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Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 31.123

REQUIRED RESPONSE TO POLICE WATER SAFETY VESSEL

Known as the Water Safety Act

The act spans §§ 31–31 (123 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Neale v. State (2017)

Most recently applied in Neale v. State (June 2017)

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff

The operator of a vessel underway, on sighting a rotating or flashing blue beacon light, shall reduce power immediately and bring the vessel to a no-wake speed and subsequent stop until the intention of the water safety vessel is understood.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.