Virginia § 29.1-736 - Boat rentals; equipment; safety course
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 29.1-736 — Boat rentals; equipment; safety course, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29.1-736. Boat rentals; equipment; safety course
A. It shall be unlawful to rent a motorboat to any person unless the provisions of this chapter have been complied with. It shall be the duty of persons renting motorboats to equip them as required by this chapter.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to regularly offer a boat or boats, other than a motorboat, for rent for use on the public waters of the Commonwealth unless such person provides, for the use of each passenger in the boat, a life preserver of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the Board.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person, without first successfully completing a basic boating safety education course approved by the Director, to rent a personal watercraft to another person.
1960, c. 500, § 62-174.8; 1962, c. 626; 1968, c. 659, § 62.1-174; 1987, c. 488; 1998, c. 515.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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