2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 488 - Watercraft
NRS 488.171 - Hull numbers: Prohibited acts; assignment to handmade vessels; penalty.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The Department shall, upon request, assign a hull number to any handmade vessel.
4. Any person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1378; A 1987, 762; 1993, 1648; 2003, 1570)
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