Engine cutoff switches
Known as the Tennessee Boating Safety Act
The act spans §§ 69–69 (49 sections).
Acts 1996, ch. 808, § 1; T.C.A. § 69-10-503; Acts 2016, ch. 572, § 1.
(1) A person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of Tennessee shall have a lanyard type engine cutoff switch and must attach the lanyard to the person, clothing, or personal flotation device as is appropriate.
(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person operating a personal watercraft that was not equipped with a lanyard type engine cutoff switch at the time of production by the manufacturer.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.