Title 43

NRS 484A.025 “Bicycle” defined. “Bicycle” means a device propelled by human power upon which a person may ride, having two tandem wheels either of which is over 14 inches in diameter, or every such device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rea…

NRS 484A.030 “Bus” defined. “Bus” means a vehicle owned by the State, a political subdivision or a private school or nursery, designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of persons, or a vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the tr…

NRS 484A.035 “Bus stand” defined. “Bus stand” means a fixed area in or adjacent to the highway to be occupied exclusively by buses for layover and operating schedules or in receiving or discharging passengers. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1476)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.023)

NRS 484A.040 “Center” and “centerline” defined. “Center” or “centerline” means a continuous or broken line marked upon the surface of a highway by paint or otherwise to indicate each portion of a highway allocated to traffic proceeding in the two opposite directions, and, if a li…

NRS 484A.045 “City” defined. “City” means any incorporated city, whether incorporated under general or special law. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1477; A 1987, 1725)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.033)

NRS 484A.050 “Combination of vehicles” defined. “Combination of vehicles” means two or more vehicles coupled together. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1477)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.035)

NRS 484A.055 “Commercial vehicle” defined. “Commercial vehicle” means every vehicle designed, maintained or used primarily for the transportation of property in furtherance of commercial enterprise. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1477; A 1973, 448)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.03…

NRS 484A.060 “Controlled-access highway” defined. “Controlled-access highway” means every highway to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access except at such points only and in such manner as may be determined by a public …

NRS 484A.065 “Crosswalk” defined. “Crosswalk” means: 1. That part of a highway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the trav…

NRS 484A.070 “Divided highway” defined. “Divided highway” means a highway divided into two or more roadways by means of a physical barrier or dividing section, constructed so as to impede the conflict of vehicular traffic traveling in opposite directions. (Added to NRS by 1973, 4…

NRS 484A.075 “Driveaway-towaway operation” defined. “Driveaway-towaway operation” means any operation in which any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, singly or in combination, new or used, constitutes the commodity being transported, when one set or more of wheels of any such…

NRS 484A.080 “Driver” defined. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “driver” means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. 2. If a vehicle is an autonomous vehicle, as defined in NRS 482A.030, and the automated driving system, as defined…

NRS 484A.081 “Electric bicycle” defined. “Electric bicycle” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.017. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1742)

NRS 484A.082 “Electric scooter” defined. “Electric scooter” means a vehicle with handlebars and an electric motor that is designed to be ridden on in an upright or seated position and propelled by its electric motor or by propulsion provided by the rider. Such a vehicle: 1. Must …

NRS 484A.085 “Explosives” defined. “Explosives” means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities…

NRS 484A.090 “Funeral procession” defined. “Funeral procession” means a procession of two or more vehicles accompanying a vehicle containing the body of a deceased person. (Added to NRS by 1985, 944)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.064)

NRS 484A.095 “Highway” defined. “Highway” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way dedicated to a public authority when any part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic, whether or not the public authority is maintaining…

NRS 484A.100 “House trailer” defined. “House trailer” means: 1. A trailer or a semitrailer which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on a highway; or …

NRS 484A.105 “Intersection” defined. “Intersection” means: 1. The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angl…

NRS 484A.110 “Laned highway” defined. “Laned highway” means a highway which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1478)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.075)

NRS 484A.115 “Local authority” defined. “Local authority” means the governing board of a county, city or other political subdivision having authority to enact laws or ordinances or promulgate regulations relating to traffic over a highway. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1478)—(Substitute…

NRS 484A.120 “Manufactured home” defined. “Manufactured home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 489.113. (Added to NRS by 1989, 798)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.0792)

NRS 484A.125 “Moped” defined. “Moped” means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or produces not more than …

NRS 484A.130 “Motor vehicle” defined. “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled but not operated upon rails. The term does not include an electric bicycle or an electric scooter. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1479; A 2019, 1884)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.081…

NRS 484A.135 “Motorcycle” defined. “Motorcycle” means every motor vehicle equipped with a seat or saddle for the use of the driver and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, excluding an electric bicycle, a tractor or a moped. (Added to NRS b…

NRS 484A.140 “Nonresident” defined. “Nonresident” means every person who is not a resident of this State. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1479)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.085)

NRS 484A.145 “Official traffic-control device” defined. “Official traffic-control device” means every sign, signal, marking and device not inconsistent with chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS or prohibited by law, placed or erected by a public authority or railroad for the …

NRS 484A.150 “Owner” defined. “Owner” means a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle. The term includes a conditional vendee or lessee, in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with or without the right of purchase up…

NRS 484A.155 “Park” and “parking” defined. “Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of merchandise or passengers. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1479)—(Su…

NRS 484A.160 “Passenger car” defined. “Passenger car” means every motor vehicle, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, designed for carrying 10 passengers or less and used for the transportation of persons. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1203; A 2009, 398)—(Substituted in revision …

NRS 484A.165 “Pedestrian” defined. “Pedestrian” means a person afoot, a person in a manual or motorized wheelchair, or a person on an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in NRS 482.029. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1479; A 2003, 1206)—(Substituted in revision for NRS…

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 to walk” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.3835. (Added to NRS by 1993, 1392)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.11…

NRS 484A.175 “Pole trailer” defined. “Pole trailer” means every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used …

NRS 484A.180 “Police officer” defined. “Police officer” means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws, ordinances or regulations. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1479)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.118)

NRS 484A.185 “Premises to which the public has access” defined. 1. “Premises to which the public has access” means property in private or public ownership onto which members of the public regularly enter, are reasonably likely to enter, or are invited or permitted to enter as inv…

NRS 484A.190 “Private way” and “driveway” defined. “Private way” or “driveway” means every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons. (Added to NRS by 1969, …

NRS 484A.195 “Public authority” defined. “Public authority” means the Department of Transportation or the local authority having jurisdiction to enact laws or ordinances or adopt regulations relating to traffic over a highway. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1479; A 1979, 1801)—(Substitut…

NRS 484A.200 “Railroad” defined. “Railroad” means a carrier of persons or property upon cars, other than streetcars, operated upon stationary rails. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1480)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.128)

NRS 484A.205 “Regulatory agency” defined. “Regulatory agency” means any of the agencies granted police or enforcement powers under the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 289.250, NRS 289.260, subsection 2 of NRS 289.270, NRS 289.280, 289.290, 289.320, 289.340, 407.065, 472.040, 48…

NRS 484A.210 “Right-of-way” defined. “Right-of-way” means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to the danger of a …

NRS 484A.215 “Road” defined. “Road” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every highway outside the territorial limits of a city and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1480)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.1…

NRS 484A.220 “Roadway” defined. “Roadway” means that portion of a highway which is improved and ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, exclusive of the shoulder. (Added to NRS by 1973, 448)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.145)

NRS 484A.225 “Rural area” defined. “Rural area” means the area of the State which is not included within an urban area. (Added to NRS by 1973, 448)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.1455)

NRS 484A.230 “School bus” defined. 1. “School bus” means every motor vehicle which is designed or used to carry more than 10 passengers in addition to the driver and which is: (a) Owned by or under the control of a public or governmental agency or a private school and regularly o…

NRS 484A.235 “Semitrailer” defined. “Semitrailer” means every vehicle so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle, except a pole trailer. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1480…

NRS 484A.240 “Sidewalk” defined. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a highway between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a highway and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.171)