Section 13063 - Requirements for operators who carry passengers for hire with motorboat1.Prohibition. A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without having successfully completed a boater safety education course approved by a national association of state boating law administrators and approved by the commissioner. A person operating a motorboat carrying passengers for hire shall provide proof of having successfully completed a course under this subsection when requested by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. For purposes of this section, "carrying passengers for hire" means receiving remuneration to carry passengers in a motorboat from one predetermined point to another predetermined point on inland waters. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §373(NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422(AFF).]B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §373(NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422(AFF).] [2019, c. 324, §3(AMD).]
2.Requirement. Every operator of a motorboat, other than a licensed Maine guide certified in watercraft safety, carrying passengers for hire, except those operators who have been issued and have or are required to have in their possession a current valid federal operator's license, shall show proof of having successfully completed an approved boater safety education course in accordance with subsection 1 upon request of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. A. [2019, c. 324, §3(RP).]B. [2019, c. 324, §3(RP).] [2019, c. 324, §3(AMD).]
3.Issuance.[2019, c. 324, §3(RP).]
4.Fee.[2019, c. 324, §3(RP).]
5.Renewal.[2019, c. 324, §3(RP).]
6.Expiration.[2019, c. 324, §3(RP).]
Amended by 2019, c. 324,§ 3, eff. 9/19/2019.2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW) . 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF) . 2003, c. 614, § 9 (AFF) . 2003, c. 655, §B373 (AMD) . 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF) .