Virginia § 29.1-744.3 Slacken speed and control wakes near structures

Virginia Statutes

§ 29.1-744.3 — Slacken speed and control wakes near structures

Virginia § 29.1-744.3

Title 29.1Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating

Ch. 7Boating Laws

Art. 3BOATING SAFETY

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Va. Code Ann. § 29.1-744.3 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful to operate any motorboat, except a personal watercraft, at a speed greater than the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway when within 50 feet or less of docks, piers, boathouses, boat ramps, or a person in the water, unless such person in the water (i) is being towed by the motorboat or (ii) is accompanying the motorboat, provided that such motorboat is propelled by an inboard motor or a means of propulsion that is below the water line and forward of (a) the transom or (b) an integrated swim platform.

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It shall be unlawful to operate any motorboat, except a personal watercraft, at a speed greater than the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway when within 50 feet or less of docks, piers, boathouses, boat ramps, or a person in the water, unless such person in the water (i) is being towed by the motorboat or (ii) is accompanying the motorboat, provided that such motorboat is propelled by an inboard motor or a means of propulsion that is below the water line and forward of (a) the transom or (b) an integrated swim platform.