ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 13

(c)     If any vessel numbered in the State is involved in an accident on waters
outside of the State, and the accident results in the death, disappearance, or injury of
any person or in property damage [exceeding $500] OF $2,000 OR MORE, OR A
COLLISION OCCURS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE VESSELS, REGARDLESS OF THE
AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, the operator or owner, within 30 days, shall file
a complete report with the Department including any information the Department
requires by regulation. This subsection does not exempt or excuse any operator or
owner, if the operator cannot submit the report, from the requirements of any federal
or other State law or rule or regulation having jurisdiction over the waters in which
the accident occurs. Furthermore, any accident-reporting requirement in the federal
or other State law or rule or regulation may not exonerate or excuse any failure of the
operator or owner of a vessel numbered in the State to report the accident in the
State.

(d)     The required report of a boating accident may not be referred to during any
judicial proceeding. It is not subject to subpoena or admissible as evidence in any
proceeding. Subject to these restrictions, information contained in a boating accident
report and any statistical information based on the report is available on request for
official purposes to the United States Coast Guard and its successor agency.

(e)     Any person who complies with subsection (a) of this section or who
gratuitously and in good faith renders or attempts to render assistance to any vessel
in distress on any waters of the State without objection from any person assisted, is
not liable for any civil damage as the result of any act or omission by the person in
rendering assistance, if the act or omission does not amount to gross negligence.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2003.

Approved April 8, 2003.

CHAPTER 13
(Senate Bill 139)

AN ACT concerning

Citations - Format and Printing

FOR the purpose of adding exceptions to the list of offenses for which the Chief Judge
of the District Court is required to design arrest - citation forms; mandating
requiring that the Chief Judge to cause the District Court to print uniform
motor vehicle citation forms and certain other uniform statewide citation forms;
mandating requiring that citations for certain violations be in a format
prescribed by the State Court Administrator; authorising requiring the State
Court Administrator to design a citation form for certain violations; specifying
certain requirements for the form of a certain citation issued to a minor;
requiring certain law enforcement agencies and the Office of the State Fire
Marshal to print all reimburse the District Court for printing the citation forms

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