Rhode Island § 46-22-3 § 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-22-3 — § 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.

Rhode Island § 46-22-3

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-22Regulation of Boats

This text of Rhode Island § 46-22-3 (§ 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-22-3 (2026).

Text

§ 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.
(a) Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered.
         
(b) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on those
            waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance
            with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering
            system of another state, and unless:
         
(1) The certificate of number awarded to the motorboat is in full force and effect, and
         
(2) The identifying number 

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

§ 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.

(a) Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered.

(b) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on those waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state, and unless:

(1) The certificate of number awarded to the motorboat is in full force and effect, and

(2) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat.