They have the right to stop and board vessels in order to check for compliance with federal and state laws.
I saw a vid where a marine patrol stopped a boat and starting checking compliance, without probable cause. It appears at least in Michigan boat owners do not have 4th Amendment rights. According to the handbook the consent to search your boat is not needed.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
“I saw a vid where a marine patrol stopped a boat and starting checking compliance, without probable cause. It appears at least in Michigan boat owners do not have 4th Amendment rights. According to the handbook the consent to search your boat is not needed”
Name a state where where they need “probable cause” to stop you and check compliance. I can’t.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
UNITED STATES Coast Guard dont need no steenking 4th Amendment.
And No Motorboating!
3 posted on
05/18/2024 7:10:58 PM PDT by
Delta 21
(If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The governor winch makes them up as she goes along depending on her schedule
4 posted on
05/18/2024 7:12:11 PM PDT by
NWFree
(Sigma male 🤪)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
We got stopped last summer for not having a current decal on our boat (North Idaho). The Sheriff and his deputy were scanning boats with binocs and spotted our out-of-date decal. My wife had paid the registration, but, when the decal came in the mail, the boat was in winter storage. She forgot to slap it on when we put the boat in the water for the summer. The sheriff and deputy were real nice and gave us a personalized safety class right there on the water. We found out our horn is anemic (they wear out) and we discovered where our fire extinguisher was hidden. They were good natured about it and didn’t write us up for any of the problems. They did call in and get confirmation we were current on our payments.
We didn’t get boarded.
5 posted on
05/18/2024 7:12:21 PM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
That is pretty much true in every state.
6 posted on
05/18/2024 7:12:37 PM PDT by
eastforker
(All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Be the husband of Witch Whitmer and have no boating issues....
8 posted on
05/18/2024 7:13:51 PM PDT by
Paladin2
To: where's_the_Outrage?
This is nothing new,
it is the same in every state that I know of.
Don’t drink and boat!
11 posted on
05/18/2024 7:16:50 PM PDT by
Repeal The 17th
(Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
12 posted on
05/18/2024 7:17:49 PM PDT by
Fungi
To: where's_the_Outrage?
They have the right to stop and board vessels in order to check for compliance with federal and state laws. The USCG has enforcement authority on federally controlled waters.” A real fun day on the boat!
18 posted on
05/18/2024 7:58:10 PM PDT by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
I just got a sailboat and saw 3 pontoon boats tugged back
19 posted on
05/18/2024 9:06:30 PM PDT by
struggle
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