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Chapter 488

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 488

Watercraft

488.015Short title 488.025Declaration of policy 488.035Definitions 488.045Regulations of Board of Wildlife Commissioners: Adoption 488.055Regulations of Board of Wildlife Commissioners: Filing and publication 488.059Applicability; local regulation 488.065Operation of unnumbered or uncertified power-driven vessels prohibited 488.075Number, certificate of number and certificate of ownership: Application; issuance; fees; location of number on vessel; regulations 488.078Department to submit certain information to Division of Social Services 488.085Recordation in this State of number previously awarded pursuant to federally approved numbering system of another state 488.105Conformity of state numbering system with federal system 488.115Awarding of certificates of number; authorization of agents; retention of fee by agent; public records 488.125Expiration of certificates of number; renewal; fees; regulations 488.135Department to fix date on which certificates of number expire 488.145Destruction or abandonment of numbered vessel: Owner to furnish notice to Department; termination of certificate of number 488.155Change of address of holder of certificate of number or ownership: Holder to notify Department and furnish new address; surrender and replacement or alteration of inaccurate certificates 488.165Display of unauthorized number or decal prohibited 488.169Hull numbers: Process for issuance and verification must comply with United States Coast Guard requirements; regulations 488.171Hull numbers: Prohibited acts; assignment to handmade vessels; penalty 488.175Exemption from requirements for numbering and titling; exception for certain residents of other states; issuance of exempt numbers 488.1793Requirements for transfer of ownership or interest in certain power-driven vessels; exceptions 488.1794Certificate of ownership in beneficiary form: Application; issuance to tenant in common prohibited; contents; effect; revocation; encumbrances; duties of Department; transfer upon death not testamentary 488.1795Transferee to file certificates, pay fee and apply for new certificates 488.1797Requirements for issuance of certificate of ownership 488.1801Owner of power-driven vessel to notify Department of sale or transfer of title or interest; exception; information to be furnished 488.1803Dealer’s report of sale, lease or other transfer; exception 488.1805Interest of registered owner not affected by assignment by legal owner 488.1807Endorsement of certificate upon transfer of title or interest of legal owner; exception 488.181Endorsement of certificate on transfer by registered owner 488.1813Issuance of duplicate certificate on loss, destruction or mutilation of original 488.1815Failure to endorse or deliver certificate to transferee unlawful 488.1817New certificate not required on substitution of security interest between same parties; time limit 488.182Transfer of ownership not required on pledge of security interest 488.1823Procedure for perfection of security interest 488.1825Method prescribed for perfecting security interest is exclusive 488.1826Suspension of certificate of number or validation decal for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate of number or validation decal 488.1827Suspension or revocation of certificate or number if fraudulently obtained or fee was unpaid 488.185Classification of vessels 488.187Lights 488.193Life jackets; throwable personal flotation devices; fire extinguishers; flame arrestors; ventilation of bilges; modification of requirements 488.195Muffling devices 488.197Sirens 488.257“Mooring buoy” defined; requirements for colors and lights 488.259Mooring buoy: Permit required; exception; permit for placement in navigable waters 488.261Mooring buoy: Permit for placement in nonnavigable waters; permit for temporary placement; regulations and enforcement 488.263Permit not required for temporary mooring buoy 488.265Anchoring or mooring vessel which obstructs passageway prohibited; exceptions 488.285Mooring to buoy or navigational aid prohibited; interference with buoy or navigational aid without written authorization prohibited; exception; penalties 488.291Abandonment prohibited; evidence of responsibility for abandonment; removal of vessel from public waterway 488.293Authority of peace officer to identify registered owner of vessel abandoned on private property; peace officer to notify Department of removal of abandoned vessel; law enforcement agency to notify owner or holder of security interest regarding location of and procedure for claiming vessel; waiver of interest in vessel; transfer of ownership to law enforcement agency 488.295Duties of owner; records and equipment 488.305Authority of Department to authorize events; regulations concerning safety; application for permission; reimbursement of Department; contents of application; compliance with federal law 488.310Display of diver’s flag required; operation of vessel within 100 feet of flag prohibited; operation of vessel within 200 feet of flag limited; exception for emergencies 488.320Use of approved marine sanitation device required; unlawful to discharge sewage; regulations; penalties 488.400Operation of vessel or manipulation of water skis or surfboard recklessly or while intoxicated or under influence of controlled substance prohibited 488.405“Concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath” defined 488.405“Concentration of alcohol of 0.10 or more in his or her blood or breath” defined 488.410Unlawful acts; penalty 488.410Unlawful acts; penalty 488.420Penalty if death or substantial bodily harm results; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor 488.420Penalty if death or substantial bodily harm results; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor 488.425Homicide by vessel: Penalty; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor 488.425Homicide by vessel: Penalty; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; affirmative defense; aggravating factor 488.427Penalty for second or subsequent felony; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining prohibited; aggravating factor 488.430Evaluation of certain offenders before sentencing 488.440Fee for chemical analysis 488.450Implied consent to preliminary test of breath; failure to submit to test; use of results of test 488.460Implied consent to evidentiary test; exemption from blood test; choice of test; circumstances in which peace officer may request person to submit to blood test; restrictions on requesting urine test; failure to submit to test; notification of parent or guardian of minor requested to submit to test 488.470Requirements for evidentiary test of breath to determine concentration of alcohol in breath; refusal or failure to submit to test 488.480Admissibility of evidence of failure to submit to evidentiary test and results of test; availability of results of test; presumption of accuracy and reliability of testing device; judicial notice of certification of operator of testing device; other evidence not precluded 488.490Opportunity of arrested person to choose qualified person to administer test; substitution for evidentiary test prohibited 488.500Admissibility of results of blood test in criminal action; immunity from liability for person administering blood test in certain circumstances 488.510Presumption that solution or gas used to calibrate or verify calibration of device for testing breath is properly prepared 488.520Analysis of blood of deceased victim of accident involving vessel to determine presence and concentration of alcohol 488.530Unlawful acts; inspections; authority of peace officers 488.533Impoundment or quarantine 488.536Fees; decal; regulations; exceptions 488.540Commission may establish and maintain pilot rules; operator to maintain proper lookout; operation of vessel without required equipment prohibited 488.550Collisions, accidents and other casualties 488.560Transmittal of information regarding collision or accident to federal agency 488.570Operation of vessel towing person on water skis, surfboard, inflatable device or similar device; operation of vessel within 100 feet of person being towed 488.575Wearing of life jacket by passenger younger than 13 years of age: Duty of person who operates, owns or controls vessel; exceptions 488.580Operation of personal watercraft 488.585Use of engine cut-off switch link required under certain circumstances; attachment of engine cut-off switch link 488.590Overloading vessel prohibited 488.600Unlawful operation of vessel: Reduced speed required in certain areas 488.610Unlawful operation of vessel in restricted area; designation and marking of restricted areas 488.620Operation of vessel in area marked for bathing, wading, diving, floating or swimming 488.630Operation of vessel in unsafe condition; penalties 488.730Operation of certain power-driven vessels on interstate waters of State by persons born on or after January 1, 1983: Requirements; presentation to peace officer of certain documentation; duties of certain persons engaged in business of renting or leasing power-driven vessels 488.740Department to certify persons to provide instruction in safe boating; powers and duties of Department concerning courses in safe boating 488.750Persons born on or after January 1, 1983, to submit to Department certification of completion of course or passage of proficiency examination in safe boating; database of certificates 488.900Enforcement by game wardens and other peace officers; inspection of vessel 488.910Seizure of vessel to preserve evidence of crime; payment of storage fees 488.915Seizure of vessel by peace officer: Criteria; duties of law enforcement agency 488.920Citation; taking person before magistrate 488.950Penalty for violating provision of chapter: Criminal penalty; authority of court to require successful completion of course in safe boating as prerequisite to operation of vessel upon interstate waters of State