Tennessee Boating Safety Act

Sections covered

• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-101Accessory to violations punishable as principal
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-102Sewage disposal
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-201Short title
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-202Public policy
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-203Enforcement and administration of chapter — Disposition of funds — Rewards for information on violations
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-204Chapter definitions
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-205Duties of executive director
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-206Identification numbers for vessels — Exceptions
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-207Issuance of certificates of number — Fees — Renewal
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-208Who may issue certificates — Disposition of fees
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-209Rules and regulations
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-210Reporting of boating accidents — Rendering of assistance1 cite
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-211Regattas and other special aquatic events
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-212Regulation of motorboats carrying passengers for hire — Exception
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-213Boat liveries
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-214Judicial notice of all published rules and regulations and proclamations
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-215Liability of owners or operators1 cite
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-216Prohibited acts
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-217Boating under the influence
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-218Jet boats that carry passengers for hire
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-219Penalties
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-220Authority of enforcement officers — Arrest — Inspections — Warning citations — Emergency vessels
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-221[Reserved.]
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-222Report of fines and forfeitures — Disposition of funds
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-223[Reserved.]
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-224Termination of unsafe use
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-225Personal flotation devices required for persons twelve (12) years of age and under — Penalty
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-226Operation of vessel by persons born after January 1, 1989 — Exceptions — Boating safety course certificates — Orientation — Violations
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-227Regulation of commercial operations that lease or rent nonmotorized vessels for noncommercial use
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-228Yielding right-of-way to emergency vessel making use of flashing lights
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-301Mufflers required
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-302Noise level restrictions — Testing for noise levels
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-303Certification by manufacturers — Testing procedures
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-304Alterations to engines — Cutouts
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-305Regattas and boat races excepted
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-306Violations — Penalties
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-401Display, use and illumination of divers-down flags
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-402Location, measurements and illumination of divers-down flags
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-403Restricted and no-wake zones
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-404International code flag Alpha
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-405When international rules govern
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-501“Personal watercraft” defined
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-502Flotation devices
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-503Engine cutoff switches
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-504Safe operating requirements — Prohibited maneuvers — Warning flags
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-505Operation by children prohibited
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-506Leasing of personal watercraft by persons under sixteen (16) years of age prohibited
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-507Towing safety — Rearview mirrors
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-508Watercraft owner not to violate this part — Exceptions to this part