Guys, BB didn't say the guy should be charged in his post. But like Donger said, he was negligent and should be held accountable. Being ignorant of the law doesn't mean you shouldn't be or won't be charged if you break it. I don't know what the guy was thinking but i can tell you this: I have a 3 year old little girl and it will be a long, cold day in Hell before she will ride anywhere in a boat she's not supposed to be. She also won't be riding far enough out of reach where i can't put my hand on her while I'm driving the boat, period. She's been out one time with me and the wife and she rode in the center bench seat with my wife's arm around her. Will charging the guy make him feel any better or worse? Probably not. Charge him, convict him if he did wrong, and make him do some community service speaking about the incident. Best thing that could happen is someone else learns from his mistake.