The division shall adopt safe boating education rules that require that:
A. a person born after January 1, 1989 who operates a motorboat on the waters of this state shall:
(1) have completed a safe boating education course that is approved by the national association of state boating law administrators and certified by the division or passed an equivalency examination that was proctored and that tested the knowledge of information included in the curriculum of the course and have received a certificate of completion of the certified course or passage of the equivalency examination;
(2) possess a valid license to operate a vessel issued for maritime personnel by the United States coast guard pursuant to 46 CFR Part 10 or a marine certificate issued by the Canadian government; or
(3) have received, as an authorized operator of a rented or leased motorboat, instructions regarding the safe operation of the motorboat and a summary of the statutes and rules governing the operation of a motorboat from a person in the business of renting or leasing motorboats. The instructions shall be valid only for the period of the rental agreement not to exceed thirty days; and
B. a person in the business of renting or leasing motorboats for a period not exceeding thirty days shall:
(1) not rent or lease a motorboat to a person for operation on the waters of this state unless the person meets the provisions of Subsection A of this section;
(2) maintain rental or lease records that include the name and age of each person who is authorized to operate the rented or leased motorboat; and
(3) provide each authorized operator of a rented or leased motorboat with instructions regarding the safe operation of the motorboat and a summary of the statutes and regulations governing the operation of a motorboat.
History: Laws 2006, ch. 46, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2006, ch. 46, § 3 made Laws 2006, ch. 46, § 1 effective January 1, 2007.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 66-12-1 - Short title.
Section 66-12-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 66-12-3 - Definitions.
Section 66-12-4 - Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.
Section 66-12-5 - Identification number.
Section 66-12-5.2 - Owner's certificate of title; fees; duplicates.
Section 66-12-5.3 - Prohibited acts.
Section 66-12-6 - Dealer and manufacturer numbers; fee; certificates of origin; records.
Section 66-12-6.1 - Excise tax on issuance of certificates of title; appropriation.
Section 66-12-6.2 - Security interest in boats; filing; perfection.
Section 66-12-6.3 - Security interest in boats; filing effective to give notice.
Section 66-12-6.4 - Forms; investigations.
Section 66-12-6.5 - Prohibited display of dealer or manufacturer numbers.
Section 66-12-6.6 - Dealer license.
Section 66-12-6.7 - Dealer license denial, suspension and revocation.
Section 66-12-6.8 - Dealer bonds; required insurance.
Section 66-12-7.1 - Personal flotation devices required.
Section 66-12-8 - Exemptions from numbering provisions of the Boat Act.
Section 66-12-9 - Boat liveries.
Section 66-12-10 - Muffling devices.
Section 66-12-11 - Prohibited operation.
Section 66-12-12 - Collisions; assistance and reports.
Section 66-12-13 - Transmittal of information.
Section 66-12-14 - Water skis and surfboards.
Section 66-12-15 - Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments or exhibitions.
Section 66-12-16 - Local regulations; restrictions; special rules and regulations.
Section 66-12-17 - Owner's civil liability.
Section 66-12-18 - Power to regulate.
Section 66-12-18.1 - Safe boating rules.
Section 66-12-19 - Filing of regulations.
Section 66-12-20 - Disposition of fees.
Section 66-12-21 - Disposition of fines.