{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-327.56","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 327.56","heading":"Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; probable cause; secondary offense.","body":"(1) An officer may not board any vessel or perform a vessel stop in this state unless the officer has probable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred or is occurring.\n(2) An officer may not perform a vessel stop or board a vessel for the sole purpose of performing a safety or marine sanitation equipment inspection. A violation of safety or marine sanitation equipment requirements is a secondary offense, rather than a primary offense.\nHistory.—s. 9, ch. 59-400; s. 14, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 11, ch. 84-188; s. 6, ch. 94-241; s. 954, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 2025-35.","path":["CHAPTER 327 VESSEL SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0327/0327.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:03:21Z","sha256":"fc2e67e6b084336b703798d7a4d113827e1c7fd24dc63d51071c1c53495c346a","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-327.54","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-327.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}