a scuba diver or snorkeler who is in fact obstructing navigation.(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).(c) However, any person using the above scuba diving, snorkel diving, or skin diving flag with the intention of obstructing navigation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall also be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 112, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 186, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-22-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-25 - Regulations.

§ 46-22-25. Regulations.The director is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the enforcement or implementation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-26 - Severability.

§ 46-22-26. Severability.If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, any invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 24, § 8.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-1 - Short title.

§ 46-22.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Boat Titling Act".History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-3.1 - Registration without certificate of title.

§ 46-22.1-3.1. Registration without certificate of title.If an applicant is unable to provide a valid certificate of title for a vessel required to be titled under the provisions of this chapter then:(1) As a condition of issuing a certificate of title, the department may accept a surety bond, in an amount equal to the value of the boat, which shall be conditioned to protect the department and all officers and employees of the department, any subsequent purchaser of the boat, any person holding or acquiring a lien or security interest on the boat, and any successor in interest of said purchaser or person, against any loss or damage on account of any defect in or undisclosed claim upon the right, title and interest of the applicant or other person in and to the boat. Any aforementioned interested person shall have a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond shall expire no later than three (3) years after the date it became effective.(2) In the alternative, an applicant may apply to the superior court for a hearing to determine the title to the vessel. The superior court shall require advertisement once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a paper of statewide circulation, and notice by certified mail return receipt requested to: (i) the department of environmental management; and (ii) any and all registered owners, title or lien holders, at their last known address, at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date, together with any other provisions for notice the court may require. The burden shall be on the applicant to demonstrate ownership of the boat to the court, by a preponderance of the evidence, prior to the issuance of the title. After a hearing, the superior court shall issue an appropriate order. The superior court may order the department to title the vessel in the name of the applicant. Said order issued by the court shall protect the department, all officers and employees of the department, any subsequent purchaser of the boat, any person holding or acquiring a lien or security interest on the boat, and any successor in interest of said purchaser or person against any loss or damage on account of any defect in or undisclosed claim upon the right, title and interest of the applicant or other person in and to the boat.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 33, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-4 - Fees - Duplicates.

§ 46-22.1-4. Fees — Duplicates.(a) The department shall charge a twenty-five ($25.00) fee to issue a certificate of title, and a five dollar ($5.00) fee to transfer a title, or issue a corrected and duplicate certificate of title. A fifteen dollar ($15.00) late fee shall be charged to any owner not timely filing an application for a title certificate under § 46-22.1-3.(b) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lien holder or, if there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the departments' records shall, within thirty (30) days, obtain a duplicate by applying to the department. The applicant shall furnish information concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, disappearance, mutilation, or destruction as the department may require. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate and required fee.(c) The duplicate certificate of title shall be marked plainly "duplicate" across the face, and may be mailed or delivered to the applicant.(d) If a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the original shall be surrendered promptly to the department for cancellation.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 33, § 9.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-5 - Obtaining manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin.

§ 46-22.1-5. Obtaining manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin.A manufacturer or dealer may not transfer ownership of a new vessel without supplying the transferee with the manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin signed by the manufacturer's or importer's authorized agent. The certificate shall contain such information as the department may require.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-6 - Hull identification number of vessel.

§ 46-22.1-6. Hull identification number of vessel.(a) Every vessel whose construction began after October 31, 1972 shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed as required by the federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, 46 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq. The department shall determine the procedures for application and issuance of the hull identification number for homemade boats.(b) A person may not destroy, remove, alter, cover, deface, or mutilate the manufacturer's hull identification number, the plate bearing it, or any hull identification number the department assigns to any vessel without the departments' permission.(c) A vessel owner who is assigned a "R.I.Z." hull identification number for his or her homemade boat must permanently affix the number to his or her vessel. He or she shall carve, burn, stamp, emboss, mold, bond, or otherwise permanently affix the number to the exterior starboard side of the transon, and place the number at a second location known only to him or her. The number shall be no less than one-quarter (¼) of an inch high.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-7 - Dealer's record of vessels bought, sold, or transferred.

§ 46-22.1-7. Dealer's record of vessels bought, sold, or transferred.Every dealer shall maintain for three (3) years a record of any vessel he or she bought, sold, exchanged, or received for sale or exchange. These records shall be open to inspection by the department representatives and agents, during reasonable business hours.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-8 - Transfer or repossession of vessel by operation of law.

§ 46-22.1-8. Transfer or repossession of vessel by operation of law.If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within thirty (30) days after he or she has acquired the right to possession of the vessel by operation of law, shall mail or deliver to the department satisfactory proof of his or her ownership as the department requires together with an application for a new or transfer certificate of title, and the required fee.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-8.1 - Transfer of title by intestate succession.

§ 46-22.1-8.1. Transfer of title by intestate succession.(a) Unless otherwise provided in the last will and testament of a decedent, any vessel(s) owned by the decedent shall belong, and title to the vessel(s) shall pass, to the surviving spouse.(b) The assistant director for the department of environmental management shall register the vessel(s) in the name of the surviving spouse upon presentation of the death certificate and registration of the vessel(s) of the decedent to the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 222, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-9 - Security interest in vessels - Exemptions.

§ 46-22.1-9. Security interest in vessels — Exemptions.Sections 46-22.1-10 — 46-22.1-17 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, this state, or any political subdivision of this state;(3) A security interest in a vessel created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vessel for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes free of the security interest;(4) Any lien arising out of an attachment of a vessel;(5) Any security interest claimed on proceeds, as defined in subdivision (2), if the original security interest did not have to be noted on the certificate of title in order to be perfected; or(6) Any vessel for which a certificate of title is not required under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-10 - Perfection generally.

§ 46-22.1-10. Perfection generally.(a) Unless excepted by § 46-22.1-9, a security interest in a vessel is not valid against creditors of the owners or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the vessel unless perfected as provided under §§ 46-22.1-10 — 46-22.1-17.(b) A security interest is perfected by the delivery to the department of the existing certificate of title, if any, or if there is no certificate of title, an application for certificate of title on a form provided and approved by the department containing information regarding the security interest, and upon payment of a filing fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).(c) If a vessel is already subject to a security interest when it is brought into this state, the validity of the security interest in this state is to be determined by the law (including conflict of law rules) of the jurisdiction where the vessel was when the security interest attached, subject to the following:(1) If the parties to the transaction understood at the time the security interest attached to that the vessel would be kept in this state, and it was brought into this state within thirty (30) days after the security interest attached for a purpose other than transportation through this state, the validity of the security interest in this state is to be determined by the law of this state.(2) If the security interest was already affected under the laws of the jurisdiction where the vessel was when the security interest attached and before being brought into this state:(i) If the name of the secured party is shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction or the security interest continues perfected in this state;(ii) If the name of the secured party is not shown on the existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction, and if the law of that jurisdiction does not provide for a certificate of title disclosing security interests, the security interest continues perfected in this state for four (4) months, and thereafter, if within the four (4) month period it is perfected in this state. This security interest may also be perfected in this state after the expiration of the four (4) month period in which case perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state; or(iii) If the security interest was not perfected under the law of the jurisdiction in which the vessel was when the security interest attached before being brought into this state, it may be perfected in this state; in which case perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 12; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 12.