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2023 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 324.80139 - Rules.

324.80139 Rules.
Sec. 80139.
The department shall promulgate rules to establish a state vessel collision, accident, or other casualty reporting system in conformity with that established by the United States coast guard.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
Admin Rule:
R 281.1221 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 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 324.80140 - Educational Programs; Establishment; Youthful Boat Operators Training Program; Certificates of Completion; Information to Be Included in Program.

324.80140 Educational programs; establishment; youthful boat operators training program; certificates of completion; information to be included in program.
Sec. 80140.
(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 the state, the department shall establish and pursue comprehensive educational programs designed to advance boating and general water safety.
(2) The department shall put into effect a program to train youthful 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. A charge shall not be made for any instruction given or for the award of boating safety certificates.
(3) The department shall include in its educational programs under this section all of the following:
(a) Information on proper marine fueling techniques.
(b) Information on the problems that marine fuel spillage may cause to water bodies.
(c) Information on how and where to report a marine fuel spill.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 95, Imd. Eff. May 7, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80141 - Operation of Motorboat by Person Less Than 12 Years of Age; Operation of Motorboat by Person on or After July 1, 1996; Certification Required; Electronic Verification; Consent to Search; Liability.

324.80141 Operation of motorboat by person less than 12 years of age; operation of motorboat by person on or after July 1, 1996; certification required; electronic verification; consent to search; liability.
Sec. 80141.
(1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (2), a person less than 12 years of age shall not operate a motorboat that is powered by a motor or motors totaling more than 6 horsepower on the waters of this state unless both of the following requirements are met:
(a) He or she is under the direct supervision of a person on board the motorboat who is 16 years of age or older and who, if born on or after July 1, 1996, has been issued a boating safety certificate.
(b) The motorboat is powered by a motor or motors totaling no more than 35 horsepower.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), a person born on or after July 1, 1996 shall not operate a motorboat that is powered by a motor or motors totaling more than 6 horsepower on the waters of this state unless the person has been issued a boating safety certificate.
(3) A person operating or supervising the operation of a motorboat as described in this section shall present the boating safety certificate issued to him or her or, at the person's option, an electronic copy, in a format approved by the department, of a boating safety certificate issued to him or her, upon the demand of a peace officer who identifies himself or herself as a peace officer.
(4) An individual who, under subsection (3), 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 as provided in this section, regardless of whether the peace officer was in possession of the electronic device at the time the damage or loss occurred.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 120, Eff. Nov. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 400, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80142 - Wearing of Personal Flotation Device by Child Required; Exception; “Charter Boat” and “Class C Vessel” Defined; Violation; Fine.

324.80142 Wearing of personal flotation device by child required; exception; “charter boat” and “class C vessel” defined; violation; fine.
Sec. 80142.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person shall not operate a vessel on the waters of this state unless each person in an open deck area on board the vessel who is less than 6 years of age is wearing a type I or type II personal flotation device as described in R 281.1234 of the Michigan administrative code.
(2) A parent or guardian of a child less than 6 years of age who accompanies that child on board a vessel that is not a charter boat described in subsection (3) shall ensure that the child is wearing a personal flotation device that complies with this section.
(3) This section does not apply to a charter boat bearing either of the following:
(a) A valid certificate of inspection issued by the United States coast guard that verifies the charter boat's compliance with subchapter H or subchapter T of the code of federal regulations, 46 C.F.R. 70.01-1 to 80.40 and 175.01-1 to 185.30-30.
(b) A valid certificate of inspection issued by the department for a class C vessel that is greater than 45 feet in length.
(4) As used in this section, "charter boat" and "class C vessel" mean those terms as defined in section 44501.
(5) 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 $100.00.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1996
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80143a - Carrying, Storing, Maintaining, and Using Marine Safety Equipment Onboard Vessel; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine.

324.80143a Carrying, storing, maintaining, and using marine safety equipment onboard vessel; violation as civil infraction; fine.
Sec. 80143a.
A person who operates a vessel, or the owner of a vessel who operates or causes or permits the vessel to be operated, on the waters of this state shall carry, store, maintain, and use marine safety equipment onboard the vessel as required by the department. 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 $100.00.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 58, Eff. Nov. 1, 2012
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80144 - Operation of Vessels; Rules; Violation; Fine.

324.80144 Operation of vessels; rules; violation; fine.
Sec. 80144.
(1) When vessels are being operated in such a manner as to make collision imminent or likely, the following apply:
(a) When 2 vessels are approaching each other head-on, or nearly so, the operator of each shall cause his or her vessel to pass on the port side of the other.
(b) When overtaking a vessel proceeding in the same direction, the operator of the overtaking vessel, unless it is not feasible to do so, shall pass on the port side of the vessel ahead.
(c) When 2 vessels are approaching each other at right angles or obliquely so as to involve risk of collision, other than when 1 vessel is overtaking another, the operator of the vessel that has the other on his or her own port side shall hold his or her course and speed, and the operator of the vessel that has the other on his or her own starboard side shall give way to the other by directing his or her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other vessel or, if necessary to do so, shall slacken his or her speed, stop, or reverse.
(d) When a motorboat and a vessel under sail are proceeding in a manner that involves a risk of collision, the operator of the motorboat shall give way to the vessel under sail.
(e) When a motorboat and a vessel not propelled by sail or mechanical means are proceeding in a manner that involves risk of collision, the operator of the motorboat shall give way to the other vessel.
(f) When, by any of the rules provided in this section, the operator of a vessel is required to give way to the other, the operator of the other vessel shall maintain his or her direction and speed.
(2) This section does not relieve the operator of a vessel otherwise privileged by this section from the duty to operate with due regard for the safety of all persons using the waters of this state.
(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 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80145 - Operation of Vessels; Speed; Interference With Use of Waters by Others; Violation; Fine.

324.80145 Operation of vessels; speed; interference with use of waters by others; violation; fine.
Sec. 80145.
A person operating or propelling a vessel upon the waters of this state shall operate it in a careful and prudent manner and at such a rate of speed so as not to endanger unreasonably the life or property of any person. A person shall not operate any vessel at a rate of speed greater than will permit him or her, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the vessel to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead. A person shall not operate a vessel in a manner so as to interfere unreasonably with the lawful use by others of any waters. 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 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80147 - Reckless Operation of Vessels; Penalty.

324.80147 Reckless operation of vessels; penalty.
Sec. 80147.
(1) If a person carelessly and heedlessly operates a vessel 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 vessel and is subject to the penalties described in subsection (3).
(2) If a person, while being towed on water skis, a water sled, a surfboard, or a similar contrivance upon the waters of this state, carelessly and heedlessly navigates, steers, or controls himself or herself in disregard of the rights or safety of others or without due caution and circumspection and in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger a person or property, then that person is guilty of reckless operation of the contrivance that he or she controls is subject to the penalties described in subsection (3).
(3) Upon a person's conviction under this section, the court may issue an order prohibiting that person from operating a vessel on the waters of this state for a period of not more than 2 years. Upon a person's subsequent conviction under this section, the court shall order that person to participate in and complete a marine safety educational program approved by the department. An order issued pursuant to this subsection is in addition to any other penalty authorized under this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80148 - Operating Motorboat at More Than Slow—no Wake Speed; Prohibitions; Exceptions.

324.80148 Operating motorboat at more than slow—no wake speed; prohibitions; exceptions.
Sec. 80148.
(1) Subject to the exceptions described in subsection (2), a person shall not operate a motorboat at more than slow—no wake speed if any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) A person is located on or in the bow of the motorboat, and that motorboat is not manufactured to provide bow seating.
(b) A person or a portion of a person's body extends beyond the exterior port or starboard walls of the hull of the motorboat.
(2) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(a) A person engaged in the operation of a sailboat that is not being powered by a motor.
(b) A person on board a vessel who is attempting to anchor, moor, dock, or otherwise secure the vessel.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80149 - Operation of Vessels in Counter-Clockwise Fashion; Distance Between Persons Being Towed and Other Objects; Exception; Violation as Misdemeanor; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine.

324.80149 Operation of vessels in counter-clockwise fashion; distance between persons being towed and other objects; exception; violation as misdemeanor; violation as civil infraction; fine.
Sec. 80149.
(1) A person operating a vessel on the waters of this state in areas not marked by well defined channels, canals, rivers, or stream courses shall operate the vessels in a counter-clockwise fashion to the extent that it is reasonably possible. These persons and persons being towed on water skis or on a water sled, kite, surfboard, or similar contrivance shall maintain a distance of 100 feet from any dock, raft, buoyed or occupied bathing area, or vessel moored or at anchor, except when the vessel is proceeding at a slow—no wake speed or when water skiers are being picked up or dropped off, if that operation is otherwise conducted with due regard to the safety of persons and property and in accordance with the laws of this state. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) A person who violates this section while on any of the following bodies of water in this state is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00:
(a) The Great Lakes.
(b) Lake St. Clair.
(c) The St. Clair river.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 8, Imd. Eff. May 11, 2007
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80150 - Operation of Vessels; Prohibited in Certain Areas.

324.80150 Operation of vessels; prohibited in certain areas.
Sec. 80150.
A person shall not operate a vessel on any of the waters of this state within a lawfully authorized restricted area clearly marked by buoys, beacons, or other distinguishing devices as being prohibited to vessels.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80151 - Towing of Persons; Prohibited Time; Violation; Fine.

324.80151 Towing of persons; prohibited time; violation; fine.
Sec. 80151.
(1) A person operating a vessel shall not have in tow or otherwise be assisting in the propulsion of a person on water skis or on a water sled, surfboard, or other similar contrivance during the period of 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour prior to sunrise.
(2) A person shall not permit himself or herself to be towed on water skis or on a water sled, surfboard, or similar contrivance in violation of this part.
(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 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80153 - Vessels; Use of Portions Unintended for Occupancy Prohibited; Exceptions.

324.80153 Vessels; use of portions unintended for occupancy prohibited; exceptions.
Sec. 80153.
Any occupant or operator of any vessel under way on the waters of this state shall not sit, stand, or walk upon any portion of the vessel not specially designed for that purpose, except when immediately necessary for the safe and reasonable navigation or operation of the vessel.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80154 - Interference With Operation of Vessel by Nonoccupant.

324.80154 Interference with operation of vessel by nonoccupant.
Sec. 80154.
A person not in a boat shall not intentionally rock, tip, jostle, or otherwise interfere with the operation of any vessel, except under supervised training.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80155 - Divers; Marking Point of Submergence; Distance From Diver's Flag.

324.80155 Divers; marking point of submergence; distance from diver's flag.
Sec. 80155.
Any person diving or submerging in any of the waters of this state with the aid of a diving suit or other mechanical diving device shall place a buoy or boat in the water at or near the point of submergence. The buoy or boat shall bear a red flag not less than 14 inches by 16 inches with a 3-1/2 inch white stripe running from 1 upper corner to a diagonal lower corner. The flag shall be in place only while actual diving operations are in progress. A vessel shall not be operated within 200 feet of a buoyed diver's flag unless it is involved in tendering the diving operation. A person diving shall stay within a surface area of 100 feet of the diver's flag.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80157 - Liability of Vessel Owner for Negligent Operation; Presumption of Consent to Use.

324.80157 Liability of vessel owner for negligent operation; presumption of consent to use.
Sec. 80157.
The owner of a vessel is liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of the vessel, whether the negligence consists of a violation of the statutes of this state, or in the failure to observe such ordinary care in the operation as the rules of the common law require. The owner is not liable unless the vessel is being used with his or her expressed or implied consent. It shall be presumed that the vessel 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. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80158 - Responsibility of Vessel Owner for Damage Caused by Vessel Wake.

324.80158 Responsibility of vessel owner for damage caused by vessel wake.
Sec. 80158.
The owner of any vessel operated upon the waters of this state is personally responsible for any damage to life or property resulting from a wake or swell created by the negligent operation or propulsion of the vessel, if the vessel is being operated with his or her consent.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80159 - Buoys or Beacons; Permit for Placement; Application; Revocation; Removal.

324.80159 Buoys or beacons; permit for placement; application; revocation; removal.
Sec. 80159.
A person shall not place a beacon or buoy, other than a mooring buoy, in the waters of this state except as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13. The department may issue a permit for the placing of buoys or beacons in the waters of this state to mark obstruction to navigation, to designate bathing areas, to designate vessel anchorages, or for any other purpose if it will promote safety or navigation. An application for a permit shall contain information required by the department. If buoys or beacons are placed in the waters of this state without a permit having been issued, the department may order their removal. If, in the judgment of the department, buoys or beacons authorized by the department are found to be improperly placed, the reason for their placement no longer exists, or the buoys or beacons do not conform to the uniform system of marking established by state regulation, the department may revoke the permit authorizing their placement and may order their removal. Revocation of permits and orders of removal shall be by written notice to the person placing the buoys or beacons or to the person to whom the permit was issued at his or her last known address, directing the removal within a specified time. The person to whom the notice is directed shall remove the buoys or beacons in accordance with the instructions. If the person fails to remove the buoys or beacons within the specified time, the department may cause their removal, and the cost and expense of the removal shall be charged against the person authorized to place the buoys or beacons or, where authorization has not been granted, the person placing such buoys or beacons and shall be recoverable through any court of competent jurisdiction.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80160 - Buoys or Beacons; Uniform Marking System.

324.80160 Buoys or beacons; uniform marking system.
Sec. 80160.
The department shall establish a uniform waterway marking system for the marking of all buoys and beacons authorized by this part to be placed in the waters of this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80161 - Buoys or Beacons; Compliance With Federal Law or Regulations; Permits.

324.80161 Buoys or beacons; compliance with federal law or regulations; permits.
Sec. 80161.
Sections 80159 and 80160 do not exempt any person from compliance with applicable federal law or regulation, and sections 80159 and 80160 do not require the securing of a state revocable permit if a permit therefor has been obtained from an authorized agency of the United States.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80162 - Buoys or Beacons; Use as Moorings; Moving, Removal or Damaging.

324.80162 Buoys or beacons; use as moorings; moving, removal or damaging.
Sec. 80162.
A person shall not moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed buoy or beacon, except mooring buoys, or willfully move, remove, or damage such a buoy or beacon.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80163 - Anchored Raft or Other Item or Material; Relocation or Removal as Navigation Hazard; Costs; Failure to Pay; Lien.

324.80163 Anchored raft or other item or material; relocation or removal as navigation hazard; costs; failure to pay; lien.
Sec. 80163.
(1) If an anchored raft or other item or material, whether floating free or attached to the bottomland or a shoreline, presents a hazard to navigation, the department or a peace officer with jurisdiction over the body of water where the anchored raft or other item or material is located may relocate or remove it or may order its relocation or removal.
(2) The person who owns or who caused a navigational hazard that is relocated or removed under subsection (1) is liable to pay the actual and reasonable costs of relocation or removal. The department or the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the body of water where the navigational hazard was located may send written notice of the relocation or removal under subsection (1) and the associated costs to the person determined to own or to have caused the navigational hazard. If the owner or person who caused the navigational hazard fails to pay the costs within 30 days of the date the written notice is mailed, the costs may become a lien against the person's property.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 101, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2010
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80164 - Regattas; Rules; Permit; Authorization; Applications.

324.80164 Regattas; rules; permit; authorization; applications.
Sec. 80164.
The department may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions, or trials for those events, on any waters of this state. The department shall promulgate and may amend rules concerning the conduct of such marine events. Whenever a regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition, or trials for those events, is proposed to be held, the person in charge of the event, at least 30 days prior to the event, shall file an application with the department for permission to hold the regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, exhibition, or trials. The application shall set forth the date, time, and location where it is proposed to hold the regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition, and it shall not be conducted without the written authorization of the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80164a - Personal Flotation Device and Throwable Flotation Device; Exception From Requirements.

324.80164a Personal flotation device and throwable flotation device; exception from requirements.
Sec. 80164a.
The requirements for having a personal flotation device and a throwable flotation device in a vessel do not apply to a person in a racing shell or rowing scull.
History:
Add. 2010, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80165 - Regattas, Races, or Trials; Compliance With Federal Law or Regulation; Permit; Waiver.

324.80165 Regattas, races, or trials; compliance with federal law or regulation; permit; waiver.
Sec. 80165.
Section 80164 does not exempt a person from compliance with an applicable federal law or regulation, and it shall not be construed to require the securing of a state permit if a permit for an event, exhibition, or trial described in section 80164 has been obtained from an authorized agency of the United States. The department in its permit may waive the provisions of sections 80122, 80144, 80146, 80149, 80151, 80152, and 80156, as well as the registration provisions of the laws of this state, and any of the rules promulgated by the department under this part, to the extent that they apply to vessels participating in races, regattas, or trials sanctioned by the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80166 - Peace Officers; Stopping of Vessels; Duty of Operator; Reasonable Suspicion; Furnishing False Information as Misdemeanor; Arrest Without Warrant.

324.80166 Peace officers; stopping of vessels; duty of operator; reasonable suspicion; furnishing false information as misdemeanor; arrest without warrant.
Sec. 80166.
(1) Upon the direction of a peace officer acting in the lawful performance of his or her duty, the operator of a vessel moving on the waters of this state shall immediately bring the vessel to a stop or maneuver it in a manner that permits the peace officer to come beside the vessel. The operator of the vessel shall do the following upon the request of the peace officer:
(a) Provide his or her correct name and address.
(b) Exhibit the certificate of number awarded for the vessel.
(c) If the vessel does not bear a decal described in section 80166a or an equivalent decal issued by or on behalf of another state, submit to a reasonable inspection of the vessel and to a reasonable inspection and test of the equipment of the vessel.
(2) A peace officer shall not stop and inspect a vessel bearing the decal described in section 80166a or an equivalent decal issued by or on behalf of another state during the period the decal remains in effect unless that peace officer has a reasonable suspicion that the vessel or the vessel's operator is in violation of a marine law or is otherwise engaged in criminal activity.
(3) A person who is detained for a violation of this part or of a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a provision of this part and who furnishes a peace officer false, forged, fictitious, or misleading verbal or written information identifying the person as another person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) A peace officer who observes a marine law violation or the commission of a crime may immediately arrest the person without a warrant or issue to the person a written or verbal warning.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 636, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 62, Eff. Nov. 1, 2012
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80166a - Agreement With United States Coast Guard.

324.80166a Agreement with United States coast guard.
Sec. 80166a.
(1) The department may enter into an agreement with the United States coast guard, the United States coast guard auxiliary, or an organization sponsored by the United States coast guard or the United States coast guard auxiliary to provide for vessel safety checks of a vessel and its equipment. An agreement entered into under this subsection shall not preclude the department, or any peace officer within his or her jurisdiction, from performing an inspection of a vessel or the vessel's equipment for enforcement purposes or courtesy purposes.
(2) An agreement entered into under this section shall specify that the United States coast guard, the United States coast guard auxiliary, or an organization sponsored by the United States coast guard or the United States coast guard auxiliary shall provide the department with a sufficient number of vessel safety check decals for conservation officers and those counties that participate in the marine safety program. In addition to any other information that is included on a vessel safety check decal, each vessel safety check decal shall bear the likeness of the state seal of Michigan. The vessel safety check decal shall display the year in which the decal was issued and during which it is valid.
(3) Upon the completion of an inspection of a vessel or the vessel's equipment by a peace officer, the United States coast guard, the United States coast guard auxiliary, or an organization sponsored by the United States coast guard or the United States coast guard auxiliary, the peace officer or person performing the inspection shall affix to the vessel the vessel safety check decal provided for in this section.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 636, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80167 - Arrest Without Warrant; Cases in Which Arrested Person Arraigned by Magistrate or Judge.

324.80167 Arrest without warrant; cases in which arrested person arraigned by magistrate or judge.
Sec. 80167.
If a person is arrested without a warrant for any of the following, the arrested person shall, without unreasonable delay, be arraigned by a magistrate or judge who is within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed, who has jurisdiction of the offense, and who is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made:
(a) The person is arrested upon a charge of negligent homicide.
(b) The person is arrested under section 80176(1), (3), (4), or (5), or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 80176(1) or (3).
(c) The person is arrested under section 80147 or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 80147. If in the existing circumstances it does not appear that releasing the person pending the issuance of a warrant will constitute a public menace, the arresting officer may proceed as provided by section 80168.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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 324.80168 - Arrest Without Warrant; Notice to Appear in Court; Time; Place; Appearance; Acceptance of Pleas.

324.80168 Arrest without warrant; notice to appear in court; time; place; appearance; acceptance of pleas.
Sec. 80168.
(1) When a person is arrested without a warrant for a violation of this part punishable as a misdemeanor, or of a provision of any local ordinance or rule established in conformity with this part, under conditions not referred to in section 80167, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear in court containing the name and address of the person, the offense charged, and the time and place when and where the person shall appear in court. If the arrested person so demands, he or she shall be arraigned by a magistrate or a district court judge as provided in section 80167 in lieu of being given the notice.
(2) The time specified in the notice to appear shall be within a reasonable time after the arrest unless the person arrested demands an earlier hearing.
(3) The place specified in the notice to appear shall be before a magistrate or a district court judge who is within the township or county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense.
(4) Appearance may be made in person, by representation, or by mail. When appearance is made by representation or mail, the magistrate or the district court judge may accept the plea of guilty or not guilty for purposes of arraignment, with the same effect as though the person personally appeared before him or her. The magistrate or the district court judge, by giving notice 5 days prior to the date of appearance, may require appearance in person at the time and place designated in the notice.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
Marine Safety Act
Popular Name:
NREPA