(14) means any state, territory, or possession of the ‘State’ United States, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (15) means any revocation, denial, or withdrawal ‘Suspension’ of any or all watercraft or water device operating privileges, or watercraft operators license. (16) of the means those conditions and options ‘Terms citation’ expressly stated upon the citation. (17) means anything used or capable of being used ‘Watercraft’ as a means of transportation on the water including a boat, motorboat, personal watercraft, similar vessel, or paddle board. It does not include a seaplane regulated by the federal government, water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, windsurfers, tubes, and similar devices or anything that does not meet construction or operational requirements of the state or federal government for watercraft. (18 ) means to navigate, steer, drive, or be in control of ‘Operate’ a watercraft. (19) means any statute, law, regulation, ‘Boating law’ ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted to regulate boating activities on public waters. Article III Procedures for Issuing State (A) When issuing a citation for a boating violation, an officer shall issue a citation to any person whose primary residence is in a party state in the same manner as if the person were a resident of the home state and shall not require the person to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to the exceptions contained in subsection (B) of this article, if the officer receives the person’s personal recognizance that the person will comply with the terms of the citation. (B) Personal recognizance is acceptable: (1) if it is not prohibited by local law or the compact manual; and (2) if the violator provides adequate proof of the violator’s identification to the officer. (C) Upon conviction or failure of a person to comply with the terms of a boating citation, the appropriate official shall report the conviction or failure to comply to the boating authority of the party state in which the boating citation was issued. The report must be made in accordance with procedures specified by the issuing state
(14) ‘State’ means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (15) ‘Suspension’ means any revocation, denial, or withdrawal of any or all watercraft or water device operating privileges, or watercraft operators license. (16) ‘Terms of the citation’ means those conditions and options expressly stated upon the citation. (17) ‘Watercraft’ means anything used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water including a boat, motorboat, personal watercraft, similar vessel, or paddle board. It does not include a seaplane regulated by the federal government, water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, windsurfers, tubes, and similar devices or anything that does not meet construction or operational requirements of the state or federal government for watercraft. (18 ) ‘Operate’ means to navigate, steer, drive, or be in control of a watercraft. (19) ‘Boating law’ means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted to regulate boating activities on public waters. Article III Procedures for Issuing State (A) When issuing a citation for a boating violation, an officer shall issue a citation to any person whose primary residence is in a party state in the same manner as if the person were a resident of the home state and shall not require the person to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to the exceptions contained in subsection (B) of this article, if the officer receives the person’s personal recognizance that the person will comply with the terms of the citation. (B) Personal recognizance is acceptable: (1) if it is not prohibited by local law or the compact manual; and (2) if the violator provides adequate proof of the violator’s identification to the officer. (C) Upon conviction or failure of a person to comply with the terms of a boating citation, the appropriate official shall report the conviction or failure to comply to the boating authority of the party state in which the boating citation was issued. The report must be made in accordance with procedures specified by the issuing state
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