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MI Comp L § 324.80198b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-801 - Part 801 Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80199)|Section 324.80198b - Public Bathing Beaches; Buoys Required; Prohibited Swimming Area; Exception; Violation; Fine.

324.80198b Public bathing beaches; buoys required; prohibited swimming area; exception; violation; fine.Sec. 80198b.  (1) The owner or person in charge of a bathing beach maintained primarily for public use shall not knowingly permit a person to bathe or swim from the bathing beach unless buoys outlining a safe bathing or swimming area are established in accordance with section 80159.  (2) A person who is bathing or swimming from a bathing beach maintained primarily for public use shall not bathe or swim in waters that are within 100 feet beyond the buoyed bathing or swimming area. This subsection does not apply to persons swimming from adjacent privately owned beaches that are not open to the general public.  (3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00. History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 8, Imd. Eff. May 11, 2007 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: Marine Safety ActPopular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80199 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-801 - Part 801 Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80199)|Section 324.80199 - Part Not to Affect Owner's Rights Under Laws of United States.

324.80199 Part not to affect owner's rights under laws of United States. Sec. 80199.  This part does not affect any of the rights of an owner under the laws of the United States.  History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: Marine Safety ActPopular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80202 - Scope.

324.80202 Scope. Sec. 80202.  (1) This part applies to personal watercraft and associated equipment used on the waters of this state.  (2) Except where expressly indicated otherwise, this part does not apply to a personal watercraft that is all of the following:  (a) Owned by a state or political subdivision of a state other than this state and its political subdivisions.  (b) Used principally for governmental purposes.  (c) Clearly marked and identifiable as personal watercraft that is used principally for governmental purposes. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80203 - Administration of Part.

324.80203 Administration of part. Sec. 80203.  Except as otherwise provided in this part, the department is responsible for the administration of this part. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80204 - Rules.

324.80204 Rules. Sec. 80204.  The department shall promulgate rules authorized by this part under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The department shall publish the approved rules in a convenient form. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80206 - Operation of Personal Watercraft; Prohibition; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine.

324.80206 Operation of personal watercraft; prohibition; violation as civil infraction; fine. Sec. 80206.  (1) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state outside of a channel or in an area where aquatic rooted vegetation is visible above the surface of the water in the deltaic wetlands of a lake that is greater than 32 square miles and less than 144 square miles in area.  (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a state civil infraction punishable by a fine of $25.00. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80207 - Liability of Personal Watercraft Owner; Negligence; Presumption of Consent.

324.80207 Liability of personal watercraft owner; negligence; presumption of consent. Sec. 80207.  The owner of a personal watercraft is liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of the personal watercraft, whether the negligence consists of a violation of the statutes of this state, or in the failure to observe the ordinary care in the operation that the rules of the common law require. The owner is not liable unless the personal watercraft is being used with his or her expressed or implied consent. It shall be rebuttably presumed that the personal watercraft is being operated with the knowledge and consent of the owner if it is driven at the time of the injury by his or her son, daughter, spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, or other immediate member of the owner's family. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80208 - Reckless Operation of Personal Watercraft; Violation; Penalty; Impoundment; Storage Cost.

324.80208 Reckless operation of personal watercraft; violation; penalty; impoundment; storage cost. Sec. 80208.  (1) If a person carelessly and heedlessly operates a personal watercraft upon the waters of this state in disregard of the rights or safety of others, without due caution and circumspection, or at a rate of speed or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger a person or property, that person is guilty of reckless operation of a personal watercraft and is subject to the penalties described in subsection (2) or (3), or both, as applicable.  (2) Upon a person's conviction under this section, the court may issue an order prohibiting the person from operating a personal watercraft on the waters of this state for a period of not more than 2 years and shall order the person to participate in and complete a boating safety course. An order issued pursuant to this subsection is in addition to any other penalty authorized under section 80219 or subsection (3).  (3) A person who violates this section twice within a 3-year period is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. A person who violates this section 3 or more times within a 5-year period is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. Upon a person's second or subsequent conviction under this section, the court may issue an order impounding the personal watercraft that the person was operating at the time the person violated subsection (1) for a period of not more than 1 year, if either of the following conditions exists:  (a) The person is an owner of the personal watercraft.  (b) The person is the minor child of an owner of the personal watercraft.  (4) The cost of storage for an impoundment ordered under subsection (3) shall be paid by the owner of the personal watercraft. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80209 - Operation of Personal Watercraft; Distance Requirements; Exceptions.

324.80209 Operation of personal watercraft; distance requirements; exceptions. Sec. 80209.  (1) Except when traveling at slow--no wake speed perpendicular to the shoreline, a person who operates a personal watercraft on 1 of the Great Lakes that is under the jurisdiction of this state shall maintain a distance of 200 feet from the shoreline.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person who operates a personal watercraft or a person who is being towed by a personal watercraft on a water sled, kite, surfboard, parachute, tube, water ski, or similar equipment on the waters of this state shall maintain a distance of not less than 100 feet from a dock, raft, or buoyed or occupied bathing or swimming area, a person in the water or on the water in a personal flotation device, or a vessel moored, anchored, drifting, or sitting in dead water.  (3) A person who operates a personal watercraft or a person who is being towed by a personal watercraft on a water sled, kite, surfboard, parachute, tube, water ski, or similar equipment on the waters of this state shall maintain a distance of not less than 200 feet from a submerged diver, vessel engaged in underwater diving activities, or a flotation device displaying the international diving insignia.  (4) Subsection (2) does not apply under either of the following conditions:  (a) The personal watercraft being operated or the person being towed is proceeding at a slow--no wake speed.  (b) The personal watercraft being operated or the person being towed is in a navigable channel, canal, river, or stream not otherwise posted. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80210 - Repealed. 2018, Act 400, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019.

324.80210 Repealed. 2018, Act 400, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the possession of a boating safety certificate.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80211 - Advancement of Boating Safety; Educational Programs.

324.80211 Advancement of boating safety; educational programs. Sec. 80211.  (1) In order to protect the public interest in the prudent and equitable use of the waters of this state and to enhance the enjoyment of pleasure boating and other recreational water sports on the waters of this state, the department shall establish and pursue comprehensive educational programs designed to advance boating safety.  (2) The department shall put into effect a program to train boat operators and shall issue a boating safety certificate to those who satisfactorily complete the program. For the purpose of giving the courses of instruction and awarding boating safety certificates, the department may designate as its agent any person it considers qualified to act in this capacity. The department or its agent may offer a video or home study boating safety course. A charge shall not be made for any instruction given or for the award of boating safety certificates by any of the following:  (a) The department or another state agency.  (b) A law enforcement agency of this state or of a political subdivision of this state. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80212 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80212 - Boating Safety Certificate; Issuance; Use of Lein.

324.80212 Boating safety certificate; issuance; use of LEIN.Sec. 80212.  (1) The department shall issue a boating safety certificate to each individual who successfully completes a boating safety course as described in section 80211 and passes an examination prescribed by the department.   (2) The department shall consider the number of examinations that are administered under this section when calculating the state aid to counties under section 80117.  (3) The department shall not issue a boating safety certificate to an individual unless the individual has successfully completed a boating safety course and passed an examination as described in subsection (1). A boating safety certificate issued under this section is valid, unless revoked, for the life of the person who earned the certificate.  (4) The department of natural resources shall develop and, in conjunction with the department of state police, implement a process using the L.E.I.N., or any other appropriate system that limits access to law enforcement, to allow law enforcement agencies of this state to verify that an individual has obtained a boating safety certificate.   (5) As used in this section, "L.E.I.N." means the law enforcement information network regulated under the C.J.I.S. policy council act, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 120, Eff. Nov. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 400, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80213 - Boating Safety Certificate; Electronic Copy; Consent to Search; Liability; Display.

324.80213 Boating safety certificate; electronic copy; consent to search; liability; display.Sec. 80213.  (1) An individual who is required to complete a boating safety course under this part and who operates a personal watercraft on the waters of this state shall display his or her boating safety certificate or, at the individual's option, an electronic copy, in a format approved by the department, of the boating safety certificate upon the demand of a peace officer who identifies himself or herself as a peace officer. Not later than March 31, 2019, the department shall approve 1 or more formats for an individual to display an electronic copy of his or her boating safety certificate.  (2) A peace officer shall not stop a personal watercraft solely for the purpose of determining whether the operator has in his or her possession either of the following:  (a) A boating safety certificate.  (b) An electronic copy of a boating safety certificate in a format approved by the department.  (3) An individual who, under subsection (1), displays an electronic copy of his or her boating safety certificate using an electronic device is not presumed to have consented to a search of the electronic device. This state, an employee of this state, a peace officer, or an entity employing the peace officer is not liable for damage to or loss of an electronic device that occurs as a result of the peace officer's viewing an electronic copy of a boating safety certificate under subsection (1), regardless of whether the peace officer was in possession of the electronic device at the time the damage or loss occurred. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 402, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80214 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80214 - Modification or Suspension of Boating Safety Certificate Requirements.

324.80214 Modification or suspension of boating safety certificate requirements. Sec. 80214.  The director may by written authorization modify or suspend the boating safety certificate requirements under this part if the modification or suspension of those certificate requirements is for individuals engaged in a marine event authorized by the director or for which the director receives a copy of a United States coast guard authorization. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80217 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80217 - Dealers of Personal Watercraft; Advising Buyer About Sources of Boating Safety Courses; Violation; Fine.

324.80217 Dealers of personal watercraft; advising buyer about sources of boating safety courses; violation; fine. Sec. 80217.  (1) A dealer of a new or used personal watercraft shall advise each person who buys a personal watercraft from the dealer of the sources of boating safety courses in the area.  (2) A dealer who violates this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine in the amount of $100.00. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.80218 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-4-5 - Subchapter 5 Watercraft and Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80322)|451-1994-III-4-5-802 - Part 802 Personal Watercraft (324.80201...324.80222)|Section 324.80218 - Creation and Availability of Documents by Department; Documents Provided by Dealer to Buyer; Violation; Fine.

324.80218 Creation and availability of documents by department; documents provided by dealer to buyer; violation; fine. Sec. 80218.  (1) The department shall create and make available to dealers of personal watercraft both of the following:  (a) A document that summarizes the laws that pertain exclusively to personal watercraft.  (b) A document that summarizes the safety features of personal watercraft. This document may be a generic document and shall not represent the safety features of a particular style or brand of personal watercraft.  (2) A dealer shall provide a copy of each of the documents described in subsection (1) to each person who buys a personal watercraft from the dealer. A dealer who violates this subsection is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine in the amount of $100.00. History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA