Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 468 (BDR 32-1027)
Proposed by: Committee on Taxation
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Amend sec. 3, page 1, by deleting lines 6 through 9 and inserting:
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motorboat that:(1) Is determined by the lowest value of comparable motorboats as estimated in the most current version of the National Automobile Dealer’s Association Marine Appraisal Guide; or
(2) If the value of the motorboat is not set forth in the National Automobile Dealer’s Association Marine Appraisal Guide, is made by a dealer or manufacturer who has been issued a dealer’s certificate of number by the division.
".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7, renumbering sections 8 and 9 as sections 12 and 13 and adding new sections designated sections 7 through 11, following sec. 6, to read as follows:
"Sec. 7. NRS 374.7273 is hereby amended to read as follows:
or motorboat to a nonresident to whom a special movement permit has been issued by the department of motor vehicles and public safety pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 482.3955.Sec. 8. NRS 482.3955 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.
The department shall, upon request, and upon payment of a fee not to exceed $15, issue a single special permit pursuant to subsection 1 for the movement of a trailer that is carrying a motorboat.3.
The department may issue a permit to a resident of this state who desires to move an unregistered vehicle within the state upon the payment of a fee of $8.25. The permit is valid for 24 hours.
5. As used in this section, "motorboat" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 488.035.
Sec. 9. NRS 485.187 is hereby amended to read as follows:
485.187 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the owner of a motor vehicle shall not:
(a) Operate the motor vehicle, if it is registered or required to be registered in this state, without having insurance as required by NRS 485.185.
(b) Operate or knowingly permit the operation of the motor vehicle without having evidence of insurance of the operator or the vehicle in the vehicle.
(c) Fail or refuse to surrender, upon demand, to a peace officer or to an authorized representative of the department the evidence of insurance.
(d) Knowingly permit the operation of the motor vehicle in violation of subsection 3 of NRS 485.186.
2. A person shall not operate the motor vehicle of another person unless:
(a) He first ensures that the required evidence of insurance is present in the motor vehicle; or
(b) He has his own evidence of insurance which covers him as the operator of the motor vehicle.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, any person who violates subsection 1 or 2 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $600 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. The fine must be reduced to $100 for the first violation if the person obtains a motor vehicle liability policy not later than 30 days after the fine is imposed, unless:
(a) The person has registered the vehicle as part of a fleet of vehicles pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 482.215; or
(b) The person has been issued a certificate of self-insurance pursuant to NRS 485.380.
4. A court:
(a) Shall not fine a person for a violation of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 or for a violation of subsection 2 if he presents evidence to the court that the insurance required by NRS 485.185 was in effect at the time demand was made for it.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), may impose a fine of $1,000 for a violation of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1, and suspend the fine on the condition that the person presents proof to the court each month for 12 months that the insurance required by NRS 485.185 is currently in effect.
5. The provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 1 do not apply if the motor vehicle in question displays a valid permit issued by the department pursuant to subsection 1 or
Sec. 10. NRS 488.085 is hereby amended to read as follows:
488.085 The owner of any motorboat already covered by a number in
Sec. 11. NRS 488.175 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Already covered by a number in effect which [has been] was awarded or issued to it pursuant to [federal law or] a federally approved numbering system of another state if the boat has not been on the waters of this state for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days.
(b) A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state.
(c) A public vessel of the United States, a state or a political subdivision of a state.
(d) A ship’s lifeboat.
(e) A motorboat belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the division of wildlife of the state department of conservation and natural resources after the division has found:
(1) That the numbering of motorboats of that class will not materially aid in their identification; and
(2) If an agency of the Federal Government has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats to which the motorboat in question belongs, that the motorboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law.
2. The division of wildlife may, by regulation, provide for the issuance of exempt numbers for motorboats not required to be registered under the provisions of this chapter.
3. A motorboat need not be titled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, if it [is] :
(a) Is already covered by a certificate of ownership which [has been] was awarded or issued to it pursuant to the title system of another state [.] ; or
(b) Has been documented pursuant to chapter 121 of Title 46 of U.S.C.".
Amend sec. 8, page 4, lines 27 and 28, by deleting:
"motorboat, and remit the" and inserting:
"motorboat. The division of wildlife may retain 2 percent of the amount collected to cover its administrative costs of collecting the taxes, and shall remit the remaining".
Amend sec. 9, page 4, by deleting lines 34 through 36 and inserting:
"Sec. 13. 1. This section and sections 1, 10 and 11 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Section 3 of this act becomes effective upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and on July 1, 2000, for all other purposes.
3. Sections 2, 4 to 9, inclusive, and 12 of this act become effective on July 1, 2000.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to motorboats; providing for the imposition of certain taxes on certain sales of used motorboats; excluding the value of a motorboat taken in trade from the sales price of a motorboat for the purposes of certain taxes; revising the provisions governing the administration of the exemption from certain taxes for the sale of tangible personal property to be shipped outside this state to include the sale of a motorboat to a nonresident under certain circumstances; requiring the department of motor vehicles and public safety to issue a special permit for the movement of a motorboat under certain circumstances; exempting a motorboat that has been documented pursuant to federal law from the requirement of obtaining a title pursuant to the provisions governing watercraft; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".