Chapter 10.08
ACCIDENTS AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
10.08.030 Filing False Information and Concealment of Pertinent Facts
10.08.040 Duties of Lake Stevens Police Department
10.08.050 Aiding and Abetting Violation
10.08.010 Accident - Reports.
(a) Initial Accident Report. In the event of any boating accident in City waters which results in the death of any person, the disappearance of any person, injury to any person which requires medical treatment beyond first aid, damage to vessels and other property totaling $2,000 or more, or if the vessel is a complete loss, the master, owner or operator of any involved vessel shall immediately report the same to the Lake Stevens Police Department.
(b) Written Accident Report. In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the master, owner or operator of any involved vessel shall file a written Washington State boating accident report within 48 hours of any accident except for an accident involving death of a person, personal injury requiring medical attention beyond first aid, or disappearance of a person under circumstances that indicate death or injury from a vessel then within 24 hours of the accident.
(c) Written Accident Report for All Other Accidents. For accidents not meeting the requirements in subsection (b) of this section, the master, owner or operator of any involved vessel shall file a written Washington State Boating Accident Report with the Lake Stevens Police Department within 10 days of the occurrence or death for all other boating accidents. (Ord. 1157, Sec. 1, 2023; Ord. 881, Sec. 3, 2013)
10.08.020 Reports Confidential - Inadmissible as Evidence.
Repealed by Ord. 881.
10.08.030 Filing False Information and Concealment of Pertinent Facts.
It is a violation of this title for any master, owner, operator or other occupants of any vessel or watercraft involved in a reportable accident under the provisions of this title or involved in any violation of this title to willfully and knowingly file false information with and/or conceal pertinent facts to the accident or violation from the persons duly authorized to investigate the accident or violation. This section shall constitute a separate violation and shall not preclude prosecution for the original violation or accident. (Ord. 1157, Sec. 1, 2023; Ord. 881, Sec. 3, 2013)
10.08.040 Duties of Lake Stevens Police Department.
The duties of the Lake Stevens Police Department and such agencies or persons the City may contract with to enforce the provisions of this title shall be as follows:
(a) To enforce the ordinances and regulations of the City upon the waters adjacent thereto;
(b) To maintain patrols in the waters of the City for the protection of life and property including but not limited to the removal and disposition of drifting debris and nuisances from the waters of the City;
(c) To investigate and report upon accidents in City waters;
(d) To perform all necessary functions in connection with search and rescue in City waters;
(e) To cooperate with the authorities of the United States, the state and its political subdivisions in the enforcement of the laws and regulations of the United States, the State and its political subdivisions;
(f) To designate, indicate the location of, and to patrol anchorage locations for vessels within areas set forth by the ordinances of the City. (Ord. 1157, Sec. 1, 2023; Ord. 881, Sec. 3, 2013)
10.08.050 Aiding and Abetting Violation.
It is unlawful to counsel, aid or abet the violation of, or failure to comply with, any of the provisions of this title. (Ord. 1157, Sec. 1, 2023; Ord. 881, Sec. 3, 2013)
10.08.060 Violation - Penalty.
Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless otherwise stated herein. (Ord. 1157, Sec. 1, 2023; Ord. 881, Sec. 3, 2013)