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Tennessee Code Title 69. Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees § 69-9-401

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which they are diving when diving in an area other than one customarily used for swimming only.

(b) Divers shall not display a divers-down flag any longer than thirty (30) minutes before and after the dive.

(c) Divers shall surface within fifty feet (50′) of the divers-down flag.

(d) When diving after dusk, divers shall illuminate the divers-down flag to make it visible from at least three hundred feet (300′).

(e) No one shall use a divers-down flag to stop, limit, or otherwise affect the flow of water traffic.

(f) Violations of this section shall be punished as follows:

(1) First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

(2) Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and

(3) Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and up to six (6) months imprisonment.

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