Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 5505 — Unauthorized operation of boats
Pennsylvania § 5505
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Bluebook
30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5505 (2026).
Text
(a)Consent required.--It is unlawful for a person to operate the boat of another without the consent of the owner.
(b)Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the operator reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had the owner known of it.
(c)Penalty.--Any person violating this section commits a summary offense of the first degree.
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Legislative History
(Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days) 2012 Amendment.Act 211 added section 5505.
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Bluebook (online)
Pennsylvania § 5505, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/pa/30/5505.