WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATECRAFTS Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft: Enact Certain Provisions Relating to Persons Convicted of Operating a Moving Vessel, Moving Water Skis, Moving Aquaplane, Moving Surfboard, or Personal Watercraft While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs; Provide for Zero Tolerance for Use of Drugs and Alcohol By Persons Under the Age of Twenty-One; Provide for a Cause of Action for Child Endangerment; Provide for Suspension of Boating Privileges

Authors

William E. Porter

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act amends the Georgia Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft Act by (1) making it an offense for a person under the age of twenty-one to operate a vessel with a blood alcohol content of 0.02 grams or more and (2) creating a separate offense of child endangerment when any person operates a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs when a person under the age of fourteen is present. Additionally, the Act provides mechanisms for suspending the boating privileges of persons who violate the Act.

Recommended Citation

William E. Porter, WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATECRAFTS Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft: Enact Certain Provisions Relating to Persons Convicted of Operating a Moving Vessel, Moving Water Skis, Moving Aquaplane, Moving Surfboard, or Personal Watercraft While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs; Provide for Zero Tolerance for Use of Drugs and Alcohol By Persons Under the Age of Twenty-One; Provide for a Cause of Action for Child Endangerment; Provide for Suspension of Boating Privileges, 15 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (1998).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol15/iss1/21