PREFILED    JAN 05 2024

REFERENCE TITLE: watercraft operation; minors; safety education

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2149

 

Introduced by

Representative Cook:  Senator Fernandez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 5, chapter 3, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 5-342; relating to boating and watersports.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 5, chapter 3, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 5-342, to read:

START_STATUTE5-342. Operation of watercraft; minors; boating safety education; certificate of completion

A. Notwithstanding any other law, beginning January 1, 2025, a person who is under eighteen years of age may not operate a watercraft that is propelled by machinery of more than ten horsepower unless that person has completed an approved boating safety education course pursuant to subsection B of this section.

B. The department shall administer a boating safety education course approved by a national association of boating safety. The department may approve additional boating safety education courses. The department shall provide a list of approved boating safety education courses on the department's website. 

C. A person who completes a boating safety education course pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be issued a certificate of completion and shall carry a paper or electronic form of the certificate of completion when operating a watercraft that is propelled by machinery of more than ten horsepower.  END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Applicability

This act does not apply to a person who is at least eighteen years of age on the effective date of this act.