{"id":1263,"date":"2015-09-30T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1263"},"modified":"2020-02-05T14:41:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T14:41:21","slug":"ohios-law-enforcement-authority","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/ohios-law-enforcement-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio&#8217;s Law Enforcement Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Ohio-Header.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1260 size-full\" data-original=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Ohio-Header.png\" alt=\"Ohio's Law Enforcement Authority\" width=\"1500\" height=\"112\" data-original-set=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Ohio-Header.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Ohio-Header-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Ohio-Header-1024x76.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Within the area of their jurisdiction, Ohio\u2019s boating laws are enforced by:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, municipal police officers, township police constables, wildlife officers, park or conservancy district officers, or other law enforcement officers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/ReportingACollision-01.jpg\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-130\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/ReportingACollision-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio's Law Enforcement Authority\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/ReportingACollision-01.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/ReportingACollision-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/ReportingACollision-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ohio&#8217;s law enforcement officers have the authority to stop, inspect and board any recreational boat.<\/p>\n<h2>Stopping or Yielding to Ohio&#8217;s Law Enforcement Authority<\/h2>\n<p>Upon the approach of a law enforcement boat with a blue flashing light, the operator of any boat is required to stop or give-way in any situation until the law enforcement boat has passed.<\/p>\n<h2>It is illegal to:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fail to comply with any lawful order of an officer having authority to direct or regulate the operation or use of boats.<\/li>\n<li>Purposely elude or flee from an officer after a visible or audible signal to bring the boat to a stop is given.<\/li>\n<li>Operate a boat that creates a wake within 100 feet of a stopped law enforcement boat with a blue flashing light.<\/li>\n<li>Operate a boat that creates a wake within 100 feet of a public service boat displaying a red and yellow alternating flashing light.<\/li>\n<li>Permit the operation of a boat in violation of this section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ohio&#8217;s Public Service Vessels<\/h2>\n<p>Public service vessels are boats that are escorting or patrolling special water events, traffic control, salvage, firefighting, medical aid, assisting disabled boats or search and rescue. You are responsible for any damage or injury caused by your wake. Either steer well clear of these boats or pass at idle speed.<\/p>\n<h2>Ohio&#8217;s Special Activities Permit<\/h2>\n<p>No person shall conduct any special activity on Ohio State Park waters without obtaining a permit 30 days prior to the anticipated event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[7],"article-tag":[81,125,247,295],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ohio&#039;s Law Enforcement Authority and Public Service Vessels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about Ohio&#039;s law enforcement, public service vessels, and special on-water activities permits in the state of Ohio.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/ohios-law-enforcement-authority\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ohio&#039;s Law Enforcement Authority and Public Service Vessels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about Ohio&#039;s law enforcement, public service vessels, and special on-water activities permits in the state of Ohio.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/ohios-law-enforcement-authority\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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