1. Except as otherwise provided in this section:
(a) A person shall not operate a vehicle on the highways of this State if the vehicle is equipped with any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal.
(b) A person shall not operate any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not in this State sell or offer for sale any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale:
(a) To a provider of mass transit, a signal prioritization device; or
(b) To a response agency, a signal preemption device or a signal prioritization device, or both.
3. A police officer:
(a) Shall, without a warrant, seize any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal; or
(b) May, without a warrant, seize and take possession of a vehicle equipped with any device or mechanism that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, if the device or mechanism cannot be removed from the motor vehicle by the police officer, and may cause the vehicle to be towed and impounded until:
(1) The device or mechanism is removed from the vehicle; and
(2) The owner claims the vehicle by paying the cost of the towing and impoundment.
4. Neither the police officer nor the governmental entity which employs the officer is civilly liable for any damage to a vehicle seized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 3 that occurs after the vehicle is seized but before the towing process begins.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, the presence of any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal in or on a vehicle on the highways of this State constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. The State need not prove that the device or mechanism in question was in an operative condition or being operated.
6. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
7. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 or 2 may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.
8. A provider of mass transit shall not operate or cause to be operated a signal prioritization device in such a manner as to impede or interfere with the use by response agencies of signal preemption devices.
9. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, prohibit a provider of mass transit from acquiring, possessing or operating a signal prioritization device.
(b) Prohibit a response agency from acquiring, possessing or operating a signal preemption device or a signal prioritization device, or both.
10. As used in this section:
(a) "Mobile transmitter" means a device or mechanism that is:
(1) Portable, installed within a vehicle or capable of being installed within a vehicle; and
(2) Designed to affect or alter, through the emission or transmission of sound, infrared light, strobe light or any other audible, visual or electronic method, the normal operation of a traffic-control signal.
The term includes, without limitation, a signal preemption device and a signal prioritization device.
(b) "Provider of mass transit" means a governmental entity or a contractor of a governmental entity which operates, in whole or in part:
(1) A public transit system, as that term is defined in NRS 377A.016; or
(2) A system of public transportation referred to in NRS 277A.270.
(c) "Response agency" means an agency of this State or of a political subdivision of this State that provides services related to law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical care or public safety. The term includes a nonprofit organization or private company that, as authorized pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS:
(1) Provides ambulance service; or
(2) Provides the level of medical care provided by an advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic to sick or injured persons at the scene of an emergency or while transporting those persons to a medical facility.
(d) "Signal preemption device" means a mobile transmitter that, when activated and when a vehicle equipped with such a device approaches an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal, causes:
(1) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to remain green if the signal is already displaying a green light;
(2) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to change from red to green if the signal is displaying a red light;
(3) The signal, in other directions of travel, to remain red or change to red, as applicable, to prevent other vehicles from entering the intersection; and
(4) The applicable functions described in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) to continue until such time as the vehicle equipped with the device is clear of the intersection.
(e) "Signal prioritization device" means a mobile transmitter that, when activated and when a vehicle equipped with such a device approaches an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal, causes:
(1) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to display a green light a few seconds sooner than the green light would otherwise be displayed;
(2) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to display a green light for a few seconds longer than the green light would otherwise be displayed; or
(3) The functions described in both subparagraphs (1) and (2).
(f) "Traffic-control signal" means a traffic-control signal, as defined in NRS 484A.290, which is capable of receiving and responding to an emission or transmission from a mobile transmitter.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 936; A 2011, 88; 2013, 961; 2015, 1572)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.2895)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road
NRS 484B.007 - "Administrative roadblock" defined.
NRS 484B.010 - "Business district" defined.
NRS 484B.017 - "Electric bicycle" defined.
NRS 484B.018 - "Electric scooter" defined.
NRS 484B.020 - "Flammable liquid" defined.
NRS 484B.023 - "Freight curb loading zone" defined.
NRS 484B.027 - "House coach" defined.
NRS 484B.029 - "Mobile carrying device" defined.
NRS 484B.030 - "Parking meter" defined.
NRS 484B.033 - "Passenger curb loading zone" defined.
NRS 484B.037 - Person with a disability of moderate duration" defined.
NRS 484B.040 - Person with a permanent disability" defined.
NRS 484B.043 - Person with a temporary disability" defined.
NRS 484B.047 - "Railroad sign" and "railroad signal" defined.
NRS 484B.050 - "Railroad train" defined.
NRS 484B.053 - "Residence district" defined.
NRS 484B.057 - "Safety zone" defined.
NRS 484B.060 - "School crossing zone" defined.
NRS 484B.063 - "School zone" defined.
NRS 484B.067 - "Taxicab stand" defined.
NRS 484B.070 - "Temporary roadblock" defined.
NRS 484B.073 - "Two-directional highway" defined.
NRS 484B.077 - "U-turn" defined.
NRS 484B.103 - Rights and duties of person riding animal or driving vehicle drawn by animal.
NRS 484B.110 - Driving through safety zone prohibited.
NRS 484B.113 - Limitations on backing.
NRS 484B.120 - Driving on defiles, canyons or mountain highways.
NRS 484B.123 - Coasting prohibited in certain circumstances.
NRS 484B.153 - Boarding or alighting from vehicle; opening door of vehicle.
NRS 484B.167 - Riding in house trailer.
NRS 484B.220 - One-way highway; rotary traffic island.
NRS 484B.250 - Vehicle approaching or entering intersection.
NRS 484B.253 - Vehicle turning left.
NRS 484B.257 - Vehicle entering intersection marked stop or yield.
NRS 484B.260 - Vehicle entering highway from private way.
NRS 484B.263 - Vehicle entering or exiting controlled-access highway: Duty to yield right-of-way.
NRS 484B.293 - Direction of movement on crosswalk.
NRS 484B.310 - Flashing signals.
NRS 484B.353 - Overtaking and passing school bus: Duties of driver; exceptions; penalties.
NRS 484B.360 - Maximum speed of school bus.
NRS 484B.400 - Required position and method of turning at intersections.
NRS 484B.407 - Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited in certain circumstances.
NRS 484B.410 - Starting parked vehicle.
NRS 484B.413 - Requirements for turning on highway; signal for stopping or decreasing speed.
NRS 484B.417 - Signal by hand and arm or signal lamp or device authorized.
NRS 484B.420 - Methods of giving signals by hand and arm.
NRS 484B.440 - Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district.
NRS 484B.447 - Preservation of criminal evidence when vehicle is removed from highway.
NRS 484B.450 - Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places; exceptions.
NRS 484B.453 - Prohibited parking in front of theaters, hotels and other buildings.
NRS 484B.460 - Parking at angle designated by devices permitting angle parking.
NRS 484B.473 - Parked vehicle at nighttime: Reflectors; lights.
NRS 484B.477 - Stopping, standing or parking in alley.
NRS 484B.480 - All-night parking.
NRS 484B.483 - Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
NRS 484B.487 - Parking adjacent to school.
NRS 484B.490 - Parking on narrow highway.
NRS 484B.493 - Standing or parking on one-way street.
NRS 484B.497 - Standing or parking on one-way roadway.
NRS 484B.500 - Stopping, standing or parking near hazardous or congested place.
NRS 484B.503 - Stopping, standing or parking in zone for loading passengers at curb.
NRS 484B.507 - Stopping, standing or parking in zone for loading freight at curb.
NRS 484B.510 - Stopping, standing or parking in restricted parking zone.
NRS 484B.513 - Stopping, standing and parking of bus or taxicab.
NRS 484B.517 - Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
NRS 484B.520 - Regulation of stopping, standing or parking by local authority.
NRS 484B.523 - Stopping, standing or parking in metered parking zone; unlawful tampering with meter.
NRS 484B.530 - Unattended motor vehicle: Stopping engine, locking ignition and removing key.
NRS 484B.533 - Unattended motor vehicle: Standing on grade.
NRS 484B.557 - Stop required at certain railroad grade crossings.
NRS 484B.563 - Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossing.
NRS 484B.570 - Administrative roadblock: Establishment; minimum requirements.
NRS 484B.573 - Temporary roadblock: Establishment; minimum requirements.
NRS 484B.577 - Authority of police officers not limited by provisions relating to roadblocks.
NRS 484B.580 - Failure to stop at roadblock; penalties.
NRS 484B.607 - Duties of driver when approaching traffic incident; penalty.
NRS 484B.623 - Slow driving; establishment of minimum speed limit.
NRS 484B.633 - Special limitations on speed.
NRS 484B.703 - Driving through funeral or other procession.
NRS 484B.707 - Driving in procession.
NRS 484B.710 - Following fire apparatus prohibited.
NRS 484B.740 - Fusee: Limitation on color.
NRS 484B.743 - Reflective material required for person directing or controlling traffic near school.
NRS 484B.757 - Use of flashing amber warning lights by private patrol officer.
NRS 484B.773 - Attaching to vehicle upon roadway prohibited.
NRS 484B.777 - Operating bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter on roadway.
NRS 484B.780 - Carrying articles on bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter.
NRS 484B.803 - "Department" defined.
NRS 484B.807 - "Disability" defined.
NRS 484B.810 - "Gender identity or expression" defined.
NRS 484B.813 - "Law enforcement agency" defined.
NRS 484B.817 - "Law enforcement officer" defined.
NRS 484B.820 - "Profiling" defined.
NRS 484B.823 - "Sexual orientation" defined.
NRS 484B.827 - "Traffic stop" defined.
NRS 484B.903 - Putting glass or other injurious substance on highway prohibited.
NRS 484B.910 - Motor must be shut off when supply tank being filled with fuel.