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30 Pa.C.S. § 5505

Unauthorized operation of boats

Known as the Fish and Boat Code

The act spans §§ 30–30 (225 sections).

(Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days)

(a) Consent required.--It is unlawful for a person to operate the boat of another without the consent of the owner.

(b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the operator reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had the owner known of it.

(c) Penalty.--Any person violating this section commits a summary offense of the first degree.

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