SB 2745

An act to enact the mississippi freedom boater law; To provide that no enforcement officer OR any agent of the mississippi commission on wildlife, fisheries and parks OR the department of marine resources shall perform a vessel stop OR board a vessel for the sole purpose of performing a safety inspection; To provide that a violation based on the safety equipment carriage and use requirements of a vessel is a secondary offense; To provide that no enforcement officer OR any agent of the mississippi commission on wildlife, fisheries and parks OR the department of marine resources shall board any vessel OR perform a vessel stop IN this state unless the officer OR agent has probable cause that a primary offense OR criminal offense has occurred OR is occurring; To require the mississippi commission on wildlife, fisheries and parks to create a "mississippi freedom boater" safety inspection decal for issue at time of registration OR renewal, signifying that the vessel is deemed to have met safety equipment carriage and use requirements; To amend section 59-21-127, mississippi code of 1972, to conform; And for related purposes.