Indiana § 14-15-3-23 Load and horsepower safe capacity

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-15-3-23 — Load and horsepower safe capacity

Indiana § 14-15-3-23

Art. 15REGULATION OF WATER RECREATION

Ch. 3Watercraft Operation

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 14-15-3-23 (2026).

Text

A person may not operate or permit operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe the total load aboard or the total horsepower of any motor or engine of the watercraft presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, having due regard for the following:

(1)The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the boat.

(2)The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-35.]

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A person may not operate or permit
operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe
the total load aboard or the total horsepower of any motor or engine of
the watercraft presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property,
having due regard for the following:
(1) The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the
boat.
(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then
existing, including weather and density of traffic.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-35.]