{"id":779,"date":"2015-04-30T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T14:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=779"},"modified":"2020-03-26T18:52:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T18:52:05","slug":"boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan&#8217;s Boating and Alcohol Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boating and Alcohol: The Laws<\/h2>\n<p>According to Michigan&#8217;s boating and alcohol laws, it is illegal to operate a boat while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances, or to knowingly allow any person to operate a boat who is under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, a person is considered to be under the influence if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They have a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level of 0.08 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/scene5OverheadviewSplash11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-722\" data-original=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/scene5OverheadviewSplash11.jpg\" alt=\"Boating and Alcohol\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, a person convicted of operating a boat while under the influence will be subject to the following penalties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any person convicted of boating under the influence will be guilty of a misdemeanor. However, if they are convicted for a 3rd time within 10 years, they will be guilty of a felony.<\/li>\n<li>If the death of a person results from a boat accident caused by an operator who was boating under the influence, they will be guilty of a felony and will be subject to a fine from $2,500 &#8211; $10,000 and\/or imprisonment for up to 15 years.<\/li>\n<li>If an operator causes serious bodily injury or impairment as a result of operating under the influence, they will be guilty of a felony and will be subject to imprisonment for up to 5 years and\/or a fine from $1,000-$5,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Implied Consent<\/h2>\n<p>Any person operating a boat on Michigan waters is deemed to have given consent to a test or tests to determine if they are impaired by drugs and\/or alcohol.<\/p>\n<h2>Michigan&#8217;s Law Enforcement Authority<\/h2>\n<p>Michigan\u2019s boating laws are enforced by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michigan Department of Natural Resources law enforcement Division.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/li>\n<li>The Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<li>Other authorized law enforcement (on federal waters).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Law enforcement in the state of Michigan have the authority to stop and board boats to ensure that they are in compliance with state and federal laws. Refusing to follow direction provided by law enforcement is illegal. Officers will give visual or audible signals when requesting an operator to stop their boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[10],"article-tag":[124,125,247,269,42],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michgian&#039;s Boating and Alcohol Laws and Regulations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michigan&#039;s boating and alcohol laws, including blood alcohol concentration, implied consent laws, plus who enforces Michigan&#039;s boating laws.\" \/>\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\/boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-michigan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Michgian&#039;s Boating and Alcohol Laws and Regulations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Michigan&#039;s boating and alcohol laws, including blood alcohol concentration, implied consent laws, plus who enforces Michigan&#039;s boating laws.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-michigan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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