67-7017. NEGLIGENT OPERATION. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel on the waters of the state of Idaho in a careless or heedless manner so as to be indifferent to any person or property of other persons, or at a rate of speed greater than will permit him in the exercise of reasonable care to bring the vessel to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead, and whosoever shall do so is guilty of the crime of negligent operation and shall be punished as provided in this chapter.
(2) Negligent operation includes but is not limited to becoming airborne or completely leaving the water while crossing the wake of another vessel at an unsafe distance from the vessel creating the wake; weaving through congested traffic; and operating at such a speed and proximity to another vessel, a person, or property of other persons so as to require the operator to swerve at the last moment to avoid collision.
History:
[67-7017, added 1986, ch. 207, sec. 2, p. 526; am. 2022, ch. 218, sec. 7, p. 722.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
Chapter 70 - IDAHO SAFE BOATING ACT
Section 67-7002 - JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY.
Section 67-7003 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 67-7004 - HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
Section 67-7005 - CAPACITY PLATE AND CERTIFICATION.
Section 67-7006 - CAPACITY PLATE — CONTENTS.
Section 67-7007 - CERTIFICATION LABEL — CONTENTS.
Section 67-7008 - CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER — EXPIRATION — FEES.
Section 67-7008A - ADDITIONAL FEES — DEPOSIT INTO INVASIVE SPECIES FUND.
Section 67-7009 - EXEMPTION FROM NUMBERING PROVISIONS.
Section 67-7010 - UNNUMBERED VESSELS.
Section 67-7012 - ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Section 67-7013 - REMITTANCE OF FEES.
Section 67-7014 - ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR VESSELS.
Section 67-7015 - SAFETY EQUIPMENT — ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS.
Section 67-7016 - GROSSLY NEGLIGENT OPERATION.
Section 67-7017 - NEGLIGENT OPERATION.
Section 67-7018 - UNLICENSED COMMERCIAL VESSELS.
Section 67-7020 - INCAPACITY OF OPERATOR.
Section 67-7021 - DIVERS’ WARNING.
Section 67-7022 - OVERLOADING.
Section 67-7023 - OVERPOWERING.
Section 67-7024 - WATER SKIING.
Section 67-7025 - INTERFERENCE WITH NAVIGATION.
Section 67-7026 - RESTRICTED AREAS.
Section 67-7027 - COLLISIONS, ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES — REPORTS.
Section 67-7028 - ENFORCEMENT.
Section 67-7029 - AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Section 67-7030 - REGATTAS, RACES, MARINE EVENTS, TOURNAMENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.
Section 67-7031 - MARKING OF WATER AREAS — PROCEDURES — LOCAL RULES.
Section 67-7032 - OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY — PRESUMPTION OF CONSENT.
Section 67-7036 - TESTING BLOOD OF PERSONS KILLED IN VESSEL ACCIDENTS.
Section 67-7038 - MUFFLERS AND NOISE RESTRICTIONS.
Section 67-7039 - VESSEL TITLING ACT.
Section 67-7040 - APPLICATION TO CERTAIN VESSELS.
Section 67-7041 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES — FILING — NOTATION ON CERTIFICATE — CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE.
Section 67-7050 - RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.