{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.44502","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.44502","heading":"Conditions to renting or leasing charter boat or carrying passengers for hire; possession and display of valid pilot's license; obtaining vessel inspection certificate and pilot's license.","body":"Sec. 44502.\n\nA person shall not rent or lease, or offer to rent or lease, a charter boat, and a person shall not carry passengers for hire on a vessel on the waters of this state unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:\n\nThe department has inspected the vessel, if required by this part, and has issued a certificate of inspection that is valid and current for the vessel.\n\nThe operator of the vessel is a licensed pilot or is under the direct supervision of a licensed pilot who is on board the vessel.\n\nThe person complies with the reporting requirements of section 44508.\n\nThe licensed pilot of a charter boat shall possess a valid and current pilot's license issued in his or her name and shall immediately display that license upon demand of any peace officer.\n\nA person shall not operate a charter boat that carries 7 or more passengers on navigable waters without first obtaining a current vessel inspection certificate and a pilot's license from the United States coast guard or other federal agency.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-44502","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"255cab0d49dc9983bfbada44192b87393991adbee716897d7cb5f9bc197dacd7","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.44501","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.44503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}