Oklahoma § 63-4206 Use of personal flotation devices.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 63-4206 — Use of personal flotation devices.

Oklahoma § 63-4206

Title 63Public Health And Safety

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4206 (2026).

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1.The operator of a vessel less than twenty-six (26) feet in length, while under way, shall require each passenger who is twelve (12) years of age or younger to wear a personal flotation device.

2.Any person operating or manipulating, or who is a passenger on a personal watercraft, water skis, a sailboard or a similar device shall wear a personal flotation device approved and designed for the activity in which the person is engaged.

B.Each personal flotation device shall be in good and serviceable condition, of the type prescribed by the United States Coast Guard and of a size suitable to the person who is or will be wearing it. A ski belt is not a United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device.

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A. 1. The operator of a vessel less than twenty-six (26) feet in length, while under way, shall require each passenger who is twelve (12) years of age or younger to wear a personal flotation device. 2. Any person operating or manipulating, or who is a passenger on a personal watercraft, water skis, a sailboard or a similar device shall wear a personal flotation device approved and designed for the activity in which the person is engaged. B. Each personal flotation device shall be in good and serviceable condition, of the type prescribed by the United States Coast Guard and of a size suitable to the person who is or will be wearing it. A ski belt is not a United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 58, emerg. eff. June 3, 1989. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 199, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.