Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division
Section 306.122 - Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty.

Effective - 24 Jun 1997
306.122. Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty. — No person under fourteen years of age shall operate any motorboat or vessel upon the waters of this state unless such person is under the direct on-board supervision of a parent, guardian or other person sixteen years of age or older, or unless the motorboat is moored. No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motorboat owned by such person or under the person's control to be operated on the waters of this state in violation of this section, nor shall a parent or guardian authorize or knowingly permit such a child, under fourteen years of age, to operate a motorboat in violation of this section.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 194 § 2, A.L. 1995 H.B. 217, A.L. 1997 H.B. 379)
Effective 6-24-97
CROSS REFERENCE:
Penalty provisions for violations of this section, 306.210

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation

Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division

Section 306.010 - Definitions.

Section 306.015 - Vessels, registration, procedure, fee — delinquent application, penalty fee — failure to obtain certificate of title, effect of.

Section 306.016 - United States Coast Guard documented vessels, certificate of registration, requirements — fees and taxes — duration — temporary registration — termination — availability for inspection.

Section 306.020 - Vessels to be numbered — number, where displayed.

Section 306.030 - Certificate of number, application, procedure, contents, fee — numbers, how attached — numbers from federal or other state governments, reciprocity — permanent certificate, when — renewal of certificate, when, how — personal propert...

Section 306.031 - New or replacement identification number of motor or vessel — securing of number — penalty.

Section 306.035 - Certificate of title, form of.

Section 306.040 - Certified number only on boat.

Section 306.050 - Notice of change of address of certificate holder — procedure.

Section 306.060 - Transfer of ownership of boat, application, fee — temporary certificate of number, fee — contents — dealer issue, record required, contents, penalty.

Section 306.075 - Motorized amphibious vehicle, defined — treated as a vessel, not a motor vehicle, exceptions — license required.

Section 306.080 - Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.

Section 306.090 - Maximum sound levels for recreational motorboats — exceptions.

Section 306.100 - Classification of vessels — equipment requirements.

Section 306.109 - Alcoholic drinking devices and containers prohibited on rivers — violation, penalty.

Section 306.113 - Operate defined — probable cause required.

Section 306.115 - Parasailing, requirements, prohibited, when.

Section 306.120 - Towing persons on skis or surfboard, regulations.

Section 306.122 - Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty.

Section 306.124 - Aids to navigation and regulatory markers defined — water patrol may mark waters, hearing, notice — markings, effect of — disaster, closing of certain waters — violation, penalty.

Section 306.125 - Operation of watercraft, how — restricted areas, certain vessels, speed allowed, penalty for violations — rulemaking authority — exceptions.

Section 306.126 - Motorboats, regulations as to passenger seating while under way — person in water, flag required, when — slow speed required, when — penalty.

Section 306.127 - Boating safety identification card required, when, requirements, fee — inapplicable, when — temporary boater safety identification card issued, when, rules, fee authorized, expiration date.

Section 306.128 - Boating offenses, offender requirements.

Section 306.129 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 306.130 - Regattas, races and other activities, authorization, regulation of.

Section 306.132 - Watercraft to stop on signal of water patrol or emergency watercraft, when — authorized speed near emergency watercraft — penalty.

Section 306.140 - Accident or collision, duties of operator — report required, when.

Section 306.142 - Personal watercraft, regulations — personal flotation devices — age restriction — reasonable and prudent operation — exceptions.

Section 306.147 - Muffler, defined — noise level regulation, muffler system required, certification of manufacturer — exceptions — on-site test to measure noise levels, penalty — application of section.

Section 306.150 - Watercraft livery — records — equipment to be furnished.

Section 306.165 - Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of.

Section 306.167 - Powers of peace officer when working in cooperation with other law enforcement agency.

Section 306.168 - Search warrants, water patrol division may request application for and serve, when.

Section 306.170 - Accident reports to United States on request.

Section 306.180 - Motorboat fund in state treasury, source and use.

Section 306.185 - Water patrol division fund created, use of proceeds.

Section 306.190 - Applicability of regulations — local regulations — special local rules prohibited.

Section 306.200 - Peace officers to enforce.

Section 306.210 - Penalties for violations.

Section 306.215 - Inspections of boats, refusal of or interference with — penalty.

Section 306.217 - Scuba diver's marker, flag required — flag described — boats to avoid — penalty.

Section 306.220 - Personal flotation device, who must wear, when, exception, penalty.

Section 306.221 - Obstruction of traffic or access to boat docks — violation, penalty.

Section 306.225 - Certain counties may regulate size and operation of watercraft on lakes, when (Clay and Jackson counties).

Section 306.250 - Definitions.

Section 306.260 - Boats not to discharge sewage, exception.

Section 306.270 - Marine toilets shall have suitable treatment device.

Section 306.280 - Inspection of boats.

Section 306.290 - Penalties for violations.

Section 306.300 - Definitions — marine sanitation device required — limitations — civil penalty.

Section 306.325 - Vessels on navigable waterways, restrictions on transporting of foodstuffs and beverages — violation, penalty.

Section 306.400 - Liens and encumbrances — valid, perfected, when, how, future advances — boats and motors subject to, when, how determined — revenue to establish security procedure, electronic notices, rulemaking authority.

Section 306.405 - Certificates of title, delivery of, how, to whom — lienholder may elect to have revenue retain electronic title.

Section 306.410 - Duties of parties upon creation of lien or encumbrance — failure of owner to perform certain duties, penalty — name change, authorization to director required.

Section 306.415 - Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations — perfection by assignee, how.

Section 306.420 - Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure — duties of lienholder and director of revenue — penalty for unauthorized release of a lien.

Section 306.425 - Provisions of 306.400 to 306.430 exclusive — exceptions.

Section 306.430 - Liens and encumbrances incurred before July 1, 2003 — how terminated, completed and enforced.

Section 306.435 - Repossessed vessels, motorboats and outboard motors, certificate of title — application, procedure, fee, form of — notice — issued, when — director of revenue, duties, rulemaking authority.

Section 306.440 - Owner's failure to indicate lienholder on title application, penalty.

Section 306.455 - Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in names of two or more persons, presumptions — exception.

Section 306.456 - Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in one person's name, may be surrendered, new certificate issued for one or more other persons — fee.

Section 306.458 - Certificate of title, two or more persons, not held as tenants in common, death of one tenant, transfer to surviving owners, procedure, fee — tenants in common, death of one tenant, procedure to transfer, fee.

Section 306.461 - Certificate of title in beneficiary form — multiple beneficiaries allowed — procedure to issue, content, fee — consent not required for transactions, revocation — interest subject to certain claims — transfer not deemed testamentary...

Section 306.463 - Death of owner and no surviving owner or beneficiary, director of revenue may transfer and issue new certificate, when, procedure to obtain.

Section 306.465 - Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, procedure.

Section 306.530 - Registration of outboard motors.

Section 306.532 - Certificate of title to designate year of manufacture

Section 306.535 - Applications, contents, fee — not made within certain period, delinquency fee.

Section 306.540 - Registration by director of revenue, when.

Section 306.545 - Registration number — placement.

Section 306.550 - Certificate forms — duties of seller and purchaser — temporary registration number, issuance, contents.

Section 306.555 - Inspection of outboard motors.

Section 306.560 - Outboard motor registration not required for manufacturers, visitors in state, and motors used solely for racing.

Section 306.565 - Fees — disposition.

Section 306.570 - Destruction of records.

Section 306.575 - Penalty for violation.

Section 306.900 - Direct molding process — use of to duplicate hulls prohibited, when — damages and injunctive relief, when.

Section 306.903 - Abandonment of boat dock, penalty — retrieval and disposal — identifying information on dock required, when, penalty.

Section 306.910 - Recreational water use — definitions — brochure, distribution, limitation on cost of.