Section NR 5.08 - Accident reports(1) Written reports of boating accidents required by s. 30.67, Stats., shall be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, on forms provided by the department, postmarked within 10 days after the date of the accident. Reportable accidents are defined as all boating accidents that result in loss of life, personal injury which required medical treatment beyond first aid, damage to the boat and other property exceeding $2,000.00, or complete loss of the boat. All reports shall contain the following information: (a) The registration numbers and names of the boats involved.(b) The date and time of the accident.(c) The location of the accident.(d) The name, address, date of birth, and experience of the operator of the reporting boat.(e) The type of boat, length, hull construction, propulsion power, and type of fuel of the reporting boat.(f) The weather and sea conditions.(g) The type, nature, and opinion as to the cause of the accident.(h) A description of the damage to any property, including boats, and estimated cost of repairs.(i) The names and addresses of the operators of the other boats involved.(j) The names and addresses of the owners of boats or other property involved.(k) The names, addresses and dates of birth of all persons killed or injured. (L) The nature and extent of injury to any person.(m) Names and addresses of all known witnesses.(n) The names of the law enforcement, fire, or rescue squad that furnished assistance.(o) The physical condition, swimming ability, dress, and contributing cause of drowning of each victim.(p) The type of activity of victim.(q) The kind and type of life saving or fire fighting equipment employed in connection with the accident.(r) The name, address and signature of the person filling out the report.(2) Every law enforcement agency receiving an operator's report of a boating accident as described in sub. (1) and required by s. 30.67(2) (a), Stats., shall forward the report to the department within 5 days of receipt of the report. (3) Every law enforcement agency investigating a boat accident as described in sub. (1) shall forward the investigative report to the department within 15 days of the date of the accident. The report shall be made on a uniform boating accident investigative report form prescribed and supplied by the department in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements of the department and the law enforcement agency. Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 5.08
Cr. Register, March, 1960, No. 51, eff. 4-1-60; renum. from WCD 5.08 to be NR 5.08, and am. intro. par., Register, March, 1971, No. 183, eff. 4-1-71; r. and recr. (intro.), am. (4) and (11), cr. (18), Register, April, 1985, No. 352, eff. 5-1-85; emerg. am. (intro.), eff. 3-15-90; am. (intro.), Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90; renum. (intro.), (1) to (18) to be (1) (intro.), (a) to (r), cr. (2), (3), Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; CR 01-007: am. (1) (intro.), Register November 2001 No. 551, eff. 12-1-01.Reports may be obtained from the Boating Safety Section, Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.