Nevada § 200.230 Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties

Nevada Statutes

§ 200.230 — Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties

Nevada § 200.230

Title 15CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 200Crimes

HOMICIDE

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.230 (2026).

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A person navigating a vessel for gain who willfully or negligently receives so many passengers or such a quantity of other lading on board that by means thereof the vessel sinks, is overset or injured, and thereby a human being is drowned or otherwise killed, commits manslaughter and shall be punished:

1.If the overloading is negligent, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 .

2.If the overloading is willful, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.

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A person navigating a vessel for gain who willfully or negligently receives so many passengers or such a quantity of other lading on board that by means thereof the vessel sinks, is overset or injured, and thereby a human being is drowned or otherwise killed, commits manslaughter and shall be punished:
1. If the overloading is negligent, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 .
2. If the overloading is willful, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.