{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-27-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-27-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter, the term:\n(1) “Headway speed” in this section means the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft can be operated and maintain steerage way.\n(2) “Operator” means a person who operates or who has charge of the navigation or use of a watercraft.\n(3) “Personal watercraft” means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional method of sitting or standing inside the vessel.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 27 Personal Watercraft Safety Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-27/46-27-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:12Z","sha256":"7e9a49c605ae00eb70d6dc490ebc7889ee9e9f13cdae600977dc92ce5bd8a9b5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-26-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-27-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}