STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 306 Watercraft Regulation and Licensing--State Water Patrol

• 306.010. Definitions.
• 306.015. Vessels, registration, procedure, fee--delinquent application, penalty fee--failure to obtain certificate of title, effect of.
• 306.016. United States Coast Guard documented vessels, certificate of registration, requirements--fees and taxes--duration--temporary registration--termination--availability for inspection.
• 306.020. Vessels to be numbered--number, where displayed.
• 306.030. Certificate of number, application, procedure, contents, fee--numbers, how attached--numbers from federal or other state governments, reciprocity--renewal of certificate, when, how--personal
• 306.031. New or replacement identification number of motor or vessel--securing of number--penalty.
• 306.035. Certificate of title, form of.
• 306.040. Certified number only on boat.
• 306.050. Notice of change of address of certificate holder--procedure.
• 306.060. Transfer of ownership of boat, application, fee--temporary certificate of number, fee--contents--dealer issue, record required, contents, penalty.
• 306.075. Motorized amphibious vehicle, defined--treated as a vessel, not a motor vehicle, exceptions--license required.
• 306.080. Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.
• 306.090. Maximum sound levels for recreational motorboats--exceptions.
• 306.100. Classification of vessels--equipment requirements.
• 306.109. Alcoholic drinking devices, containers, and coolers prohibited on rivers--violation, penalty.
• 306.110. Reckless and drunken operation or use of boats or skis prohibited.
• 306.111. Negligent operation of a vessel, penalty--operating a vessel while intoxicated, penalty--involuntary manslaughter with a vessel, penalty--assault with a vessel, penalty--intoxicated condition
• 306.112. Operating vessel with excessive blood alcohol content--penalty.
• 306.113. Operate defined--probable cause required.
• 306.114. Grant of suspended imposition of sentence, requirements--validity of chemical tests--restrictions upon withdrawal of blood, procedure, no civil liability.
• 306.115. Parasailing, requirements, prohibited, when.
• 306.116. Operation of vessel deemed consent to chemical tests, when--limitation--procedure--information available.
• 306.117. Admissibility of results of chemical tests--presumption of intoxication.
• 306.118. Aggravated, chronic, persistent, and prior offenders--enhanced penalties--procedures.
• 306.119. Notification of right of refusal--refusal, effect, admissibility.
• 306.120. Towing persons on skis or surfboard, regulations.
• 306.122. Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty.
• 306.124. Aids to navigation and regulatory markers defined--water patrol may mark waters, hearing, notice--markings, effect of--disaster, closing of certain waters--violation, penalty.
• 306.125. Operation of watercraft, how--restricted areas, certain vessels, speed allowed--exceptions--penalty.
• 306.126. Motorboats, regulations as to passenger seating while under way--person in water, flag required, when--slow speed required, when--penalty.
• 306.127. Boating safety identification card required, when, requirements, fee--inapplicable, when--temporary boater education permit issued to nonresidents, when, rules, fee authorized, expiration dat
• 306.128. Boating offenses, offender requirements.
• 306.129. Rulemaking authority.
• 306.130. Regattas, races and other activities, authorization, regulation of.
• 306.132. Watercraft to stop on signal of water patrol or emergency watercraft, when--authorized speed near emergency watercraft--penalty.
• 306.140. Accident or collision, duties of operator--report required, when.
• 306.141. Leaving scene of vessel accident, penalty.
• 306.142. Personal watercraft, regulations--personal flotation devices--age restriction--reasonable and prudent operation--exceptions.
• 306.147. Muffler, defined--noise level regulation, muffler system required, certification of manufacturer--exceptions--on-site test to measure noise levels, penalty--application of section.
• 306.150. Watercraft livery--records--equipment to be furnished.
• 306.161. State water patrol authorized to employ personnel.
• 306.163. Commissioner of water patrol, appointment, oath, duties--granted powers of a peace officer, when--lieutenant colonel to assume the duties of the commissioner, when.
• 306.165. Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of.
• 306.167. Powers of peace officer when working in cooperation with other law enforcement agency.
• 306.168. Search warrants, water patrol may request application for and serve, when.
• 306.170. Accident reports to United States on request.
• 306.180. Motorboat fund in state treasury, source and use.
• 306.185. Missouri state water patrol fund created, use of proceeds--equitable pay plan established by commissioner of water patrol--deposit of funds in certain fiscal years.
• 306.190. Applicability of regulations--local regulations--special local rules prohibited.
• 306.200. Peace officers to enforce.
• 306.210. Penalties for violations.
• 306.215. Inspections of boats, refusal of or interference with--penalty.
• 306.217. Scuba diver's marker, flag required--flag described--boats to avoid--penalty.
• 306.220. Personal flotation device, who must wear, when, exception, penalty.
• 306.221. Position of vessel or person may not obstruct or impede traffic--penalty.
• 306.225. Certain counties may regulate size and operation of watercraft on lakes, when (Clay and Jackson counties).
• 306.227. Minimum age for water patrolmen and radio personnel--disqualifying criteria for patrolmen and the commissioner.
• 306.228. Authorized personnel appointments by the commissioner--national emergency, personnel called in to military service--discrimination prohibited.
• 306.229. Salary increases, commissioner may prescribe policies for--submission of a salary schedule, contents--military services, effect of.
• 306.230. Rules authorized--promotion of patrolmen, general order of commissioner to establish circumstances for.
• 306.232. Disciplinary action after probation permitted, when--complaint procedures.
• 306.250. Definitions.
• 306.260. Boats not to discharge sewage, exception.
• 306.270. Marine toilets shall have suitable treatment device.
• 306.280. Inspection of boats.
• 306.290. Penalties for violations.
• 306.300. Definitions--marine sanitation device required--limitations--civil penalty.
• 306.325. Vessels on navigable waterways, restrictions on transporting of foodstuffs and beverages--violation, penalty.
• 306.400. Liens and encumbrances--valid, perfected, when, how, future advances--boats and motors subject to, when, how determined--revenue to establish security procedure, electronic notices, rulemakin
• 306.405. Certificates of title, delivery of, how, to whom--lienholder may elect to have revenue retain electronic title.
• 306.410. Duties of parties upon creation of lien or encumbrance--failure of owner to perform certain duties, penalty--name change, authorization to director required.
• 306.415. Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations--perfection by assignee, how.
• 306.420. Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure--duties of lienholder and director of revenue--penalty for unauthorized release of a lien.
• 306.425. Provisions of 306.400 to 306.430 exclusive--exceptions.
• 306.430. Liens and encumbrances incurred before July 1, 2003--how terminated, completed and enforced.
• 306.435. Repossessed vessels, motorboats and outboard motors, certificate of title--application, procedure, fee, form of--notice--issued, when--director of revenue, duties, rulemaking authority.
• 306.440. Owner's failure to indicate lienholder on title application, penalty.
• 306.455. Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in names of two or more persons, presumptions--exception.
• 306.456. Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in one person's name, may be surrendered, new certificate issued for one or more other persons--fee.
• 306.458. Certificate of title, two or more persons, not held as tenants in common, death of one tenant, transfer to surviving owners, procedure, fee--tenants in common, death of one tenant, procedure
• 306.461. Certificate of title in beneficiary form--multiple beneficiaries allowed--procedure to issue, content, fee--consent not required for transactions, revocation--interest subject to certain clai
• 306.463. Death of owner and no surviving owner or beneficiary, director of revenue may transfer and issue new certificate, when, procedure to obtain.
• 306.465. Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, procedure.
• 306.530. Registration of outboard motors.
• 306.535. Applications, contents, fee--not made within certain period, delinquency fee.
• 306.540. Registration by director of revenue, when.
• 306.545. Registration number--placement.
• 306.550. Certificate forms--duties of seller and purchaser--temporary registration number, issuance, contents.
• 306.555. Inspection of outboard motors.
• 306.560. Outboard motor registration not required for manufacturers, visitors in state, and motors used solely for racing.
• 306.565. Fees--disposition.
• 306.570. Destruction of records.
• 306.575. Penalty for violation.
• 306.600. (Transferred 1985; now 306.217)
• 306.900. Direct molding process--use of to duplicate hulls prohibited, when--damages and injunctive relief, when.
• 306.903. Abandonment of boat dock, penalty--retrieval and disposal--identifying information on dock required, when, penalty.

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