O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 52-7-12.1 (2019)
Reckless operation of vessel or other water device
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Any person who operates any vessel or manipulates any water skis, aquaplane, surfboard, tube, or similar device in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property commits the offense of reckless operation of a vessel or other water device.
History
Code 1981, § 52-7-12.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 680, § 6.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Mitchell v. State, 565 S.E.2d 889 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002).
Mitchell v. State, 565 S.E.2d 889 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). “2 (b); four counts of violating the rules of the road for boat traffic, OCGA § 52-7-18 (b), (f), (g); and one count of reckless operation of a vessel, OCGA § 52-7-12.1. The trial court sentenced Mitchell to a total of four years confinement and a $1,500 fine.”
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