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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › NRS 484D.515 - Traction devices, tire chains or snow tires: Use required where highway marked or posted.

1. It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, whether it is an emergency vehicle or otherwise, without traction devices, tire chains or snow tires upon any street or highway, under icy or snowy conditions, when the highway is marked or posted with signs for the requirement of traction devices, chains or snow tires.
2. The Director shall adopt regulations defining "traction device," "tire chain" and "snow tire." The Director shall consider regulations of the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and publications of the Rubber Manufacturers Association. The regulations must specify minimum standards for patterns of tread on snow tires which will provide adequate traction in mud and snow.
[1.6:166:1925; added 1955, 630]—(NRS A 1957, 336; 1981, 866; 1985, 643; 1987, 1344; 1989, 1051)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.643)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 equipped with:
(a) Traction devices, tire chains or snow tires if it has a gross weight or combined gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
(b) Tire chains if it has a gross weight or combined gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds.
2. If a highway in this State is marked or posted with signs requiring the use of traction devices or tire chains on all motor vehicles except vehicles with 4-wheel drive and snow tires on all wheels, all such motor vehicles must be equipped with traction devices or tire chains.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1342; A 1989, 1051)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.6432)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 wheels of the motor vehicle; and
2. Braking wheels of any trailing vehicle in a combination of vehicles if that trailing vehicle is equipped or required to be equipped with brakes.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1343; A 1989, 1052)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.6434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 members must extend across at least 85 percent of the width of the tire; and
2. Devices may be used only upon the drive axles of the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1343)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.6436)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 equipped with a device for the control of pollution from motor vehicles unless the device is correctly installed and in operating condition. A person shall not disconnect, alter or modify any such required device.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(a) An alteration or modification found by the State Environmental Commission not to reduce the effectiveness of the required device.
(b) Motor vehicles which have been licensed by the Department as experimental vehicles.
(c) Any vehicle which has been granted a waiver or exemption from the regulations for the control of emissions from motor vehicles.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1203; A 1973, 5, 1705; 1979, 568, 1034; 1985, 340, 1954)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.644)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 in violation of the provisions of NRS 484D.535, and a civil infraction citation is issued pursuant to NRS 484A.7035, the citation may require that the person named therein shall produce in court proof that such vehicle or its equipment has been made to conform to the provisions of NRS 484D.535.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1203; A 2021, 3341)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.6441)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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-propelled in daytime or nighttime, the vehicle or combination must have displayed an emblem for slow-moving vehicles, except as provided in subsection 3.
2. Use of such an emblem is restricted to the type of vehicle or combination specified in subsection 1, and the use of the emblem on any other type of vehicle or any stationary object on or beside a highway is unlawful.
3. A vehicle or combination of vehicles of the type specified in subsection 1 is not required to have displayed such an emblem if the vehicle or combination is moved only on a highway not open to public use or is guarded by flaggers or flares.
4. The requirement for such an emblem is in addition to any lights or warning flags required by chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS.
5. The Department shall adopt standards for emblems for slow-moving vehicles which conform to standards adopted by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
6. The emblem must be mounted, with a point up, on a plane perpendicular to the direction of travel, and located on the rear of the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 277; A 1985, 1954)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.646)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 or combination of vehicles is not equipped as required by this chapter or is in such unsafe condition as to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon a public highway or does not comply with any standards for tires or brakes adopted pursuant to subsection 4, may require the driver thereof to stop and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles to an inspection of the mechanical condition or equipment thereof and such tests with reference thereto as may be appropriate.
2. If a vehicle or combination of vehicles is found to be in an unsafe mechanical condition or is not equipped as required by this chapter or does not comply with any standards for tires or brakes adopted pursuant to subsection 4, the peace officer or inspector causing the inspection to be made may give the owner of the vehicle a citation or notice of violation and further require the owner of the vehicle to produce in court or the office of the peace officer or inspector satisfactory evidence that the vehicle or its equipment has been made to conform with the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
3. The Director may establish centers for the inspection of motor vehicles for safety at the branch offices of the Department for the purpose of inspecting vehicles intended to be registered in the State of Nevada. Inspections at these centers are limited to examination of tires and brakes on motor vehicles which have a declared gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds and which were manufactured more than 2 years before the date of inspection.
4. The Director shall adopt regulations prescribing the standards for tires and brakes.
[Part 21 1/2:166:1925; added 1951, 466]—(NRS A 1975, 1068; 1981, 867; 1985, 1839, 1955; 1999, 1146)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.695)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 vehicle is not equipped as required by this chapter, unless it is necessary to return the vehicle to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver or to a garage and operation of the vehicle is not further limited by NRS 706.246.
(b) If any peace officer or vehicle safety inspector finds that any vehicle is unsafe to a degree that continued operation would endanger the driver, any other occupant or any person on a public highway, the officer or inspector may require that the driver cease operation of the vehicle or that the vehicle be taken to the nearest garage or other safe place.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.805, if the vehicle is transporting wet concrete or other perishable cargo and does not pose an immediate threat to the life of the driver or any other person upon a public highway, and if the destination of the vehicle is within a distance of not more than 15 miles, the peace officer or vehicle safety inspector shall permit the vehicle to proceed to its destination and unload its cargo. Upon the arrival of the vehicle at its destination, the officer or inspector may order that the vehicle be taken, after the cargo of the vehicle has been unloaded, to the nearest garage or other place where the vehicle may be safely repaired.
[Part 21 1/2:166:1925; added 1951, 466]—(NRS A 1975, 1068; 1985, 340, 871; 1993, 2748; 2017, 981)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.697)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 equipment to an inspection or test under conditions stated in NRS 484D.560, such driver shall stop and submit to such inspection or test. A failure or refusal so to do or to cease operation when required is a misdemeanor.
[Part 21 1/2:166:1925; added 1951, 466]—(NRS A 1975, 1069)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.701)
2023 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)
2023 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 measured from the surface on which the vehicle carrying the load stands.
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 highways 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; 2021, 37)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.738)
2023 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)
2023 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 civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 976; A 1969, 1508; 2021, 3342)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.741)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 specified in the following table:
Pounds of Excess Weight Civil Penalty
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 civil penalty is not a whole number of dollars, the nearest whole number above the computed amount must be imposed as the civil penalty.
3. The civil penalties provided in this section are mandatory, must be collected immediately upon entry of an order imposing the penalty and must not be reduced under any circumstances by the court.
4. A person found to have committed a violation of a limitation of weight imposed by NRS 484D.615 to 484D.675, inclusive, shall be punished by a civil penalty that is equal to twice the amount of the civil penalty 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; 2021, 3342)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.757)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 incidentally operated or moved over a highway, excepting implements of husbandry.
2. The Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and governing bodies of cities and counties with respect to roads under their jurisdiction may, upon application, authorize the applicant to operate or move a vehicle, combination of vehicles, special mobile equipment, or load thereon of a size or weight exceeding the legal maximum, or to use corrugations on the periphery of the movable tracks on a traction engine or tractor, the propulsive power of which is not exerted through wheels resting on the roadway but by means of a flexible band or chain, or, under emergency conditions, to operate or move a type of vehicle otherwise prohibited by law, upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or governing body granting that permit.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484D.690 to 484D.725, inclusive, the legal maximum width of any vehicle, combination of vehicles, special mobile equipment or load thereon is 102 inches.
4. If a vehicle is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum width from the outside of one wheel and tire to the outside of the opposite outer wheel and tire must not exceed 108 inches, and the outside width of the body of the vehicle or the load thereon must not exceed 102 inches.
5. Lights or devices which must be mounted upon a vehicle under this chapter may extend beyond the permissible width of the vehicle to a distance not exceeding 10 inches on each side of the vehicle, but the maximum width must not exceed 126 inches.
6. Door handles, hinges, cable cinchers and chain binders may extend 3 inches on each side, but the maximum width of body and door handles, hinges, cable cinchers or chain binders must not exceed 108 inches.
7. A person shall not operate a passenger vehicle on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the hubcaps on its left side or more than 6 inches beyond the line of the hubcaps on its right side.
[1:154:1951]—(NRS A 1960, 334; 1961, 136; 1965, 677; 1971, 83; 1975, 292, 1111; 1979, 1005, 1810; 1981, 205; 1985, 661; 2005, 21; 2007, 2733; 2021, 38)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.759)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 recreational vehicle and which does not extend beyond any mirror specified in subsection 1 which is attached to the side of the recreational vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 21)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7598)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 semitrailer, including lift carriers and tip-bed trailers, used exclusively for the transportation of implements of husbandry by farmers or implement dealers.
2. Special mobile equipment.
3. Highway construction or maintenance equipment.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 203)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.760)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 sacked, the load of loosely piled material and any loading racks retaining the load must not exceed 120 inches in width.
2. The provisions of NRS 484D.685 with respect to maximum widths do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, moved or towed over a highway other than an interstate highway or a controlled-access highway.
3. If an implement of husbandry is transported or moved as a load on another vehicle over:
(a) An interstate highway or a controlled-access highway, and the load exceeds 102 inches in width, the movement is subject to the provisions of NRS 484D.720 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) Any highway other than an interstate highway or a controlled-access highway, and the load exceeds 120 inches in width, the vehicle and load must not be operated for a distance of more than 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip and must not be operated at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 203; A 1985, 662; 2005, 76; 2007, 2734)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7605)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 Interstate System if their application would prevent this State from receiving any money for highways pursuant to section 127 of Title 23, U.S.C.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 205; A 1997, 2415)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7615)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 authorizing the applicant to move a manufactured or mobile home, or any other similar type of vehicle or structure, in excess of the maximum width, but not exceeding, except as otherwise provided in NRS 484D.720, 120 inches exclusive of appendages which must not extend beyond 3 inches on either side. The Department of Transportation may establish seasonal or other limitations on the time within which the home, vehicle or structure may be moved on the highways indicated, and may require an undertaking or other security as may be considered necessary to protect the highways and bridges from injury or to provide indemnity for any injury resulting from the operation. Permits for the movement of homes, vehicles or structures as provided for in this section may be issued only to licensed manufacturers, dealers, owners and transporters and may be issued only under the following conditions:
(a) The power unit used to tow an overwidth home, vehicle or structure having a gross weight of 18,000 pounds or less must be a three-quarter-ton truck or tractor, or a truck or tractor of greater power equipped with dual wheels.
(b) The power unit used to tow an overwidth home, vehicle or structure having a gross weight in excess of 18,000 pounds must be a one-and-one-half-ton, or larger, truck or tractor equipped with dual wheels.
(c) The mobile home for which the permit is issued must comply with the provisions of NRS 484D.635 relating to maximum weight on axles.
(d) The insurer must furnish evidence of insurance verifying coverage of the overwidth home, vehicle or structure in the amount of $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one crash, in the amount of $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one crash and in the amount of $50,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one crash.
2. A permit which has been issued for the movement of a manufactured or mobile home, or a similar type of vehicle or structure, is not valid between sunset and sunrise. The Director of the Department of Transportation may establish additional reasonable regulations, consistent with this section, including regulations concerning the movement of such a home, vehicle or structure on a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, as the Director considers necessary in the interest of public safety.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 203; A 1985, 662; 1989, 798; 2015, 1641; 2021, 38)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.762)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 measured from the surface on which the vehicle stands;
2. Exceeds 70 feet in length measured from the front bumper or front overhang to the rear bumper or rear overhang, whichever is longer; or
3. Exceeds 102 inches in width measured at the widest points on each side,
unless the Department of Transportation determines that the operation of the vehicle would be a safety hazard or impede the flow of traffic.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2732; A 2021, 40)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7633)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 operate is requested.
2. State whether the permit is requested for a single trip, for continuous use or for multiple trips over a limited time.
[2:154:1951]—(NRS A 1975, 1114; 1981, 208; 2007, 2734)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.764)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 the authority of a continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit may exceed a maximum weight of 20,000 pounds on any single axle. Before any continuous permit is issued, the applicant shall pay a reasonable fee to be determined by the Department of Transportation to pay the costs and expenses of conducting an initial investigation of the highway or highways involved.
2. If, after issuance of a continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit, the Department of Transportation finds that the traffic authorized by such continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit has caused substantial highway distress, the permit may be revoked summarily, but the revocation does not operate to prevent a subsequent filing of a new application for another continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit.
3. The Department of Transportation shall consider the recommendation of a city or county regarding whether traffic authorized by the issuance of a continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit has caused substantial distress to a highway under the jurisdiction of that city or county, and whether the permit should be revoked.
[3:154:1951; A 1953, 360]—(NRS A 1975, 1114; 1979, 1813; 2007, 2734)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.765)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 Department of Transportation, or any other officer charged with the care or protection of the highways.
[4:154:1951]—(NRS A 1979, 1813)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.767)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484D - Equipment, Inspections and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles › 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 first obtaining a permit, or to violate or evade any of the terms or conditions of the permit when issued. A person violating any of the provisions of NRS 484D.685 to 484D.740, inclusive, is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
2. Any person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment described in NRS 484D.615 or 484D.685 to 484D.725, inclusive, over any highway under the authorization of a permit for continuous use or multiple trips over a limited time and who violates any weight limitation in excess of the weight authorized by the permit must be punished, upon being found to have committed the violation, as provided in NRS 484D.680.
[5:154:1951; A 1953, 360]—(NRS A 1969, 1508; 1975, 1114; 1981, 208; 1987, 506; 2007, 2735; 2021, 3342)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.769)