Utah § 18c-302 - Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.
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§ 18c-302. Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.
73-18c-302. Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.
| (1) | Any owner of a motorboat on which owner's or operator's security is required under Section 73-18c-301, who operates the motorboat or permits it to be operated on waters of the state without owner's security being in effect is guilty of a class C misdemeanor. |
| (2) | Any other person who operates a motorboat upon waters of the state with the knowledge that the owner does not have owner's security in effect for the motorboat is also guilty of a class C misdemeanor, unless that person has in effect owner's or operator's security on a Utah-registered motorboat or its equivalent that covers the operation, by him or her, of the motorboat in question. |
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18c-302 ("Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. 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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