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Florida Statute 327.32 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIV
VESSELS
Chapter 327
VESSEL SAFETY
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327.32 Vessel declared dangerous instrumentality; civil liability.All vessels, of whatever classification, shall be considered dangerous instrumentalities in this state, and any operator of a vessel shall, during any utilization of the vessel, exercise the highest degree of care in order to prevent injuries to others. Liability for reckless or careless operation of a vessel shall be confined to the operator in immediate charge of the vessel and not imposed upon the owner of the vessel, unless the owner is the operator or is present in the vessel when any injury or damage is occasioned by the reckless or careless operation of such vessel, whether such recklessness or carelessness consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state, or disregard in observing such care and such operation as the rules of the common law require.
History.s. 3, ch. 59-400; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 5, ch. 84-188; s. 11, ch. 85-81.
Note.Former s. 371.52.

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Cases Citing Statute 327.32

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Rindfleisch v. Carnival Cruise Lines, 498 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1987 A.M.C. 944

...The plaintiffs appeal that order. The defendant cross-appeals the court's evidentiary rulings concerning plaintiff's lost business opportunities and the testimony of plaintiff's expert regarding a coefficient of friction test. Plaintiffs/appellants argue that section 327.32, Florida Statutes (1981), places a higher degree of care upon a boat owner/operator in order to prevent injuries to others....
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Bradley v. Guy, 438 So. 2d 854 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...ntalities in this state and any operator of such boats shall, during any utilization of said boats, exercise the highest degree of care in order to prevent injuries to others. Appellant argues, and we agree, that Florida Statute 371.52 (now known as section 327.32, Florida Statutes (1981)) places a higher degree of care upon a boat operator than a person who is not operating a boat....
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Feagle v. Purvis, 891 So. 2d 1096 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 2964929

...me to be rendered physically incapacitated, although not unconscious. Beyond the medical testimony, it is important to our consideration that Mr. Purvis was operating an airboat at the time of his accident and demise. This is of significance because Section 327.32, Florida Statutes (2002), entitled "Vessel declared dangerous instrumentality; civil liability," reads: All vessels, of whatever classification, shall be considered dangerous instrumentalities in this state, and any operator of a vesse...
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Boland v. Suncoast Rent-A-Scooter, Inc., 439 So. 2d 916 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 21789

favor, in spite of appellant’s argument that section 327.32, Florida Statutes (1981), is not designed to
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Arthur Sager v. Madalina Blanco & Ricardo F. Blanco (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

a vessel operator unless the owner is present, § 327.32, Fla. Stat. (2022), limiting the liability of
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Arthur Sager v. Madalina Blanco & Ricardo F. Blanco (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

a vessel operator unless the owner is present, § 327.32, Fla. Stat. (2022), limiting the liability of
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Estock v. Krstic, 526 So. 2d 768 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1401, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 2490, 1988 WL 59452

breached the highest degree of care imposed by section 327.32, Florida Statutes (1981), on an owner-operator

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