Haw. Code R. § 13-242-4 - Written boating accident report; when required

(a) Whenever a recreational boating accident results in:

(1) loss of life or the disappearance of any person;

(2) injury causing any person to require medical treatment beyond first aid; or

(3) actual damage to any recreational vessel or to any other property in excess of $2,000, then the operator of the vessel shall submit within forty-eight hours of the happening thereof, and within seven days of every other accident, a written report to the department on forms furnished by the department which report must contain information as prescribed in section 13-242-7.

(b) This section shall apply to the operator of:

(1) Any recreational vessel involved in a boating accident in the waters of the State; and

(2) Any recreational vessel required to be numbered or numbered pursuant to these rules and involved in a boating accident in any waters; provided that the report need not be filed with the department where the operator is required by federal laws and requirements to report the accident to the Coast Guard.

(c) A written accident report is not required under this section from any person who is physically incapable of making a report during the period of the incapacity.

(d) Whenever the operator is physically incapable of making a written report of a recreational boating accident as required in this section and the operator is not the owner of the vessel, then the owner of the vessel involved in the accident shall make the report not made by the operator.

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Haw. Code R. § 13-242-4

[Eff 2/24/94] (Auth: HRS § 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-24, 200-29) Am 12/31/2018