Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories
306.127. Boating safety identification card required, when, requirements, fee — inapplicable, when — temporary boater safety identification card issued, when, rules, fee authorized, expiration date. — 1. Beginning January 1, 2005, every person born after January 1, 1984, or as required pursuant to section 306.128, who operates a vessel on the lakes of this state shall possess, on the vessel, a boating safety identification card issued by the water patrol division or its agent which shows that he or she has:
(1) Successfully completed a boating safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and certified by the water patrol division. The boating safety course may include a course sponsored by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary or the United States Power Squadron. The water patrol division may appoint agents to administer a boater education course or course equivalency examination and issue boater identification cards under guidelines established by the water patrol. The water patrol division shall maintain a list of approved courses; or
(2) Successfully passed an equivalency examination prepared by the water patrol division and administered by the water patrol division or its agent. The equivalency examination shall have a degree of difficulty equal to, or greater than, that of the examinations given at the conclusion of an approved boating safety course; or
(3) A valid master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the United States Coast Guard.
2. The water patrol division or its agent shall issue a permanent boating safety identification card to each person who complies with the requirements of this section which is valid for life unless invalidated pursuant to law.
3. The water patrol division may charge a fee for such card or any replacement card that does not substantially exceed the costs of administrating this section. The water patrol division or its designated agent shall collect such fees. These funds shall be forwarded to general revenue.
4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who:
(1) Is licensed by the United States Coast Guard to serve as master of a vessel;
(2) Operates a vessel only on a private lake or pond that is not classified as waters of the state;
(3) Until January 1, 2006, is a nonresident who is visiting the state for sixty days or less;
(4) Is participating in an event or regatta approved by the water patrol;
(5) Is a nonresident who has proof of a valid boating certificate or license issued by another state if the boating course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA);
(6) Is exempted by rule of the water patrol;
(7) Is currently serving in any branch of the United States Armed Forces, reserves, or Missouri National Guard, or any spouse of a person currently in such service; or
(8) Has previously successfully completed a boating safety education course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).
5. The water patrol division shall inform other states of the requirements of this section.
6. No individual shall be detained or stopped strictly for the purpose of checking whether the individual possesses a boating safety identification card or a temporary boater education permit.
*7. Any person or company that rents or sells vessels may issue a temporary boating safety identification card to an individual to operate a rented vessel or a vessel being considered for sale, for a period of up to seven days, provided that the individual meets the minimum age requirements for operating a vessel in this state. In order to qualify for the temporary boating safety identification card, the applicant shall provide a valid driver's license and shall sign an affidavit that he or she has reviewed the Missouri state highway patrol handbook of Missouri boating laws and responsibilities. Any individual holding a valid temporary boating safety identification card shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section. The Missouri state highway patrol shall charge a fee of nine dollars for such temporary boating safety identification card. Individuals shall not be eligible for more than one temporary boating safety identification card. No person or company may issue a temporary boating safety identification card to an individual under the provisions of this subsection unless such person or company is capable of submitting the applicant's temporary boating safety identification card information and payment in an electronic format as prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol. The business entity issuing a temporary boating safety identification card to an individual under the provisions of this subsection shall transmit the applicant's temporary boating safety identification card information electronically to the Missouri state highway patrol, in a manner and format prescribed by the superintendent, using an electronic online registration process developed and provided by the Missouri state highway patrol. The electronic online process developed and provided by the Missouri state highway patrol shall allow the applicant to pay the temporary boating safety identification card fee by credit card or debit card. Notwithstanding any provision in section 306.185 to the contrary, all fees collected under the authority of this subsection shall be deposited in the water patrol division fund. The Missouri state highway patrol shall promulgate rules for developing the temporary boating safety identification card and any requirements necessary to the issuance, processing, and payment of the temporary boating safety identification card. The Missouri state highway patrol shall, by rule, develop a boating safety checklist for each applicant seeking a temporary boating safety identification card. Nothing in this subsection shall allow a holder of a temporary boating safety identification card to receive a notation on the person's driver's license or nondriver identification under section 302.184. The provisions of this subsection shall expire on December 31, 2032.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 1, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1259, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1402 merged with S.B. 568 merged with S.B. 719, A.L. 2014 S.B. 785, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1963)
*Subsection 7 expires 12-31-32
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation
Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division
Section 306.010 - Definitions.
Section 306.020 - Vessels to be numbered — number, where displayed.
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 306.080 - Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.
Section 306.090 - Maximum sound levels for recreational motorboats — exceptions.
Section 306.100 - Classification of vessels — equipment requirements.
Section 306.113 - 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 306.128 - Boating offenses, offender requirements.
Section 306.129 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 306.130 - Regattas, races and other activities, authorization, regulation of.
Section 306.140 - Accident or collision, duties of operator — report required, when.
Section 306.150 - Watercraft livery — records — equipment to be furnished.
Section 306.165 - Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of.
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 306.250 - 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 306.425 - Provisions of 306.400 to 306.430 exclusive — exceptions.
Section 306.440 - Owner's failure to indicate lienholder on title application, penalty.
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 306.555 - Inspection of outboard motors.
Section 306.565 - Fees — disposition.
Section 306.570 - Destruction of records.