{"id":795,"date":"2015-04-30T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=795"},"modified":"2020-03-26T17:29:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T17:29:38","slug":"boat-accident-reporting-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-accident-reporting-in-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Accident Reporting in Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What to do if you&#8217;re Involved in a Boat Accident<\/h2>\n<p>Iowa&#8217;s boat accident regulations require that the operator of a boat involved in a boating accident is required to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop their boat at the scene.<\/li>\n<li>Render assistance to any person who has been injured or who is in danger so long as they can do so without risking their safety or their passenger&#8217;s safety.<\/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<p><strong><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726\" data-original=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Boat Accident Reporting\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iowa&#8217;s Boat Accident Reporting<\/h2>\n<p>Boat accident reporting regulations within the state of Iowa require that an accident must be reported to the Iowa DNR within 48 hours if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A person is killed.<\/li>\n<li>A person is injured and requires treatment beyond first aid.<\/li>\n<li>A person disappears from the boat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An accident must be reported to the Iowa DNR within 5 days if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Property damage totals more than $2,000 or there is total loss of the boat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Accident Report Form<\/h2>\n<p>Boat operators in Iowa can download a state boat accident reporting form below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/portals\/idnr\/uploads\/forms\/5420049.pdf?amp;tabid=886\">http:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/portals\/idnr\/uploads\/forms\/5420049.pdf?amp;tabid=886<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on boat accident reporting requirements, and other boating rules and regulations that apply within the state of Iowa, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/things-to-do\/boating\/boater-education\">Iowa Department of Natural Resources<\/a> website.<\/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":[23,24,247,266],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Iowa&#039;s Boat Accident Reporting Requirements &amp; Regulations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iowa&#039;s requirements for boat accident reporting. 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