What is the age threshold for a child passenger in Boating while Intoxicated with Child Passenger?

• A. Younger than 12
• B. Younger than 15
• C. 16 or older
• D. 18 or older

Answer: (B)

The important idea here is how the statute defines who counts as a child passenger. In this offense, someone is considered a child passenger if they are younger than 15. That means the law uses this specific age cutoff to determine when the enhanced charge applies—if the boat has an intoxicated operator and there is a passenger under 15, the heightened elements of Boating while Intoxicated with a Child Passenger are triggered.

So the correct choice is the one that matches this threshold: a passenger who is younger than 15 falls within the defined “child passenger.” If the passenger is 15 or older, they do not meet that definition, and the enhanced element wouldn’t apply, even though general Boating while Intoxicated could still be charged depending on the jurisdiction.

In short, the statute protects those under 15, making younger than 15 the correct threshold for a child passenger in this offense.