Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484A - Traffic Laws Generally

NRS 484A.170 - "Person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk" defined. - "Person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability...

NRS 484A.175 - "Pole trailer" defined. - "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to...

NRS 484A.180 - "Police officer" defined. - "Police officer" means every officer authorized to direct or regulate...

NRS 484A.185 - "Premises to which the public has access" defined. - 1. "Premises to which the public has access" means property...

NRS 484A.190 - "Private way" and "driveway" defined. - "Private way" or "driveway" means every way or place in...

NRS 484A.195 - "Public authority" defined. - "Public authority" means the Department of Transportation or the local...

NRS 484A.200 - "Railroad" defined. - "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars,...

NRS 484A.205 - "Regulatory agency" defined. - "Regulatory agency" means any of the agencies granted police or...

NRS 484A.210 - "Right-of-way" defined. - "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to...

NRS 484A.215 - "Road" defined. - "Road" means the entire width between the boundary lines of...

NRS 484A.220 - "Roadway" defined. - "Roadway" means that portion of a highway which is improved...

NRS 484A.225 - "Rural area" defined. - "Rural area" means the area of the State which is...

NRS 484A.230 - "School bus" defined. - 1. "School bus" means every motor vehicle which is designed...

NRS 484A.235 - "Semitrailer" defined. - "Semitrailer" means every vehicle so designed and used in conjunction...

NRS 484A.240 - "Sidewalk" defined. - "Sidewalk" means that portion of a highway between the curb...

NRS 484A.245 - "Special mobile equipment" defined. - 1. "Special mobile equipment" means every motor vehicle not designed...

NRS 484A.250 - "Stand" and "standing" defined. - "Stand" or "standing" means the halting of a vehicle, whether...

NRS 484A.255 - "Stop" defined. - "Stop," when required, means complete cessation from movement. (Added to...

NRS 484A.260 - "Stop" and "stopping" defined. - "Stop" or "stopping" means, when prohibited, any halting, even momentarily,...

NRS 484A.265 - "Street" defined. - "Street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of...

NRS 484A.270 - "Taxicab" defined. - "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle designed or constructed to accommodate...

NRS 484A.275 - "Through highway" defined. - "Through highway" means every highway or portion thereof on which...

NRS 484A.280 - "Tow car" defined. - "Tow car" means a motor vehicle which has been altered...

NRS 484A.285 - "Traffic" defined. - "Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other...

NRS 484A.290 - "Traffic-control signal" defined. - "Traffic-control signal" means any official traffic-control device, whether manually, electrically...

NRS 484A.295 - "Trailer" defined. - "Trailer" means every vehicle designed to be drawn by a...

NRS 484A.300 - "Traveled portion of highway" defined. - "Traveled portion of highway" means that portion of a highway...

NRS 484A.305 - "Truck" defined. - "Truck" means every motor vehicle which is used for the...

NRS 484A.310 - "Truck-tractor" defined. - "Truck-tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for...

NRS 484A.315 - "Urban area" defined. - "Urban area" means the area encompassed within the city limits...

NRS 484A.320 - "Vehicle" defined. - "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any...

NRS 484A.400 - Provisions uniform throughout State; local authority prohibited from enacting certain ordinances; trial for same offense for violation of traffic ordinance prohibited. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Provisions uniform throughou... - 1. The provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of...

NRS 484A.410 - City or county may adopt penalties for certain violations of driving under influence of alcohol or prohibited substance; person convicted of violation of city or county ordinance subject to other provisions of law for such violation. - 1. The governing body of each city or county may...

NRS 484A.420 - Powers of local authority. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a local...

NRS 484A.430 - Adoption of manual and specifications for devices for control of traffic by Department of Transportation. - 1. The Department of Transportation shall adopt a manual and...

NRS 484A.440 - Local device for control of traffic. - 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, local authorities shall...

NRS 484A.450 - Designation of through highways and intersections requiring stop or yield; vehicle entering intersection. - 1. The Department of Transportation and local authorities, with reference...

NRS 484A.460 - Authority of Department of Transportation to designate carpool lanes; duties of Department of Transportation; regulations. - 1. The Department of Transportation, with respect to highways under...

NRS 484A.463 - Authority of Department of Transportation to adopt regulations to allow certain low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to be operated in lane designated for high-occupancy vehicles. - 1. To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, the...

NRS 484A.467 - County or city authorized to adopt ordinance to allow low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to travel in designated lane in planned community. - 1. A county or city may adopt an ordinance to...

NRS 484A.469 - Local authority may regulate operation of electric scooters and scooter-share program; requirements for and limitations on scooter-share program. - 1. A local authority may adopt, to protect the health...

NRS 484A.4695 - Electric bicycles may be ridden where bicycles are allowed; local authority or state agency may regulate operation of electric bicycle on certain paths and trails. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by...

NRS 484A.470 - Authority of Department to adopt regulations concerning special mobile equipment. - The Department may adopt regulations relating to the administration and...

NRS 484A.480 - Designation of authorized emergency vehicles; equipment; limitations on use of warning devices. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.490, authorized emergency...

NRS 484A.490 - Permit for authorized emergency vehicle issued to other vehicles; certain vehicles not considered emergency vehicles. - 1. The Department of Public Safety may issue permits for...

NRS 484A.600 - Use by governmental entity or agent of photographic, video or digital equipment to gather evidence for issuance of traffic citation. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Use by governmental entity or agent of photographic, video or d... - A governmental entity and any agent thereof shall not use...

NRS 484A.610 - Issuance of forms for traffic citations; maintenance of records of books, electronic devices and citations. - 1. Every traffic enforcement agency in this State shall provide...

NRS 484A.615 - Court or traffic violations bureau authorized to establish system to allow person to respond to traffic citation by mail or electronic means; requirements of system; exceptions; Nevada Supreme Court may adopt rules regarding system. [E... - 1. A court having jurisdiction over an offense for which...

NRS 484A.620 - Citation filed with court deemed lawful complaint. - Regardless of whether a citation is prepared electronically or by...

NRS 484A.630 - Citation: Contents; minimum 5-day notice to appear in court; written promise to appear; physical receipt deemed personal service of notice to appear. - 1. Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer...

NRS 484A.640 - Matching of certain information before officer issues citation or makes arrest; when officer may arrest driver for prior offense. - 1. Except for a citation issued pursuant to NRS 484A.700,...

NRS 484A.650 - Officer to demand proof of insurance; citation for operation of vehicle without insurance or for failure to present proof of insurance. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Peace officer to demand proof of insurance during traffic st... - 1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped by...

NRS 484A.660 - Issuance of citation at scene of crash. - When, based upon the personal investigation of a peace officer...

NRS 484A.670 - Effect of violation of written promise to appear or failure to comply with notice to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized; exceptions. - 1. Unless a person makes a plea by using a...

NRS 484A.680 - Disposition and records of traffic citations. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Disposition and records of traffic citations. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Every peace officer upon issuing a traffic citation to...

NRS 484A.690 - Audit of records of traffic citations. - Every record of traffic citations required in chapters 484A to...

NRS 484A.700 - When warrant for failure to obey citation for parking violation may be issued; exception. - 1. A traffic citation for a parking violation may be...

NRS 484A.703 - Traffic enforcement agency to provide form for civil infraction citations; duty of chief administrative officer regarding books and electronic devices. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Every traffic enforcement agency in this State shall provide...

NRS 484A.7031 - Civil infraction citation serves as complaint for initiating civil case. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - A civil infraction citation, when filed with a court of...

NRS 484A.7033 - Authority of peace officer to detain, search or arrest person suspected of committing civil infraction; inclusion of civil infraction in criminal complaint. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, a peace officer...

NRS 484A.7035 - Civil infraction citation: Contents; signature; service. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. When a person is halted by a peace officer...

NRS 484A.7037 - Peace officer to demand proof of insurance during traffic stop; citation for operation of vehicle without insurance or for failure to present proof of insurance; proof of insurance displayed on mobile electronic device. [Effective Jan... - 1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped by...

NRS 484A.7039 - Filing of civil infraction citation; electronic filing; disposal of citation; return of citations; retention of records. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Every peace officer, upon issuing a civil infraction citation...

NRS 484A.704 - Response to civil infraction citation: Deadline; reminder; effect of failure to respond or appear at hearing; reimbursement of costs by person found to have committed civil infraction. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Any person who receives a civil infraction citation pursuant...

NRS 484A.7041 - Hearing: Request; bond or deposit required; representation by counsel; evidence and witnesses; determination; appeal. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. If, pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 484A.704, a...

NRS 484A.7043 - Penalties. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person...

NRS 484A.7045 - Community service; payment of associated insurance costs; conditions. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. Except where the imposition of a specific civil penalty...

NRS 484A.7047 - Delinquent penalty, assessment or fee; collection fee; collection; distribution of money collected. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. If a civil penalty, administrative assessment or fee is...

NRS 484A.7049 - Violation punishable as misdemeanor may be treated as civil infraction; dismissal of underlying criminal charge. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. A prosecuting attorney may elect to treat a violation...

NRS 484A.705 - Violation committed under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance may be charged as misdemeanor. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a person commits...

NRS 484A.710 - Arrest without warrant for certain offenses. - 1. Any peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a...

NRS 484A.720 - When person must be taken immediately before magistrate. - Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer for...

NRS 484A.730 - When peace officer has option to give traffic citation or take person before magistrate. - 1. Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer...

NRS 484A.740 - Arrest of nonresident. - 1. All of the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E,...

NRS 484A.750 - Appearance before magistrate having jurisdiction. - 1. Whenever any person is taken before a magistrate or...

NRS 484A.760 - Release of defendant when magistrate not available. - Whenever any person is taken into custody by a peace...

NRS 484A.770 - Procedure prescribed for arrest without warrant not exclusive. - NRS 484A.630 to 484A.670, inclusive, and 484A.710 to 484A.760, inclusive,...

NRS 484A.772 - Legislative findings and declarations. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the incarceration of...

NRS 484A.774 - Presumption for release of person arrested for traffic violation; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, after a...

NRS 484A.780 - 30-day grace period must be provided before warrant may be issued to person after failure to appear or failure to pay assessment, fine or fee for traffic violation; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, and subject...

NRS 484A.782 - Warrant must not be issued for failure to pay assessment, fine or fee for traffic violation unless person provided opportunity to satisfy assessment, fine or fee by way of community service and has failed to perform such service. - If a person has failed to pay any administrative assessment,...

NRS 484A.784 - Court fees not expressly authorized by statute or for specialty court participation must be assessed on per case basis. - 1. Any fee assessed by a court pursuant to chapters...

NRS 484A.786 - Order in which installment payments must be applied. - In accordance with NRS 484A.788 and any provision of law...

NRS 484A.788 - Order in which payment must be applied when person has more than one outstanding citation or is charged with more than one offense; exceptions. - 1. If a traffic citation that is issued to a...

NRS 484A.790 - Imposition and disposition of fee for traffic violation for purpose of reducing demerit points in lieu of completing course of traffic safety; duties of court collecting such fees; use of money collected. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a...

NRS 484A.792 - Certain fines and forfeitures of bail must be paid into State Permanent School Fund. - If a person commits any offense for which a local...

NRS 484A.798 - Conviction for traffic violation not criminal conviction for applying for employment, professional licensure or educational opportunity; exceptions. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as...

NRS 484A.800 - Sponsor of special event to provide for control of vehicular traffic. - 1. Any person or governmental agency sponsoring a special event...

NRS 484A.805 - Peace officer may seize license plates from or impound certain commercial vehicles subject to out-of-service order: Requirements; procedures; notice. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a peace...

NRS 484A.810 - Department required to compile list of new and amended traffic laws and related provisions after each legislative session; posting and dissemination of information for public. - 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles, after each regular session...

NRS 484A.900 - Penalty for violation of traffic law when no penalty provided in statute; authority of court to order repeat offender to pay for and attend school for driver training. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Penalty for violation of tra... - 1. It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in chapters...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 484A - Traffic Laws Generally

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484A - Traffic Laws Generally