NAC488.576. Issuance of boater education card to person who submits certain documentation.

     1. The Department shall issue a boater education card, without fee, to any person who submits to any of the offices of the Department by mail or in person the information required in subsection 2 of NRS 488.750 and one of the following items:

     (a) A certificate of completion issued by the United States Power Squadrons, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary or any other organization that is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators;

     (b) A certificate, card or other official document issued by a proctor stating that the person has passed a proficiency examination with a minimum score of 80 percent;

     (c) A valid United States Coast Guard operator’s license or an equivalent license issued by the Canadian Coast Guard; or

     (d) A copy of a certificate, card or other official document issued by another jurisdiction of the United States or by Canada that is equivalent to the boater education card issued by the Department.

     2. If an original certificate, card or other official document described in subsection 1 is unavailable, a person may submit a signed statement from a course provider approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators stating that the person has successfully completed a course in safe boating or has passed a proficiency examination with a minimum score of 80 percent.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs by R022-03, eff. 10-30-2003)