This law is about operating a boat in a dangerously careless way. If someone drives a boat so carelessly that it hurts another person or damages someone else's property, that is a crime. The first time someone is caught, it is a minor crime. The second time is a more serious crime. The third time or more is an even more serious crime called a felony.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
577.025. operation of a — . — A person commits the of negligent operation of a vessel if when operating a vessel he or she acts with , as defined in 5 of section 562.016, to cause to any other person or damage to the property of any other person. A person of negligent operation of a vessel is guilty of a upon for the first violation, guilty of a upon conviction for the second violation, and guilty of a for conviction for the third and subsequent violations.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1715, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 306.111; Effective 1-01-17
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