Tennessee § 69-9-503 - Engine cutoff switches.
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§ 69-9-503. Engine cutoff switches.
A person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of Tennessee shall have a lanyard type engine cutoff switch and must attach the lanyard to the person, clothing, or personal flotation device as is appropriate. Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person operating a personal watercraft that was not equipped with a lanyard type engine cutoff switch at the time of production by the manufacturer. Acts 1996, ch. 808, § 1; T.C.A. § 69-10-503 ; Acts 2016, ch. 572, § 1.
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Section 69-9-503 ("Engine cutoff switches.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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