If you own a boat or other type of watercraft, you know it’s fun to be out on the water. If you live in the Altoona, PA area and own a boat, you’ll find boat insurance at H. Dean Allison Insurance that meets your needs. Boat insurance will protect your investment in your craft. If your boat is involved in an accident, boat insurance will protect you from the financial or legal consequences of that accident.
Boat Owners Need to Stay Safe
Boat owners need to know how to protect themselves and others. For example, if you want to enjoy alcoholic beverages and you’re of legal age, it’s essential to know Pennsylvania’s laws about Boating Under the Influence.
Boating Under the Influence
Just as it’s illegal to operate a car under the influence of alcohol, it is also illegal to operate a boat while using alcohol; those laws were enacted in 1985. The legal limit for alcohol is 0.10% BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) (1). However, impairment may affect you before that limit.
If You Are Suspected of BUI
If a waterways conservation officer believes you are under the influence, they will ask you to perform a field sobriety test. If your test leads the officer to think you are under the influence, you will be asked to take a chemical sobriety test. Those results will determine whether you are charged with a crime.
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H. Dean Allison Insurance has been serving the Altoona, PA area for a long time. Whether you need a new policy or have questions about insurance, contact us at H. Dean Allison Insurance today.
