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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
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
5 amended by changing Section 5-14 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 45/5-14) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 315-9)
7 Sec. 5-14. Water Skiing.
8 A. No person may operate a motorboat that has in tow or
9 is otherwise assisting a person on water skis, an aquaplane,
10 or a similar contrivance in or upon any waterway, unless the
11 motorboat has a capacity of at least 3 persons and is
12 occupied by at least 2 competent persons.
13 A-1. A person may not operate a motorboat that has in
14 tow or is otherwise assisting a person on water skis, an
15 aquaplane, or a similar contrivance in or upon any waterway,
16 unless there is in the motorboat a person, in addition to the
17 operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person
18 being towed, unless the motorboat is equipped with a ski
19 mirror approved by the Department.
20 The Director of Natural Resources must adopt rules for
21 implementing this subsection A-1.
22 B. No person may operate a motorboat having in tow or
23 otherwise be assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane or
24 similar contrivance from the period of one-half hour after
25 sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. This paragraph B does
26 not apply to motorboats used in duly authorized water ski
27 tournaments, competitions, exhibitions or trials therefor
28 where adequate lighting is provided.
29 C. All persons operating a motorboat having in tow or
30 otherwise assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane or
31 similar contrivance, must be careful and prudent in their
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1 operation and keep at a reasonable distance from persons and
2 property so as not to endanger the life or property of any
3 person.
4 D. No person may operate or manipulate any vessel, tow
5 rope or other device by which the direction or location of
6 water skis, aquaplane, or similar device may be affected or
7 controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis,
8 aquaplane, or similar device, or any persons thereon to
9 collide with or strike against any person or object, except
10 ski jumps, buoys and like objects normally used in
11 competitive or recreational skiing.
12 (Source: P.A. 90-412, eff. 1-1-98.)