§342D-108 - Exemption for vessels in innocent passage.
[§342D-108] Exemption for vessels ininnocent passage. This part does not apply to a commercial passengervessel that operates in the marine waters of the State solely in innocentpassage. For purposes of this section, a vessel is engaged in innocent passageif its operation in marine waters of the State, regardless of whether thevessel is a United States or foreign-flag vessel, would constitute innocentpassage under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982,December 10, 1982, United Nations Publication No. E.83.V.5, 21 I.L.M. 1261(1982), were the vessel a foreign-flag vessel. [L 2005, c 217, pt of §1]