If you volleyed the ball (hit it out of the air before it bounces), and your momentum is carrying you toward the Non-Volley Zone (aka "Kitchen"), then regardless of whether not the ball is dead, it will be a fault as soon as you touch the NVZ.
Rule 9.C. During the act of volleying, it is a fault if the volleying player’s momentum causes the player to contact anything that is touching the non-volley zone, including the player’s partner. For players using wheelchairs, the front (smaller) wheels may touch the non-volley zone.
Rule 9.C.1. It is a fault even if the ball becomes dead before the player contacts the non-volley zone.
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Nov 12th, 2022