{"data":{"id":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5504","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"30 Pa.C.S. § 5504","heading":"Liability for damage caused by operator.","body":"Every owner of a watercraft causing or knowingly permitting any person to operate the watercraft in, upon or through the waters of this Commonwealth, and any person who leases or furnishes a watercraft to any other person, shall be jointly and severally liable with the other person for damages arising out of any act or occurrence in the operation of the watercraft.","path":["Title 30 - FISH","PART III BOATS AND BOATING","CHAPTER 55 OPERATION OF BOATS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=30\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 30 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:32:18Z","sha256":"237acf5dda517ca0b6186d643374e68db5cbae53d69fab17e46649756620b202","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5503","next":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}