Title 35

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. 1. No permit may be granted for the erection of any billboard, sign or other form of notice on any location which may measurably destroy th…

NRS 405.060 Assignment of number for permit. On granting a permit, the county building official or county clerk shall assign a permit number which shall be painted or printed, together with the name of the county in which the permit is issued, on every sign, billboard or other fo…

NRS 405.070 Duration of permit; destruction of advertisement if permit not renewed. 1. The permit shall run to the end of the calendar year for which it is issued. 2. If the permit shall not be renewed, by application of the person or assignee of the person who applied originally…

NRS 405.080 Apportionment of fees to road funds of county. The money collected for the permits provided for in NRS 405.020 to 405.100, inclusive, shall be apportioned by the board of county commissioners to the road funds of the county. [6:90:1925; NCL § 266]

NRS 405.090 Report of violation. All patrol officers and maintenance and construction employees of the Department of Transportation shall report any violation of NRS 405.020 to 405.100, inclusive, to the board of county commissioners wherein any violation may occur. [7:90:1925; N…

NRS 405.100 Penalty. Any person, firm, association or corporation who shall erect or maintain any billboard, sign, placard, poster or other form of advertising in violation of any of the provisions of NRS 405.020 to 405.100, inclusive, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [8:90:1925…

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. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, no advertising signs, signboards, boards or other…

NRS 405.120 Installation of bridge or culvert if water conducted across highway; construction and repair performed according to specifications of county commissioners. 1. All persons, associations, firms or corporations conducting water across any public road or highway in this s…

NRS 405.130 Notice of violation by chair of county commissioners; repair by county if violator fails or refuses to repair. 1. The chair of the board of county commissioners shall notify at once the person or persons violating the provisions of NRS 405.120 to 405.160, inclusive, t…

NRS 405.140 Recovery of expenses from violator by civil action. Any person, association, firm or corporation owning, leasing, operating or controlling any flume, ditch, canal or any aqueduct conducting water across any public road or highway in this state, or across any street or…

NRS 405.150 District attorney to commence action for recovery of expenses. Upon receiving the bill of expense as provided in NRS 405.130, the district attorney shall immediately commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such an amount as is set…

NRS 405.160 Disposition of money collected by civil action. After paying the costs of suit, all moneys collected shall be returned and paid into the fund from which the original bill of expense named in NRS 405.130 shall have been allowed and paid by the board of county commissio…

NRS 405.170 Penalty for failure to construct bridge or culvert. 1. All persons, corporations or associations conducting water across any public road or highway, or across any street or alley in any unincorporated town in this state, for domestic, mining, agricultural or manufactu…

NRS 405.180 Penalty for willfully or negligently allowing water to flow on highway; failure to act upon notice prima facie evidence of negligence. 1. If any person or persons being the owner or owners, superintendent or managing agent of any water ditch, flume or artificial water…

NRS 405.191 “Public road” defined; county roads and highways may be established on rights-of-way over certain public lands. As used in NRS 405.193 and 405.195, “public road” includes: 1. A United States highway, a state highway or a main, general or minor county road and any othe…

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. 1. No public agency is required to maintain any public road which is so designated only because it meets …

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. 1. Five or more residents of this state may petition any board of county commissioners to open, reopen, close,…

NRS 405.201 Definitions. As used in NRS 405.201 to 405.204, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Accessory road” means any way established over public lands between 1866 and 1976 pursuant to section 8 of chapter 262, 14 Stat. 253 (1866), former 43 U.S.C. § 932, a…

NRS 405.202 Accessory roads: Use and maintenance; fee prohibited; immunity of state and local governments from liability arising from use. 1. Wherever an accessory road crosses public land, the accessory road is open to: (a) Raisers of livestock in maintaining their herds; (b) An…

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. Th…

NRS 405.204 Legislative findings and declaration; action by Attorney General authorized; duty to develop, maintain and assist in implementation of legal protocol. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Formalizing and finalizing title to accessory roads and public…

NRS 405.205 Erection and maintenance of power lines by rural electric cooperative. A rural electric cooperative which has been formed pursuant to NRS 81.410 to 81.540, inclusive, may erect or bury, and thereafter maintain or operate, power lines, and may permit the maintenance an…

NRS 405.210 Damage to public or private road, bridge or guidepost unlawful; penalty. Every person who shall willfully and maliciously remove, damage or destroy: 1. A highway or a private way laid out by authority of law, or a bridge upon such public or private road, or willfully …

NRS 405.230 Penalty for obstruction or damage to highway; abatement of nuisance; removal of certain obstacles or encroachments. 1. Any person who, in any manner, obstructs any road, street or alley, or in any manner damages it or prevents travel thereon, or who obstructs, dams or…

NRS 405.240 Repair of damage to highway from driving livestock. Any person or corporation driving sheep, goats, swine, horses or cattle along or across any public road or highway, or along or across any street or alley in any unincorporated town, in this state for any purpose wha…

NRS 405.250 Construction and maintenance of sidewalks; penalty for riding or driving on sidewalk. 1. Subject to the authority conferred by law on city authorities, the boards of county commissioners or road supervisors, any owner or occupant of land may construct and maintain a s…

NRS 405.270 Standards of safety for electronic gates that provide access for vehicular traffic. A gate that: 1. Operates by electrical power; 2. Provides access for vehicular traffic; and 3. Is installed on or after March 1, 2000, Ê must comply with the requirements of the Underw…

NRS 405.280 Erection and maintenance of gates across public roads in certain counties. 1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the board of county commissioners of the county may, by ordinance or by written agreement with a person, authorize a person to erect and main…