Title 44

NRS 493.050 Lawfulness of flight and landing; liability for forced landing. 1. Flight of an aircraft over the lands and waters of this state is lawful: (a) Unless at such a low altitude as to interfere with the then existing use to which the land or water, or the space over the l…

NRS 493.060 Liability for damages on land or water; lien for damages. 1. The owner of every aircraft which is operated over the lands or waters of this state is presumed liable for injuries to persons or property on the land or water beneath, caused by the: (a) Ascent, descent or…

NRS 493.070 Liability for collision of aircraft. The liability of the owner of one aircraft to the owner of another aircraft, or to operators or passengers in either aircraft, for damage caused by a collision on land or in the air, must be determined by the rules of law applicabl…

NRS 493.080 Jurisdiction over crimes and torts. All crimes, torts and other wrongs committed by or against an operator or passenger while in flight over this state are governed by the laws of this state. The question whether damage occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight …

NRS 493.090 Jurisdiction over contracts. All contractual and other legal relations entered into by operators or passengers while in flight over this state have the same effect as if entered into on the land or water beneath. [8:66:1923; NCL § 282]—(NRS A 1991, 254)

NRS 493.100 Dangerous flying: Penalty. 1. Any operator or passenger, while an aircraft is in flight over a heavily populated area or over a public gathering within this state, who: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, engages in trick or acrobatic flying, or in any a…

NRS 493.103 Unmanned aerial vehicles: Action for trespass against owner or operator; exceptions; award of treble damages for injury to person or property; award of attorney’s fees and costs and injunctive relief. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who owns …

NRS 493.106 Unmanned aerial vehicles: Weaponization prohibited; penalties. 1. A person shall not weaponize an unmanned aerial vehicle or operate a weaponized unmanned aerial vehicle. A person who violates this section is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as prov…

NRS 493.109 Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation near critical facility or within 5 miles of airport prohibited; exceptions; penalty. 1. A person shall not operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within: (a) A horizontal distance of 500 feet or a vertical distance of 250 feet from a cr…

NRS 493.112 Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation by law enforcement agency; warrant required under certain circumstances; information acquired in violation of section inadmissible and may not be used to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause. 1. Except as otherwise provi…

NRS 493.115 Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation by public agency; requirements; prohibited uses; information acquired in violation of section inadmissible and may not be used to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause. 1. A public agency: (a) May operate an unmanned aeri…

NRS 493.118 Unmanned aerial vehicles: Department of Public Safety required to establish and maintain registry of such vehicles operated by public agencies; public agencies required to submit certain information for inclusion in registry; annual reports to Legislature; regulations…

NRS 493.120 Uniformity of interpretation. NRS 493.010 to 493.120, inclusive, shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact them, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulati…

NRS 493.130 Operation of aircraft while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance or in reckless manner: Penalty; exception. 1. Any person operating an aircraft in the air, or on the ground or water: (a) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a c…

NRS 493.140 Standards for determining whether operation is careless or reckless. In any proceeding charging careless or reckless operation of aircraft in violation of NRS 493.130 to 493.200, inclusive, the court in determining whether the operation was careless or reckless shall …

NRS 493.150 United States certificate, permit or license required for operation of civil aircraft within State. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause or authorize to be operated any civil aircraft within this State unless such aircraft has an appropriate effecti…

NRS 493.160 Licensing of airmen and operators. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman or operator in this state unless the person has an appropriate effective airman certificate, permit, rating or license issued by the United States authorizing …

NRS 493.170 Licensing of aeronautics instructors. It shall be unlawful for any aeronautics instructor to give instruction in flying unless such instructor has an appropriate effective instructor’s rating, certificate, permit or license as a flight instructor issued by the United …

NRS 493.180 Posting and inspection of license of airman and aircraft. 1. Where a certificate, permit, rating or license is required for an airman by the United States, it shall: (a) Be kept in the airman’s personal possession when he or she is operating within the State. (b) Be p…

NRS 493.190 Powers and duties of state and municipal officers. Every state and municipal officer charged with the enforcement of state and municipal laws, shall enforce and assist in the enforcement of NRS 493.130 to 493.200, inclusive, and of all rules, regulations and orders is…

NRS 493.200 Penalty. Unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided, any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 493.130 to 493.200, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [7:114:1947; 1943 NCL § 288.7]—(NRS A 1967, 597) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

NRS 493.210 Aerial navigational chart: Contents; fee; use of receipts. 1. The Commission on Tourism shall prepare and publish an aerial navigational chart of the State for the use of pilots of private aircraft. The chart must contain such navigational and other information as the…