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Public Act 096-1033
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| HB4775 Enrolled | LRB096 16767 AJT 32067 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended |
by changing Section 4-11 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 45/4-11) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 314-11)
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Sec. 4-11. Engine Lanyard cut-off switch. |
(a) As used in this Section: |
"Engine cut-off switch link" means the lanyard or wireless |
cut-off device used to attach the motorboat operator to the |
engine cut-off switch installed on the motorboat. |
"Engine cut-off switch" means an operational emergency |
cut-off engine stop switch installed on a motorboat that |
attaches to a motorboat operator by an engine cut-off switch |
link. |
(b) No person may operate any motor
boat, including |
personal watercraft or specialty prop-craft, which is
equipped |
with an a lanyard type engine cut-off switch while the engine |
is running and the motorboat is underway without verifying that |
the engine cut-off switch is operational and fully-functional |
and: |
(1) the engine cut-off switch link is properly attached |
to his or her person, clothing or worn PFD, as
appropriate |