LD 1920
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12.__Tampering with motorboat muffler system.__A person may
not modify a motorboat muffler system in any way that results in
an increase in the decibels of sound emitted by that motorboat.

 
A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil
violation for which a fine not to exceed $100 may be
adjudged.

 
B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
13.__Headway speed only.__The following provisions govern
speeds in certain zones.

 
A.__A person may not operate a watercraft at a speed greater
than headway speed while within the water safety zone or
within a marina or an approved anchorage in coastal or
inland waters except:

 
(1)__While actively fishing; or

 
(2)__While picking up or dropping off one or more
persons on water skis in the water safety zone if a
reasonably direct course is taken through the water
safety zone between the point that the skiers are
picked up or dropped off and the outer boundary of the
water safety zone.

 
B. For the purposes of this subsection, "headway speed"
means the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and
control of the watercraft while the watercraft is moving.

 
C. The following penalties apply to violations of this
subsection.

 
(1)__A person who violates this subsection commits a
civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

 
(2)__A person who violates this subsection after having
been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil
violations under this Part within the previous 5-year
period commits a Class E crime.

 
14.__Operating motorboat in bathing areas.__The following
provisions apply to operating a motorboat in a bathing area.

 
A.__A person may not:


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