383.01 Tags indicating expiration date; attachment of identification number.
383.02 Duties after collision or accident; accident reports.
383.03 Operator to stop and furnish information upon accident or collision.
383.04 Alteration of identifying marks; false information on application.
383.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
State licensing provisions - see Ohio R.C. 1547.51 et seq.
Titling of watercraft and outboard motors - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1548
Navigation and equipment - see TRAF. Ch. 381
Small boat mooring harbor - see TRAF. Ch. 385
When the Chief of the Division of Watercraft issues a registration certificate under Ohio R.C. 1547.54, he also shall issue to the applicant two tags not larger than three inches square, color coded, indicating the expiration date of the certificate. The owner of watercraft currently documented by the United States Coast Guard and for which a registration certificate is issued shall securely affix one tag to the watercraft's port side and the other tag to the starboard side, so that the tags are clearly visible under normal operating conditions. The owner of any other watercraft for which a registration certificate is issued shall securely affix one tag to the watercraft's port side six inches toward the stern from the identification number, and the other tag to the starboard side, six inches toward the stern from the identification number. The tags shall be securely affixed to the watercraft prior to its operation. A person may operate without a registration certificate, for a period not to exceed thirty days, any watercraft required to be titled on the waters in this State, if he has in his possession on the watercraft a dealer's dated bill of sale or, in the case of a casual sale, a notarized bill of sale.
The owner of every watercraft requiring numbering by this State shall attach to each side of the bow of the watercraft the permanent identification number in such manner as may be prescribed by applicable federal standards in order that it shall be clearly visible. The number shall be maintained in a legible condition at all times. No number other than the number assigned to a watercraft or granted by reciprocity pursuant to this chapter shall be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on either side of the bow of the watercraft.
(ORC 1547.57)
The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as the operator can do so without serious danger to the operator's own vessel, crew, and passengers, shall render to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or other casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident, or other casualty. The operator also shall give the operator's name, address, and identification of the operator's vessel in writing to any person if injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty.
Any person who renders assistance at the scene of a collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel is not liable in a civil action for damages or injury to persons or property resulting from any act or omission in rendering assistance or in providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment, or other assistance, except that the person is liable for willful or wanton misconduct in rendering assistance. Nothing in this section precludes recovery from any tortfeasor causing a collision, accident, or other casualty of damages caused or aggravated by the rendering of assistance.
In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator thereof, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in loss of life, personal injury requiring medical treatment beyond first aid, or damage to property in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), shall file with the Chief of the Division of Watercraft a full description of the collision, accident, or other casualty on a form prescribed by the Chief. The report so filed shall be used for statistical purposes only and shall not be admissible for any purpose in any civil, criminal, or administrative action at law.
If the operator of the vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty is incapacitated, the investigating law enforcement officer shall file the required form as prescribed by the Chief.
(ORC 1547.49)
In case of accident to or collision with persons or property on the waters of this Municipality, due to the operation of any vessel, the operator having knowledge of the accident or collision shall immediately stop the vessel at the scene of the accident or collision, to the extent that it is safe and practical, and shall remain at the scene of the accident or collision until he has given his name and address and, if he is not the owner, the name and address of the owner of the vessel, together with the registration number of the vessel, if any, to any person injured in the accident or collision or to the operator, occupant, owner, or attendant of any vessel damaged in the accident or collision, or to any law enforcement officer at the scene of the accident or collision.
If the injured person is unable to comprehend and record the information required to be given by this section, the other operator involved in the accident or collision shall forthwith notify the nearest law enforcement agency having authority concerning the location of the accident or collision, and his name, address, and the registration number, if any, of the vessel he was operating, and then remain at the scene of the accident or collision or at the nearest location from which notification is possible until a law enforcement officer arrives, unless removed from the scene by an emergency vehicle operated by the state or a political subdivision or by an ambulance.
If the accident or collision is with an unoccupied or unattended vessel, the operator so colliding with the vessel shall securely attach the information required to be given in this section, in writing, to a conspicuous place in or on the unoccupied or unattended vessel.
(ORC 1547.10)
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