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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 15. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
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Chapter 400. Watercraft: Accident and Casualty Reporting |
Section 30. Written casualty or accident reports required; time for making
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A. In addition to the notification required by 4VAC15-400-20 of this chapter, the operator of a vessel shall submit a written casualty or accident report to the department when, as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment:
1. A person dies;
2. A person is unable to perform normal or usual activities;
3. Damage to the vessel and other property damage totals more than $2,000 or complete loss of the vessel; or
4. A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate probable death or injury.
B. A written report required by this section must be made:
1. Within 48 hours of the occurrence if a person dies within 24 hours of the occurrence;
2. Within 48 hours of the occurrence if a person is unable to perform normal or usual activities or disappears from a vessel; and
3. Within 10 days of the occurrence or death if an earlier report is not required by the foregoing provisions of this section.
C. When the operator of a vessel cannot submit the report required by this section, the owner shall submit the required report.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR325-04-4 § 3, eff. July 1, 1989; amended, Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003.