Nothing in sections 37-1293 to 37-1298 shall be construed to require the actual repair of a wrecked, damaged, or destroyed motorboat to be designated as salvage.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 37-1297

  • Motorboat: shall mean any watercraft propelled in any respect by machinery, including watercraft temporarily equipped with detachable motors, but shall not include a vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of the United States Government or any federal agency successor thereto. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1204
  • Salvage: means the designation of a motorboat which is:

    (a) A late model motorboat which has been wrecked, damaged, or destroyed to the extent that the estimated total cost of repair to rebuild or reconstruct the motorboat to its condition immediately before it was wrecked, damaged, or destroyed and to restore the motorboat to a condition for legal operation, meets or exceeds seventy-five percent of the retail value of the motorboat at the time it was wrecked, damaged, or destroyed. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1292