SB 691

Under current law, no person under the age of 10 may operate a motorboat. No

person who is 10 or 11 years old may operate a motorboat unless he or she is

accompanied by a parent or guardian or by a person who is at least 18 years of age

and who is designated by a parent or guardian. No person who is between 12 to 15

years old may operate a motorboat unless he or she holds a valid boating safety

certificate issued or honored by the Department of Natural Resources or is

accompanied by a parent or guardian or by a person who is at least 18 years of age

and who is designated by a parent or guardian.

Under this bill, the parent, guardian, or adult accompanying a minor operating

a motorboat must hold a valid boating safety certificate issued or honored by DNR

or must have been born before January 1, 1989.

Under current law, no person who was born on or after January 1, 1989, and

who is 16 years of age or older may operate a motorboat unless the person holds a

valid boating safety certificate issued or honored by DNR.

The bill provides that a person who was born on or after January 1, 1989, and

is at least 16 may operate a motorboat only if that person holds a valid boating safety

certificate issued or honored by DNR or is accompanied by a person who holds a valid

boating safety certificate issued or honored by DNR or was born before January 1,

1989.