Missouri Laws 306.113 – Operate defined — probable cause required
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1. For purposes of sections 306.111 to 306.119*, the term “operate” means to physically control the movement of a vessel in motion under mechanical or sail power in water.
2. No arrest shall be made under sections 306.111 to 306.119* unless probable cause exists for that arrest.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 306.113
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Vessel: every motorboat and every description of motorized watercraft, and any watercraft more than twelve feet in length which is powered by sail alone or by a combination of sail and machinery, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, but not any watercraft having as the only means of propulsion a paddle or oars. See Missouri Laws 306.010