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Ind. Code § 14-15-12-10

Reasonable and prudent operation

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Davis v. LeCuyer (2006)

Most recently applied in Davis v. LeCuyer (June 2006)

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. (a) A personal watercraft operated on public waters must at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner.

(b) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on public waters in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.

(c) A person shall not do any of the following while operating a personal watercraft on public waters:

(1) Weave through congested watercraft traffic in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.

(2) Follow a watercraft that is towing an individual on:

(A) water skis;

(B) a surf board; or

(C) another water sport device;

in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.

(3) Jump the wake of another watercraft in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.

(4) Cut between a boat and the individual or individuals being towed by the boat.

(5) Cross paths with another watercraft when visibility around the other watercraft is so obstructed as to endanger human life, human physical safety, or property.

(6) Steer a personal watercraft toward an object or individual in the water and turn sharply at close range in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.