(1) Except for sailboats, canoes, kayaks, and inflatable boats, this section applies to all monohull motorboats less than 20 feet in length that are: manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use; leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter’s noncommercial use; or engaged in the carrying of six or fewer passengers for hire.
(2) No person shall sell or offer for sale any vessel described in subsection (1) unless said vessel displays the maximum capacity information as prescribed in 33 C.F.R. part 183. This shall not apply to resales, but it is the intent of this section to require dealers and manufacturers to furnish this information upon the original sale.
(3) No person shall operate any vessel described in subsection (1) when said vessel exceeds the maximum weight capacity, maximum persons capacity, or maximum horsepower capacity. If no maximum capacity information is displayed, the capacities shall be calculated as provided in 33 C.F.R. part 183, subparts C and D. This subsection shall not preclude the finding of reckless operation under s. 327.33(1) when a vessel is operated in a grossly overloaded or overpowered condition.
History.—s. 11, ch. 59-400; s. 17, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 2, ch. 97-16.
Note.—Former s. 371.60.
Structure Florida Statutes
327.30 - Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties.
327.301 - Written Reports of Accidents.
327.302 - Accident Report Forms.
327.31 - Transmittal of Information.
327.32 - Vessel Declared Dangerous Instrumentality; Civil Liability.
327.33 - Reckless or Careless Operation of Vessel.
327.34 - Incapacity of Operator.
327.35 - Boating Under the Influence; Penalties; “Designated drivers.”
327.35215 - Penalty for Failure to Submit to Test.
327.354 - Presumption of Impairment; Testing Methods.
327.359 - Refusal to Submit to Testing; Penalties.
327.36 - Mandatory Adjudication; Prohibition Against Accepting Plea to Lesser Included Offense.
327.371 - Human-Powered Vessels Regulated.
327.375 - Commercial Parasailing.
327.38 - Skiing Prohibited While Intoxicated or Under Influence of Drugs.
327.39 - Personal Watercraft Regulated.
327.395 - Boating Safety Education.
327.40 - Uniform Waterway Markers.
327.41 - Uniform Waterway Regulatory Markers.
327.4107 - Vessels at Risk of Becoming Derelict on Waters of This State.
327.4108 - Anchoring of Vessels in Anchoring Limitation Areas.
327.4109 - Anchoring or Mooring Prohibited; Exceptions; Penalties.
327.42 - Mooring to or Damaging of Uniform Waterway Markers Prohibited.
327.43 - Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs; Navigation Channel.
327.44 - Interference With Navigation; Relocation or Removal; Recovery of Costs.
327.45 - Protection Zones for Springs.
327.46 - Boating-Restricted Areas.
327.462 - Temporary Protection Zones for Spaceflight Launches and Recovery of Spaceflight Assets.
327.47 - Competitive Grant Programs.
327.48 - Regattas, Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, or Exhibitions.
327.49 - Testing Vessels and Vessel Motors.
327.50 - Vessel Safety Regulations; Equipment and Lighting Requirements.
327.52 - Maximum Loading and Horsepower.
327.54 - Liveries; Safety Regulations; Penalty.
327.56 - Safety and Marine Sanitation Equipment Inspections; Qualified.
327.60 - Local Regulations; Limitations.
327.66 - Carriage of Gasoline on Vessels.
327.70 - Enforcement of This Chapter and Chapter 328.
327.73 - Noncriminal Infractions.
327.731 - Mandatory Education for Violators.
327.74 - Uniform Boating Citations.
327.803 - Boating Advisory Council.
327.804 - Compilation of Statistics on Boating Accidents and Violations.