HB1542: relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.

CHAPTER 139

HB 1542-FN - FINAL VERSION

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2024 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1542-FN

AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.

SPONSORS: Rep. Coker, Belk. 2

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

ANALYSIS

This bill allows electronic copies of safe boater education certificates for possession and presentation to marine patrol.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

28Mar2024... 0745h 24-2501

11/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

139:1 Safe Boater Education; Possession of Certificate; Electronic Copy. Amend RSA 270-D:11, I to read as follows:

I. Any person required to have a safe boater education certificate shall:

(a) Possess the certificate when operating a motorized vessel with any type of power motor in excess of 25 horsepower on the public waters of the state. The certificate shall be a physical original or copy, or an electronic copy, or a photograph of the certificate on an electronic device. Any electronic copy or photograph of the certificate shall contain the front and back of the physical original.

(b) Present the certificate or the copy upon the demand of a marine patrol officer.

139:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 03, 2024

Effective Date: September 01, 2024