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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. It is unlawful for any person who:
(a) Is under the influence of intoxicating liquor;
(b) Has a concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath; or
(c) Is found by measurement within 2 hours after operating or being in actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way to have a concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath,
to operate or be in actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way on the waters of this State.
2. It is unlawful for any person who:
(a) Is under the influence of a controlled substance;
(b) Is under the combined influence of intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance; or
(c) Inhales, ingests, applies or otherwise uses any chemical, poison or organic solvent, or any compound or combination of any of these, to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely operating or exercising actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way,
to operate or be in actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way on the waters of this State.
3. It is unlawful for any person to operate or be in actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way on the waters of this State with an amount of any of the following prohibited substances in his or her blood or urine that is equal to or greater than:
Urine | Blood | |
---|---|---|
Nanograms per | Nanograms per | |
Prohibited substance | milliliter | milliliter |
(a) Amphetamine | 500 | 100 |
(b) Cocaine | 150 | 50 |
(c) Cocaine metabolite | 150 | 50 |
(d) Heroin | 2,000 | 50 |
(e) Heroin metabolite: | ||
(1) Morphine | 2,000 | 50 |
(2) 6-monoacetyl morphine | 10 | 10 |
(f) Lysergic acid diethylamide | 25 | 10 |
(g) Methamphetamine | 500 | 100 |
(h) Phencyclidine | 25 | 10 |
4. For any violation that is punishable pursuant to NRS 488.427, it is unlawful for any person to operate or be in actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way on the waters of this State with an amount of any of the following prohibited substances in his or her blood that is equal to or greater than:
Blood | |
---|---|
Nanograms per | |
Prohibited substance | milliliter |
(a) Marijuana (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) | 2 |
(b) Marijuana metabolite (11-OH-tetrahydrocannabinol) | 5 |
5. If consumption is proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it is an affirmative defense under paragraph (c) of subsection 1 that the defendant consumed a sufficient quantity of alcohol after operating or being in actual physical control of the power-driven vessel or sailing vessel, as applicable, under way and before his or her blood was tested, to cause the defendant to have a concentration of 0.08 or more of alcohol in his or her blood or breath. A defendant who intends to offer this defense at a trial or preliminary hearing must, not less than 14 days before the trial or hearing or at such other time as the court may direct, file and serve on the prosecuting attorney a written notice of that intent.
6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 488.427, a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 488.410. Unlawful acts; penalty - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-43-public-safety-vehicles-watercraft/nv-rev-st-488-410/
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