{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-140-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Navigation Law § 140-a","heading":"Offenses against the navigation law","body":"§ 140-a. Offenses against the navigation law. Any person having the\ncharge, command or control of a vessel who:\n  1. Carries or permits a vessel to carry a greater number of passengers\nthan is stated in the certificate of inspection of such vessel issued\nunder section sixty-three of this chapter; or\n  2. Neglects to carry on a vessel the equipment required by section\nsixty-seven of this chapter; or\n  3. Neglects to carry on a vessel the fire pump required by section\nfifty-six of this chapter; or\n  4. Violates any other provision of this chapter; or for which no other\npunishment is prescribed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Navigation Law","Article 11. Improvement and Preservation of Waterways"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/NAV/140-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4009a8f4a784618b5d851a198a74723a24e4920205ff254fa638f14b3d5c44d6","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-140","next":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}