Rhode Island General Laws 46-22-9.2. Flotation devices – Children
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Any person transporting a child under thirteen (13) years of age in a recreational vessel less than sixty-five (65) feet in length on the waters of this state shall require that the child wear a personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard when underway, unless below deck or in a closed cabin.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 329, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-22-9.2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8