Recent content by bpdasus

Ok, thank you!

Ok thank you. I will do that.

That's correct. That was the (wrong) understanding I had with the PWC I was on - that I had to have one with me.

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Thanks again. It was in a general district (county) court. One other important note: The judge verbally stated: "This does not get reported anywhere. It stays at the courthouse for 10 years, and then is purged." Is this category (Class IV) of misdemeanor, or this particular code section, not...

Thank you for the reply. I will consider this.

Thanks for the reply. I have no reasonable grounds of defense. Only an explanation that I was not willfully violating the law and the hope that a judge might extend mercy to a first time offender. Based upon the negative outlook of that outcome from you and a few other members here, you have...

Not sure I understand how so. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the candid response. I understand, and don't disagree that I should have known I had to be wearing the vest at all times and not just have it with me. However, to understand that the CONSEQUENCE of not doing so in my situation carried with it the weight of misdemeanor, well I had to...

Redemptionman, Thank you for your reply. Yes, I am aware of the incidents of boating accidents due primarily to reckless behavior and/or intoxication; however, in my case, there was none of that. I was trolling through a no wake zone, at no risk to anyone other than myself. This is why I do...

I recently purchased a PWC and took it out on a lake in Virginia with my sons who were in another boat riding tandem with me through the initial "no wake" zone headed out. We had life vests for everyone in the boat, and I had every intention of putting mine on before taking off. Unfortunately...