Indiana § 14-15-3-23 - Load and horsepower safe capacity
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§ 14-15-3-23. Load and horsepower safe capacity
Sec. 23. A person may not operate or permit operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe the total load aboard or the total horsepower of any motor or engine of the watercraft presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, having due regard for the following:
(1) The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the boat.
(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-35.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.289-2013, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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