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)

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.