(A) Upon the direction of a peace officer, the operator of a vessel moving on the waters of the city shall immediately bring the vessel to a stop or maneuver it in a manner that permits the peace officer to come beside the vessel. The operator of the vessel and any person on the vessel shall do the following upon the request of the peace officer:
(1) Provide his or her correct name and address;
(2) Exhibit the certificate of number awarded for the vessel; and
(3) If the vessel does not bear a decal as required by this chapter, state law or administrative rule, submit to a reasonable inspection of the vessel and to a reasonable inspection and test of the equipment of the vessel.
(B) A peace officer who conducts an inspection of a vessel authorized under this section shall include in that inspection a reasonable examination and test of the equipment on that vessel. If the peace officer does not find a violation of a marine law, he or she shall affix to the vessel an adhesive copy of the uniform marine safety inspection decal and shall complete a receipt for that decal.
(C) A completed receipt for a decal shall include all of the following:
(1) The name of the peace officer;
(2) The time, date, and place of the inspection; and
(3) The vessel’s identifying number.
(D) (1) A peace officer shall deliver to his or her supervisor or person designated by that supervisor a receipt for a decal within 48 hours of affixing the decal to a vessel.
(2) The supervisor or person designated by the supervisor shall maintain receipts received under this section for a period of one year.
(E) Except for inspection of a vessel to determine the number and adequacy of personal flotation devices on that vessel, a peace officer shall not stop and inspect a vessel bearing the decal described in this section during the period the decal remains in effect unless that peace officer has probable cause to believe the vessel or the vessel’s operator is in violation of a marine law or local ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-98) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)