Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; peace officer; preliminary breath test; refusal; violation; penalty.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1254.09
in effect37-1254.09. Boating under influence of alcoholic liquor or drug; peace officer; preliminary breath test; refusal; violation; penalty.
Any peace officer who has been duly authorized to make arrests for violations of laws of this state or ordinances of any city or village may require any person who has in his or her actual physical control a motorboat or personal watercraft under propulsion upon the waters of this state to submit to a preliminary test of his or her breath for alcohol concentration if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that such person is under the influence of alcohol or of any drug or has committed a violation of section 37-1254.01 or 37-1254.02. Any person who refuses to submit to such preliminary breath test or whose preliminary breath test results indicate an alcohol concentration in violation of section 37-1254.01 shall be placed under arrest. Any person who refuses to submit to such preliminary breath test shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Laws 2011, LB667, § 16.
Source: Nebraska Legislature (nebraskalegislature.gov)URL: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=37-1254.09Fetched: 10/20/2026