§ 14-15-12-10 — Reasonable and prudent operation

Indiana § 14-15-12-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: REGULATION OF WATER RECREATION
• Ch. 12: Regulation of Personal Watercraft

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(a) A personal watercraft operated on
public waters must at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent
manner.
(b) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on public waters
in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.
(c) A person shall not do any of the following while operating a
personal watercraft on public waters:
(1) Weave through congested watercraft traffic in a way that
endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.
(2) Follow a watercraft that is towing an individual on:
(A) water skis;
(B) a surf board; or
(C) another water sport device;
in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or
property.
(3) Jump the wake of another watercraft in a way that endangers
human life, human physical safety, or property.
(4) Cut between a boat and the individual or individuals being
towed by the boat.
(5) Cross paths with another watercraft when visibility around the
other watercraft is so obstructed as to endanger human life,
human physical safety, or property.
(6) Steer a personal watercraft toward an object or individual in
the water and turn sharply at close range in a way that endangers
human life, human physical safety, or property.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.9.