New Jersey Statutes 12:7-74. Unlawful use, loan of operator’s license; fine
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:7-74
- Operator: means every person having charge, control, operation or direction of any vessel and the owner of the vessel if the owner is on the vessel at the time it is operated in violation of the law. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Power vessel: means a vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with machinery for propulsion, including a personal watercraft, and shall not include a vessel propelled wholly by sails or by muscular power. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Vessel: means a boat or watercraft, other than a sea plane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
5. a. A person who lends any operator‘s license required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1995, c.401 (C. 12:7-72) to another person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100.
b. A person owning or having control or custody of a power vessel who allows the power vessel to be operated by a non-licensed operator shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100.
c. A person operating a power vessel who exhibits the operator’s license of another shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200 or to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or both.
d. A person who exhibits the operator’s license of another for purposes of identification in any situation other than as described in subsection c. of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100.
L.1995,c.401,s.5.