Title 43

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)

NRS 484A.245 “Special mobile equipment” defined. 1. “Special mobile equipment” means every motor vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway, including, but not limited to, scoopmobile…

NRS 484A.250 “Stand” and “standing” defined. “Stand” or “standing” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision f…

NRS 484A.255 “Stop” defined. “Stop,” when required, means complete cessation from movement. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.185)

NRS 484A.260 “Stop” and “stopping” defined. “Stop” or “stopping” means, when prohibited, any halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or of…

NRS 484A.265 “Street” defined. “Street” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every highway inside the territorial limits of a city when any part of such highway is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Subst…

NRS 484A.270 “Taxicab” defined. “Taxicab” means a motor vehicle designed or constructed to accommodate and transport not more than six passengers, including the driver, and used to transport passengers for a charge or fee. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for…

NRS 484A.275 “Through highway” defined. “Through highway” means every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given the right-of-way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right-of-way to vehicles o…

NRS 484A.280 “Tow car” defined. “Tow car” means a motor vehicle which has been altered or designed and equipped for and exclusively used in the business of towing vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, towline or dolly, or is otherwise exclusively used to render assistance…

NRS 484A.285 “Traffic” defined. “Traffic” means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together using any highway for purposes of travel. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.203)

NRS 484A.290 “Traffic-control signal” defined. “Traffic-control signal” means any official traffic-control device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, placed or erected by a public authority or railroad, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop or pro…

NRS 484A.295 “Trailer” defined. “Trailer” means every vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle, except a pole trailer. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.207)

NRS 484A.300 “Traveled portion of highway” defined. “Traveled portion of highway” means that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.209)

NRS 484A.305 “Truck” defined. “Truck” means every motor vehicle which is used for the transportation or delivery of goods with a body built and designed for that purpose. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1481)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.211)

NRS 484A.310 “Truck-tractor” defined. “Truck-tractor” means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than the part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1203)—(Subst…

NRS 484A.315 “Urban area” defined. “Urban area” means the area encompassed within the city limits of a city whose population is 15,000 or more. (Added to NRS by 1973, 448; A 1979, 555; 1989, 1931; 2011, 1289)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.2155)

NRS 484A.320 “Vehicle” defined. “Vehicle” means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except: 1. Devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails; 2. Electric bicycles; 3. Electric personal…

NRS 484A.400 Provisions uniform throughout State; local authority prohibited from enacting certain ordinances; trial for same offense for violation of traffic ordinance prohibited. 1. The provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS are applicable and uniform throughout…

NRS 484A.410 City or county may adopt penalties for certain violations of driving under influence of alcohol or prohibited substance; person convicted of violation of city or county ordinance subject to other provisions of law for such violation. 1. The governing body of each cit…

NRS 484A.420 Powers of local authority. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a local authority may adopt, by ordinance, regulations with respect to highways under its jurisdiction within the reasonable exercise of the police power: (a) Regulating or prohibiting proces…

NRS 484A.430 Adoption of manual and specifications for devices for control of traffic by Department of Transportation. 1. The Department of Transportation shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of official traffic-control devices consistent with the provisio…

NRS 484A.440 Local device for control of traffic. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, local authorities shall place and maintain such official traffic-control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction as are determined necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions…

NRS 484A.450 Designation of through highways and intersections requiring stop or yield; vehicle entering intersection. 1. The Department of Transportation and local authorities, with reference to highways under their respective jurisdictions, may designate through highways and er…

NRS 484A.460 Authority of Department of Transportation to designate carpool lanes; duties of Department of Transportation; regulations. 1. The Department of Transportation, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, may designate a lane on a highway for the preferential or …

NRS 484A.463 Authority of Department of Transportation to adopt regulations to allow certain low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to be operated in lane designated for high-occupancy vehicles. 1. To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, the Department of Transportat…

NRS 484A.467 County or city authorized to adopt ordinance to allow low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to travel in designated lane in planned community. 1. A county or city may adopt an ordinance to allow low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to travel in a designate…