§ 20-1-10 - Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.
SECTION 20-1-10
§ 20-1-10 Obligation of vessels toheave-to on command of a patrol boat. – (a) Every person operating a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territorial waterswho fails to immediately heave-to upon a shouted command or a flare fired intothe air from a marine patrol boat operated by the department of environmentalmanagement and carrying the identification "Department of EnvironmentalManagement, State of Rhode Island" shall be punished by a fine of not less thantwenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) Every person who, while aboard a boat or vessel in RhodeIsland territorial waters which has been ordered to heave-to upon shoutedcommand or a flare fired into the air from a marine patrol boat operated by thedepartment of environmental management and carrying the identification"Department of Environmental Management, State of Rhode Island," dumps,destroys, or throws anything from the vessel or boat shall be punished by afine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundreddollars ($500).