{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-32-1129","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 32-1129","heading":"Personal flotation devices required, when; criminal penalty for violation.","body":"(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:\n(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\n(B) is below decks or in an enclosed cabin.\n(2) A life belt or ring shall not satisfy the requirement of this section.\n(b) Violation of subsection (a) shall constitute a class C nonperson misdemeanor.","path":["Chapter 32.—WILDLIFE, PARKS AND RECREATION","Article 11.—BOATING AND WATER ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch32/032_011_0029.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:41Z","sha256":"61d9ef9c38294e3af559c0ef8046fa6b5035251e2f09504e3d257e73a258c5f9","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-32-1128","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-32-1130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}