{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-749","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-749","heading":"Owner of personal watercraft permitting violation; penalty","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of or any person having control of a personal watercraft to authorize or knowingly permit a person under the age of sixteen to operate the personal watercraft, unless the person fourteen or fifteen years of age has successfully completed a boating safety education course as required under subdivision A 1 of § 29.1-748.B. A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor.1991, c. 320; 1998, c. 443.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 7. BOATING LAWS","Article 4. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-749/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"3d74a9c35c261f85191fe2602b02b1bf9490321b6d0cbddc3aa9a03183bad0b4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-748.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-749.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}