Florida Statute 327.38 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIV
VESSELS

Chapter 327
VESSEL SAFETY

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327.38 Skiing prohibited while intoxicated or under influence of drugs.—No person shall manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device from a vessel while intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana, to the extent that the person’s normal faculties are impaired.

History.—s. 4, ch. 59-400; s. 8, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 462, ch. 95-148.

Note.—Former s. 371.53.

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Craddock v. M/Y The Golden Rule, 110 F. Supp. 3d 1267 (S.D. Fla. 2015).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2015 A.M.C. 1572, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65860, 2015 WL 2412354

...dive flag before the incident. Pet. Writ of Mandamus at 2. Nevertheless, at the moment of impact, THE GOLDEN RULE was traveling at over 60 miles an hour and within 300 feet of the dive flag. Am. Compl. ¶ 11. FWC cited Gordon under Florida Statutes § 327.38(2) for the careless operation of a vessel, indicating the “operator’s inattention” as the cause of the accident....