N.Y. Navigation Law § 63-a: Suspension of certificate of inspection; penalty for operating a vessel without a certificate of inspection or during suspension

§ 63-a. Suspension of certificate of inspection; penalty for operating

a vessel without a certificate of inspection or during suspension. The

inspector may suspend a certificate of inspection issued pursuant to the

provisions of this article upon satisfactory proof that operation of the

vessel poses a risk to public safety. Prior to suspending the

certificate of inspection, the inspector shall give written notice of

the defects to the owner and describe how those defects pose a risk to

public safety. The inspector may suspend the certificate of inspection

until such time as the inspector is satisfied that operation of the

vessel does not pose a risk to public safety. An owner who permits the

operation of a vessel which has not been issued a certificate of

inspection or whose certificate of inspection has been suspended shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section

seventy-three-b of this article for each day of operation of the vessel

with a suspended certificate of inspection.