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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended
5 by changing Section 4-1 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 45/4-1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 314-1)
7     Sec. 4-1. Personal flotation devices.
8     A. No person may operate a watercraft unless at least one
9 U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD of the following types or their
10 equivalent is on board for each person: Type I, Type II or Type
11 III.
12     B. No person may operate a personal watercraft or specialty
13 prop-craft unless each person aboard is wearing a Type I, Type
14 II, Type III or Type V PFD approved by the United States Coast
15 Guard.
16     C. No person may operate a watercraft 16 feet or more in
17 length, except a canoe or kayak, unless at least one Type IV
18 U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD or its equivalent is on board in
19 addition to the PFD's required in paragraph A of this Section.
20     D. A U.S. Coast Guard approved Type V personal flotation
21 device may be carried in lieu of the Type I, II, III or IV
22 personal flotation device required in this Section, if the Type
23 V personal flotation device is approved for the activity in

 

 

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1 which it is being used.
2     E. When assisting a person on waterskis, aquaplane or
3 similar device, there must be one U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD
4 on board the watercraft for each person being assisted or towed
5 or worn by the person being assisted or towed.
6     F. No person may operate a watercraft unless each device
7 required by this Section is:
8         1. Readily accessible;
9         2. In serviceable condition;
10         3. Of the appropriate size for the person for whom it
11     is intended; and
12         4. Legibly marked with the U.S. Coast Guard approval
13     number.
14     G. Approved personal flotation devices are defined as
15 follows:
16         Type I - A Type I personal flotation device is an
17     approved device designed to turn an unconscious person in
18     the water from a face downward position to a vertical or
19     slightly backward position and to have more than 20 pounds
20     of buoyancy.
21         Type II - A Type II personal flotation device is an
22     approved device designed to turn an unconscious person in
23     the water from a face downward position to a vertical or
24     slightly backward position and to have at least 15 1/2
25     pounds of buoyancy.
26         Type III - A Type III personal flotation device is an

 

 

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1     approved device designed to keep a conscious person in a
2     vertical or slightly backward position and to have at least
3     15 1/2 pounds of buoyancy.
4         Type IV - A Type IV personal flotation device is an
5     approved device designed to be thrown to a person in the
6     water and not worn. It is designed to have at least 16 1/2
7     pounds of buoyancy.
8         Type V - A Type V personal flotation device is an
9     approved device for restricted use and is acceptable only
10     when used in the activity for which it is approved.
11     H. The provisions of subsections A through G of this
12 Section shall not apply to sailboards sailboats.
13     I. No person may operate a watercraft under 26 feet in
14 length unless a Type I, Type II, Type III, or Type V personal
15 flotation device is being properly worn by a sole occupant and
16 each person under the age of 13 on board the watercraft at all
17 times in which the watercraft is underway; however, this
18 requirement shall not apply to persons who are below decks or
19 in totally enclosed cabin spaces or to a person using an
20 electric motor intermittently to maneuver the watercraft for
21 short distances while fishing. As used in this subsection,
22 "sole occupant" means any person operating a watercraft without
23 another person on board who is authorized under the laws of
24 this State to operate the watercraft, and who is:
25     (1) age 18 or older; or
26     (2) age 12 or older, but younger than 18 years, and who

 

 

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1 also is in possession of an approved boater safety card. The
2 provisions of this subsection I shall not apply to a person
3 operating a watercraft on private property.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-411, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
5     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6 becoming law.