State Requirements for Life Jackets - Age Restrictions

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.