Sec. 15-149b. Reporting of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance. Report of interviews.
Sec. 15-149b. Reporting of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance. Report of interviews. (a) Any law enforcement officer, fire department personnel,
rescue service personnel, emergency medical technician or other emergency response
official who receives the initial report of a boating accident in which a person is killed
or injured or disappears from on board under circumstances suggesting a possibility of
death or injury shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
The commissioner shall investigate any accident resulting in the death or disappearance
of any person. The commissioner shall investigate any accident resulting in serious
injury when he deems such an investigation to be necessary.
(b) On and after July 7, 1987, any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of
this chapter who interviews participants or witnesses at the time or scene of a boating
accident for which a report is required pursuant to section 15-149a shall submit a copy
of the report of the interviews to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The
report shall contain the names of the persons and vessels involved, all information necessary to determine the cause of the accident, the conditions at the time of the accident
and the enforcement action taken. The report shall be on forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall be submitted not more than five days after the completion of the interviews.
(P.A. 87-505, S. 4, 9; P.A. 97-72, S. 3, 4.)
History: P.A. 97-72 divided section into Subsecs., designated existing language as Subsec. (b) and inserted new language
as Subsec. (a) re reporting and investigation of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance, effective May 27, 1997.