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| 53 | 53 | | STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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| 55 | 55 | | 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) |
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| 57 | 57 | | SENATE BILL 42 By: Gollihare |
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| 63 | 63 | | AS INTRODUCED |
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| 65 | 65 | | An Act relating to the Oklahoma Boating Safety |
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| 66 | 66 | | Regulation Act; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section s 4201 |
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| 67 | 67 | | and 4212, which relate to definitio ns and operation |
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| 68 | 68 | | of towing vessel; defining certain term; requiring |
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| 69 | 69 | | certain flag under certain circumstance; updating |
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| 70 | 70 | | statutory language; and providing an effective date . |
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| 75 | 75 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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| 76 | 76 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 4201, is |
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| 77 | 77 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 78 | 78 | | Section 4201. In addition to the terms defined by the Oklahoma |
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| 79 | 79 | | Vessel and Motor Registration Act, for the purposes of the Oklahoma |
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| 80 | 80 | | Boating Safety Regulation Act: |
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| 81 | 81 | | 1. “Buoy” means an anchored marker for marking a position on |
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| 82 | 82 | | the water, or a hazard, shoal or mooring, or any other prohibitive |
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| 83 | 83 | | activity area; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 2. “Capacity plate” means a sign posted in view of the |
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| 85 | 85 | | operator’s station on a vessel which designates the maximum w eight |
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| 86 | 86 | | capacity and horsepower restrictions of a vessel for safe operation; |
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| 138 | 138 | | 3. “Diver’s flag” means a red flag not less than twenty (20) |
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| 139 | 139 | | inches by twenty-four (24) inches with a four -inch white stripe |
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| 140 | 140 | | running from one upper corner to a diagonal lower corne r, and such |
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| 141 | 141 | | flag is used to indicate a submerged diver; |
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| 142 | 142 | | 4. “Emergency vessel” means any law enforcement vessel which is |
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| 143 | 143 | | legally authorized to operate in the emergency mode; |
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| 144 | 144 | | 5. “Law enforcement vessel ” means any vessel legally authorized |
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| 145 | 145 | | to operate under the color of law; |
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| 146 | 146 | | 6. “Lienholder” means a person holding a security interest in a |
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| 147 | 147 | | vessel, as shown on the vessel title; |
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| 148 | 148 | | 7. “Manipulate” means to guide, steer or otherwise control; |
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| 149 | 149 | | 8. “Marine sewage” means any substance, treated or untreated, |
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| 150 | 150 | | that contains any of the waste products of humans or animals or |
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| 151 | 151 | | foodstuffs; |
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| 152 | 152 | | 9. “Marine toilet” means any latrine, head, lavatory or toilet |
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| 153 | 153 | | intended to receive marine sewage and which is located on or in any |
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| 154 | 154 | | vessel; |
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| 155 | 155 | | 10. “Operator” means the person who operates, has actual |
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| 156 | 156 | | physical control, or has charge of the navigation or use of a |
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| 157 | 157 | | vessel; |
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| 158 | 158 | | 11. “Parasail” means any device which, when airborne, is used |
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| 159 | 159 | | or capable of being used for lifting or suspending a person who is |
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| 160 | 160 | | being or will be towed by a vessel; |
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| 212 | 212 | | 12. “Passenger” means any person riding in or upon any vessel |
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| 213 | 213 | | or being towed for recreation on water skis, an inner tube, |
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| 214 | 214 | | kneeboard, parasail or any similar device; |
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| 215 | 215 | | 13. “Personal flotation device ” means only a United States |
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| 216 | 216 | | Coast Guard approved flotation device; |
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| 217 | 217 | | 14. “Personal watercraft” means a vessel which uses an inboard |
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| 218 | 218 | | motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive |
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| 219 | 219 | | power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, |
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| 220 | 220 | | standing or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional |
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| 221 | 221 | | manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel, or a vessel which |
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| 222 | 222 | | is similar in appearance and operation to a personal watercraft but |
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| 223 | 223 | | which is powered by an outboard or propeller driven motor, or a |
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| 224 | 224 | | vessel less than sixteen (16) feet in length which travels a cross |
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| 225 | 225 | | the water above or on a cushion of air provided by engines, |
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| 226 | 226 | | propellers or other means of propulsion; |
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| 227 | 227 | | 15. “Sanctioned event” means any organized event on the waters |
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| 228 | 228 | | of this state, including but not limited to regattas, motorboat or |
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| 229 | 229 | | other boat races, marine parades, tournaments and exhibitions, which |
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| 230 | 230 | | is approved and permitted by an authorizing agency; |
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| 231 | 231 | | 16. “Under way” means the movement of a vessel whether by |
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| 232 | 232 | | mechanical or nonmechanical means which is other than incidental to |
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| 233 | 233 | | the force of wind, waves o r current; and |
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| 234 | 234 | | 17. “Wake” means the track of waves left by a vessel or other |
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| 235 | 235 | | object moving through the water, and such waves are greater than the |
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| 287 | 287 | | natural waves in the immediate area of the vessel, or are cresting |
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| 288 | 288 | | and showing white water, or may cause inju ry or damage to any person |
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| 289 | 289 | | or property; and |
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| 290 | 290 | | 18. “Wide-angle convex rearview mirror” means a mirror, no less |
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| 291 | 291 | | than four (4) inches in size from bottom to top and across from side |
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| 292 | 292 | | to side, mounted firmly to the vessel to give the operator a full |
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| 293 | 293 | | and complete view beyond the rear of the vessel at all times . |
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| 294 | 294 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 4212, is |
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| 295 | 295 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 296 | 296 | | Section 4212. A. 1. No person shall operate or give |
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| 297 | 297 | | permission to operate a vessel on any waters of this state for |
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| 298 | 298 | | towing a person or persons using parasails or on water skis, a |
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| 299 | 299 | | surfboard, or similar device unless there is in such vessel: |
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| 300 | 300 | | a. a person who is at least eight (8) years old, and who, |
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| 301 | 301 | | in addition to the operator, is in a position to |
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| 302 | 302 | | observe the progress of the person or persons being |
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| 303 | 303 | | towed, |
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| 304 | 304 | | b. if the vessel is not a personal watercraft, an |
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| 305 | 305 | | efficient wide angle wide-angle convex rear view |
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| 306 | 306 | | rearview mirror installed on such vessel in such |
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| 307 | 307 | | manner as to permit the person operating said such |
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| 308 | 308 | | vessel to face the direction of travel and be in a |
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| 309 | 309 | | position to observe the progress of the person or |
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| 310 | 310 | | persons being towed, or |
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| 362 | 362 | | c. if the vessel is a personal watercraft, two efficient |
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| 363 | 363 | | wide angle wide-angle convex rear view rearview |
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| 364 | 364 | | mirrors installed on such vess el in such manner as to |
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| 365 | 365 | | permit the person operating such watercraft to face |
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| 366 | 366 | | the direction of travel and be in a position to |
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| 367 | 367 | | observe the progress of the person or person persons |
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| 368 | 368 | | being towed. |
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| 369 | 369 | | 2. Water skiing shall be allowed with any watercraft which is |
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| 370 | 370 | | designed to accommodate two or more persons. |
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| 371 | 371 | | B. No person shall operate or give permission to operate a |
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| 372 | 372 | | vessel on any waters of this state for towing a person or persons |
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| 373 | 373 | | using parasails or on water skis, a surfboard, a sailboard , or |
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| 374 | 374 | | similar device nor shall any person engage in parasailing, water |
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| 375 | 375 | | skiing, surfboarding, sailboarding , or similar activity at any time |
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| 376 | 376 | | between the hours from sunset to sunrise or at such time visibility |
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| 377 | 377 | | due to other existing conditions is obscured so as to endanger life |
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| 378 | 378 | | or property. |
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| 379 | 379 | | C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section do not |
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| 380 | 380 | | apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a |
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| 381 | 381 | | person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under Section |
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| 382 | 382 | | 4205 of this title. |
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| 383 | 383 | | D. No person shall operate or give permi ssion to operate or |
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| 384 | 384 | | manipulate any vessel, tow rope , or other device by which the |
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| 385 | 385 | | direction or location of parasails, water skis, a surfboard, or |
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| 437 | 437 | | similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to |
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| 438 | 438 | | cause the parasails, water skis, surfboard, o r similar device, or |
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| 441 | 441 | | E. 1. No person shall operate or give permission to operate a |
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| 443 | 443 | | controlled by the skier unless suc h device is factory equipped with |
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| 444 | 444 | | an engine kill switch capable of shutting o ff the engine in the |
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| 445 | 445 | | event the skier becomes detached from the personal watercraft |
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| 446 | 446 | | device. A person operating a personal watercraft equipped by the |
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| 447 | 447 | | manufacturer with a lanyard ty pe engine cutoff switch shall attach |
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| 448 | 448 | | such lanyard to his or her person, clothing, or personal flotation |
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| 449 | 449 | | device as appropriate for the specific vessel. |
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| 450 | 450 | | 2. No person shall operate a personal watercraft at any time |
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| 452 | 452 | | prescribed lights. |
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| 453 | 453 | | F. 1. Whenever any person leaves the confines of any vessel, |
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| 454 | 454 | | other than a personal watercraft, and enters the waters in this |
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| 455 | 455 | | state between the hours from sunrise to sunset, the operator of the |
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| 456 | 456 | | vessel shall clearly di splay a red or orange flag on the vessel that |
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| 457 | 457 | | measures not less than twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches and |
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| 458 | 458 | | is visible for three hundred sixty degrees (360 °) around the |
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| 459 | 459 | | horizon. The flag shall not be displayed when the watercraft is |
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| 460 | 460 | | engaged in towing any person but shall be displayed when such person |
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| 512 | 512 | | has ceased being towed a nd has reentered the water. The provisions |
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| 513 | 513 | | of this subsection shall not apply to a watercraft that is moored or |
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| 514 | 514 | | anchored. |
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| 515 | 515 | | 2. No operator shall knowingly operate any vessel in ex cess of |
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| 516 | 516 | | a slow or no-wake speed within fifty (50) yards of a vessel |
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| 517 | 517 | | displaying a flag as required by this subsection. |
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| 518 | 518 | | SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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| 520 | 520 | | 60-1-203 CN 12/18/2024 10:04:49 AM |
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