California Harbors and Navigation Code 655.05 – (a) No person shall operate a vessel other than a recreational …
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(a) No person shall operate a vessel other than a recreational vessel for 24 hours if the person is found by a peace officer to have an alcohol concentration of 0.01 percent or more in his or her blood. The peace officer shall order the person out of service for 24 hours.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992.
Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 655.05
- Alcohol: means any form or derivative of ethyl alcohol (ethanol). See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
- Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other entity, but does not include the United States, the state, or a municipality or subdivision thereof. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
- Recreational vessel: means a vessel that is being used only for pleasure. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
- Vessel: includes every description of a watercraft or other artificial contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except either of the following:
California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1114, Sec. 6. Section operative January 1, 1992, by its own provisions.)