Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 405 - Control and Preservation of Public Highways
NRS 405.203 - Accessory roads: Closure or restriction of use.


1. The State Forester Firewarden or the board of directors of a fire protection district may temporarily close or restrict the use of an accessory road when the danger of fire arising from use of the road so requires. The closure or restricted use may not restrict, impede or preclude the use of the road by a public utility in maintaining, constructing or operating any of its facilities.
2. A board of county commissioners may permanently close an accessory road in its county when the public safety or welfare so requires. Before permanently closing an accessory road, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing. The board shall give written notice of the time and place of the hearing to each owner of land served by the road, and to each stock raiser known to use the road. The board shall also publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for 3 successive weeks before the date set for the hearing.
3. Following the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall not close the road unless the benefit to public safety or welfare from its closing outweighs the detriment to owners of land served by the road, to raisers of livestock using the road and to the general public.
4. If the permanent closing of an accessory road deprives an owner of access by road to the owner’s land, the public agency closing the road shall pay the owner just compensation for the owner’s loss.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1403)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 405 - Control and Preservation of Public Highways

NRS 405.010 - Limiting maximum load upon or closing road damaged by heavy loads; procedure; penalties.

NRS 405.020 - Billboard, sign or other outdoor advertising as public nuisance.

NRS 405.030 - Unlawful placement of certain outdoor advertisements; exceptions; restriction on use of revenue from certain lawfully placed advertisements.

NRS 405.040 - Permit for erection or use of outdoor advertisement; fee; exceptions.

NRS 405.050 - No permit to be granted if natural beauty of scenery destroyed or view of highway obstructed; removal of sign as traffic hazard.

NRS 405.060 - Assignment of number for permit.

NRS 405.070 - Duration of permit; destruction of advertisement if permit not renewed.

NRS 405.080 - Apportionment of fees to road funds of county.

NRS 405.090 - Report of violation.

NRS 405.100 - Penalty.

NRS 405.110 - Unlawful advertising on or near highway or on bridge; exceptions; removal; penalty; liability; restriction on use of revenue from certain lawfully placed advertisements.

NRS 405.120 - Installation of bridge or culvert if water conducted across highway; construction and repair performed according to specifications of county commissioners.

NRS 405.130 - Notice of violation by chair of county commissioners; repair by county if violator fails or refuses to repair.

NRS 405.140 - Recovery of expenses from violator by civil action.

NRS 405.150 - District attorney to commence action for recovery of expenses.

NRS 405.160 - Disposition of money collected by civil action.

NRS 405.170 - Penalty for failure to construct bridge or culvert.

NRS 405.180 - Penalty for willfully or negligently allowing water to flow on highway; failure to act upon notice prima facie evidence of negligence.

NRS 405.191 - "Public road" defined; county roads and highways may be established on rights-of-way over certain public lands.

NRS 405.193 - Public agency not required to maintain or accept road made public by prescriptive use; immunity of county from liability arising from use of certain public roads.

NRS 405.195 - Petition to open, reopen, close, relocate or abandon road; hearings and orders by board of county commissioners regarding petition; legal actions authorized.

NRS 405.201 - Definitions.

NRS 405.202 - Accessory roads: Use and maintenance; fee prohibited; immunity of state and local governments from liability arising from use.

NRS 405.203 - Accessory roads: Closure or restriction of use.

NRS 405.204 - Legislative findings and declaration; action by Attorney General authorized; duty to develop, maintain and assist in implementation of legal protocol.

NRS 405.205 - Erection and maintenance of power lines by rural electric cooperative.

NRS 405.210 - Damage to public or private road, bridge or guidepost unlawful; penalty.

NRS 405.230 - Penalty for obstruction or damage to highway; abatement of nuisance; removal of certain obstacles or encroachments.

NRS 405.240 - Repair of damage to highway from driving livestock.

NRS 405.250 - Construction and maintenance of sidewalks; penalty for riding or driving on sidewalk.

NRS 405.270 - Standards of safety for electronic gates that provide access for vehicular traffic.

NRS 405.280 - Erection and maintenance of gates across public roads in certain counties.