Tennessee § 69-9-401 - Display, use and illumination of divers-down flags.
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§ 69-9-401. Display, use and illumination of divers-down flags.
All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which they are diving when diving in an area other than one customarily used for swimming only. Divers shall not display a divers-down flag any longer than thirty (30) minutes before and after the dive. Divers shall surface within fifty feet (50') of the divers-down flag. When diving after dusk, divers shall illuminate the divers-down flag to make it visible from at least three hundred feet (300'). No one shall use a divers-down flag to stop, limit, or otherwise affect the flow of water traffic. Violations of this section shall be punished as follows: First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00); Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and up to six (6) months imprisonment. Acts 1984, ch. 732, § 2; T.C.A. § 69-10-401 .
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