Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 13063 (2025) – Requirements for operators who carry passengers for hire with motorboat

1. 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.
1. 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.
  [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §373 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
2. 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.
  [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §373 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
[PL 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.
1. A.
  [PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]
2. B.
  [PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]
[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (AMD).]
3. Issuance
[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]
4. Fee
[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]
5. Renewal
[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]
6. Expiration
[PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (RP).]

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B373 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (AMD).