{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-270-30-a","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 270:30-a","heading":"Persons 12 Years of Age or Under.","body":"No child 12 years of age or under shall operate, control, or be transported on the deck of a boat or vessel which is underway upon the public waters of the state unless said child is wearing a personal flotation device of a type approved by the United States Coast Guard; provided, however, boats, vessels and ships with continuous side rails enclosing the perimeter of the boat, vessel, or ship, 3 feet or more in height and enclosed between the deck and the top of the railing in a way that would reasonably prevent passage of a small child are exempted from the provisions of this section.","path":["Title XXII: NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY","Chapter 270: SUPERVISION OF NAVIGATION; REGISTRATION OF BOATS AND MOTORS; COMMON CARRIERS BY WATER","Operation of Boats"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXII/270/270-30-a.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:37:15Z","sha256":"e1160693e94ee27c7cb853268e3079924ded6f1e07c91c15cb0515f9c4791d82","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-270-30","next":"us-nh/rsa-270-30-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}