Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles

NRS 486.011 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 486.031 - "Highway" defined. - "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of...

NRS 486.038 - "Moped" defined. - "Moped" means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle...

NRS 486.041 - "Motorcycle" defined. - "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle equipped with a seat or...

NRS 486.051 - "Muffler" defined. - "Muffler" means a device consisting of a series of chambers...

NRS 486.055 - "Program" defined. - "Program" means the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders....

NRS 486.057 - "Trimobile" defined. - "Trimobile" means every motor vehicle equipped with handlebars and a...

NRS 486.061 - License or permit required to operate motorcycle or trimobile; exception. - Except for a nonresident who is at least 16 years...

NRS 486.071 - Qualifications for license. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS...

NRS 486.081 - Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of full legal name and age; Department to adopt regulations prescribing documents acceptable to prove full legal name and age; proof of social security number; authority of De... - 1. Every application for a motorcycle driver’s license must be...

NRS 486.084 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures fo... - 1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a...

NRS 486.091 - Application from person previously licensed in another state; copy of record from other state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to furnish records to other states. - 1. Whenever an application for a motorcycle driver’s license is...

NRS 486.101 - Application of minors. - 1. The application of any person under the age of...

NRS 486.111 - Release from liability. - Any person who has signed the application of a minor...

NRS 486.121 - Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor’s application. - The Department, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death...

NRS 486.131 - Examination of applicants. - 1. The Department may require every applicant for a motorcycle...

NRS 486.141 - Form for application. - Every application for an instruction permit under the provisions of...

NRS 486.161 - Expiration and renewal of license; regulations. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occup... - 1. Every motorcycle driver’s license expires as prescribed by regulation....

NRS 486.165 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish... - 1. The Department shall, upon receiving notification from a district...

NRS 486.171 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Unlawful to permit unauthorized person to drive. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - A person shall not authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle,...

NRS 486.180 - Operation and equipment provisions applicable and uniform throughout State; local authorities prohibited from enacting ordinance in conflict with provisions. - 1. The provisions of NRS 486.180 to 486.361, inclusive, are...

NRS 486.181 - Carrying passengers. - 1. A motorcycle or moped shall not be driven upon...

NRS 486.191 - Driver’s position while operating. - 1. A person driving a motorcycle or moped shall ride...

NRS 486.201 - Height of handlebars. - A person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped equipped...

NRS 486.211 - Position of driver’s hands. - The driver of a motorcycle or moped shall drive with...

NRS 486.221 - Fenders required while in operation. - A person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped unless...

NRS 486.231 - Protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields; Department required to adopt standards; when use required; exceptions. - 1. The Department shall adopt standards for protective headgear and...

NRS 486.241 - Protective headgear and glasses: Sale or distribution. - 1. A person shall not sell, offer for sale or...

NRS 486.251 - Use of head lamps and stop lights required. - 1. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway of...

NRS 486.261 - Tail lamps. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every motorcycle...

NRS 486.271 - Turn signals. - 1. Every motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1973, which is...

NRS 486.281 - Head lamps: Placement; limit on correlated color temperature of high-intensity discharge lamps. - 1. Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with at...

NRS 486.291 - Reflectors. - 1. Every motorcycle or moped shall carry on the rear...

NRS 486.301 - Brakes. - Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with brakes adequate...

NRS 486.311 - Mirrors. - Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with two mirrors,...

NRS 486.331 - Rights and duties of drivers. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 486.351, a person driving...

NRS 486.341 - Right to full use of traffic lane. - Every motorcycle or moped when being driven on the highway...

NRS 486.351 - Unlawful passing; driving abreast; prohibition on driving in extreme left lane; exceptions. - 1. A person, except a police officer in the performance...

NRS 486.361 - Driver’s license to be surrendered on demand. - Every person driving a motorcycle shall manually deliver his or...

NRS 486.363 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 486.363 to 486.375, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 486.365 - Department" defined. - "Department" means the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NRS...

NRS 486.367 - Director" defined. - "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Safety....

NRS 486.370 - "Motorcycle" includes moped. - "Motorcycle" includes a moped. (Added to NRS by 1993, 1321;...

NRS 486.372 - Establishment; Administrator; approval of courses of instruction; rules and regulations; contracts for services; Account for the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders created; uses of money in Account. - 1. The Director shall: (a) Establish the Program for the...

NRS 486.373 - Eligibility for enrollment; fee. - 1. A resident of this State who holds a driver’s...

NRS 486.374 - Licensed instructor required; requirements and approval of course of instruction. - 1. The Program must: (a) Be taught by an instructor...

NRS 486.375 - Qualifications of instructor; standards for licensing instructors. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Qualifications of instructor; standards and procedures for licensing instructors. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. A person who: (a) Is a resident of this...

NRS 486.381 - Violation of provisions concerning motorcycles and similar vehicles. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Violation of provisions concerning motorcycles and similar vehicles. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - Any person violating any provisions of NRS 486.011 to 486.361,...

NRS 486.385 - Local authorities prohibited from enacting ordinance providing criminal penalty if chapter prescribes civil penalty. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - A local authority shall not enact an ordinance providing a...