Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats

Section 46-22-1. - Declaration of policy. - § 46-22-1. Declaration of policy. It is the policy of...

Section 46-22-2. - Definitions. - § 46-22-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the...

Section 46-22-3. - Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited. - § 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited. (a) Every motorboat...

Section 46-22-4. - Identification number and registration fee. - § 46-22-4. Identification number and registration fee. (a)(1) Except as...

Section 46-22-5. - Classification and required equipment. - § 46-22-5. Classification and required equipment. (a) Motorboats subject to...

Section 46-22-6. - Exemption from numbering provisions of this chapter. - § 46-22-6. Exemption from numbering provisions of this chapter. A...

Section 46-22-7. - Boat liveries. - § 46-22-7. Boat liveries. (a) The owner of a boat...

Section 46-22-8. - Muffling devices. - § 46-22-8. Muffling devices. The exhaust of every internal combustion...

Section 46-22-9. - Prohibited operation. - § 46-22-9. Prohibited operation. (a) No person shall operate any...

Section 46-22-9.1. - Houseboats — Exclusion from coastal ponds. - § 46-22-9.1. Houseboats — Exclusion from coastal ponds. (a) No...

Section 46-22-9.2. - Flotation devices — Children. - § 46-22-9.2. Flotation devices — Children. Any person transporting a...

Section 46-22-9.3. - Operating so as to endanger, resulting in death. - § 46-22-9.3. Operating so as to endanger, resulting in death....

Section 46-22-9.4. - Operating so as to endanger, resulting in personal injury. - § 46-22-9.4. Operating so as to endanger, resulting in personal...

Section 46-22-9.5. - Speeding. - § 46-22-9.5. Speeding. (a) No person shall operate any motor-boat...

Section 46-22-9.6. - False distress or hoax calls. - § 46-22-9.6. False distress or hoax calls. (a) Whoever, knowing...

Section 46-22-9.7. - Marine safety zones. - § 46-22-9.7. Marine safety zones. The director shall formulate a...

Section 46-22-9.8. - Certificate of boating safety education. - § 46-22-9.8. Certificate of boating safety education. (a) No person...

Section 46-22-10. - Collisions, accidents, and casualties. - § 46-22-10. Collisions, accidents, and casualties. It shall be the...

Section 46-22-11. - Transmittal of information. - § 46-22-11. Transmittal of information. In accordance with any request...

Section 46-22-12. - Water skis and surfboards. - § 46-22-12. Water skis and surfboards. (a) No person shall...

Section 46-22-13. - Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions. - § 46-22-13. Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions. (a)...

Section 46-22-13.1. - Marine safety zones. - § 46-22-13.1. Marine safety zones. (a) The director of the...

Section 46-22-13.2. - Bridge safety. - § 46-22-13.2. Bridge safety. All ships whose primary cargo is...

Section 46-22-14. - Local regulation. - § 46-22-14. Local regulation. (a) The provisions of this chapter,...

Section 46-22-15. - Owner’s civil liability. - § 46-22-15. Owner’s civil liability. The owner of a vessel...

Section 46-22-15.1. - Operation of boat by nonresident as appointment of attorney to receive process. - § 46-22-15.1. Operation of boat by nonresident as appointment of...

Section 46-22-15.2. - Service on nonresident. - § 46-22-15.2. Service on nonresident. Service of process as described...

Section 46-22-15.3. - Process fees as costs — Record of process. - § 46-22-15.3. Process fees as costs — Record of process....

Section 46-22-16. - Boat manufacturers and dealers. - § 46-22-16. Boat manufacturers and dealers. The director is authorized...

Section 46-22-17. - Enforcement. - § 46-22-17. Enforcement. The department of environmental management, harbormasters, assistant...

Section 46-22-17.1. - Enforcement power of employees of the department of environmental management. - § 46-22-17.1. Enforcement power of employees of the department of...

Section 46-22-17.2. - Prosecution of violations. - § 46-22-17.2. Prosecution of violations. The director of the department...

Section 46-22-17.3. - Refusal to stop on order or command. - § 46-22-17.3. Refusal to stop on order or command. It...

Section 46-22-18. - Funds. - § 46-22-18. Funds. All money collected under the provisions of...

Section 46-22-19. - Penalties. - § 46-22-19. Penalties. In addition to any other penalties specified...

Section 46-22-20. - Severability. - § 46-22-20. Severability. The provisions of this chapter shall be...

Section 46-22-21. - Reporting of accidents, casualty, vandalism, and thefts. - § 46-22-21. Reporting of accidents, casualty, vandalism, and thefts. The...

Section 46-22-22. - Owner required to make written reports. - § 46-22-22. Owner required to make written reports. The owner...

Section 46-22-23. - Maximum speed within the city of Warwick. - § 46-22-23. Maximum speed within the city of Warwick. The...

Section 46-22-24. - Scuba divers, skin diving, or snorkeling — Warning flags. - § 46-22-24. Scuba divers, skin diving, or snorkeling — Warning...

Section 46-22-25. - Regulations. - § 46-22-25. Regulations. The director is authorized to promulgate rules...

Section 46-22-26. - Severability. - § 46-22-26. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...