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IN Code § 14-15-3-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-20. Towing of Persons or Objects

Sec. 20. A person operating a motorboat may not tow a water ski, a watersled, an aquaplane, or a similar object, including a person on the waterski, watersled, aquaplane, or similar object, unless:(1) the motorboat is occupied by at least one (1) other person who is giving the person's entire attention to watching the object or person towed; and(2) the person operating the boat is giving the person's entire attention to the operation of the boat.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-32.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-22. Sirens

Sec. 22. A person other than a law enforcement officer may not operate or sound a siren.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-34.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-23. Load and Horsepower Safe Capacity

Sec. 23. A person may not operate or permit operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe the total load aboard or the total horsepower of any motor or engine of the watercraft presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, having due regard for the following:(1) The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the boat.(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-35.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.289-2013, SEC.2.
IN Code § 14-15-3-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-24. Occupants on Gunwales or Bow Decking Prohibited

Sec. 24. (a) A person operating a motorboat may not permit an occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the gunwales.(b) A person operating a motorboat less than twenty-one (21) feet in length may not permit an occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the bow decking of the motorboat, except for any of the following purposes:(1) Anchoring.(2) Mooring.(3) Casting off.(4) Other necessary purpose.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-36.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-25. Mooring to or Tampering With Navigational AIDS

Sec. 25. A person may not:(1) moor or attach a boat to; or(2) move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy;a buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon public water by or by others under the authority of the United States or the state.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-37.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-26. Anchoring So as to Interfere With Traffic

Sec. 26. A person may not anchor a boat in the traveled part of a river or channel so as to:(1) prevent;(2) impede; or(3) interfere with;the safe passage of another boat through the river or channel.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-38.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-27. Boat Races

Sec. 27. A person may not participate or compete in a boat race unless:(1) the race is over a fixed and marked course; and(2) a permit for the race has been issued by the department under this article.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-39.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-28. Permitting Unlawful Operation

Sec. 28. A person who is:(1) the owner of a boat;(2) in possession of a boat; or(3) entitled to the possession of a boat, whether by reason of legal title, lease, license, rental arrangement, lease with option to purchase, contract of conditional sale, or otherwise;may not authorize or knowingly permit a person to operate the boat upon public water in violation of this article.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-40.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-29. Unauthorized Possession or Operation

Sec. 29. A person may not:(1) take possession of;(2) assume control of; or(3) operate upon public water;a boat of which any other person is entitled to the possession, whether by reason of legal title, lease, license, rental arrangement, lease with option to purchase, contract of conditional sale, or otherwise, without the prior express consent of the other person.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-41.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-30. Abandoned Watercraft

Sec. 30. (a) A person may not abandon a watercraft at any time on Indiana water. A watercraft found unattended in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition is considered to have been abandoned by the owner. In the interest of public safety, such a watercraft may be removed and impounded for safekeeping and disposal in accordance with the following:(1) Abandoned watercraft may be impounded by any law enforcement officer of the department when located on public water.(2) The owner of an impounded watercraft, if determined and located, shall be notified. The owner may redeem the boat by payment of the storage fee, if any, plus any expenses incurred by the department in the removal of the watercraft.(3) If the owner of an impounded watercraft cannot be found, the impounded watercraft shall be held at a place of safekeeping for at least ninety (90) days.(4) A watercraft unclaimed by the owner at the expiration of the period prescribed by subdivision (3) shall be destroyed or sold at public auction.(5) All money received from the sale at public auction of a watercraft under subdivision (4) shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund.(b) The department and the department's employees are not liable for any damages caused by an abandoned watercraft or incurred to the watercraft during or after the removal of the watercraft from public water.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-64.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-31. Violations

Sec. 31. (a) A person who violates section 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 6 of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.5.
IN Code § 14-15-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 4. Watercraft Accidents|14-15-4-1. Duties of Operators

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the operator of a boat involved in an accident or a collision resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a boat or other property, shall do the following:(1) If the action described in this subdivision can be done without endangering a person, stop the boat immediately and as close as possible to the scene of the accident.(2) If the action described in this subdivision can be done without endangering a person, return to the scene of the accident and remain there until the operator has complied with this section.(3) Give:(A) the operator's name and address;(B) a full identification of the boat operated; and(C) the name and address of the owner;to the operator of each other boat and each person injured.(4) Upon request, exhibit the operator's license to the operator of each other boat and each person injured.(5) Notify emergency services as soon as possible, and provide reasonable assistance to each person injured, including carrying or arranging for carrying each injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if:(A) it is apparent that treatment is necessary; or(B) the injured person so requests.(b) An operator described in subsection (a) shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to perform the actions described in subsection (a). However, an operator is not required to perform an act that would endanger a person.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-42.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.17.
IN Code § 14-15-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 4. Watercraft Accidents|14-15-4-2. Notice; Reports

Sec. 2. (a) The operator of a boat involved in an accident or a collision resulting in:(1) injury to or death of a person; or(2) damage to a boat or other property to an apparent extent of at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750);shall provide the information required under subsection (b).(b) An operator of a boat subject to subsection (a) shall do the following:(1) Give notice of the accident to:(A) the office of the sheriff of the county;(B) the nearest state police post; or(C) the central dispatch center for the law enforcement division of the department;immediately and by the quickest means of communication.(2) Mail to the department a written report of the accident or collision within twenty-four (24) hours of the accident or collision.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-43.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.210-2001, SEC.3; P.L.111-2016, SEC.11.
IN Code § 14-15-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 4. Watercraft Accidents|14-15-4-3. Duties of Other Occupants

Sec. 3. (a) If the operator of a boat is physically incapable of performing a duty imposed by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, each other occupant of the boat shall perform the duty or see that the duty is performed.(b) If a person to whom the operator of a boat is required to furnish information under section 1 of this chapter is physically incapable of receiving the information, the operator shall furnish the information to another occupant of the same boat.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-44.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 4. Watercraft Accidents|14-15-4-4. Violations

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 1, 2, or 3 of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. However, the offense is:(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the accident or collision results in an injury to a person;(2) a Level 6 felony if:(A) the accident or collision results in serious bodily injury to a person; or(B) within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the offense, the person had a previous conviction of any of the offenses listed in IC 9-30-10-4(a), IC 35-46-9-6, or IC 14-15-8-8 (before its repeal); or(3) a Level 5 felony if the accident or collision results in the death of a person.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.97-2002, SEC.1; P.L.40-2012, SEC.13; P.L.158-2013, SEC.199; P.L.195-2014, SEC.6.
IN Code § 14-15-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 5. Race and Event Permits|14-15-5-1. Permit Requirement

Sec. 1. A person may not sponsor, conduct, or hold a boat race or water ski event upon public water, including ice, unless a permit for a boat race or water ski event has been issued by the department. A person who has been issued a permit may not violate or fail to comply with a condition upon which the permit has been issued.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-45.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 5. Race and Event Permits|14-15-5-2. Investigations; Issuance of Permit

Sec. 2. Before issuing a permit for a motorboat race or water ski event, the department shall investigate as necessary. If the department finds that a motorboat race or water ski event can be conducted and held with safety and without undue interference with the lawful use of public water by other persons, the department shall issue the permit with the conditions the department finds necessary to accomplish these objectives. The department shall:(1) state the conditions in; or(2) attach the conditions to;the permit.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-46.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 5. Race and Event Permits|14-15-5-3. Violations

Sec. 3. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.7.
IN Code § 14-15-6-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 14-1-1-48 (before its repeal, now codified at section 2 of this chapter) apply to boating years beginning after December 31, 1989.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.294.
IN Code § 14-15-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-1. Certificate of Inspection and Registration; Requirement

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a boat upon public water to carry passengers for hire unless the following conditions are met:(1) The department or an organization approved under section 2.5 of this chapter has inspected and registered the boat.(2) A certificate of inspection and registration issued by the department is affixed to the boat in a prominent place within the clear view of the passengers.(b) A certificate of inspection and registration expires one (1) calendar year after the date on which the watercraft was inspected. However, the department may extend the expiration date for not more than thirty (30) days if conditions exist that would prevent the inspection of the watercraft before the first anniversary of the previous inspection.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-47.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.4; P.L.164-2020, SEC.48.
IN Code § 14-15-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-2. Certificate of Inspection and Registration; Issuance

Sec. 2. (a) Before issuing a certificate of inspection and registration for a passenger boat, the department shall have the boat, including all motors, machinery, and equipment, thoroughly and carefully inspected by a competent person.(b) If the department finds that:(1) the boat, including motors, machinery, and equipment, is:(A) of a suitable design and construction for the service in which the boat is or is to be employed; and(B) in a good, safe, and sound operating condition and state of repair that warrants the belief that the boat can be operated with safety in the service;(2) the boat, including motors, machinery, and equipment, is in compliance with this article and the rules adopted under this article; and(3) property tax under IC 6-1.1 is not owed on the boat, as evidenced by the tax receipt for payment from the appropriate county treasurer;the department shall register the boat and issue a certificate.(c) If the department does not find the conditions in subsection (b), the department shall immediately notify the owner of the boat why the boat fails to meet the requirements.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-48(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-6-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-2.5. Requirements; Inspections and Surveys

Sec. 2.5. (a) Each boat that carries passengers upon public water for hire must have:(1) a dry dock inspection; or(2) an underwater survey;of the exterior portion of the boat that is below the waterline at least one (1) time every sixty (60) months. However, an underwater survey may only be used to satisfy the requirements of this chapter one (1) time every one hundred twenty (120) months.(b) If the owner of the boat elects to have an underwater survey, the owner must hire and pay for the underwater survey, which must be conducted by an inspector from a certified organization that is approved under subsection (c).(c) The commission shall maintain a list of certified organizations that are approved to conduct underwater surveys under this chapter.As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.49.
IN Code § 14-15-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-3. Fees

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall charge and collect a fee for the following:(1) Each annual dockside inspection.(2) Each dry dock inspection.(b) The following fees shall be charged:(1) All watercraft, except sailboats, carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on navigable water of Indiana:(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 50(B) Dry dock inspection............. $ 75(2) All watercraft, except sailboats, carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on inland water of Indiana:(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 30(B) Dry dock inspection............. $ 30(3) All watercraft, except sailboats, carrying more than six (6) passengers for hire on inland water of Indiana:(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 75(B) Dry dock inspection............. $100(4) All watercraft propelled primarily by sail that carry passengers for hire on navigable or inland water of Indiana:(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 50(B) Dry dock inspection............. $ 75[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-48(b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.164-2020, SEC.50.
IN Code § 14-15-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-4. Inspections; Taking or Suspension of Certificate

Sec. 4. (a) The department may:(1) periodically; and(2) with or without notice;inspect a registered passenger boat.(b) If the department finds from the inspection that the boat would not be entitled to registration if registration were sought at that time, the department shall immediately notify the owner of the boat the reason the boat fails to meet the requirements. The department may:(1) take possession of a certificate of inspection and registration issued for the boat; and(2) suspend the operation of the certificate of inspection and registration;pending the correction of the deficiencies.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-49.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-5. Operation During Suspension of Certificate Prohibited

Sec. 5. The owner of a passenger boat whose registration has been suspended under section 4 of this chapter may not use the boat or permit the boat to be used to carry passengers for hire until:(1) the deficiencies have been corrected; and(2) the certificate of inspection and registration has been issued or restored.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-50.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-6. Contents of Certificate

Sec. 6. Each certificate of inspection and registration must certify that the inspection has been made and must set forth, among other things, the following:(1) The date of inspection.(2) A description of the boat, including motors, machinery and equipment.(3) The age of the boat.(4) The maximum weight, including both passengers and property, that may safely be carried on the boat.(5) The method of the boat's inspection and the name of the person and organization that performed the inspection.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-51.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.164-2020, SEC.51.
IN Code § 14-15-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-7. Display of Maximum Weight

Sec. 7. A person may not operate a passenger boat unless there is painted on the outside of the boat, both to starboard and to port and in a conspicuous place, the maximum weight, including passengers and property, that may safely be carried on the boat, as set forth in the certificate.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-52.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-8. Operation in Excess of Maximum Weight Prohibited

Sec. 8. A person may not operate a passenger boat with persons or property on board in excess of the maximum weight, including passengers and property, that may safely be carried on the boat, as set forth in the certificate.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-53.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-9. Procedure Upon Sale of Boat

Sec. 9. (a) Upon the sale of a passenger boat, the purchaser shall within ten (10) days do the following at the same time:(1) Give notice in writing to the department of the sale and the date of the sale.(2) Surrender the certificate to the department for cancellation.(b) The department shall, upon receipt, issue a new certificate of inspection and registration to the purchaser. The department shall charge and collect a fee of five dollars ($5) for issuing the certificate.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-54.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-6-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 6. Passenger Boats|14-15-6-10. Violations

Sec. 10. A person who violates section 1, 5, 7, 8, or 9 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.8.