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2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 48 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Section 48:8-10 - Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries
Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-10 (2017)
48:8-10. Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries
Every steamboat navigating waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be stopped for at least one minute and as much longer as shall be necessary for the safety of passengers while they are landing from or going on board the steamboat, either immediately from or upon the shore or from or upon another boat or vessel lying between the steamboat and the shore.
Every master or other person in charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense; and the owner of the steamboat shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person injured thereby.
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