Section 488.915 - Seizure of vessel by peace officer: Criteria; duties of law enforcement agency1. In addition to any seizure authorized pursuant to NRS 488.910, any peace officer, without a warrant, may seize and take possession of any vessel: (a) Which is being operated with any improper number, certificate of number or certificate of ownership;(b) Which the peace officer has probable cause to believe has been stolen;(c) On which any hull number or other identifying mark has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; or(d) Which contains a part on which was placed or stamped by the manufacturer pursuant to federal law or regulation an identification number or other distinguishing number or mark that has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated.2. A law enforcement agency shall inspect any vessel seized pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 1 to determine whether the number or mark in question on the vessel or part from the vessel has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated and whether any person has presented satisfactory evidence of ownership of the vessel.3. If the results of the investigation conclude that the number or mark in question has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated and no person has presented satisfactory evidence of ownership, then the law enforcement agency may treat the vessel as abandoned and proceed in the manner set forth in NRS 488.293.Added to NRS by 2013, 1300Added by 2013, Ch. 283,§1, eff. 7/1/2013.