Public Act 90-0412 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0412

SB496 Enrolled                                 LRB9000544NTsb

    AN ACT to amend the Boat Registration and Safety  Act  by
changing Sections 5-14 and 7-10 and adding Section 5-21.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The  Boat  Registration  and  Safety  Act  is
amended  by  changing  Sections  5-14  and 7-10 and by adding
Section 5-21 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 45/5-14) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 315-9)
    Sec. 5-14.  Water Skiing. A.  No  person  may  operate  a
motorboat  that  which has in tow or is otherwise assisting a
person on water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar contrivance,
in or upon any waterway, unless  the  such  motorboat  has  a
capacity  of at least 3 persons and is occupied by at least 2
competent persons.
    B.  No person may operate a motorboat having  in  tow  or
otherwise  be  assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane or
similar contrivance from the period of  one-half  hour  after
sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. This paragraph B does
not  apply  to  motorboats  used in duly authorized water ski
tournaments, competitions,  exhibitions  or  trials  therefor
where adequate lighting is provided.
    C.   All  persons  operating a motorboat having in tow or
otherwise assisting a person  on  water  skis,  aquaplane  or
similar  contrivance,  must  be  careful and prudent in their
operation and keep at a reasonable distance from persons  and
property  so  as  not to endanger the life or property of any
person.
    D.  No person may operate or manipulate any  vessel,  tow
rope  or  other  device by which the direction or location of
water skis, aquaplane, or similar device may be  affected  or
controlled  in  such  a  way  as  to  cause  the  water skis,
aquaplane, or similar  device,  or  any  persons  thereon  to
collide  with  or strike against any person or object, except
ski  jumps,  buoys  and  like  objects   normally   used   in
competitive or recreational skiing.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

    (625 ILCS 45/5-21 new)
    Sec.  5-21.  Passenger  location.   No person operating a
motorboat shall allow a person in the motorboat  to  ride  or
sit  on  the  gunwales, tops of seat backs, or on the decking
over the bow or stern of the motorboat while the motorboat is
underway, unless the person is inboard  of  guards  or  rails
provided  on  the  motorboat to prevent passengers from being
lost overboard.
    Nothing in this Section shall be  construed  to  prohibit
entry upon the decking over the bow or stern of the motorboat
for the purpose of anchoring, mooring, or casting off or some
other  necessary  purpose nor to prohibit customary practices
while  lawfully  engaged  in  commercial  fishing  under  the
provisions of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code or  hunting  and
trapping under the provisions of the Wildlife Code.
    The  provisions  of  this  Section shall not apply to the
driver of the boat, a person while fishing or to a person  on
private property.

    (625 ILCS 45/7-10) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 317-10)
    Sec.  7-10.   Unlawful  rental  of personal watercraft or
specialty prop-craft.
    (a)  A livery shall not lease, hire or  rent  a  personal
watercraft or a specialty prop-craft to, or for operation by,
any person who is under 16 12 years of age.
    (b)  Any  person  convicted  of violating this Section is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 87-798.)

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