Sec. 15-149b. Reporting of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance. Report of interviews. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 15-149b. Reporting of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance. Report of interviews. (a) Any law enforcement officer, fire department personnel, rescue service personnel, emergency medical technician or other emergency response official who receives the initial report of a boating accident in which a person is killed or injured or disappears from on board under circumstances suggesting a possibility of death or injury shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The commissioner shall investigate any accident resulting in the death or disappearance of any person. The commissioner shall investigate any accident resulting in serious injury when he deems such an investigation to be necessary.

      (b) On and after July 7, 1987, any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter who interviews participants or witnesses at the time or scene of a boating accident for which a report is required pursuant to section 15-149a shall submit a copy of the report of the interviews to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The report shall contain the names of the persons and vessels involved, all information necessary to determine the cause of the accident, the conditions at the time of the accident and the enforcement action taken. The report shall be on forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall be submitted not more than five days after the completion of the interviews.

      (P.A. 87-505, S. 4, 9; P.A. 97-72, S. 3, 4.)

      History: P.A. 97-72 divided section into Subsecs., designated existing language as Subsec. (b) and inserted new language as Subsec. (a) re reporting and investigation of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance, effective May 27, 1997.