Allow boaters who have safety decals to be free from random stops.
Allow boaters who have safety decals to be free from random stops.
The Issue
This will help law enforcement and boaters because of the multi-jurisdictions involved on many of Ohio's waterways. It's not uncommon for the same boat to be stopped several times in one day. This is not an efficient use of time and energy and is a huge inconvenience to boaters. It would bring the procedures for stopping boats in-line with the reasonable cause procedures by which an automobile may be stopped. A peace officer should only stop and inspect a vessel which bears a “Safety Decal” upon a reasonable suspicion that the vessel or its operator is in violation of a marine law or is otherwise engaged in criminal activty. It would also be expected to save funding for the Ohio boating safety budget.

The Issue
This will help law enforcement and boaters because of the multi-jurisdictions involved on many of Ohio's waterways. It's not uncommon for the same boat to be stopped several times in one day. This is not an efficient use of time and energy and is a huge inconvenience to boaters. It would bring the procedures for stopping boats in-line with the reasonable cause procedures by which an automobile may be stopped. A peace officer should only stop and inspect a vessel which bears a “Safety Decal” upon a reasonable suspicion that the vessel or its operator is in violation of a marine law or is otherwise engaged in criminal activty. It would also be expected to save funding for the Ohio boating safety budget.

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Petition created on July 2, 2012

