Title 43

NRS 484A.490 Permit for authorized emergency vehicle issued to other vehicles; certain vehicles not considered emergency vehicles. 1. The Department of Public Safety may issue permits for authorized emergency vehicles to vehicles required to be operated primarily for the immediat…

NRS 484A.600 Use by governmental entity or agent of photographic, video or digital equipment to gather evidence for issuance of traffic citation or civil infraction citation. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.605, a governmental entity and any agent thereof shall not use p…

NRS 484A.605 School bus infraction detection system: Board of trustees of school district may authorize installation and use; agreements with vendors and traffic enforcement agencies; notice to public; civil infraction citations; requirements for images recorded by system; rebutt…

NRS 484A.610 Issuance of forms for traffic citations; maintenance of records of books, electronic devices and citations. 1. Every traffic enforcement agency in this State shall provide in appropriate form traffic citations containing notices to appear which must meet the requirem…

NRS 484A.615 Court or traffic violations bureau authorized to establish system to allow person to respond to traffic citation or civil infraction citation by mail or electronic means; requirements of system; exceptions; Nevada Supreme Court may adopt rules regarding system. 1. A …

NRS 484A.620 Citation filed with court deemed lawful complaint. Regardless of whether a citation is prepared electronically or by other means, if the form of citation includes information whose truthfulness is attested as required for a complaint charging commission of the offens…

NRS 484A.630 Citation: Contents; minimum 5-day notice to appear in court; written promise to appear; physical receipt deemed personal service of notice to appear. 1. Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS and i…

NRS 484A.640 Matching of certain information before officer issues citation or makes arrest; when officer may arrest driver for prior offense. 1. Except for a citation issued pursuant to NRS 484A.605 or 484A.700, whenever a police officer makes an arrest or issues a citation to a…

NRS 484A.650 Peace officer to demand proof of insurance during traffic stop; citation for operation of vehicle without insurance or for failure to present proof of insurance; proof of insurance displayed on mobile electronic device. 1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped …

NRS 484A.660 Issuance of citation at scene of crash. When, based upon the personal investigation of a peace officer at the scene of a traffic crash, the peace officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a person has committed any offense pursuant to the provisions…

NRS 484A.670 Effect of violation of written promise to appear or failure to comply with notice to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized; exceptions. 1. Unless a person makes a plea by using a system established by a court or traffic viola…

NRS 484A.680 Disposition and records of traffic citations. 1. Every peace officer upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this State or of any traffic ordinance of any city or town shall file manually or, if the provisi…

NRS 484A.690 Audit of records of traffic citations. Every record of traffic citations required in chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS must be audited at least annually by the appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the traffic enforcement agency is res…

NRS 484A.700 When warrant for failure to obey citation for parking violation may be issued; exception. 1. A traffic citation for a parking violation may be prepared manually or electronically. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, when a traffic citation for a parking …

NRS 484A.703 Traffic enforcement agency to provide form for civil infraction citations; duty of chief administrative officer regarding books and electronic devices. 1. Except for a citation issued for a violation detected by a school bus infraction detection system pursuant to NR…

NRS 484A.7031 Civil infraction citation serves as complaint for initiating civil case. A civil infraction citation, when filed with a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of initiating a civil case pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 4…

NRS 484A.7033 Authority of peace officer to detain, search or arrest person suspected of committing civil infraction; consolidation of civil infraction and criminal complaint. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, a peace officer in this State who has reasonable cause to believ…

NRS 484A.7035 Civil infraction citation: Contents; signature; service. 1. When a person is halted by a peace officer in this State for any violation of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is a civil infraction, or a prosecuting attorney elects to treat a viola…

NRS 484A.7037 Peace officer to demand proof of insurance during traffic stop; citation for operation of vehicle without insurance or for failure to present proof of insurance; proof of insurance displayed on mobile electronic device. 1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped…

NRS 484A.7039 Filing of civil infraction citation; electronic filing; disposal of citation; return of citations; retention of records. 1. Every peace officer, upon issuing a civil infraction citation to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this State …

NRS 484A.704 Response to civil infraction citation: Deadline; reminder; effect of failure to respond or appear at hearing; reimbursement of costs by person found to have committed civil infraction. 1. Any person who receives a civil infraction citation pursuant to NRS 484A.605, 4…

NRS 484A.7041 Hearing: Request; bond or deposit required; representation by counsel; determination; appeal. 1. If, pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 484A.704, a person receiving a civil infraction citation requests a hearing to contest the determination that the person has committe…

NRS 484A.7042 Hearing: Courts authorized to conduct; evidence; authority to conduct or receive testimony by telephone, audiovisual means or electronic means. 1. A hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 484A.7041 must be conducted by a court having jurisdiction of the offense, as speci…

NRS 484A.7043 Penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who is found to have committed a civil infraction shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation unless a greater civil penalty is authorized by specific statute. Except a…

NRS 484A.7045 Community service; payment of associated insurance costs; conditions. 1. Except where the imposition of a specific civil penalty is mandatory, a court may order a person who is found to have committed a civil infraction pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusiv…

NRS 484A.7047 Delinquent penalty, assessment or fee; collection fee; collection; distribution of money collected. 1. If a civil penalty, administrative assessment or fee is imposed upon a person who is found to have committed a civil infraction pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.70…

NRS 484A.7049 Violation punishable as misdemeanor may be treated as civil infraction. A prosecuting attorney may elect to treat a violation of a provision of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is punishable as a misdemeanor, other than a violation of NRS 484C…

NRS 484A.705 Violation committed under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance may be charged as misdemeanor; reduction to civil infraction under certain circumstances. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a person commits a violation of a provision of chapt…

NRS 484A.710 Arrest without warrant for certain offenses. 1. Any peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person if the officer has reasonable cause for believing that the person has committed any of the following offenses: (a) Homicide by vehicle; (b) A violation of NRS 48…

NRS 484A.720 When person must be taken immediately before magistrate. Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, the person shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate, as specified in …

NRS 484A.730 When peace officer has option to give traffic citation or take person before magistrate. 1. Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS punishable as a misdemeanor and is not required to be taken befo…

NRS 484A.740 Arrest of nonresident. 1. All of the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS apply both to residents and nonresidents of this State, except the special provisions in this section, which shall govern in respect to nonresidents. 2. A peace officer at the…

NRS 484A.750 Appearance before magistrate having jurisdiction. 1. Whenever any person is taken before a magistrate or is given a traffic citation containing a notice to appear before a magistrate as provided for in NRS 484A.630, the magistrate must be a justice of the peace or mu…

NRS 484A.760 Release of defendant when magistrate not available. Whenever any person is taken into custody by a peace officer for the purpose of taking him or her before a magistrate or court as authorized or required in chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS upon any charge ot…

NRS 484A.770 Procedure prescribed for arrest without warrant not exclusive. NRS 484A.630 to 484A.670, inclusive, and 484A.710 to 484A.760, inclusive, govern all peace officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of any provision of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive,…

NRS 484A.772 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the incarceration of a person for failing to appear in court or failing to pay any administrative assessment, fine or court fee imposed for the commission of a minor traffic violati…

NRS 484A.774 Presumption for release of person arrested for traffic violation; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, after a person is arrested for the commission of a traffic violation pursuant to chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, there is a presum…

NRS 484A.780 30-day grace period must be provided before warrant may be issued to person after failure to appear or failure to pay assessment, fine or fee for traffic violation; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, and subject to the limitation imposed by …

NRS 484A.782 Warrant must not be issued for failure to pay assessment, fine or fee for traffic violation unless person provided opportunity to satisfy assessment, fine or fee by way of community service and has failed to perform such service. If a person has failed to pay any adm…

NRS 484A.784 Court fees not expressly authorized by statute or for specialty court participation must be assessed on per case basis. 1. Any fee assessed by a court pursuant to chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS that is not expressly authorized by statute or is not solely fo…

NRS 484A.786 Order in which installment payments must be applied. In accordance with NRS 484A.788 and any provision of law that further specifies the order in which more than one administrative assessment, court fee or fine that is imposed upon a person must be paid, including, w…

NRS 484A.788 Order in which payment must be applied when person has more than one outstanding citation or is charged with more than one offense; exceptions. 1. If a traffic citation that is issued to a person contains more than one offense charged, or if a person has been issued …

NRS 484A.790 Imposition and disposition of fee for traffic violation for purpose of reducing demerit points in lieu of completing course of traffic safety; duties of court collecting such fees; use of money collected. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a court au…

NRS 484A.792 Certain fines and forfeitures of bail must be paid into State Permanent School Fund. If a person commits any offense for which a local authority is prohibited from enacting an ordinance pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 484A.400, any fine paid or forfeiture of bail by …

NRS 484A.798 Conviction for traffic violation not criminal conviction for applying for employment, professional licensure or educational opportunity; exceptions. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any conviction for a …

NRS 484A.800 Sponsor of special event to provide for control of vehicular traffic. 1. Any person or governmental agency sponsoring a special event shall ensure that adequate provision is made for the control of vehicular traffic related to or affected by the event. 2. As used in …