{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-488.585","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 488.585","heading":"Use of engine cut-off switch link required under certain circumstances; attachment of engine cut-off switch link.","body":"1. A person who operates a recreational power-driven vessel that:\n(a) Is less than 26 feet overall in length;\n(b) Has a main helm that is not installed within an enclosed cabin;\n(c) Is capable of developing 115 pounds or more of static thrust; and\n(d) Is equipped with an engine cut-off switch or built on or after December 4, 2019,\nÊ shall use the engine cut-off switch link when the vessel is on plane or above displacement speed.\n2. A person shall not operate a recreational power-driven vessel that is equipped with an engine cut-off switch unless the operator has attached the engine cut-off switch link to his or her body, clothing or properly worn personal flotation device.\n3. As used in this section:\n(a) “Engine cut-off switch” means a switch that, when activated in an emergency, provides the means to stop the mechanical propulsion system.\n(b) “Engine cut-off switch link” means a device designed to attach the operator of a vessel to the system that stops the engine under emergency conditions. The term includes a lanyard or other mechanical device and a wireless cut-off device.\n(c) “Static thrust” means the forward or backward thrust developed by propulsion machinery while stationary.","path":["TITLE 43 — PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 488 - WATERCRAFT","OPERATION","Prohibited Acts"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-488.html#NRS488Sec585","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"fe64f78e57e69f803194aea332a1ede98556d23be7c7e0ee9988bde752e6a606","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-488.580","next":"us-nv/nrs-488.590"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}