{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-47.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:7-47.1","heading":"Child under 12 required  to wear personal flotation device on vessel underway","body":"1.  a.  Every person who operates a vessel on the waters of this State with a child 12 years of age or under on board shall have  the child wear at all times a properly fitted United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device whenever the vessel is underway.\nb.\tAny person guilty of violating this act shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $50.\nc.\tThe operator of a vessel shall not be guilty of a violation of this act if a United States Coast Guard flotation device of a size to properly fit the child is not commercially available.\nL.1999,c.161,s.1.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"4365b0793222f3a16f4a04515a6a48cdd82097e6472421532bb39d77cdd8cac4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-47","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-47.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}