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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 488.175. Exemption from requirements for numbering and titling; exception for certain residents of other states; issuance of exempt numbers

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vessel need not be numbered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if it is:

(a) Already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded or issued to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state.

(b) A vessel from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this State.

(c) A public vessel of the United States, a state or a political subdivision of a state.

(d) A ship's lifeboat.

(e) A vessel belonging to a class of vessels which has been exempted from numbering by the Department after the Department has found:

(1) That the numbering of vessels of that class will not materially aid in their identification; and

(2) If an agency of the Federal Government has a numbering system applicable to the class of vessels to which the vessel in question belongs, that the vessel would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law.

2. If the owner or operator of a vessel which is not numbered in this State is a resident of another state, and if this State is or will be the state of principal operation of the vessel during a calendar year, the vessel must be numbered and a certificate of number issued for the vessel pursuant to this chapter.

3. The Department may, by regulation, provide for the issuance of exempt numbers for vessels not required to be registered under the provisions of this chapter.

4. A power-driven vessel need not be titled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, if it is:

(a) Covered by a certificate of ownership which has been awarded or issued to it pursuant to the title system of another state; or

(b) Documented pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

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