|
Name:
|
Capt M Brooks
-
|
Subject:
|
Marine Police Violate Diver Down Flag ??
|
Date:
|
6/18/2012 9:04:25 PM (updated 6/18/2012 9:06:05 PM)
|
|
We can't comment on a specific enforcement
action, but I can post the relevant laws so that the spread of misinformation
is limited. If you have questions about this, please feel free to E-mail me at matt.brooks@dcnr.alabama.gov.
Section 33-5-80
Exemption for law enforcement officers while performing
their duties.
Law
enforcement officers while performing their duties shall be exempt from this
article while enforcing the speeding and regulatory laws pursuant to this
article. No law enforcement officer shall be personally exempt from Section
32-5A-191.3.
220-2-.37
Restricted Use of Public Access Areas
(1)
Definition: Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this regulation,
the term "public access area" shall include any state-owned, leased,
and/or operated boat launching and/or landing access area, parking lot, ramp,
pier, and any real or personal property within the boundaries of said areas.
(2)
Picnicking, except at tables provided, and camping are prohibited at all public
access areas. Swimming or any other activities, to the extent that swimming or
any other activity may interfere with the intended use of any public access
area by the public, are forbidden; provided, however, that in any event it
shall be unlawful to swim or wade within fifty (50) feet of any ramp at any
public access area.
(8)
It shall be unlawful to swim, dive, sun bathe, or jump from any pier or ramp
located at any public access area.
220-6-.19 Aids To Navigation And Regulatory Markers
(3)
The diver's flag shall not be less than 300 milliliters (12 inches) square,
colored red with a white two-inch strip running diagonally from the top staff
corner to the bottom fly corner and shall be prominently displayed and visible
from all directions and kept within a 15.2 meters (50 foot) radius of divers
when said divers are in the water.
|