010225 (Miami Herald) New state laws could land you tougher boating penalties. Senate Bill 58 calls for boosting the penalities in boating accidents, with severe injuries, to a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. This will now make the law a felony and not a misdemeanor, as current Florida law stands, in careless or reckless boating accidents.

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