§ 306.010 Definitions
§ 306.015 Vessels, registration, procedure, fee — delinquent application, penalty fee ..
§ 306.016 United States Coast Guard documented vessels, certificate of registration, ..
§ 306.020 Vessels to be numbered — number, where displayed
§ 306.030 Certificate of number, application, procedure, contents, fee — numbers, how ..
§ 306.031 New or replacement identification number of motor or vessel — securing of ..
§ 306.035 Certificate of title, form of
§ 306.040 Certified number only on boat
§ 306.050 Notice of change of address of certificate holder — procedure
§ 306.060 Transfer of ownership of boat, application, fee — temporary certificate of ..
§ 306.075 Motorized amphibious vehicle, defined — treated as a vessel, not a motor ..
§ 306.080 Vessels exempt from numbering requirements
§ 306.090 Maximum sound levels for recreational motorboats — exceptions
§ 306.100 Classification of vessels — equipment requirements
§ 306.109 Alcoholic drinking devices and containers prohibited on rivers — violation, ..
§ 306.113 Operate defined — probable cause required
§ 306.115 Parasailing, requirements, prohibited, when
§ 306.120 Towing persons on skis or surfboard, regulations
§ 306.122 Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty
§ 306.124 Aids to navigation and regulatory markers defined — water patrol may mark ..
§ 306.125 Operation of watercraft, how — restricted areas, certain vessels, speed ..
§ 306.126 Motorboats, regulations as to passenger seating while under way — person in ..
§ 306.127 Boating safety identification card required, when, requirements, fee — ..
§ 306.128 Boating offenses, offender requirements
§ 306.129 Rulemaking authority
§ 306.130 Regattas, races and other activities, authorization, regulation of
§ 306.132 Watercraft to stop on signal of water patrol or emergency watercraft, when ..
§ 306.140 Accident or collision, duties of operator — report required, when
§ 306.142 Personal watercraft, regulations — personal flotation devices — age ..
§ 306.147 Muffler, defined — noise level regulation, muffler system required, ..
§ 306.150 Watercraft livery — records — equipment to be furnished
§ 306.165 Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of
§ 306.167 Powers of peace officer when working in cooperation with other law ..
§ 306.168 Search warrants, water patrol division may request application for and ..
§ 306.170 Accident reports to United States on request
§ 306.180 Motorboat fund in state treasury, source and use
§ 306.185 Water patrol division fund created, use of proceeds
§ 306.190 Applicability of regulations — local regulations — special local rules ..
§ 306.200 Peace officers to enforce
§ 306.210 Penalties for violations
§ 306.215 Inspections of boats, refusal of or interference with — penalty
§ 306.217 Scuba diver’s marker, flag required — flag described — boats to avoid — penalty
§ 306.220 Personal flotation device, who must wear, when, exception, penalty
§ 306.221 Obstruction of traffic or access to boat docks — violation, penalty
§ 306.225 Certain counties may regulate size and operation of watercraft on lakes, ..
§ 306.250 Definitions
§ 306.260 Boats not to discharge sewage, exception
§ 306.270 Marine toilets shall have suitable treatment device
§ 306.280 Inspection of boats
§ 306.290 Penalties for violations
§ 306.300 Definitions — marine sanitation device required — limitations — civil penalty
§ 306.325 Vessels on navigable waterways, restrictions on transporting of foodstuffs ..
§ 306.400 Liens and encumbrances — valid, perfected, when, how, future advances — ..
§ 306.405 Certificates of title, delivery of, how, to whom — lienholder may elect to ..
§ 306.410 Duties of parties upon creation of lien or encumbrance — failure of owner ..
§ 306.415 Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations — ..
§ 306.420 Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure — duties of ..
§ 306.425 Provisions of 306.400 to 306.430 exclusive — exceptions
§ 306.430 Liens and encumbrances incurred before July 1, 2003 — how terminated, ..
§ 306.435 Repossessed vessels, motorboats and outboard motors, certificate of title — ..
§ 306.440 Owner’s failure to indicate lienholder on title application, penalty
§ 306.455 Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in names of two or ..
§ 306.456 Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in one person’s name, ..
§ 306.458 Certificate of title, two or more persons, not held as tenants in common, ..
§ 306.461 Certificate of title in beneficiary form — multiple beneficiaries allowed — ..
§ 306.463 Death of owner and no surviving owner or beneficiary, director of revenue ..
§ 306.465 Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, procedure
§ 306.530 Registration of outboard motors
§ 306.532 Certificate of title to designate year of manufacture
§ 306.535 Applications, contents, fee — not made within certain period, delinquency fee
§ 306.540 Registration by director of revenue, when
§ 306.545 Registration number — placement
§ 306.550 Certificate forms — duties of seller and purchaser — temporary registration ..
§ 306.555 Inspection of outboard motors
§ 306.560 Outboard motor registration not required for manufacturers, visitors in ..
§ 306.565 Fees — disposition
§ 306.570 Destruction of records
§ 306.575 Penalty for violation
§ 306.900 Direct molding process — use of to duplicate hulls prohibited, when — ..
§ 306.903 Abandonment of boat dock, penalty — retrieval and disposal — identifying ..
§ 306.910 Recreational water use — definitions — brochure, distribution, limitation ..

Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing -- Water Patrol Division

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: if used in a section in a context relating to property rights or obligations, means conservator of the estate as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Motorboat: any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is a principal source of propulsion. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Operate: to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or a vessel. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Operator: the person who operates or has charge of the navigation or use of a vessel. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Owner: a person other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a motorboat. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Parasailing: the towing of any person equipped with a parachute or kite equipment by any watercraft operating on the waters of this state. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Personal watercraft: a class of vessel, which is less than sixteen feet in length, propelled by machinery which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, rather than being operated by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
  • Skiing: any activity that involves a person or persons being towed by a vessel, including but not limited to waterskiing, wake boarding, wake surfing, knee boarding, and tubing. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Vessel: every motorboat and every description of motorized watercraft, and any watercraft more than twelve feet in length which is powered by sail alone or by a combination of sail and machinery, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, but not any watercraft having as the only means of propulsion a paddle or oars. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • water patrol division: the division responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter on the waters of this state. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Watercraft: any boat or craft, including a vessel, used or capable of being used as a means of transport on waters. See Missouri Laws 306.010
  • Waters of this state: any waters within the territorial limits of this state and lakes constructed or maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers except bodies of water owned by a person, corporation, association, partnership, municipality or other political subdivision, public water supply impoundments, and except drainage ditches constructed by a drainage district, but the term does include any body of water which has been leased to or owned by the state department of conservation. See Missouri Laws 306.010