Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a boat upon public water to carry passengers for hire unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The department or an organization approved under section 2.5 of this chapter has inspected and registered the boat.
(2) A certificate of inspection and registration issued by the department is affixed to the boat in a prominent place within the clear view of the passengers.
(b) A certificate of inspection and registration expires one (1) calendar year after the date on which the watercraft was inspected. However, the department may extend the expiration date for not more than thirty (30) days if conditions exist that would prevent the inspection of the watercraft before the first anniversary of the previous inspection.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-47.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.4; P.L.164-2020, SEC.48.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation
14-15-6-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law
14-15-6-1. Certificate of Inspection and Registration; Requirement
14-15-6-2. Certificate of Inspection and Registration; Issuance
14-15-6-2.5. Requirements; Inspections and Surveys
14-15-6-4. Inspections; Taking or Suspension of Certificate
14-15-6-5. Operation During Suspension of Certificate Prohibited
14-15-6-6. Contents of Certificate
14-15-6-7. Display of Maximum Weight
14-15-6-8. Operation in Excess of Maximum Weight Prohibited