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title: State Requirements for Life Jackets - Age Restrictions
description: Age requirements to mandatory wear a life jackets in each State. California,Ohio,Alaska,Hawaii,Florida- Indiana,West Virginia,North Carolina,Maryland.
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![Age restriction to wearing a lifejacket](https://21118949.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21118949/hubfs/courses/usa2024/images/images-transparentes/age-restrictions-hr.png?width=1100&height=696&name=age-restrictions-hr.png)

**Alabama:**

 Boaters 8 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Alaska:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Arizona:**

** **Boaters** **12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Arkansas:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**California:** 

Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Colorado****:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Connecticut:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Delaware:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Florida:**

 Boaters 6 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Georgia:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Hawaii:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Idaho:**

 Boaters 14 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Illinois:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Indiana:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Iowa:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Kansas:** 

Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Kentucky****:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Louisiana:**

 Boaters 16 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Maine:**

 Boaters 10 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Maryland:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Massachusetts:**

** **Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Michigan:**

 Boaters** **6 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Minnesota:**

 Boaters 10 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Mississippi:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Missouri****:**

 Boaters 7 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Montana:**

 Boaters** **12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Nebraska:**

Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Nevada****:**

** **Boaters** **13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**New Hampshire:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**New Jersey****:** 

Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**New Mexico:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**New York:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**North Carolina:**

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**North Dakota:**

 Boaters 10 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Ohio:**

Boaters** **10 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Oklahoma:**

Boaters** **13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Oregon:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Pennsylvania:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Rhode Island:** 

 Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**South Carolina:** 

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**South Dakota:** 

 Boaters 7 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Tennessee: **

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Texas:**

  Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Utah:**

  Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Vermont:**

 Boaters** **12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Virginia:** 

   Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Washington:**

 Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**West Virginia:** 

  Boaters 12 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Wisconsin:**

  Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

**Wyoming:**

  Boaters 13 and under must wear a PFD.

 

 

 

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