Walk It Through: A Weekend On The River
Beers before the boat, life jackets on white water, a breath test, and a smoke by the restaurant door.
After a few beers, the boat's owner thinks about letting a buzzed friend take the helm.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One weekend on the water. Testing procedures and the consequences of refusing, reckless boating, cigar bars and smoke shops, and local smoking rules are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Implied consent on the waterAnyone who operates a boat on Oregon waters is deemed to consent to a breath test, and to a urine test for other substances, if arrested for boating under the influence, after being told of the rights and consequences.
- Readily accessibleFor a handgun in a vehicle, within the passenger compartment. Where a vehicle has no storage outside the passenger compartment, a handgun in a closed and locked glove compartment, center console or other container, with the key out of the lock, is not readily accessible.
- Place of employmentFor the smoking law, an enclosed area an employer controls, including vehicles used for work by more than one employee, but not a private residence unless it is used as a child care or adult day care facility.