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NV Rev Stat § 484D.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 knowingly permit any vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven, moved, stopped or parked, on any highway if the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds in size or weight or gross loaded weight the maximum limitation specified by law for that size, weight and gross loaded weight unless the person or owner is authorized to drive, move, stop or park the vehicle or combination of vehicles by a special permit issued by the proper public authority.  2. If the Department of Transportation or a local law enforcement agency determines that an emergency exists, the Department or the local law enforcement agency may authorize a person to drive, move, stop or park a vehicle or combination of vehicles without obtaining a special permit pursuant to subsection 1. Such an authorization may be given orally and may, if requested by a local law enforcement agency or a public safety agency, include driving or moving the vehicle or combination of vehicles to and from the site of the emergency. If a person receives such an authorization, the person shall, on the next business day after receiving the authorization, obtain a special permit pursuant to subsection 1.  3. This section does not apply to:  (a) Fire apparatus, highway machinery, snowplows or other emergency vehicles temporarily moved upon a highway.  (b) An implement of husbandry temporarily moved upon a highway other than an interstate highway or a controlled-access highway.  (c) A covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle moved upon a highway to remove a disabled heavy vehicle from the highway or the shoulder of the highway to the nearest appropriate repair facility or other safe location where the load may be divided.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in 23 U.S.C. § 127.  (b) "Emergency vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in 23 U.S.C. § 127.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 1507; A 2001, 1507; 2005, 72; 2015, 1120; 2019, 292) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.737)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.605 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 on which the vehicle stands.  2. The maximum permissible height of a load of baled hay is 15 feet.  3. The Department of Transportation shall issue a continuing permit, upon application, to the operator of a vehicle whose height without load exceeds the limit imposed by subsection 1 if the vehicle was registered and in operation on the highway of this State on April 15, 1973. Any such permit must provide only for the operation of the vehicle over those portions of the highways of this State over which it was customarily operated on April 15, 1973, and until it is replaced by another vehicle.  4. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle governed by any of the provisions of subsection 1, 2 or 3 over any portion of a highway where the free clearance of any structure or encroachment is less than the actual height of the vehicle and load.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 441; A 1979, 1807) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.738)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 a truck or other motor vehicle having manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating:  (a) Of 4,500 pounds or less, 28 inches.  (b) Of more than 4,500 pounds but less than 7,501 pounds, 30 inches.  (c) Of 7,501 pounds but less than 10,001 pounds, 32 inches.  2. The measurement taken to determine compliance with this section must be taken from level ground to a portion of the body or parts attached to the body which have not been added or altered from the manufacturer’s original body design.  3. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle which:  (a) Was manufactured before 1935; or  (b) Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1472) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7385)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 976; A 1969, 1508) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.741)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.625 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 limitation motor vehicles, tractors, trailers, semitrailers and combinations thereof, of a size and weight in excess of the limits prescribed by this chapter, to such extent as may be authorized by any legislation enacted by the Congress of the United States permitting such increases without forfeiture of this State’s eligibility for federal aid in highway construction and maintenance.  2. The Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation may by resolution establish a reasonable fee or fees to be charged by the Department for the issuance of permits authorizing the operation of oversize or overweight vehicles as provided in this chapter. The fee or fees so established must be in an amount set so that the aggregate amounts received from the fee or fees do not exceed the estimated costs of administering the permit system.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1145; A 1975, 206; 1979, 1808; 1987, 1794; 1989, 1313) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.743)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 NRS 482.023.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1838) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.744)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.635 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds.  (b) The maximum weight on any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds.  (c) The maximum weight per tire, measured by pounds per inch of tire width, does not exceed 600 pounds per inch for a steering axle and 500 pounds per inch for all other axles.  (d) Except for a steering axle and axles that weigh less than 10,000 pounds, each axle has at least four tires if the tire width of each tire on the axle is less than or equal to 14 inches. If the maximum weight per tire does not exceed 500 pounds per inch of tire width, an axle may be equipped with tires that have a width of more than 14 inches.  (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the maximum overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles does not exceed the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein:  (1) W equals the maximum load in pounds carried on any group of two or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest 500 pounds;  (2) L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and  (3) N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration.  2. Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each if the distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of axles is 36 feet or more.  3. To the extent authorized by federal law, a vehicle:  (a) Powered primarily by one or more electric motors or by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas may exceed the limits of this section by not more than 2,000 pounds.  (b) Equipped with idle reduction technology, including, without limitation, an auxiliary power unit, may exceed the limits of this section by not more than 550 pounds.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Auxiliary power unit" has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 16104.  (b) "Idle reduction technology" has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 16104.  (c) "Tire width" means the width set by the manufacturer of the tire and inscribed on the sidewall of the tire.  [Part 23:122:1925; A 1929, 349; 1931, 136; 1947, 532; 1951, 263; 1953, 628; 1955, 45] — (NRS A 1975, 291; 1979, 1809; 1981, 219; 1991, 1693; 1993, 1415; 2003, 405, 1413; 2005, 74; 2019, 295) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.745)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.640 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 does not exceed:  (a) On a single axle, 22,000 pounds; or  (b) On a tandem axle, 40,000 pounds.  2. A vehicle must not be operated or moved upon a highway within the designated interstate system, if the weight of the vehicle exceeds:  (a) On a single axle, 20,000 pounds;  (b) On a tandem axle, 34,000 pounds; or  (c) On any group of two or more consecutive axles, the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein:  (1) W equals the maximum load in pounds carried on any group of two or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest 500 pounds;  (2) L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and  (3) N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration.  3. As used in this section, "licensed hauler of garbage and refuse" means a person who holds the licenses and permits required to operate a business of collecting and disposing of garbage and refuse. The term includes a person who is licensed to operate a business of collecting recyclable materials.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1693; A 1993, 1415; 2005, 75) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.748)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.645 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 vehicle that is used by a regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation may be operated or moved upon a public highway, other than a highway within the designated interstate system, if the maximum weight does not exceed, on a single axle with:  (a) Single tires, 20,000 pounds; or  (b) Dual tires, 25,000 pounds.  2. A vehicle with a maximum weight on a single axle with single tires of more than 20,000 pounds but not more than 29,000 pounds that is used by a regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation as part of a demonstration project may be operated or moved upon a public highway, other than a highway within the designated interstate system, if the tires are not less than 20 inches in width and the Department of Transportation, after conducting an evaluation of the vehicle:  (a) Determines that such operation or movement of the vehicle is in the best interest of the Department; and  (b) In its discretion, issues a permit authorizing such operation or movement of the vehicle.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Contractor" means any person or governmental entity that has entered into a contract with a regional transportation commission to provide services related to the provision of public mass transportation, but only during the period in which the contract remains legally effective.  (b) "Regional transportation commission" means any regional transportation commission created and organized in accordance with chapter 277A of NRS, and which provides or sponsors public mass transportation services.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1414; A 2001, 747) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7485)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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, 628; 1955, 45] — (NRS A 2005, 75) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.751)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.655 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 subsection 1 of NRS 408.210, reduce the maximum weight limits as prescribed in NRS 484D.635, 484D.640 and 484D.645 on a highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, including, without limitation, a bridge located on the highway, for a period of not more than 180 days.  (b) Shall provide an informational report to the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation that describes any reduction to the maximum weight limits made pursuant to paragraph (a) within 60 days after the Director of the Department of Transportation makes the reduction.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 and NRS 484D.660, before the Department of Transportation reduces the maximum weight limits as prescribed in NRS 484D.635, 484D.640 and 484D.645 on a highway or a portion of a highway under its jurisdiction, the Department of Transportation shall:  (a) Consider:  (1) The average number of vehicles traveling on the highway each day;  (2) The number of vehicles that have a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds that are included in the average number pursuant to subparagraph (1);  (3) The availability of alternate routes to the highway;  (4) The impact on each alternate route of increased traffic consisting of vehicles that have a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds;  (5) The number of traffic crashes involving a vehicle that has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds on the highway in the past 5 years;  (6) Any projected adverse economic or environmental impact resulting from reducing the maximum weight limits on the highway; and  (7) Any other factors the Department of Transportation deems appropriate; and  (b) Present such considerations to the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation to receive the Board’s approval to reduce the maximum weight limits pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2628; A 2013, 90; 2015, 1640) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7515)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 Primary System, Federal-Aid Urban System, Federal-Aid Secondary System or Interstate System if their application would prevent this State from receiving any federal funds for highway purposes under section 127 of Title 23, U.S.C.  2. The Department of Transportation, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, and the governing bodies of cities and counties, with respect to roads and streets under their jurisdiction, after determining that use by vehicles otherwise conforming with the maximum weight limits prescribed in NRS 484D.635, 484D.640 and 484D.645 is likely to cause substantial stress to any highway, road, street, or portion or structure thereof, may, by proper notice, fix a reduced maximum weight limit for vehicles which may pass over any such highway, road, street, or portion or structure thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 219; A 2003, 406; 2005, 75) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.752)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.665 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 registered pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive; or  (b) Has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds,  and which does not have a point of origin or destination on State Route 159 from mile post 0.0 to mile post 14.0 to travel on such Route.  2. The Department of Transportation shall erect suitable markers along State Route 159 and may locate them at such points as the Department of Transportation deems appropriate.  3. This section does not apply to:  (a) An authorized emergency vehicle;  (b) A vehicle being used in the service of a public utility as defined in NRS 704.020;  (c) A vehicle being used by a licensed hauler of garbage and refuse as defined in NRS 484D.640;  (d) A school bus; or  (e) A charter bus.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2627) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7525)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|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 but by means of a flexible band or chain known as a movable track, when the portions of the movable tracks in contact with the surface of the highway present plane surfaces.  2. No traction engine or tractor having lugs, grousers or other mechanical contrivances on its wheels or tracks designed to give tractive effect shall be operated on any highway in this State unless a circular metal band of a width of not less than 3 inches is placed entirely around the periphery of such wheels or tracks, such band to serve as a protection against the tearing up or marring of the surface of the highway.  [Part 23:122:1925; A 1929, 349; 1931, 136; 1947, 532; 1951, 263; 1953, 628; 1955, 45] — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.753)
NV Rev Stat § 484D.680 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles|NRS 484D.680 - Fines for violations of limits on weight.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a person convicted of a violation of any limitation of weight imposed by NRS 484D.615 to 484D.675, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine as specified in the following table: Pounds of Excess Weight Fine 1 to 1,500.................................................................................................................... $10 1,501 to 2,500...................................................... 1 cent per pound of excess weight 2,501 to 5,000.................................................... 2 cents per pound of excess weight 5,001 to 7,500.................................................... 4 cents per pound of excess weight 7,501 to 10,000.................................................. 6 cents per pound of excess weight 10,001 and over................................................ 8 cents per pound of excess weight  2. If the resulting fine is not a whole number of dollars, the nearest whole number above the computed amount must be imposed as the fine.  3. The fines provided in this section are mandatory, must be collected immediately upon a determination of guilt and must not be reduced under any circumstances by the court.  4. Any bail allowed must not be less than the appropriate fine provided for in this section.  5. A person convicted of a violation of a limitation of weight imposed by NRS 484D.615 to 484D.675, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine that is equal to twice the amount of the fine specified in subsection 1 if that violation occurred on or after February 1 but before May 1 on a highway designated by the Director of the Department of Transportation as restricted pursuant to NRS 408.214. This subsection does not create a separate offense but provides an additional penalty for the primary offense, whose imposition is contingent upon the finding of the prescribed fact.  [Part 23:122:1925; A 1929, 349; 1931, 136; 1947, 532; 1951, 263; 1953, 628; 1955, 45] — (NRS A 1979, 918; 1981, 221, 727; 1985, 1839; 1987, 506; 1991, 1694; 1997, 85; 1999, 1041) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.757)