Criminal law — Boating under influence with person under age 18 in vessel — Operating vessel — Defendant was operating vessel within meaning of BUI statute where defendant stated twice during encounter with officer that he was captain of vessel and in command of vessel being driven by his 14-year-old son, and defendant indicated that he was responsible for vessel safety by describing location of safety equipment to officer — No merit to argument that defendant is relieved of criminal liability because he allowed non-intoxicated son to be in actual physical control of vessel — Fact that son could have been cited for operating vessel without valid boater safety identification card does not absolve defendant of his own criminal liability for BUI pursuant to broad statutory definition of “operate” — Motion to dismiss is denied
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Criminal law — Boating under influence with person under age 18 in vessel — Operating vessel
Dec 23rd, 2025 in by admin
