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PFD Wear Requirements for
Children by State:
Effective December 23, 2002, in states where no children’s life
jacket law is in place, a U.S. Coast Guard interim rule will
require children under 13 on moving boats to wear a U.S.
Coast Guard approved life jacket that fits. Fifteen states will
be affected by the rule.
This rule does not change or supercede the existing law in
states which have life jacket laws, it only applies to states
which had no laws. Please see the list below for the
latest laws in your state.
Please note that these laws provide boaters with the minimum age
that a child is required to wear a life jacket. It is still a
parent’s responsibility to decide if a child should wear a life
jacket, even in situations where the law does not require it. |
View your state's
PFD requirements: |
