Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways
NRS 410.400 - Regulations; fee for permit; no fee for certain signs; disposition of fees.


1. The Board shall prescribe:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), regulations governing the issuance of permits for advertising signs, displays or devices and for the inspection and surveillance of advertising signs, displays or devices;
(b) Regulations specifying the operational requirements for commercial electronic variable message signs which conform to any national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. ยง 131; and
(c) Such other regulations as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of NRS 410.220 to 410.410, inclusive.
2. The Department shall assess a reasonable annual fee for each permit issued to recover administrative costs incurred by the Department in the issuance of the permits, and the inspection and surveillance of advertising signs, displays or devices.
3. No fee may be collected for any authorized directional sign, display or device, or for authorized signs, displays or devices erected by chambers of commerce, civic organizations or local governments, advertising exclusively any city, town or geographic area.
4. No fee may be collected for any temporary sign, display or device advertising for or against a candidate, political party or ballot question in an election if the sign, display or device is:
(a) Erected not more than 60 days before a primary election and concerns a candidate, party or question for that primary or the ensuing general election; and
(b) Removed within 30 days after:
(1) The primary election if the candidate, party or question is not to be voted on at the ensuing general election.
(2) The general election in any other case.
The Department may summarily remove any temporary political sign for which no fee has been paid if the sign is erected before or remains after the times prescribed.
5. All fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State Highway Fund.
6. As used in this section, "commercial electronic variable message sign" means a self-luminous or externally illuminated advertising sign which contains only static messages or copy which may be changed electronically.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1329; A 1979, 436; 1981, 708; 1989, 1312; 2013, 567)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways

NRS 410.030 - Definitions.

NRS 410.040 - "Automotive graveyard" defined.

NRS 410.043 - "Board" defined.

NRS 410.045 - "Department" defined.

NRS 410.047 - "Director" defined.

NRS 410.050 - "Edge of the right-of-way" defined.

NRS 410.060 - "Interstate highway" defined.

NRS 410.070 - "Junk" defined.

NRS 410.080 - "Junkyard" defined.

NRS 410.090 - "Primary highway" defined.

NRS 410.095 - Declaration of legislative intent.

NRS 410.097 - Federal reimbursement prerequisite to continued effectiveness of NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive.

NRS 410.100 - Permit required for establishment and operation of junkyard at certain locations.

NRS 410.110 - Permit: Fee; disposition of proceeds.

NRS 410.120 - Permit: Conditions for issuance.

NRS 410.130 - Screening of certain junkyards: Requirement.

NRS 410.140 - Screening of certain junkyards: Regulations.

NRS 410.150 - Removal, relocation or disposal of junkyard.

NRS 410.160 - Acquisition of property by Department.

NRS 410.170 - Compensation for removal, relocation or disposal of junkyard.

NRS 410.180 - Payment of costs.

NRS 410.190 - Regulations to be consistent with federal laws and standards.

NRS 410.200 - Regulatory powers of local government unimpaired.

NRS 410.210 - Violation constitutes public nuisance; abatement; recovery of costs.

NRS 410.220 - Declaration of legislative intent.

NRS 410.230 - Definitions.

NRS 410.250 - "Information centers" defined.

NRS 410.270 - "Outdoor advertising," "outdoor advertising sign, display or device" and "sign, display or device" defined.

NRS 410.290 - "Safety rest areas" defined.

NRS 410.300 - "Unzoned commercial or industrial area" defined.

NRS 410.305 - "Urban area" defined.

NRS 410.310 - "Zoned commercial or industrial area" defined.

NRS 410.320 - Outdoor advertising adjacent to highway prohibited; exceptions.

NRS 410.330 - Agreement with Secretary of Transportation; regulations governing permits for outdoor advertising and submission of requests for retention of nonconforming signs.

NRS 410.340 - Removal of prohibited outdoor advertising: Time limited; no compensation to owner of certain outdoor advertising.

NRS 410.350 - Removal of prohibited outdoor advertising: Compensation to owners of outdoor advertising and real property.

NRS 410.360 - Violation constitutes public nuisance; abatement; recovery of costs; penalty.

NRS 410.365 - Remedies for obstruction of visibility of outdoor advertising structure by noise abatement project.

NRS 410.370 - Safety rest area: Distribution of maps, directories and pamphlets; establishment of informational center.

NRS 410.380 - Informational sign, display or device within right-of-way.

NRS 410.390 - Inventory of existing outdoor advertising; contents; penalty.

NRS 410.400 - Regulations; fee for permit; no fee for certain signs; disposition of fees.

NRS 410.410 - NRS 410.220 to 410.400, inclusive, supplementary to NRS 405.020 to 405.110, inclusive; federal reimbursement prerequisite to continued effectiveness.