In any case in which a law-enforcement officer arrests the operator of a vessel, and there is no legal cause for the retention of the vessel by the officer, the officer shall allow the person arrested to designate another person who is present at the scene of the arrest to operate the vessel from the scene to a place designated by the person arrested. If such a designation is not made, the officer may cause the vessel to be taken to the nearest appropriate place for safekeeping.
1997, c. 152.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
§ 29.1-701.1. Authority of Board to set fees
§ 29.1-702. Registration requirements; display of numbers; cancellation of certificate; exemption
§ 29.1-702.1. Making false affidavit or swearing falsely, perjury; penalty
§ 29.1-703. Identification numbers required; decals
§ 29.1-703.1. Temporary registration certificate; fee; application
§ 29.1-704. Recording previously awarded numbers
§ 29.1-705. Change of ownership of motorboat; lost certificates
§ 29.1-706. Agents awarding numbers
§ 29.1-708. Transfer, destruction or abandonment of motorboat
§ 29.1-709. Change of address of certificate holder
§ 29.1-710. Exemption from numbering requirements
§ 29.1-711. Dealers and manufacturers of motorboats
§ 29.1-733.4. Supplemental principles of law and equity
§ 29.1-733.5. Law governing watercraft covered by certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.6. Certificate of title required
§ 29.1-733.7. Application for certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.8. Creation and cancellation of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.9. Content of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.11. Maintenance of and access to files
§ 29.1-733.12. Action required on creation of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.13. Effect of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.14. Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process; levy; penalty
§ 29.1-733.15. Perfection of security interest
§ 29.1-733.16. Termination statement; delivery of certificate of title; penalty
§ 29.1-733.17. Transfer of ownership
§ 29.1-733.18. Effect of missing or incorrect information
§ 29.1-733.19. Transfer of ownership by secured party's transfer statement
§ 29.1-733.20. Transfer by operation of law
§ 29.1-733.22. Replacement certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.23. Rights of purchaser other than secured party
§ 29.1-733.24. Rights of secured party
§ 29.1-733.25. Acquiring title to an abandoned watercraft
§ 29.1-733.26. Duties and operation of the Department
§ 29.1-733.27. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 29.1-733.28. Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
§ 29.1-734.1. Skin and scuba divers
§ 29.1-735. Regulations for vessel operation and equipment
§ 29.1-735.1. Board authorized to promulgate regulations for seaplanes
§ 29.1-735.2. Boating safety education required; Board to promulgate regulations
§ 29.1-735.3. Regulation of parasail operators
§ 29.1-736. Boat rentals; equipment; safety course
§ 29.1-738.01. Operating boat in an improper manner; penalty
§ 29.1-738.03. Reckless operation of a personal watercraft
§ 29.1-738.1. Analysis of breath to determine alcohol content of blood
§ 29.1-738.2. Consent to blood or breath test
§ 29.1-738.3. Presumptions from alcohol or drug content
§ 29.1-738.4. Additional penalty for reckless or intoxicated operation of a watercraft or motorboat
§ 29.1-738.5. Participation in rehabilitation program
§ 29.1-738.6. When arrested person operating a vessel; how vessel removed from scene of arrest
§ 29.1-739.1. Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; attempts to elude; penalty
§ 29.1-739.2. Conservation police officers to patrol lakes
§ 29.1-740. Duty to stop and render assistance; penalties for violations
§ 29.1-741. Furnishing information to agency of United States
§ 29.1-742. Towing water skis, surfboards, etc.
§ 29.1-744. Local regulation; application for placement or removal of "no wake" buoys, etc.
§ 29.1-744.3. Slacken speed and control wakes near structures
§ 29.1-744.4. "Pass-through" zones; local ordinances; penalties
§ 29.1-745. Enforcement of chapter; vessels displaying Coast Guard inspection decal
§ 29.1-748. Restrictions on operation; penalty
§ 29.1-748.1. Local ordinances; operation on lakes; minimum distance from shoreline; penalty
§ 29.1-749. Owner of personal watercraft permitting violation; penalty
§ 29.1-749.1. Identification of personal watercraft rentals
§ 29.1-749.2. Local regulation of personal watercraft rentals; penalty
§ 29.1-749.3. Personal watercraft instruction; rental agents