Florida Statute 327.50 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIV
VESSELS

Chapter 327
VESSEL SAFETY

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F.S. 327.50

327.50 Vessel safety regulations; equipment and lighting requirements.—

(1)(a) The owner and operator of every vessel on the waters of this state shall carry, store, maintain, and use safety equipment in accordance with current United States Coast Guard safety equipment requirements as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations, unless expressly exempted by the commission.

(b) A person may not operate a vessel less than 26 feet in length on the waters of this state unless every person under 6 years of age on board the vessel is wearing a personal flotation device currently approved by the United States Coast Guard and used in accordance with the United States Coast Guard approval label while such vessel is underway. For the purpose of this section, “underway” means at all times except when a vessel is anchored, moored, made fast to the shore, or aground.

(2) No person shall operate a vessel on the waters of this state unless said vessel is equipped with properly serviceable lights and shapes required by the navigation rules.

(3) The use of sirens or flashing, occulting, or revolving lights on any vessel is prohibited, except as expressly provided in the navigation rules or annexes thereto.

(4) The operator of a vessel used in the instruction of a water sport or activity must use an engine cutoff switch and wear an operative link to the switch when a person participating in the water sport or activity is in the water.

History.—s. 8, ch. 59-400; s. 13, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 7, ch. 74-327; s. 8, ch. 81-100; s. 2, ch. 81-114; s. 9, ch. 84-188; s. 2, ch. 86-35; s. 5, ch. 88-133; s. 2, ch. 92-188; s. 463, ch. 95-148; s. 7, ch. 98-308; s. 3, ch. 2015-161; s. 18, ch. 2021-184; s. 4, ch. 2022-197.

Note.—Former s. 371.57.

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Amendments to 327.50

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 327.50

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S327.50 - HEALTH-SAFETY - REMOVED - I: N

S327.50 3 - HEALTH-SAFETY - UNLAWFUL USE OF SIREN/FLASHING LIGHTS ON VES - M: S

S327.50 4 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - FAIL TO USE ENGINE CUT OFF DEVICE - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 327.50

Total Results: 8

Briggs v. JUPITER HILLS LIGHTHOUSE MARINA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-03-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 9 So. 3d 29, 2009 A.M.C. 989, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1868, 2009 WL 529521

Snippet: entrusted the boat to Jeff Briggs, violated sections 327.50 and 327.54, Florida Statutes, and breached the

The Florida Bar v. Martinez-Genova

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2007-06-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 959 So. 2d 241

Snippet: in Martinez-Genova's operating account was $327.50. By March 8, 2004, Martinez-Genova had a balance

Miller v. Miller

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-10-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 586 So. 2d 1315

Snippet: receives she is unable to pay the estimated $1,327.50 for the transcript of the trial below and is unable

Hardwick v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-02-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 521 So. 2d 1071

Snippet: 10th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 925, 97 S.Ct. 327, 50 L.Ed.2d 293 (1976), the trial court gave the defendant

Ryals v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-12-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 498 So. 2d 1365

Snippet: 8th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 925, 97 S.Ct. 327, 50 L.Ed.2d 293 (1976) (government agent obtained entry

Keene v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-10-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 420 So. 2d 908

Snippet: Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 925, 97 S.Ct. 327, 50 L.Ed.2d 293 (1976); U.S. v. Montgomery, 529 F.2d

South Florida Beverage Corp. v. Figueredo

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-12-21T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 409 So. 2d 490

Snippet: provided before. See Brewster v. Gage, 280 U.S. 327, 50 S.Ct. 115, 74 L.Ed. 457, 463 (1930); State ex rel

Armbrecht Lumber Co. v. Adair

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1926-03-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 108 So. 222, 91 Fla. 460

Snippet: $555.15, C. V. Carter, $98.47, D. S. Sellars, $327.50, C. F. Hinesley, $43.50, Z. D. Adair, $21.00. &… $555.15, C. V. Carter, $98.47, D. S. Sellars, $327.50, C. F. Hinesley, $43.50, and Z. D. Adair, $21.00