{"data":{"id":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5505","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"30 Pa.C.S. § 5505","heading":"Unauthorized operation of boats.","body":"(a) Consent required.--It is unlawful for a person to operate the boat of another without the consent of the owner.\n(b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the operator reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had the owner known of it.\n(c) Penalty.--Any person violating this section commits a summary offense of the first degree.","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=5\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 30 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:32:18Z","sha256":"2ccf27a5095b2df35a136db3fed9edf3c3cdd3f104cf7200cefe3e6f8b3b689f","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5504","next":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}