Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 488 - Watercraft
EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION
Section 488.435 - Prima facie evidence of reckless or negligent operation

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 488.435

Current through September 16, 2024

Each of the following acts endangers life, limb or property and constitutes prima facie evidence of reckless or negligent operation of a vessel:

1. On a motorboat underway at a speed greater than 5 nautical miles per hour, riding on the:

(a) Bow;

(b) Gunwale;

(c) Transom;

(d) Outboard engine cover; or

(e) Inboard engine cover unless the person's feet are touching the deck.

2. Maneuvering a towed skier or device so as to pass the towline over another vessel or its skier.

3. Navigating any vessel, skis or device between a towing vessel and its tow.

4. Operating a motorboat while any person is hanging onto, or sitting, standing or riding on, a swim platform or a swim ladder that is attached to the motorboat.

5. Operating a motorboat at a speed greater than a speed that leaves a flat wake within 100 feet of an anchored or moored vessel, a person engaged in angling from another vessel or any manually propelled vessel.

Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 § 41, eff. 2-10-82-NAC A by R135-04, 10-28-2004; R020-08, 6-17-2008

NRS 488.045, 488.400, 501.181

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