New Jersey § 48:8-10 Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty;  liability for injuries

New Jersey Statutes

§ 48:8-10 — Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries

New Jersey § 48:8-10

Title 48PUBLIC UTILITIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 48:8-10 (2026).

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Every steamboat navigating waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be stopped for at least one minute and as much longer as shall be necessary for the safety of passengers while they are landing from or going on board the steamboat, either immediately from or upon the shore or from or upon another boat or vessel lying between the steamboat and the shore. Every master or other person in charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense; and the owner of the steamboat shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person injured thereby.

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Every steamboat navigating waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be stopped for at least one minute and as much longer as shall be necessary for the safety of passengers while they are landing from or going on board the steamboat, either immediately from or upon the shore or from or upon another boat or vessel lying between the steamboat and the shore. Every master or other person in charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense; and the owner of the steamboat shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person injured thereby.