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V.I. Code tit. 25, § 292 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 292. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited

 (a) Every motorboat on the waters of the Virgin Islands shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on such waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of a state, territory or possession of the United States and unless: (1) the certificate or number awarded to such motorboat is in full force and effect, and (2) the identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of such motorboat. (b) In addition to motorboats as required by this section, no person shall use or operate any vessel including sailboats, hobbiecats, dinghies, tenders, jet skis, or other similar contrivances on any of the waters of the Virgin Islands unless: (1) such vessel is registered with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources; and (2) an identifying number and decal is visibly displayed on the vessel and the operator can present a valid registration certificate. (c) A vessel documented by the United States Coast Guard shall not be required to display numbers under this chapter but shall be required to register and display a decal in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 294 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 294. Equipment

 (1) Every motorboat shall carry and be fitted with such life-saving, fire-fighting and fire-prevention equipment, sound signalling devices, and, between sunset and sunrise, shall exhibit lights, all as may be required by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner, provided only that the requirements of such rules and regulations shall not exceed the requirements of Federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such vessels. (2) Every motorboat shall carry such additional equipment designed to promote the safety of navigation and of persons as the Commissioner may find to be appropriate and for which he has provided in his rules and regulations. (3) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel which is not equipped as required by this section or modification thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 295 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 295. Exemption from numbering provisions

 A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is— (1) Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, territory or possession of the United States. Provided, that such boat shall not have been within the Virgin Islands for a period in excess of 60 days. (2) A vessel from a country other than the United States provided the vessel has not been on the waters of the Territory for a period in excess of 60 days; (3) A motorboat whose owner is the United States, a state or a subdivision thereof. (4) A ship's lifeboat if the boat is used solely for lifesaving purposes. This exemption does not include craft carried aboard a vessel and used for other than lifesaving purposes; (5) A motorboat belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the Commissioner after he has found that the numbering of motorboats of such class will not materially aid in their identification; and, if an agency of the Federal government has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats to which the motorboat in question belongs, after the Commissioner has further found that the motorboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the Federal law. (6) A vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard or any Federal agency successor thereto. Such vessel shall register with the Department in accordance with the requirements of section 292 of this title.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 296 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 296. Boat liveries

 (a) 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 him to be operated as a motorboat; the identification number thereof; and the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least 6 months. (b) Neither the owner of a boat livery, nor his agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel designed or permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his premises unless it shall have been provided, either by owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to section 294 of this title and any rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 297 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 297. Prohibited operation; speed limit in restricted areas

 (a) No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel, or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of any person. (b) No motorboat shall be operated in excess of six statute miles per hour within those areas designated within the harbors and bays of the Virgin Islands as restricted areas. These areas shall be designated by the Commissioner or his designated representative.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 298 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 298. Collisions, accidents and casualties

 (a) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, to render to other persons affected by collision, accident, or other casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident or other casualty, and also to give his name, address, and identification of his vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty. (b) In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator thereof, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in excess of one hundred dollars shall file with the Commissioner a full description of the collision, accident, or other casualty, including such information as the Commissioner may, by regulation, require.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 299 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 299. Transmittal of information

 In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the Commissioner pursuant to section 298(b) of this title shall be transmitted to said official or agency of the United States.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 300 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 300. Water skis and surfboards

 (a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this territory for towing a person or persons on water skis, or a surfboard, or similar device unless there is in such vessel a person, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person or persons being towed. (b) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this territory towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device nor shall any person engage in water skiing, surfboarding, or similar activity at any time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. (c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under section 301 of this title. (d) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person. (e) No person shall operate a vessel for towing a person or persons on water skis or surfboard or similar device in any area designated as a yacht anchorage, nor shall any of the above devices be operated within five hundred feet of any shoreline where swimming is customarily carried on or where vessels are anchored or moored.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 301 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 301. Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions

 (a) The Commissioner may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions on any water of this territory. He shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and persons thereon, either observers or participants. Whenever a regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition is proposed to be held, the person in charge thereof shall, at least 15 days prior thereto, file an application with the Commissioner for permission to hold such regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition. The application shall set forth the date, time and location where it is proposed to hold such regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition, and it shall not be conducted without authorization of the Commissioner in writing. (b) The provisions of this section shall not exempt any person from compliance with applicable Federal law or regulation but nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the securing of a Virgin Islands permit pursuant to this section if a permit therefor has been obtained from an authorized agency of the United States.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 302 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 302. Owner's civil liability

 The owner of a vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such vessel, whether such negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this territory, or neglecting to observe such ordinary care and such operation as the rules of the common law require. The owner shall not be liable, however, unless such vessel is being used with his or her expressed or implied consent. It shall be presumed that such vessel is being operated with the knowledge and consent of the owner, if at the time of the injury or damage, it is under the control of his or her spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the owner's family. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to relieve any other person from any liability which [he] would otherwise have, but nothing contained herein shall be construed to authorize or permit any recovery in excess of injury or damage actually incurred.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 303 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 303. Enforcement

 (a) Every peace officer in the Virgin Islands, including enforcement officers of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and in the exercise thereof shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel, subject to this chapter. (b) The powers, duties and authority of enforcement offices and the Superior Court and its officers, conferred by title 12, chapter 1, subchapter VIII of this code with reference to conservation tickets and conservation offenses, as well as the rights and liabilities of those charged with these offenses, shall apply equally to violations committed under this chapter. In addition, if a violation is committed from a boat, a lien may be placed against the boat until the fine is paid.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 304 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15 - Motorboats|§ 304. Penalties

 (a) Any person who violates any provision of sections 292–294, 296(a), 298 and 301 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $50 for each such violation. (b) Any person who violates any provision of sections 296(b) and 300 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $100 for each such violation. (c) Any person who violates any provision of section 297 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $500 or imprisonment for not to exceed 6 months, or both for each violation. (d) Any person who violates section 297a(a) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed one year or both for a first violation. For any subsequent violation of section 297a(a) of this title, the person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000 or imprisonment not to exceed two years or both. (e) Any person who violates section 297 or 297a (1) if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating accident pursuant to section 298(b), and (2) any person convicted of two infractions under this chapter within a 12-month period, shall in addition to the penalties imposed in sections 297 and 297a (A) enroll in, attend, and successfully complete, at his own expense, a boating safety course that meets minimum standards established by the Commissioner; (B) file with the Department within 90 days proof of successful completion of the course; and (C) refrain from operating a vessel until he has filed the proof of successful completion of the course with the Department. (3) Any person who has successfully completed an approved boating course shall be exempt from these provisions upon showing proof to the commission as specified in paragraph (b). (4) For the purposes of this section, “conviction” means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of whether or not adjudication was withheld or whether imposition of sentence was withheld, deferred, or suspended. (5) The Commissioner shall print on the reverse side of the defendant's copy of the boating citation a notice of the provisions of this section. Upon conviction, the clerk of the court shall notify the defendant that it is unlawful for him to operate any vessel until he or she has complied with this section, but failure of the clerk of the court to provide such a notice shall not be a defense to a charge of unlawful operation of a vessel under subsection.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 320 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 320. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety Act.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 321 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 321. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (a) “Commercial Vessel” means any vessel used or engaged in trade or business, including but not limited to, carrying passengers for hire, charter fishing, bare boat, or any type of charter, maintenance, diving, towing, or any other trade or business wherein the vessel is used in any manner to promote the venture, or is registered or licensed with the Virgin Islands or a state, or documented by the United States Coast Guard for commercial purposes. (b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources. (c) “Department” means the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. (d) “Motorboat” means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. (e) “Nonresident” means a citizen of the United States who has not established residence in this Territory and has not continuously resided in this Territory for one year. (f) “Operate” means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel that is not at anchor or moored, including vessels that are being paddled, are drifting, or are being powered by machinery. (g) “Personal flotation device or PFD” means a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket called a personal flotation devices or PFD. The quality and type depends on the length of the vessel and the number of people onboard or being towed. (h) “Waters of the Virgin Islands” means any waters within the territorial limits of the Virgin Islands of the, and the marginal sea adjacent to this territory and the high seas when navigated as a part of the journey or ride to or from the shore of the Virgin Islands. (i) “Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 322 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 322. Boating safety identification cards

 (a) A person eighteen years of age or younger may not operate a motorboat unless the person has in his possession aboard the motorboat photographic identification and a boater safety identification card issued by the Department which shows that the person has: (1) successfully completed a Department-approved boater education course that meets the requirements established by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators; (2) passed course equivalency examination approved by the Department; or (3) passed a non-renewable temporary certificate examination developed or approved by the Department. (b) An identification card issued to a person who has completed a boating safety course or a course equivalency examination is valid for life. A card issued to a person who has passed a temporary certification examination is valid 60 days. (c) The Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with agents to administer the course, course equivalency examination, or temporary certificate examination under guidelines established by the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 323 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 323. Exemptions

 A person is exempt from section 322 if the person: (a) is licensed by the United States Coast Guard pursuant to 46 CFR Part 10; (b) is a person who operates a vessel under supervision of a certified instructor, or supervision of a person who is exempt from section 323 or who holds an identification in compliance with section 322, is 18 years of age or older, and is attendant to the operation of the vessel and is responsible for any violation that occurs during the operation; (c) is a nonresident who has in his possession proof that he has completed a boating safety course or equivalency examination in a state which meets or exceeds the requirements of section 322; or (d) is exempted by rule of the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 324 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 324. Proof of compliance

 (a) A person who is operating a motorboat on any waters of the Virgin Islands and is stopped by a peace officer in the enforcement of this chapter, or the rules adopted under this chapter, shall present to the peace officer proof that he meets the requirements of section 322, or that he is exempt under section 323. (b) A person's failure to present the boating safety identification card, certificate, license, temporary operating permit, or other proof of compliance authorized by the Commissioner constitutes prime facie evidence of a violation of section 322 of this [chapter]. (c) A person who fails to present the boating safety identification card, certificate, license, temporary operating permit or other proof of compliance authorized by the Commissioner is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the person presents the required documents in court which prove that except for the absence of the documents, the person was operating the motorboat in compliance with this chapter on the date of the violation.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 325 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 325. Altered, forged, counterfeit or falsified boating education certificate

 (a) No person may alter, forge, counterfeit or falsify a boating safety identification card, certificate, license, or temporary operating permit or other document required under section 324. (b) No person may be in possession of a boating safety identification card certificate, license, temporary operating permit or other document required under section 324 which has been altered, forged, counterfeited or falsified. (c) No person may loan or permit his boating safety identification card certificate, license, temporary operating permit or similar document required under section 324 to be used by another person.
V.I. Code tit. 25, § 326 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 25 - Navigation|Chapter 15A - Mandatory Motorboat Education and Safety|§ 326. Requirements for rental and leasing agents

 (a) A person or his agent or employee engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats, not exceeding thirty days, may not rent or lease a motorboat to any person for operation on the waters of the Virgin Islands, unless the person: (1) meets the provisions of section 322 or section 323 of this chapter; and (2) is 18 years of age or older. (b) A person, an agent or employee engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats shall list on each rental or lease agreement for a motorboat the name and age of each person who is authorized to operate the motorboat. The person to whom the motorboat is rented or leased shall ensure that only those persons who are listed as authorized operators are allowed to operate [the] motorboat. (c) A person, an agent or employee engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats shall provide to each authorized operator of a motorboat a summary of the statutes and regulations governing the operation of a motorboat and instructions regarding the safe operation of the motorboat. Each person listed as an authorized operator of the motorboat shall review the summary of the statutes, regulations and instructions before the motorboat departs from the rental or leasing office. (d) The Commissioner may adopt pursuant to title 3 Virgin Islands Code chapter 35 such supplementary rules as he considers necessary. The rules may include the following: (1) procedures for issuance of certificates, duplicate certificates, record keeping, name and address changes; (2) establishment of reasonable fees for boating safety courses, examinations, issuance of boating safety certificates and other fees to cover the administration of this chapter; and (3) contents for boating education courses. (e) standards for approving boating education courses; (f) criteria for exemptions under section 323(d); and (g) such other provisions that the Commissioner considers necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.