Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 11 - OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS
Part 2 - BOATING
Chapter 242 - ACCIDENTS, REPORTS, FINES, ENFORCEMENT AND RECORDS
Section 13-242-4 - Written boating accident report; when required
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-242-4
Current through February, 2024
(a) Whenever a recreational boating accident results in:
(1) loss of life or the disappearance of any
person;
(2) injury causing any
person to require medical treatment beyond first aid; or
(3) actual damage to any recreational vessel
or to any other property in excess of $2,000, then the operator of the vessel
shall submit within forty-eight hours of the happening thereof, and within
seven days of every other accident, a written report to the department on forms
furnished by the department which report must contain information as prescribed
in section
13-242-7.
(b) This section shall apply to the operator of:
(1) Any recreational vessel involved in a
boating accident in the waters of the State; and
(2) Any recreational vessel required to be
numbered or numbered pursuant to these rules and involved in a boating accident
in any waters; provided that the report need not be filed with the department
where the operator is required by federal laws and requirements to report the
accident to the Coast Guard.
(c) A written accident report is not required under this section from any person who is physically incapable of making a report during the period of the incapacity.
(d) Whenever the operator is physically incapable of making a written report of a recreational boating accident as required in this section and the operator is not the owner of the vessel, then the owner of the vessel involved in the accident shall make the report not made by the operator.
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