New Jersey § 48:8-13 Deviating from course to impede boat passing in same direction; penalty;  damages

New Jersey Statutes

§ 48:8-13 — Deviating from course to impede boat passing in same direction; penalty; damages

New Jersey § 48:8-13

Title 48PUBLIC UTILITIES

This text of New Jersey § 48:8-13 (Deviating from course to impede boat passing in same direction; penalty; damages) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 48:8-13 (2026).

Text

When a steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall attempt to pass another boat going in the same direction, the master or person having charge of such other boat shall not cause her to deviate from her proper course for the purpose of hindering or delaying the steamboat so attempting to pass. Every master or other person having charge of any steamboat who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. The misdemeanor shall be indictable in the county adjoining the waters upon which the offense is committed. The owner or owners of any steamboat deviating as aforesaid shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages o

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

When a steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall attempt to pass another boat going in the same direction, the master or person having charge of such other boat shall not cause her to deviate from her proper course for the purpose of hindering or delaying the steamboat so attempting to pass. Every master or other person having charge of any steamboat who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. The misdemeanor shall be indictable in the county adjoining the waters upon which the offense is committed. The owner or owners of any steamboat deviating as aforesaid shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages occasioned by such offense.