WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 640

(I) PASSES THE DEPARTMENTALLY PRESCRIBED COURSE
IN BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION. ; OR

(II) PASSES A BOATING SAFETY EQUIVALENCY
EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO OFFER THE
COURSE ON BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION.

(2) UPON REQUEST, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE,
WITHOUT CHARGE, BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION MATERIALS TO PERSONS WHO
PLAN TO TAKE THE BOATING SAFETY EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION.

(2) (3) (I) ONCE ISSUED, THE CERTIFICATE OF BOATING
SAFETY EDUCATION IS VALID FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE PERSON TO WHOM
IT WAS ISSUED AND MAY NOT BE REVOKED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR A COURT
OF LAW.

(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPLACE, WITHOUT
CHARGE, A LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE IF THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED
THE CERTIFICATE OR HAS A RECORD THAT THE CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED
BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD OR THE U.S. POWER SQUADRON.----------------

(3) (4) (I) THE DEPARTMENT OR ITS DESIGNEE MAY ISSUE
A 30-DAY TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION TO A
PERSON WHO SIGNS AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THE PERSON HAS READ
AND UNDERSTOOD THE BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION MATERIALS PROVIDED BY
THE DEPARTMENT.

(II) THE 30-DAY TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF
BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH
(4)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE RENEWED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL
30-DAY PERIOD.---------------------------------------------

(4) (5) IN LIEU OF A CERTIFICATE OF BOATING SAFETY
EDUCATION ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE U.S.
COAST GUARD, OR A BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A UNIT OF
THE U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, THE U.S. POWER SQUADRON, OR A
LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION, IS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

(2) (5) (6) IN LIEU OF A CERTIFICATE OF BOATING
SAFETY EDUCATION ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, A BOATING SAFETY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN ANOTHER STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA
OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOATING LAW ADMINISTRATORS
IS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

(D) THE COST OF A CERTIFICATE OF BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT IS $3.

(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1) REQUEST THAT THE U.S. COAST GUARD, U.S. POWER
SQUADRON, THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND ANY OTHER ENTITY
DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF

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