NRS488.171. Hull numbers: Prohibited acts; assignment to handmade vessels; penalty.

      1.  A person shall not:

      (a) Intentionally deface, destroy, remove or alter any hull number required for a vessel without written authorization from the Department; or

      (b) Place or stamp any serial number upon a vessel except a number assigned to the vessel by the Department.

      2.  This section does not prohibit:

      (a) The restoration of the original hull number by an owner of a vessel when the restoration is authorized by the Department; or

      (b) Any manufacturer from placing numbers or marks in the ordinary course of business upon new vessels or parts of vessels.

      3.  The Department shall, upon request, assign a hull number to any handmade vessel.

      4.  Any person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1378; A 1987, 762; 1993, 1648; 2003, 1570)