Ohio Code § 1547.07
Ohio Code § 1547.07. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1547.07.
(A) Any person who operates any vessel or manipulates any water skis, aquaplane, or similar
device on the waters in this state carelessly or heedlessly, or in disregard of the
rights or safety of any person, vessel, or property, or without due caution, at a
rate of speed or in a manner so as to endanger any person, vessel, or property is
guilty of reckless operation of the vessel or other device. (B) No person shall operate or permit the operation of a vessel in an unsafe manner. A vessel shall be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner at all times. Unsafe vessel operation includes, without limitation, any of the following: (1) A vessel becoming airborne or completely leaving the water while crossing the wake
of another vessel at a distance of less than one hundred feet, or at an unsafe distance,
from the vessel creating the wake; (2) Operating at such a speed and proximity to another vessel or to a person attempting
to ride on one or more water skis, surfboard, inflatable device, or similar device
being towed by a vessel so as to require the operator of either vessel to swerve or
turn abruptly to avoid collision; (3) Operating less than two hundred feet directly behind a person water skiing or attempting
to water ski; (4) Weaving through congested traffic.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1547.07
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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