{"id":744,"date":"2015-09-10T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T18:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=744"},"modified":"2020-02-06T16:56:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:56:46","slug":"boat-accident-reporting-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-accident-reporting-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Accident Reporting in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Florida-Header.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1298 size-full\" data-original=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Florida-Header.png\" alt=\"Florida's State Boating Laws\" width=\"1500\" height=\"112\" data-original-set=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Florida-Header.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Florida-Header-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/NEW-Florida-Header-1024x76.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What to do if you&#8217;re involved in a boat accident<\/h2>\n<p><strong>An operator involved in a boat accident is required to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop their boat at the scene of the accident.<\/li>\n<li>Assist any person in distress, or who has been injured, so long as they are able to do so without risking the safety of their passengers or of themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Provide their name, address and boat information, in writing, to any person who was injured and to the owner of any property that was damaged as a result of the accident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Boat Accident Reporting<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Boat accidents must be reported by the quickest means possible to any of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Division of Law Enforcement, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.<\/li>\n<li>The County Sheriff (where the accident occurred).<\/li>\n<li>The police department of the municipality where the accident occurred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Small paddle boat approaching a boat accident on the water in Florida. Illustration. \" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Florida&#8217;s boat accident reporting requirements state that a boat accident must be reported by the quickest means possible if any of the following occur:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A person is killed or disappears from the boat.<\/li>\n<li>A person is injured and required medical attention beyond first aid.<\/li>\n<li>There is damage to a boat or to personal property which exceeds $2,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Florida&#8217;s boat accident reporting requirements stipulate that it is a criminal offence to fail to render assistance, or to fail to report an accident.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about boat accident reporting requirements in Florida visit <a href=\"https:\/\/myfwc.com\/\">https:\/\/myfwc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[13],"article-tag":[23,24,247,251],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Florida&#039;s Boat Accident Reporting Requirements and Regulations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about Florida&#039;s boat accident reporting requirements including what to do when you&#039;re involved in a boat accident, and how to file an accident report.\" \/>\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\/boat-accident-reporting-in-florida\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Florida&#039;s Boat Accident Reporting Requirements and Regulations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about Florida&#039;s boat accident reporting requirements including what to do when you&#039;re involved in a boat accident, and how to file an accident report.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-accident-reporting-in-florida\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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