§13063. Requirements for operators who carry passengers for hire with motorboat

1.  Prohibition.  A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without having successfully completed a boater safety education course approved by a national association of state boating law administrators and approved by the commissioner. A person operating a motorboat carrying passengers for hire shall provide proof of having successfully completed a course under this subsection when requested by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. For purposes of this section, "carrying passengers for hire" means receiving remuneration to carry passengers in a motorboat from one predetermined point to another predetermined point on inland waters.

A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §373 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §373 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (AMD).]

2.  Requirement.  Every operator of a motorboat, other than a licensed Maine guide certified in watercraft safety, carrying passengers for hire, except those operators who have been issued and have or are required to have in their possession a current valid federal operator's license, shall show proof of having successfully completed an approved boater safety education course in accordance with subsection 1 upon request of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent.

A. [PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

B. [PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (AMD).]

3.  Issuance.

[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

4.  Fee.

[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

5.  Renewal.

[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

6.  Expiration.

[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B373 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (AMD).