NAC488.435. Prima facie evidence of reckless or negligent operation.

Each of the following acts endangers life, limb or property and constitutes prima facie evidence of reckless or negligent operation of a vessel:

     1. On a motorboat underway at a speed greater than 5 nautical miles per hour, riding on the:

     (a) Bow;

     (b) Gunwale;

     (c) Transom;

     (d) Outboard engine cover; or

     (e) Inboard engine cover unless the person’s feet are touching the deck.

     2. Maneuvering a towed skier or device so as to pass the towline over another vessel or its skier.

     3. Navigating any vessel, skis or device between a towing vessel and its tow.

     4. Operating a motorboat while any person is hanging onto, or sitting, standing or riding on, a swim platform or a swim ladder that is attached to the motorboat.

     5. Operating a motorboat at a speed greater than a speed that leaves a flat wake within 100 feet of an anchored or moored vessel, a person engaged in angling from another vessel or any manually propelled vessel.

     [Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 § 41, eff. 2-10-82]—(NAC A by R135-04, 10-28-2004; R020-08, 6-17-2008)