If a vessel does not contain the safety equipment required under this chapter and the rules of the commission, and the operator is not the owner of the vessel but is operating the vessel with the express or implied permission of the owner, then either the owner or the operator, or both, may be cited for the applicable infraction or charged with the applicable crime.
RCW 79A.60.150
Failure of vessel to contain safety equipment—Owner/operator may be cited for applicable infraction or crime.
2013 c 278 s 6; 1993 c 244 s 13
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.