What is a Safety Inspection Decal?
In a vessel safety check you are required to demonstrate compliance with state and federal boating safety requirements.
You are asked to show such things as PFD’s (personal flotation devices or life jackets), a fire extinguisher, daytime and nighttime safety flares and functional nav (navigational) lighting.
Since the 4 Amendment is virtually inapplicable to you when you are the on the water, unfortunately, but not unpredictably, marine law enforcement uses, and abuses, the vessel safety check.
While they can do this as a matter of federal law, effective July 1, 2016 State, County Municipal and Local law enforcement have been slightly curtailed in FL.
Now, if a non-federal marine agency inspects you boat and your vessel passes then you will be issued a red and white compliance sticker.
When you display a valid compliance sticker non-federal marine law enforcement are on notice that they cannot stop and board you for a “safety inspection” and, instead, they are now required to have an independent specific reason to stop and board you vessel.
Remember, this does not apply to the feds, so DHS, ICE, CBP and the USCG can all still stop and board you at any time and for any reason, or for no reason.
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