200.230 - Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties. - Nevada Statutes

200.230  Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties.  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.

      [1911 C&P § 141; RL § 6406; NCL § 10088]—(NRS A 1967, 468; 1979, 1425; 1995, 1183)