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Post by mcguyverkodiak on Aug 12, 2012 9:37:32 GMT -5
Is there a speed limit for pleasure boaters after dusk? I have heard of a 10mph limit at night. We boat on the Ohio River and enjoy some evening boat rides on moonlit nights but have never heard of this speed limit. Thanks
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Post by morrison on Aug 13, 2012 9:08:22 GMT -5
The Ohio River is waters of concurrent jurisdiction and doesn't have a night time speed limit. Therefore, it does not fall under the law posted below. However, all lakes fall under the two statutes posted below.
IC 14-15-3-8
Night speed limit
Sec. 8. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a person may not operate a boat during the period between sunset and sunrise at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
IC 14-15-3-9
Restrictions on operation on boundary lakes
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies only to lakes of more than four hundred (400) acres but less than one thousand (1,000) acres lying on the boundary of Indiana and another state.
(b) Between 6:30 p.m. and 10 a.m., a person may not do any of the following:
(1) Operate a boat at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
(2) Tow an object with a boat, except a disabled motor boat or an object incidental to fishing.
(3) Obtain or be issued a permit under IC 14-15-5 for an activity described in subdivision (1) or (2).
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