California Harbors and Navigation Code 678.9 – (a) On or before April 1, 2019, and on or before April 1 …
(a) On or before April 1, 2019, and on or before April 1 annually thereafter, the division shall prepare a report that includes all of the following information with respect to the prior calendar year:
(1) The total number of vessel operator cards issued pursuant to this article.
Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 678.9
- Operator: means the person aboard a vessel who meets any of the following:
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- State: means a state of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. 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:
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(2) The fees collected, and the costs incurred, by the division pursuant to this article.
(3) The correlation between vessel operator cards issued and the number of accidents, injuries, and fatalities related to the operation of vessels in the state that are reported pursuant to Section 656.
(4) The number of violations of this article reported to the division.
(b) The report shall be posted on the division’s Internet Web site.
(c) On or before April 1, 2023, and again on April 1, 2028, the report prepared by the division and posted on its Internet Web site shall include recommendations, developed by the division, in consultation with the technical advisory group established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 678.3, relating to any program changes to improve boater safety in California or, alternatively, reasons why the program should not be continued.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)