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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3293
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE BROWN.
7185H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 306.220, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
personal flotation devices, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 306.220, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 306.220, to read as follows:
306.220. 1. The prov isions of this section shall be known and referr ed to as
2 "Hannah's Law".
3 2. Each person under the age of [ seven ] twelve who is on board any watercraft which
4 is on the waters of this state or who is wading or swimming in navigable public waters
5 mor e than thr ee feet in depth shall wear a personal flotation device which is approved by
6 the United States Coast Guard. Any person who allows a person under the age of [ seven ]
7 twelve to be on board any watercraft which is on the waters of this state without wearing a
8 personal flotation device , or to wade or swim in navigable public waters mor e than thr ee
9 feet in depth without wearing a personal flotation device, shall be deemed guilty of a class
10 C misdemeanor . This section does not apply when the person under the age of [ seven ] twelve
11 is in a part of a watercraft which is fully enclosed, where such enclosure will prevent such
12 person from falling out of or being thrown from the watercraft. This section does not apply
13 when a person under the age of twelve is supervised by a lifeguard.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.