EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 176
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR NURRENBERN.
1337S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 306.220, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to personal
flotation devices, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 306.220, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 306.220, 2
to read as follows:3
306.220. 1. The provisions of this section shall be 1
known and referred to as "Hannah's Law". 2
2. Each person under the age of [seven] twelve who is 3
on board any watercraft which is on the waters of this state 4
or who is wading or swimming in na vigable public waters more 5
than three feet in depth shall wear a personal flotation 6
device which is approved by the United States Coast Guard. 7
Any person who allows a person under the age of [seven] 8
twelve to be on board any watercraft which is on the waters 9
of this state without wearing a personal flotation device , 10
or to wade or swim in navigable public waters more than 11
three feet in depth without wearing a personal flotation 12
device, shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor. 13
This section does not apply when the person under the age of 14
[seven] twelve is in a part of a watercraft which is fully 15
enclosed, where such enclosure will prevent such person from 16
falling out of or being thrown from the watercraft. This 17 SB 176 2
section does not apply whe n a person under the age of twelve 18
is supervised by a lifeguard. 19