Title 43

NRS 484D.520 Traction devices, tire chains or snow tires: Requirements under certain circumstances. 1. If a highway in this State is marked or posted with signs requiring the use of traction devices, tire chains or snow tires, a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles must be eq…

NRS 484D.525 Installation and mounting of traction devices, tire chains or snow tires. If a motor vehicle is required to be equipped with traction devices, tire chains or snow tires, the devices or chains must be installed or the tires must be mounted on at least two: 1. Driving …

NRS 484D.530 Mechanical device to provide traction. If mechanical devices are mounted on both sides of a motor vehicle which, when activated by the driver, provide traction by deploying a chain of metal cross members under a tire while the vehicle is in motion, the: 1. Cross memb…

NRS 484D.535 Device for control of pollution: Use required; disconnection or alteration prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person shall not operate or leave standing on any highway any motor vehicle which is required by state or federal law to be equ…

NRS 484D.540 Device for control of pollution: Penalty; proof of conformity may be required. Violation of the provisions of NRS 484D.535 is a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive. Whenever any motor vehicle is found by any peace officer to be…

NRS 484D.545 Emblem for slow-moving vehicle displayed on certain vehicles; standards. 1. After September 15, 1975, when any vehicle or combination of vehicles designed for and is operated at speeds of 25 miles per hour or less is moved on a highway, whether pulled, towed or self-…

NRS 484D.560 Inspection by peace officer or inspector; citation or notice of violation; centers for inspection; standards for tires and brakes. 1. Peace officers and inspectors of the Department, in pursuance of assigned duty, having reasonable cause to believe that any vehicle o…

NRS 484D.570 Operation of vehicle without required equipment or in unsafe condition prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 484A.805 and 706.235: (a) A person shall not operate any vehicle after notice of an unsafe condition or that the veh…

NRS 484D.580 Penalty for failure or refusal to stop and submit to inspection or test. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is directed by a peace officer or vehicle safety inspector in pursuance of assigned duty, to stop and submit the mechanical condition of the vehicle or its equip…

NRS 484D.600 Prohibited acts concerning size or weight of vehicle; special permit; emergencies; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not drive, move, stop or park any vehicle or combination of vehicles, and an owner shall not cause or knowin…

NRS 484D.605 Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load; exception; unlawful acts. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, a vehicle must not be operated on any highway of this State if its height, including any load, exceeds 14 feet measured from the surface…

NRS 484D.610 Height of vehicle: Maximum ground clearance; exceptions. 1. A motor vehicle must not be operated on any highway of this State if the lowest portion of its body, as measured from the surface on which the vehicle stands, exceeds, for passenger cars, 24 inches, and for …

NRS 484D.615 Length of vehicle: Restrictions; special permit; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the length of a bus may not exceed 45 feet and the length of a motortruck may not exceed 40 feet. 2. A passenger bus which has three or more axles and two se…

NRS 484D.620 Length of vehicle: Penalty. Any person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment over any highway who violates any length limitation in this chapter is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1967, …

NRS 484D.625 Authorized movement of vehicle on public highway in excess of limits on size and weight; permit; fee. 1. The Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation may by resolution authorize the movement of vehicles upon the public highways, including without limita…

NRS 484D.630 Operation of motor vehicle exceeding its declared gross weight unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles over any highway if the vehicle or combination exceeds its declared gross weight, as that term is defined in N…

NRS 484D.635 Maximum weight of vehicle on any axle or per tire; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 484D.600, 484D.625, 484D.640, 484D.645 and 484D.660, a vehicle may be operated or moved upon any public highway if: (a) The maximum weight on any si…

NRS 484D.640 Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a vehicle used by a licensed hauler of garbage and refuse may be operated or moved upon a public highway, if the weight of the vehicle do…

NRS 484D.645 Limitations on weight for vehicle used by regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation; exception for certain vehicles used as part of demonstration project; definitions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a…

NRS 484D.650 Measurement of distance between axles. The distance between axles must be measured to the nearest whole foot. When a fraction is exactly one-half foot the next larger whole number must be used. [Part 23:122:1925; A 1929, 349; 1931, 136; 1947, 532; 1951, 263; 1953, 62…

NRS 484D.655 Reduction of maximum weight limits: Authority and duties of Director of Department of Transportation; factors to be considered by Department of Transportation before reduction. 1. The Director of the Department of Transportation: (a) May, pursuant to paragraph (a) of…

NRS 484D.660 Applicability of limits on weight to federal highways; reduction of limits by Department of Transportation or governing body of city or county. 1. The provisions of NRS 484D.635, 484D.640 and 484D.645 do not apply to any highway that is a part of the Federal-Aid Prim…

NRS 484D.665 Certain larger vehicles prohibited from traveling on State Route 159; duty of Department of Transportation to erect certain markers; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, it is unlawful for an operator or driver of any vehicle which: (a) Is reg…

NRS 484D.670 Exemption for traction engine and tractor; circular metal band required. 1. The provisions of NRS 484D.630 to 484D.680, inclusive, shall not apply to traction engines or tractors, the propulsive power of which is exerted, not through wheels resting upon the ground bu…

NRS 484D.675 Enforcement by law enforcement agencies; weighing; requiring removal of excess load; penalty. 1. Authority for the enforcement of the provisions of NRS 484D.630 to 484D.680, inclusive, is vested in certain law enforcement agencies in this State. 2. Any category I pea…

NRS 484D.680 Civil penalties for violations of limits on weight. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person found to have committed a violation of any limitation of weight imposed by NRS 484D.615 to 484D.675, inclusive, shall be punished by a civil penalty as speci…

NRS 484D.685 Maximum width of vehicle; permit for increased size or weight. 1. As used in this section and NRS 484D.700, “special mobile equipment” means a vehicle, not self-propelled, not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property, and only incident…

NRS 484D.690 Maximum width of bus. The legal maximum width of a bus is 102 inches, excluding mirrors, lights and other devices required for safety. (Added to NRS by 1981, 205)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7595)

NRS 484D.695 Maximum width of recreational vehicle. The legal maximum width of a recreational vehicle is 102 inches, excluding: 1. Mirrors, lights and other devices required for safety; and 2. An awning and any hardware required for the awning which is attached to the recreationa…

NRS 484D.700 Maximum width of trailer, semitrailer, special mobile equipment or equipment for construction or maintenance of highway. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 484D.685, the following vehicles must not exceed a width of 120 inches: 1. Any trailer or semitra…

NRS 484D.705 Width of load of loosely piled agricultural products; restrictions for implement of husbandry moved over highway. 1. If a vehicle is carrying a load of loosely piled agricultural products such as hay, straw or leguminous plants in bulk but not crated, baled, boxed or…

NRS 484D.710 Applicability of limits on width to federal highways. The provisions of NRS 484D.700, subsection 2 of NRS 484D.705 and NRS 484D.715 and 484D.720 do not apply to any highway which is part of the Federal-Aid Primary System, Federal-Aid Secondary System or the Interstat…

NRS 484D.715 Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Requirements; conditions; regulations. 1. The Department of Transportation may, upon application, if good cause appears, issue a special or multiple trip-limited time permit authorizin…

NRS 484D.720 Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Waiver; additional requirements and conditions; designation of highways; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department of Transportation may, upon app…

NRS 484D.725 Permit to operate or move vehicles with oversized loads. Upon receipt of the necessary application, the Department of Transportation shall issue a permit to operate or move a vehicle on the highways of this State which has a load that: 1. Exceeds 14 feet in height me…

NRS 484D.730 Contents of application for permit. The application for a permit under NRS 484D.685 to 484D.725, inclusive, must: 1. Specifically describe the vehicle or special mobile equipment and load to be operated or moved and the particular highways over which the permit to op…

NRS 484D.735 Continuous and multiple trip-limited time permits: Maximum weight per axle; fee for investigation; revocation; new application; Department of Transportation to consider recommendation of city or county. 1. No vehicle operated or moved upon any public highway under th…

NRS 484D.740 Carrying and inspection of permit. Every permit, when issued, must: 1. Be carried in the vehicle, combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment to which it refers. 2. Be open to inspection of any peace officer or traffic officer, any authorized agent of the Dep…

NRS 484D.745 Penalties for operation of oversized or overweight vehicle without permit or in violation of permit. 1. It is unlawful for any person to operate or move any vehicle or equipment described in NRS 484D.615 or 484D.685 to 484D.725, inclusive, over any highway without fi…

NRS 484D.800 Regional advisory committee: Creation; matters subject to recommendation; membership; terms of members; vacancies; members serve without compensation. 1. There is hereby created in each county whose population is 700,000 or more a regional advisory committee to make …

NRS 484D.810 Duties of regional advisory committee; duties of Department of Transportation. 1. Each committee established by NRS 484D.800: (a) Shall recommend to the Department of Transportation and the affected cities and counties establishment of certain routes by which oversiz…

NRS 484D.850 Load on vehicle. 1. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of se…

NRS 484D.855 Regulations: Loading and securing loads; safety chains and cables for combinations of vehicles. The Department shall adopt reasonable regulations providing for: 1. Minimum requirements for binders to secure loads on vehicles against dangerous displacement and governi…

NRS 484D.860 Display of red lights or flag on load. The driver of every vehicle operating a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and carrying a load extending 4 feet or more beyond the end of the vehicle shall attach at the extreme end of the load two red lights p…

NRS 484E.010 Duty to stop at scene of crash involving death or personal injury; penalty. 1. The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash on a highway or on premises to which the public has access resulting in bodily injury to or the death of a person shall immediately stop his o…

NRS 484E.020 Duty to stop at scene of crash involving damage to vehicle or property; duty to move vehicle under certain circumstances; penalty. 1. The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash on a highway or premises to which the public has access resulting only in damage to a v…