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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 32-1129

Personal flotation devices required, when; criminal penalty for violation

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 32-1129, Personal flotation devices required, when; criminal penalty for violation, Kansas, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2546397
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(a) (1) No operator of any vessel may operate such vessel while any person 12 years of age or under is aboard or being towed by such vessel unless such person is either: (A) Wearing a United States coast guard-approved personal flotation device as prescribed in rules and regulations of the secretary of wildlife and parks; or (B) is below decks or in an enclosed cabin. (2) A life belt or ring shall not satisfy the requirement of this section. (b) Violation of subsection (a) shall constitute a class C nonperson misdemeanor.