NRS 488.075
Number, certificate of number and certificate of ownership: Application

  • issuance
  • fees
  • location of number on boat
  • regulations.

1.

The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering by this State shall file an application for a number and for a certificate of ownership with the Department on forms approved by it accompanied by:

(a)

Proof of payment of Nevada sales or use tax as evidenced by proof of sale by a Nevada dealer or by a certificate of use tax paid issued by the Department of Taxation, or by proof of exemption from those taxes as provided in NRS 372.320.

(b)

Such evidence of ownership as the Department may require.
Ê The Department shall not issue a number, a certificate of number or a certificate of ownership until this evidence is presented to it.

2.

The application must be signed by the owner of the motorboat and must be accompanied by:

(a)

A fee of $20 for the certificate of ownership; and

(b)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 488.125, an annual fee according to the following schedule as determined by the straight line length which is measured from the tip of the bow to the back of the transom of the motorboat:
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Less than 13 feet...................................................................................................... $20
13 feet or more but less than 18 feet........................................................................ 25
18 feet or more but less than 22 feet........................................................................ 40
22 feet or more but less than 26 feet........................................................................ 55
26 feet or more but less than 31 feet........................................................................ 75
31 feet or more ......................................................................................................... 100
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Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all fees received by the Department under the provisions of this chapter must be deposited in the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 488.536, may be expended only for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. On or before December 31 of each year, the Department shall deposit with the respective county school districts 50 percent of each fee collected according to the motorboat’s length for every motorboat registered from their respective counties. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the Department shall enter the application upon the records of its office and issue to the applicant a certificate of number stating the number awarded to the motorboat, a certificate of ownership stating the same information and the name and address of the registered owner and the legal owner.

3.

The Commission shall adopt regulations providing for the renewal of a certificate of number by the purchase of a validation decal. The fee for a validation decal is determined by the straight line length of the motorboat and is equivalent to the fee set forth in the schedule provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 2. The amount of the fee for issuing a duplicate validation decal is $20.

4.

The owner shall paint on or attach to each side of the bow of the motorboat the identification number in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations of the Commission in order that the number may be clearly visible. The number must be maintained in legible condition.

5.

The certificate of number must be available at all times for inspection on the motorboat for which issued, whenever the motorboat is in operation.

6.

The Commission shall provide by regulation for the issuance of numbers to manufacturers and dealers which may be used interchangeably upon motorboats operated by the manufacturers and dealers in connection with the demonstration, sale or exchange of those motorboats. The amount of the fee for each such a number is $20.

Source: Section 488.075 — Number, certificate of number and certificate of ownership: Application; issuance; fees; location of number on boat; regulations., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-488.­html#NRS488Sec075.

488.065
Operation of unnumbered or uncertified motorboat prohibited. 488.075
Number, certificate of number and certificate of ownership: Application 488.078
Department to submit certain information to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services. 488.085
Recordation in this State of number previously awarded pursuant to federally approved numbering system of another state. 488.105
Conformity of state numbering system with federal system. 488.115
Awarding of certificates of number 488.125
Certificates of number effective for 1 year 488.135
Department to fix date on which certificates of number expire. 488.145
Destruction or abandonment of motorboat: Owner to furnish notice to Department 488.155
Change of address of holder of certificate of number or ownership: Holder to notify Department and furnish new address 488.165
Display of unauthorized number or decal prohibited. 488.169
Hull numbers: Process for issuance and verification must comply with United States Coast Guard requirements 488.171
Hull numbers: Prohibited acts 488.175
Exemption from requirements for numbering and titling 488.181
Endorsement of certificate on transfer by registered owner. 488.182
Transfer of ownership not required on pledge of security interest. 488.1793
Requirements for transfer of ownership or interest in certain motorboats 488.1794
Certificate of ownership in beneficiary form: Application 488.1795
Transferee to file certificates, pay fee and apply for new certificates. 488.1797
Requirements for issuance of certificate of ownership. 488.1801
Owner of motorboat to notify Department of sale or transfer of title or interest 488.1803
Dealer’s report of sale, lease or other transfer 488.1805
Interest of registered owner not affected by assignment by legal owner. 488.1807
Endorsement of certificate upon transfer of title or interest of legal owner 488.1813
Issuance of duplicate certificate on loss, destruction or mutilation of original. 488.1815
Failure to endorse or deliver certificate to transferee unlawful. 488.1817
New certificate not required on substitution of security interest between same parties 488.1823
Procedure for perfection of security interest. 488.1825
Method prescribed for perfecting security interest is exclusive. 488.1826
Suspension of certificate of number or validation decal for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants 488.1827
Suspension or revocation of certificate or number if fraudulently obtained or fee was unpaid.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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