{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-175.140","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 175.140","heading":"Prohibited use.","body":"No person in a boat shall display a visual distress signal on waters to which this subpart applies under any circumstance except a situation where assistance is needed because of immediate or potential danger to the persons on board.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 175—EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS","Subpart C—Visual Distress Signals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"64d26b32f4cae4f052b3e759f372be78436781046b0e94e4971e556d5e47a387","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-175.135","next":"us/33-cfr-175.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}