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ACCIDENT REPORTS
BOATING ACCIDENTS
A boating accident includes, but is not limited to: capsizing; collision; breaking down; flooding; fire; explosion; and the disappearance of a boat other than by theft. Boat operators involved in a boating accident must stop and remain at the scene to give assistance, ensuring that any injured person involved in the accident receives medical treatment. Operators involved in an accident must give his or her name and address, boat registration number, and the name and address of the boat’s owner to operators of other boats and any person injured in the accident.
Operators must report the accident to the office of the county sheriff, the nearest state police post, or the nearest conservation office as quickly as possible. The operator must file an accident report form supplied by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources within 24 hours of the accident if:
- A person dies or disappears, or
- A person is injured or requires medical treatment, or
- Damage to the boat and other property exceeds $750 .
If the operator of a boat is physically incapable of performing this duty, each other occupant of the boat shall perform the duty or see that the duty is performed. Failure to report a boating accident or collision which results in an injury to a person is a Class A misdemeanor. If the accident or collision results in serious bodily injury, or death of a person, the offense is a felony. |
