TintMan said:
Red Horse said:
TintMan said:
Let me see if i undastand this thread...you actually called the POPO to look at your ride???? :smile29: Let me know how that works out for ya!!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
You go to them when you are ready. And if there are any problems you get get a report of it for your use, not a citation. It is a freebie in the interest of safety. Hell,
they will come check out your ride in your drive way.
I dont think so!!!! Last time i was checked-i asked the guy -why you pullin me over...his response-"Cause you drive a JET BOAT". I told him-No where in the law book does it say anything about drivin a jet boat bein illegal.it went downhill from there-i have no use for rentacops! But you guys carry on! :smile17: BTW-he couldnt find anything to ticket me for-just pure harassment. I surprised his A$$ when there was nothin in my cooler but some water and a couple of hoagies!!!!ahaha
Ethics plays a large part of getting pulled over on the water. According to the law, as soon as you are on the water they have probable cause in the interest of safety. They really dont need a reason in the interest of safety. I know the law up one side and down the other and if I am going to get ticketed they better bring their A game. Personaly, I think I should be doing something wrong for them to come look at me, but according to the law it is in the interest of safety and if the Coast Guard has already checked me out then the local LEO has less of a reason or no reason unless he belives another regulation is being violated. Our boats do draw attention and it is part of the game. I used to get pulled over all the time in my Firebird for doing 66 in a 65, while the wife (then gf) would do 85 in her white Olds 88 and fly right by the cops.
§ 31.123. Required Response to Police Water Safety Vessel
The operator of a vessel underway, on sighting a rotating or flashing blue beacon light, shall reduce power immediately and bring the vessel to a nowake
speed and subsequent stop until the intention of the water safety vessel is understood. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 543, § 6, eff. June 14, 1989.
§ 31.124. Inspection of Vessels
(a)
In order to enforce the provisions of this chapter, an enforcement officer may stop and board any vessel subject to this chapter and may inspect the boat to determine compliance with applicable provisions.
(b)
An officer boarding a vessel shall first identify himself by presenting proper credentials.
(c)
The operator of a vessel required by this chapter to hold a certificate of number aboard the vessel shall show the certificate to the officer on demand, and failure to do so constitutes a violation of this chapter.
(d)
No person operating a boat on the water of this state may refuse to obey the directions of an enforcement officer when the officer is acting under the provisions of this chapter.
(e)
The safety of the vessel shall always be the paramount consideration of an arresting officer.
(f)
If an enforcement officer determines that a vessel and its associated equipment is being used in violation of this chapter or of any regulation or standard issued thereunder so as to create an especially hazardous condition, he may direct the operator to return to mooring, and the vessel may not be used until the condition creating the violation is corrected.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.