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30 Pa.C.S. § 5505

Unauthorized operation of boats

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 30 — FISH · Status: effective

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30 Pa.C.S. § 5505, Unauthorized operation of boats, Pennsylvania, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-27, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1385286
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(a) Consent required.--It is unlawful for a person to operate the boat of another without the consent of the owner. (b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the operator reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had the owner known of it. (c) Penalty.--Any person violating this section commits a summary offense of the first degree.