Bill Text: MI HB5590 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Watercraft; traffic control; criteria for investigatory stops of moving vessels; clarify. Amends sec. 80166 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80166).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-18 - Printed Bill Filed 11/13/2009 [HB5590 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB5590-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5590
November 12, 2009, Introduced by Reps. LeBlanc, Genetski, Mayes and Sheltrown and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 80166 (MCL 324.80166), as amended by 2002 PA
636.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 80166. (1) Upon the direction of a peace officer acting
in the lawful performance of his or her duty, the operator of a
vessel moving on the waters of this state shall immediately bring
the vessel to a stop or maneuver it in a manner that permits the
peace officer to come beside the vessel. The operator of the vessel
shall do the following upon the request of the peace officer:
(a) Provide his or her correct name and address.
(b) Exhibit the certificate of number awarded for the vessel.
(c) If the vessel does not bear a decal described in section
80166a or an equivalent decal issued by or on behalf of another
state, submit to a reasonable inspection of the vessel and to a
reasonable inspection and test of the equipment of the vessel.
(2)
Except for inspection of a vessel to determine the number
and
adequacy of personal flotation devices on that vessel, a A
peace officer shall not stop and inspect a vessel bearing the decal
described in section 80166a or an equivalent decal issued by or on
behalf of another state during the period the decal remains in
effect
unless that peace officer has a reasonable reasonably
articulable suspicion that the vessel or the vessel's operator is
in violation of a marine law or is otherwise engaged in criminal
activity.
(3) A person who is detained for a violation of this part or
of a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a provision of
this part and who furnishes a peace officer false, forged,
fictitious, or misleading verbal or written information identifying
the person as another person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) A peace officer who observes a marine law violation or the
commission of a crime may immediately arrest the person without a
warrant or issue to the person a written or verbal warning.
