{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-306.113","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.113","heading":"Operate defined — probable cause required.","body":"1. For purposes of sections 306.111 to 306.119 *, the term \"operate\" means to physically control the movement of a vessel in motion under mechanical or sail power in water.\n2. No arrest shall be made under sections 306.111 to 306.119 * unless probable cause exists for that arrest.","path":["Title XIX - MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION","Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=306.113","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"1496408088dc11268bf4f28fe1aa5bc1aa440aac983c982fcd710c402a36b2ea","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-306.109","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-306.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}