Nevada § 488.520 Analysis of blood of deceased victim of accident involving vessel to determine presence and concentration of alcohol

Nevada Statutes

§ 488.520 — Analysis of blood of deceased victim of accident involving vessel to determine presence and concentration of alcohol

Nevada § 488.520

Title 43PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT

Ch. 488Watercraft

Operating Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Controlled or Prohibited Substance

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 488.520 (2026).

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1.Any coroner, or other public officer performing like duties, shall in all cases in which a death has occurred as a result of an accident involving a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way on the waters of this state, whether the person killed is the operator of the vessel or a passenger or other person, cause to be drawn from each decedent, within 8 hours after the accident, a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol.

2.The findings of the examinations are a matter of public record and must be reported to the Commission by the coroner or other public officer within 30 days after the death.

3.Analyses of blood alcohol are acceptable only if made by laboratories licensed to perform this function.

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1. Any coroner, or other public officer performing like duties, shall in all cases in which a death has occurred as a result of an accident involving a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel under way on the waters of this state, whether the person killed is the operator of the vessel or a passenger or other person, cause to be drawn from each decedent, within 8 hours after the accident, a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol.
2. The findings of the examinations are a matter of public record and must be reported to the Commission by the coroner or other public officer within 30 days after the death.
3. Analyses of blood alcohol are acceptable only if made by laboratories licensed to perform this function.