Nevada Revised Statutes 488.065 – Operation of unnumbered or uncertified power-driven vessels prohibited
1. Every power-driven vessel for which this State is the principal state of operation must be numbered and titled, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 488.175.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 488.065
- Department: means the Department of Wildlife. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Hull identification number: means the number assigned to a vessel pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Operate: means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Owner: means :
(a) A person having all the incidents of ownership, including the legal title of a vessel, whether or not he or she lends, rents or pledges the vessel;
(b) A debtor under a security agreement relating to a vessel; or
(c) A person, other than a secured party, who has a property right with regard to a human-powered vessel, including, without limitation, a person entitled to use or possess a human-powered vessel subject to a security interest of another person. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Person: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Power-driven vessel: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- State hull number: means a hull number issued for a vessel by the Department that meets the requirements prescribed by the United States Coast Guard, including, without limitation, Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Waters of this State: means any waters within the territorial limits of this State. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
2. Upon receipt of an original application for a certificate of ownership or for transfer of a certificate of ownership on an undocumented power-driven vessel, the Department shall assign an appropriate state hull number to the power-driven vessel whenever there is no builder’s hull identification number thereon, when the builder’s hull identification number has been destroyed or obliterated, or if the builder’s hull identification number does not meet the requirements prescribed by the United States Coast Guard. The state hull number must be permanently marked on an integral part of the hull which is accessible for inspection.
3. A person shall not operate or give permission for the operation of any vessel on the waters of this state unless:
(a) The vessel is numbered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or with the federally approved numbering system of another state;
(b) The certificate of number awarded to the vessel is in effect; and
(c) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the vessel in the manner set forth in 33 C.F.R. part 173.
4. A person shall not operate or give permission for the operation of any power-driven vessel on the waters of this State unless a valid certificate of ownership has been issued to the owner of the power-driven vessel.
5. Any person who purchases or otherwise owns a power-driven vessel before January 1, 1972, is not required to obtain title for the power-driven vessel until the person transfers any portion of his or her ownership in the power-driven vessel to another person.