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NV Rev Stat § 488.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.125 - Certificates of number effective for 1 year; exception; renewal; fees; regulations.

  1. Every certificate of number awarded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in full force and effect for a period of 1 year, or 2 years if allowed by regulations adopted by the Commission, unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  2. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for 2 years, if allowed, is an amount which is equal to twice the annual fee for the motorboat set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 488.075.  3. Certificates of number may be renewed by the owner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 488.075.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 476; A 1965, 1062; 1993, 1027; 2017, 3640)
NV Rev Stat § 488.135 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.135 - Department to fix date on which certificates of number expire.

The Department shall fix a day and month of the year on which certificates of number expire unless renewed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 476; A 1965, 1062; 1971, 1380; 1985, 1964; 1993, 1647; 2003, 1569; 2017, 3640)
NV Rev Stat § 488.145 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.145 - Destruction or abandonment of motorboat: Owner to furnish notice to Department; termination of certificate of number.

  1. The owner shall furnish the Department notice of the destruction or abandonment of any motorboat numbered under this chapter, within 10 days thereof.  2. Such destruction or abandonment terminates the certificate of number for the motorboat.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 476; A 1965, 1062; 1971, 758, 1380; 1975, 644; 1985, 1965; 1993, 1647; 2003, 1569)
NV Rev Stat § 488.155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.155 - Change 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.

  1. Any holder of a certificate of number and a certificate of ownership shall notify the Department, within 10 days, if the holder’s address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificates and shall, as a part of the notification, furnish the Department with his or her new address.  2. The Commission may provide in its regulations for the surrender of the certificates bearing the former address and its replacement with new certificates bearing the new address or for the alteration of outstanding certificates to show the new address of the holder.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 476; A 1965, 1063; 1971, 758, 1380; 1975, 644; 1985, 1965; 1987, 856; 1993, 1647; 2003, 1570)
NV Rev Stat § 488.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.165 - Display of unauthorized number or decal prohibited.

No number or decal other than the number or decal awarded to a motorboat or granted reciprocity pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either side of the bow of such motorboat. Only the current decal may be displayed or otherwise attached on either side of the bow of such motorboat.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 477; A 1971, 759)
NV Rev Stat § 488.169 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.169 - Hull numbers: Process for issuance and verification must comply with United States Coast Guard requirements; regulations.

The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing a process for the issuance and verification of state hull numbers that comply with the requirements for hull numbers prescribed by the United States Coast Guard.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 36)
NV Rev Stat § 488.171 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.171 - Hull numbers: Prohibited acts; assignment to handmade vessels; penalty.

  1. The Department shall assign a state hull number to any vessel as required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 488.169.  2. A person shall not:  (a) Intentionally deface, destroy, remove or alter any hull number required for a vessel without written authorization from the Department; or  (b) Place or stamp any serial number upon a vessel except a number assigned to the vessel by the Department.  3. This section does not prohibit:  (a) The restoration of the original hull number by an owner of a vessel when the restoration is authorized by the Department; or  (b) Any manufacturer from placing numbers or marks in the ordinary course of business upon new vessels or parts of vessels.  4. The Department shall, upon request, assign a state hull number to any handmade vessel.  5. Any person who violates subsection 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1378; A 1987, 762; 1993, 1648; 2003, 1570; 2015, 37)
NV Rev Stat § 488.175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.175 - Exemption from requirements for numbering and titling; exception for certain residents of other states; issuance of exempt numbers.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a motorboat need not be numbered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if it is:  (a) Already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded or issued to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state.  (b) A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this State.  (c) A public vessel of the United States, a state or a political subdivision of a state.  (d) A ship’s lifeboat.  (e) A motorboat belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the Department after the Department has found:  (1) That the numbering of motorboats of that class will not materially aid in their identification; and  (2) If an agency of the Federal Government has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats to which the motorboat in question belongs, that the motorboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law.  2. If the owner or operator of a motorboat which is not numbered in this State is a resident of another state, and if this State is or will be the state of principal operation of the motorboat during a calendar year, the motorboat must be numbered and a certificate of number issued for the motorboat pursuant to this chapter. As used in this subsection, "state of principal operation" means a state in whose waters a motorboat is primarily operated during a calendar year.  3. The Department may, by regulation, provide for the issuance of exempt numbers for motorboats not required to be registered under the provisions of this chapter.  4. A motorboat need not be titled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, if it is:  (a) Covered by a certificate of ownership which has been awarded or issued to it pursuant to the title system of another state; or  (b) Documented pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 479; A 1963, 260; 1965, 1063; 1971, 759, 1380; 1973, 631; 1977, 134; 1985, 1965; 1993, 1648; 2003, 1570, 2823; 2017, 3640)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1793 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1793 - Requirements for transfer of ownership or interest in certain motorboats; exceptions.

Except as otherwise provided for the creation or transfer of a security interest or the transfer on death of a certificate of ownership pursuant to NRS 488.1794, no transfer of title to or any interest in any motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter is effective until one of the following conditions is fulfilled:  1. The transferor has properly endorsed and delivered the certificate of ownership and has delivered the certificate of number to the transferee as provided in this chapter, and the transferee has, within the prescribed time, delivered the documents to the Department or placed them in the United States mail addressed to the Department with the transfer fee.  2. The transferor has delivered to the Department or placed in the United States mail addressed to the Department the appropriate documents for the transfer of ownership pursuant to the sale or transfer.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1376; A 1985, 1966; 1993, 1648; 2003, 1571; 2007, 991)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1795 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1795 - Transferee to file certificates, pay fee and apply for new certificates.

Upon receipt of a properly endorsed certificate of ownership and the certificate of number of any motorboat, the transferee shall within 10 days file the certificates, accompanied by a fee of $20, with the Department and thereby make application for a new certificate of ownership and a new certificate of number.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1376; A 1975, 644; 1985, 1966; 1993, 1649; 2003, 1571, 2554)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1797 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1797 - Requirements for issuance of certificate of ownership.

  1. Before the issuance of any certificate of ownership, the Department shall obtain a statement in writing signed by the transferee or transferor, showing:  (a) The date of the sale or other transfer of ownership of the motorboat.  (b) The name and address of the seller or transferor.  (c) The name and address of the buyer or transferee.  2. Upon receipt of:  (a) The properly endorsed certificate of ownership;  (b) The certificate of number and the required fee;  (c) The statement of information; and  (d) Proof that the applicable taxes have been paid,  the Department shall issue a new certificate of ownership and a new certificate of number to the transferee. The previous number may be reassigned to the transferee.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1376; A 1975, 644; 1985, 1966; 1987, 856; 1993, 1649; 2003, 1571, 2824)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1801 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1801 - Owner of motorboat to notify Department of sale or transfer of title or interest; exception; information to be furnished.

Except for transfers to a beneficiary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 488.1794, any owner of any motorboat numbered under this chapter who sells or transfers his or her title or any interest in the motorboat shall within 10 days notify the Department of the sale or transfer and furnish the following information:  1. The name and address of the legal owner and transferee; and  2. Such description of the motorboat as may be required by the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1376; A 1975, 644; 1985, 1966; 1993, 1649; 2003, 1571; 2007, 991)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1803 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1803 - Dealer’s report of sale, lease or other transfer; exception.

Any dealer upon transferring by sale, lease or otherwise any motorboat, whether new or used, required to be numbered under this chapter, shall give written notice of the transfer to the Department upon an appropriate form provided by it. The notice must be given within 3 days after the sale, but a dealer need not give the notice when selling or transferring a new unnumbered motorboat to another dealer.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1376; A 1975, 1785; 1985, 1966; 1987, 857; 1993, 1649; 2003, 1572)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1805 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1805 - Interest of registered owner not affected by assignment by legal owner.

A legal owner may assign his or her title or interest in or to any motorboat numbered under this chapter to a person other than the registered owner without the consent of and without affecting the interest of the registered owner.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1807 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1807 - Endorsement of certificate upon transfer of title or interest of legal owner; exception.

Except for transfers to a beneficiary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 488.1794, upon transfer of the title or any interest of any legal owner in any motorboat numbered under this chapter, the transferor shall write his or her signature, and the transferee shall write his or her signature and address, in the appropriate spaces provided upon the reverse side of the certificate of ownership issued for such motorboat.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377; A 2007, 992)
NV Rev Stat § 488.181 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.181 - Endorsement of certificate on transfer by registered owner.

Upon transfer of the title or any interest of the registered owner of any motorboat numbered under this chapter, the registered owner shall write his or her signature and address and the transferee shall write his or her signature and address in the appropriate spaces provided on the reverse side of the certificate of ownership for such motorboat, and the legal owner shall write his or her signature in the space provided for the new legal owner indicating that he or she is to retain legal title and interest.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1813 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1813 - Issuance of duplicate certificate on loss, destruction or mutilation of original.

  1. If a certificate of ownership is lost, stolen, damaged or mutilated, an application for transfer may be made upon a form provided by the Department for a duplicate certificate of ownership. The transferor shall write his or her signature and address in the appropriate spaces provided upon the application and file it together with the proper fees for a duplicate certificate of ownership and transfer.  2. The Department may receive the application and examine into the circumstances of the case and may require an inspection of the vessel and the filing of affidavits or other information. When the Department is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a transfer of ownership, the Department may transfer the ownership of the motorboat and issue a new certificate of ownership and certificate of number to the person found to be entitled thereto.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377; A 1985, 1967; 1993, 1650; 2003, 1572; 2015, 38)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1815 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1815 - Failure to endorse or deliver certificate to transferee unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person to fail or neglect to deliver the certificate of number and, when having possession, to properly endorse, date and deliver the certificate of ownership to a transferee who is lawfully entitled to a transfer of ownership.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1817 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1817 - New certificate not required on substitution of security interest between same parties; time limit.

If a security interest in any motorboat numbered under this chapter is satisfied, cancelled or released by the registered owner and legal owner of such motorboat, and within a period of 10 days a new security interest covering the vessel is executed between the same parties, no application for transfer of ownership shall be made, no new certificate of ownership or certificate of number shall be issued, and all provisions of this chapter relating to transfers of any title or interest in a motorboat shall be deemed to have been fully complied with.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377)
NV Rev Stat § 488.182 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.182 - Transfer of ownership not required on pledge of security interest.

The transferee of a security interest of any legal owner of any motorboat numbered under this chapter need not make application for transfer of ownership if such security interest arises from a pledge of a security agreement by the legal owner to the pledgee.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1823 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1823 - Procedure for perfection of security interest.

  1. No security interest in any motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter, whether the number was awarded before or after the creation of the security interest, is perfected until the secured party or the successor or assignee of the secured party has deposited with the Department a properly endorsed certificate of ownership to the motorboat subject to the security interest.  2. The certificate must show the secured party as legal owner if the motorboat is then numbered under this chapter, or if not so numbered, the registered owner shall file an initial application for a certificate of number and for a certificate of ownership and the certificate of ownership issued thereunder must contain the name and address of the legal owner.  3. Upon compliance with subsections 1 and 2, the security interest is perfected and the records of the Department must show the secured party or the successor or assignee of the secured party as the legal owner of the motorboat.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1377; A 1985, 1967; 1993, 1650; 2003, 1572)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1825 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1825 - Method prescribed for perfecting security interest is exclusive.

The method provided in this chapter for perfecting a security interest in any motorboat required to be numbered is exclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1378)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1826 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1826 - Suspension 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. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. If the Department receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who has been issued a certificate of number or a validation decal, the Department shall deem the certificate of number or validation decal issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Department receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person who has been issued the certificate of number or validation decal stating that the person has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.  2. The Department shall reinstate a certificate of number or validation decal that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Department receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose certificate of number or validation decal was suspended stating that the person whose certificate of number or validation decal was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2081; A 2003, 1572)
NV Rev Stat § 488.1827 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.1827 - Suspension or revocation of certificate or number if fraudulently obtained or fee was unpaid.

The Department may suspend or revoke any certificate of ownership, certificate of number or number of any motorboat if it is satisfied that any such certificate or number was fraudulently obtained, or that the appropriate fee was not paid.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1378; A 1985, 1967; 1993, 1650; 2003, 1573)
NV Rev Stat § 488.185 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.185 - Classification of motorboats.

Motorboats subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be divided into four classes as follows:  Class A. Less than 16 feet in length. Class 1. Sixteen feet or over and less than 26 feet in length. Class 2. Twenty-six feet or over and less than 40 feet in length. Class 3. Forty feet or over.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 477; A 1965, 1063; 1975, 645; 1977, 134)
NV Rev Stat § 488.195 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.195 - Muffling devices.

  1. The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat must be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner.  2. The use of cutouts is prohibited.  3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to:  (a) Motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in NRS 488.305;  (b) Such motorboats while on trial runs between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately preceding the regatta or boat race;  (c) Such motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately following the regatta or boat race; or  (d) Any motorboat operating under a separate permit issued by the Department for tuning engines, making test or trial runs or competing in official trials for speed records other than in connection with regattas or boat races.  4. The Department shall issue permits for the purposes enumerated in paragraph (a) of subsection 3, under such conditions and restrictions as the Commission determines necessary to prevent a public nuisance and to assure the public safety. The Commission may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 479; A 1969, 102; 1971, 759; 1985, 1967; 1993, 1650; 2003, 1573)
NV Rev Stat § 488.197 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.197 - Sirens.

  1. No vessel may be equipped with nor shall any person use or install upon a vessel a siren, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  2. Any authorized emergency vessel, when approved by the Department, may be equipped with a siren capable of sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but the siren must not be used except if the vessel is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which event the operator of the vessel shall sound the siren when necessary to warn persons of the approach thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 263; A 1965, 1065; 1971, 760; 1985, 1968; 1993, 1651; 2003, 1573)
NV Rev Stat § 488.257 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 488 - Watercraft|NRS 488.257 - "Mooring buoy" defined; requirements for colors and lights.

  1. As used in NRS 488.257 to 488.285, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "mooring buoy" means a float:  (a) Which is anchored to the bed of a body of water; and  (b) To which a vessel is fastened through the use of cables, lines, ropes or anchors for the purpose of maintaining the vessel in a stationary position in the water.  2. A mooring buoy must be white in color and have a horizontal blue band around the circumference of the buoy which is at least 3 inches in width and centered midway between the top of the buoy and the waterline.   3. A mooring buoy which is placed within an area other than an area designated by the Commission as an anchoring or mooring area pursuant to the provisions of NRS 488.265 must display a quick flashing white light between sunset and sunrise. If a vessel is moored to such a buoy, only the vessel must display between sunset and sunrise a white light clearly visible in all directions.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 861)