cool, now your driving record is affected

[chipj29]

I have never had my drivers license with me on the water. Just my certificate and registration. I guess they will have to arrest me.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by chipj29

I have never had my drivers license with me on the water. Just my certificate and registration. I guess they will have to arrest me.

As I have posted before, there are a number of ways ellectronically that an officer can confirm your identity in the field even if you have not a stitch of ID on your person. You would be amazed at the technology and records that are now instantly available to the law enforcement community, courtesy of vast federal funding since 9/11.

Your conduct will determine the depth and breadth of your contact with the officer. As has been pointed out before, depending on the situation a quick certification glimpse may be all that he needs or desires. But a more serious matter, especially one that will result in a summons, will require the officer to absolutely establish your identity. Once your identity is positively established your motor vehicle record and license information is automatically retrieved, even if you have no license on your person.

And in the event of a conviction the system will basically automatically forward the appropriate information to NHDMV.

My best and final advice? Be polite and courteous. File your complaint, if you so desire, to the appropriate supervisor after the stop. And remeber, the trial is held later in a courtroom, where cooler heads prevail, not out on the water. If you are receiving a summons then that"judge" has already determined your guilt. Save your ammunition and argument for a more appropriate venue, one where you stand a chance of prevailing!

[fatlazyless]

Ahoy there Skip. Another slightly different question. When sailing in my 14' sailboat which does not have a motor, I assume I need to keep the registration on the boat, but what about a boater education certificate or a personal id such as a NH driver's license. Also, what is the penalty for sailing it unregistered?

[Skip]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Ahoy there Skip. Another slightly different question. When sailing in my 14' sailboat which does not have a motor, I assume I need to keep the registration on the boat, but what about a boater education certificate or a personal id such as a NH driver's license. Also, what is the penalty for sailing it unregistered?

You definitely need to have the boat registered and the registration with the boat. I do not have a copy of the fine schedule with me, but suffice to say it would be worth several months of midnight runs to Micky D's for you!

As long as you're not hanging a motor greater than 25 hp off the stern, you do not need to have a boating certificate. And no, you do not need to carry any identification with you, it just makes life a little easier when "dealing with the man"....

[Orion]

Originally Posted by Skip

You definitely need to have the boat registered and the registration with the boat.

This is particularly troublesome if you are in a small "wet" boat such as a Sunfish (which foolishly requires registration in this Live Fee and Die state), in a bathing suit, with no place to keep a registration.

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by Orion

This is particularly troublesome if you are in a small "wet" boat such as a Sunfish (which foolishly requires registration in this Live Fee and Die state), in a bathing suit, with no place to keep a registration.

Some of the local insurance companies that sell boat insurance have freebie, give-a-way, key rings with floating, watertight, registration holders that can be attached to a boat, somewhere........or worn as an earing.

[KonaChick]

Maybe instead of going after the segment of people who help keep the tourism industry afloat (pun intended) we should go after some of the camps on the lake. If you think about it they are more densly populated than your average 4 bedroom lake house. Less camps = less congestion, less people, less boats, less pollution, less noise. There would be none of this if we enacted a law to get the camps off the lake and make them move to a different lake. That's my "what if".

[COWISLAND NH]

Originally Posted by KonaChick

Maybe instead of going after the segment of people who help keep the tourism industry afloat (pun intended) we should go after some of the camps on the lake. If you think about it they are more densly populated than your average 4 bedroom lake house. Less camps = less congestion, less people, less boats, less pollution, less noise. There would be none of this if we enacted a law to get the camps off the lake and make them move to a different lake. That's my "what if".

YA my what if 2 .....and less families in boats =less kids= less people=more room to pass. Left Alton Bay Friday evening..passed 3 boats, 2 were MP boats...we went 60mph no problem made it to Cow Isl safe and sound. Where were all those "scared" other boaters..OH YA THEY ONLY COME OUT WHEN THE WEATHERS NICE AND DURING THE DAY MOSTLY ON WEEKENDS=more congestion =increased chance of accidents[/COLOR]. DUH?

[cowisl]

I am not leaving nor are we getting out of performance boating. Looking forward to next weekend!

[alsadad]

I just got caught up on this thread and read KonaChick's post about coming up with an acronym for the defense fund. A couple of ideas immediately came to my (twisted) mind.
There's Speeders IN Kourt (sic) or SINK.
And, since people on both sides of the speed limit issue seem to think one would have to be pretty dumb to actually get caught, there's Defense Of People Excessively Speeding - a little awkward, I know, but it leaves us with the potentially appropriate acronym of DOPES.

[GWC...]

Originally Posted by Orion

This is particularly troublesome if you are in a small "wet" boat such as a Sunfish (which foolishly requires registration in this Live Fee and Die state), in a bathing suit, with no place to keep a registration.

Nature provided you with a storage place - your backside...

The MP requesting ID and proof of certification may have a change of mind when you reach for the rear of your swimsuit...