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A person navigating a vessel for gain who willfully or negligently receives so many passengers or such a quantity of other lading on board that by means thereof the vessel sinks, is overset or injured, and thereby a human being is drowned or otherwise killed, commits manslaughter and shall be punished:
1. If the overloading is negligent, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. If the overloading is willful, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 15. Crimes and Punishments § 200.230. Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-15-crimes-and-punishments/nv-rev-st-200-230/
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