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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.250 - Vehicle approaching or entering intersection.

1. The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.
2. When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
3. When two vehicles enter an intersection at approximately the same time, one vehicle traveling on a highway which ends at the intersection and the other vehicle traveling on a through highway, the driver of the vehicle on the highway which ends at the intersection shall yield the right-of-way to the other vehicle.
4. When a vehicle enters an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal which is installed and has its vehicular signals uncovered, but is inoperative at the time the vehicle enters the intersection, the driver of the vehicle shall proceed as if a stop sign had been erected at each entrance to the intersection and shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if there is none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is none, at the point nearest the intersection where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the through highway. After making such a stop, the driver shall proceed cautiously, yielding to vehicles which have previously completed a stop or are within the intersection.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, this section does not apply at intersections controlled by official traffic-control devices or to vehicles approaching each other from opposite directions, when the driver of one of the vehicles is intending to or is making a left turn.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1497; A 1981, 866; 1993, 33)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.315)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.253 - Vehicle turning left.

The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard, but such driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required, may make such left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1497; A 1973, 1326)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.317)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.257 - Vehicle entering intersection marked stop or yield.

Except when traffic is being controlled by a police officer or a traffic-control signal:
1. When proper signs have been erected, the driver of a vehicle shall stop or yield at a clearly marked stop line or, if there is none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is none, then at the point nearest the intersection where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the through highway. After having stopped or, in the event of a yield sign, slowed or stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from such through highway or which are approaching so closely on such through highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
2. The driver of a vehicle shall stop in obedience to a stop sign or yield in compliance with a yield sign, in compliance with the manner prescribed in subsection 1, prior to entering an intersection if a stop sign or a yield sign is erected at one or more entrances thereto although not a part of a through highway and shall proceed cautiously, yielding to vehicles not so obligated to stop or yield and which are within the intersection or approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1496; A 1973, 1326)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.319)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.263 - Vehicle entering or exiting controlled-access highway: Duty to yield right-of-way.

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or exit a controlled-access highway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway whose proximity constitutes an immediate hazard and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to that traffic until the driver may proceed with reasonable safety.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 863; A 1993, 1445; 2003, 350)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.322)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.267 - Operation of vehicle on approach of authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle of regulatory agency; penalty.

1. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle or an official vehicle of a regulatory agency, making use of flashing lights meeting the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 484A.480, the driver of every other vehicle shall, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer:
(a) Yield the right-of-way.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or, if applicable, curb of a highway and clear of any intersection. The driver shall not drive to and stop in a position on a paved shoulder of a highway where lawfully placed signage allows a vehicle described in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive, of subsection 4 of NRS 484B.210 to drive on the shoulder.
(c) Stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle has passed.
2. Upon approaching an authorized emergency vehicle or an official vehicle of a regulatory agency which is moving or preparing to move in any direction, including, without limitation, arriving at or leaving the scene of a crash or other incident, and making use of flashing lights meeting the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 484A.480, the driver of any other vehicle shall, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer:
(a) Decrease the speed of his or her vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper, pursuant to the criteria set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 484B.600;
(b) Proceed with caution;
(c) Be prepared to stop;
(d) If the authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle of a regulatory agency is moving in the same direction of travel as the driver, not drive abreast of or overtake the authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle of a regulatory agency;
(e) If possible, drive in a lane that is not adjacent to the lane in which the authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle of a regulatory agency is moving, unless roadway, traffic, weather or other conditions make doing so unsafe or impossible; and
(f) If the authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle of a regulatory agency:
(1) Approaches the driver’s vehicle, proceed as required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(2) Stops, proceed as required pursuant to NRS 484B.607.
3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, "preparing to move" means any indication that is visible to an approaching driver that an authorized emergency vehicle or an official vehicle of a regulatory agency is about to move, including, without limitation:
(a) A movement of the vehicle; or
(b) The use of hand signals by the driver of the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1495; A 1985, 26; 1993, 1445; 1995, 577; 2017, 1293; 2021, 3332; 2023, 652)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.280 - Duties of driver of motor vehicle to pedestrian; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or if violation committed in pedestrian safety zone.

1. A driver of a motor vehicle shall:
(a) Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian;
(b) Give an audible warning with the horn of the vehicle if appropriate and when necessary to avoid such a collision; and
(c) Exercise proper caution upon observing a pedestrian:
(1) On or near a highway, street or road;
(2) At or near a bus stop or bench, shelter or transit stop for passengers of public mass transportation or in the act of boarding a bus or other public transportation vehicle; or
(3) In or near a school zone or a school crossing zone marked in accordance with NRS 484B.363 or a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
2. If, while violating any provision of this section, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653.
3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.135.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 739; A 2011, 1634; 2015, 1566)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.287 - When pedestrian must yield right-of-way to vehicle; when crossing at crosswalk is required; crossing diagonally; penalty.

1. Except as provided in NRS 484B.290:
(a) Every pedestrian crossing a highway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.
(b) Any pedestrian crossing a highway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.
(c) Between adjacent intersections at which official traffic-control devices are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
(d) A pedestrian shall not cross an intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices.
(e) When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
2. A violation of this section:
(a) Is not a misdemeanor; and
(b) Is punishable by the imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $100.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1493; A 1981, 670, 1919; 2015, 1568; 2021, 380)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.327)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.290 - Right-of-way of person who is blind; penalty.

A person who is blind and who is on foot and using a service animal or carrying a cane or walking stick white in color, or white tipped with red, has the right-of-way when entering or when on a highway, street or road of this State. Any driver of a vehicle who approaches or encounters such a person shall yield the right-of-way, come to a full stop, if necessary, and take precautions before proceeding to avoid a crash or injury to the person. A person who violates this section is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 669; A 1995, 1993; 2005, 631; 2015, 1636; 2021, 3333)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.328)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.297 - Walking along and upon highways; solicitation of ride, business or contribution from driver or occupant of vehicle prohibited in certain circumstances; intoxicated pedestrian prohibited within traveled portion of highway; applicability to riders of animals; applicability where sidewalk is obstructed; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, where sidewalks are provided, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent highway.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, pedestrians walking along highways where sidewalks are not provided shall walk on the left side of those highways facing the approaching traffic.
3. A person shall not stand in a highway to solicit a ride or any business from the driver or any occupant of a vehicle. A person shall not, without a permit issued pursuant to NRS 244.3555 or 268.423, solicit any contribution from the driver or any occupant of a vehicle.
4. It is unlawful for any pedestrian who is under the influence of intoxicating liquors or any narcotic or stupefying drug to be within the traveled portion of any highway.
5. The provisions of this section apply to riders of animals, except that the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3 do not apply to a peace officer who rides an animal while performing his or her duties as a peace officer.
6. A pedestrian walking or otherwise traveling on a sidewalk who encounters an obstruction to his or her mobility on the sidewalk, including, without limitation, a short section of the sidewalk that is missing or impassable, may proceed with due care on the immediately adjacent highway to move around such an obstruction. Such a pedestrian:
(a) Must walk or otherwise travel as far to the side of the highway near the sidewalk as possible;
(b) May walk or otherwise travel on the highway in the direction he or she was walking or traveling on the sidewalk, regardless of the direction of traffic;
(c) May walk or otherwise travel in a lane provided for bicycles, electric bicycles or electric scooters if the area between the lane and the sidewalk is impassable; and
(d) Must return to the sidewalk as soon as practicable.
7. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1493; A 1991, 143; 2001, 997; 2015, 1197; 2019, 1886)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.331)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.300 - Obedience to devices for control of traffic; exceptions; placement of devices; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484B.307, it is unlawful for any driver to disobey the instructions of any official traffic-control device placed in accordance with the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
2. No provision of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS for which such devices are required may be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation the device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular provision of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS does not state that such devices are required, the provision is effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
3. Whenever devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, such devices are presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of a public authority, unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
4. Any device placed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices is presumed to comply with the requirements of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
5. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1489; A 2003, 3237; 2013, 428; 2015, 1568)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.278)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.303 - Disobedience of directions of device for control of traffic unlawful; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone.

1. Whenever official traffic-control devices are erected indicating that no right or left turn is permitted, it is unlawful for any driver of a vehicle to disobey the directions of any such devices.
2. A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1498; A 2003, 3241; 2015, 1569)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.335)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.310 - Flashing signals.

Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in conjunction with an official traffic-control device, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
1. When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk in an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a required stop.
2. When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed past such signal and through the intersection or other hazardous location only with caution.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1492)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.317 - Interference with official device for control of traffic or sign or signal for railroad unlawful; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone.

1. A person shall not, without lawful authority, attempt to or alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insigne thereon, or any other part thereof.
2. A person who violates subsection 1:
(a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and
(b) May be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1492; A 2003, 3238; 2015, 1572; 2021, 3333)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.289)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.323 - Carpool lanes: Use of carpool lanes in conformance with established conditions and signs; penalty.

1. A person shall not operate a vehicle in a lane designated for the use of high-occupancy vehicles except in conformity with the established conditions which are placed and maintained on signs and other official traffic-control devices pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 484A.460 or established by regulation.
2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive, and shall be punished by a civil penalty of $250 for each offense.
3. As used in this section, "high-occupancy vehicle" means:
(a) A vehicle that is transporting more than one person;
(b) A motorcycle, regardless of the number of passengers;
(c) A bus, regardless of the number of passengers; and
(d) Any other vehicle designated by regulation.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 72; A 2021, 3333)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 484.312)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.327 - Unlawful to remove barriers and signs stating highway is closed to traffic; driving on such highway unlawful; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone.

1. It is unlawful for any person to remove any barrier or sign stating that a highway is closed to traffic.
2. It is unlawful to pass over a highway that is marked, signed or barricaded to indicate that it is closed to traffic. A person who violates any provision of this subsection may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.
[14:166:1925; NCL § 4363]—(NRS A 1969, 1509; 2003, 3247; 2015, 1574)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.330 - Obedience to signal of authorized flagger; prosecution of violations; penalties.

1. It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to fail or refuse to comply with any signal of an authorized flagger serving in a traffic control capacity in a clearly marked area of highway construction or maintenance or any other area which has been designated as a temporary traffic control zone.
2. A district attorney shall prosecute all violations of subsection 1 which occur in his or her jurisdiction and which result in injury to any person performing highway construction or maintenance or performing other work within an area designated as a temporary traffic control zone unless the district attorney has good cause for not prosecuting the violation. In addition to any other penalty, if a driver violates any provision of subsection 1 and the violation results in injury to any person performing highway construction or maintenance or performing other work within an area designated as a temporary traffic control zone, or in damage to property in an amount of not less than $1,000, the driver is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 484B.130.
4. As used in this section, "authorized flagger serving in a traffic control capacity" means:
(a) An employee of the Department of Transportation or of a contractor performing highway construction or maintenance or performing other work within an area designated as a temporary traffic control zone for the Department of Transportation while the employee is carrying out the duties of his or her employment;
(b) An employee of any other governmental entity or of a contractor performing highway construction or maintenance or performing other work within an area designated as a temporary traffic control zone for the governmental entity while the employee is carrying out the duties of his or her employment; or
(c) Any other person employed by a private entity performing highway construction or maintenance or performing other work within an area designated as a temporary traffic control zone while the person is carrying out the duties of his or her employment if the person has satisfactorily completed training as a flagger approved or recognized by the Department of Transportation.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1024; A 1979, 1801; 2003, 3236; 2009, 680; 2021, 3333)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.254)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.350 - Stop required in obedience to direction or traffic-control signal of school crossing guard; penalty; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter.

1. The driver of a vehicle:
(a) Shall stop in obedience to the direction or traffic-control signal of a school crossing guard; and
(b) Shall not proceed until the highway is clear of all persons, including, without limitation, the school crossing guard.
2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. If, while violating subsection 1, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653.
4. As used in this section, "school crossing guard" means a volunteer or paid employee of a local authority, local law enforcement agency or school district whose duties include assisting pupils to cross a highway.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 364; A 2011, 1635; 2019, 1890)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.356)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.353 - Overtaking and passing school bus: Duties of driver; exceptions; penalties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the driver of any vehicle, when meeting or overtaking, from either direction, any school bus, equipped with signs and signals required by law, which has stopped to receive or discharge any pupil and is displaying a flashing red light signal visible from the front and rear, shall bring the vehicle to an immediate stop and shall not attempt to overtake or proceed past the school bus until the flashing red signal ceases operation.
2. The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is positioned in the other roadway. The driver of a vehicle need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus where traffic is controlled by a traffic officer.
3. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and:
(a) For a third or any subsequent offense within 2 years after the most recent offense, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 and the driver’s license of the person must be suspended for not more than 1 year.
(b) For a second offense within 1 year after the first offense, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500 and the driver’s license of the person must be suspended for 6 months.
(c) For a first offense or any subsequent offense for which a punishment is not provided for in paragraph (a) or (b), shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1506; A 1975, 825; 1991, 276; 1997, 3060; 2007, 15)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.357)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.357 - Report by driver of school bus of failure of driver of vehicle to stop; submission of report to school district and Department; provision of notice to owner of vehicle.

1. The driver of a school bus who observes a violation of NRS 484B.353 may prepare a report of the violation. The report must be signed by the driver and include:
(a) The date, time and approximate location of the violation;
(b) The number and state of issuance of the license plate of the vehicle whose driver committed the violation; and
(c) An identification of the vehicle by type and color.
2. The driver of a school bus who prepares a report pursuant to subsection 1 shall, within 2 working days after the violation, send the report to the superintendent of the school district and a copy to the Department, which shall thereupon mail to the last known registered owner of the vehicle a notice containing:
(a) The information included in the report;
(b) The provisions of NRS 484B.353; and
(c) An explanation that the notice is not a citation but a warning of the seriousness of the violation.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3060)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.360 - Maximum speed of school bus.

A school bus shall not exceed:
1. A speed of 55 miles per hour when transporting pupils to and from school; or
2. The speed limit posted by a public authority for the portion of highway being traversed when transporting pupils to and from any activity which is properly a part of a school program.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1486; A 1973, 1297; 1977, 407; 2015, 1351)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.365)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.367 - School zone or school crossing zone: Requirements for signs; placement of portable signs.

1. Each permanent sign which designates a school zone or school crossing zone and the speed limit in that zone must be uniform in size and color and must clearly designate the hours during which the speed limit applies.
2. Each portable sign designating a school zone or school crossing zone and the speed limit in the zone must be uniform in size and color. A portable sign may be placed on or beside a roadway only during those hours when pupils are arriving at and leaving regularly scheduled school sessions.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 640; A 2001, 955; 2003, 365)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.400 - Required position and method of turning at intersections.

If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn at an intersection and:
1. The turn is a right turn, both the approach for the right turn and the right turn must be made from the right turn lane if the highway has a right turn lane as set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.223, or must be made from the extreme right lane.
2. Both intersecting highways are two-directional:
(a) The approach for a left turn must be made in that portion of the right half of the highway nearest the centerline thereof;
(b) After entering the intersection, the left turn must be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the centerline of the highway being entered; and
(c) Except as otherwise directed by official traffic-control devices, simultaneous left turns by opposing traffic must be made in front of each other.
3. The turn is a left turn from a two-directional highway onto a one-way highway, the approach for the left turn must be made in that portion of the right half of the highway nearest the centerline thereof, and the turn must be made by turning from the right of the centerline where it enters the intersection as close as practicable to the left-hand curb of the one-way highway.
4. The turn is a left turn from a one-way highway onto a two-directional highway, the left turn must be made by passing to the right of the centerline of the highway being entered upon leaving the intersection, and the approach for the left turn must be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb of the one-way highway.
5. The turn is a left turn where both intersecting highways are one-way, both the approach for the left turn and the left turn must be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the highway.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1497; A 1999, 1665)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.333)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.403 - When U-turns are authorized and prohibited; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone.

1. A U-turn may be made on any road where the turn can be made with safety, except as prohibited by this section and by the provisions of NRS 484B.227, 484B.363 and 484B.407.
2. If an official traffic-control device indicates that a U-turn is prohibited, the driver shall obey the directions of the device.
3. The driver of a vehicle shall not make a U-turn in a business district, except at an intersection or on a divided highway where an appropriate opening or crossing place exists.
4. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, local authorities and the Department of Transportation may prohibit U-turns at any location within their respective jurisdictions.
5. A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1498; A 1971, 1142; 1991, 247; 2003, 3241; 2015, 1576)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.337)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.407 - Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited in certain circumstances.

A vehicle shall not be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1489)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.339)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.410 - Starting parked vehicle.

A person, except when stopping, standing or parking where no parking is permitted, shall not start a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked on a highway nor enter upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with safety.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1498)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.413 - Requirements for turning on highway; signal for stopping or decreasing speed.

1. A driver shall not turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, and then only after giving a clearly audible signal by sounding the horn if any pedestrian may be affected by such movement and after giving an appropriate signal if any other vehicle may be affected by such movement.
2. A signal of intention to turn right or left, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course, shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled in a business or residential district and not less than the last 300 feet traveled in any other area prior to changing the course of a vehicle. This rule shall be observed, regardless of the weather.
3. A driver shall not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1494; A 1973, 1327)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.343)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.417 - Signal by hand and arm or signal lamp or device authorized.

Any signal required by chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS to be made by a driver when making a turn or a stop must be given either by means of a hand and arm or by a signal lamp or signal device of a type approved by the department, except if a vehicle is so constructed or loaded that a hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of the vehicle, the signals must be given by a signal lamp or signal device.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1498; A 1985, 1946)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.345)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.420 - Methods of giving signals by hand and arm.

All signals given by hand and arm shall be given by hand and arm extended beyond the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and shall indicate the turns that follow:
1. Left turn: Hand and arm extended horizontally.
2. Right turn: Hand and arm extended upward.
3. Stop or decrease speed: Hand and arm extended downward.
4. Reentering lane of traffic from parked position: Hand and arm extended horizontally.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1498)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.347)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.440 - Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district.

1. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off such part of the highway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such highway.
2. This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1502)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.395)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.447 - Preservation of criminal evidence when vehicle is removed from highway.

Whenever any law enforcement officer provides for the removal of any vehicle pursuant to NRS 484B.443 and has probable cause to believe that the vehicle or its contents constitute any evidence which tends to show that a criminal offense has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has committed a criminal offense, the officer shall take such steps as may be required by law and reasonably necessary to preserve the evidence, including but not limited to safe storage, until the evidence is released to the owner or otherwise disposed of according to law.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 776; A 2017, 1295)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.398)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.450 - Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places; exceptions.

1. A person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, on a sidewalk;
(b) In front of a public or private driveway;
(c) Within an intersection;
(d) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant in a place where parallel parking is permitted, or within 20 feet of a fire hydrant if angle parking is permitted and a local ordinance requires the greater distance;
(e) On a crosswalk;
(f) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk;
(g) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any official traffic-control signal located at the side of a highway;
(h) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone;
(i) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad;
(j) Within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of a highway opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of that entrance;
(k) Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(l) On the highway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of or curb of a highway;
(m) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within a highway tunnel;
(n) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, within 5 feet of a public or private driveway; and
(o) At any place where official traffic-control devices prohibit stopping, standing or parking.
2. The provisions of paragraph (n) of subsection 1 do not apply to a person operating a vehicle of the United States Postal Service if the vehicle is being operated for the official business of the United States Postal Service.
3. A person may park a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter on a sidewalk provided that the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrians on the sidewalk.
4. A person shall not move a vehicle not owned by the person into any prohibited area or away from a curb to a distance which is unlawful.
5. A local authority may place official traffic-control devices prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the vehicles which are stopping, standing or parking would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic. It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on those devices.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1501; A 1979, 35; 1993, 656; 2007, 356; 2019, 1892)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.399)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.453 - Prohibited parking in front of theaters, hotels and other buildings.

A person shall not park a vehicle at any time on any of the following parts of highways, sidewalks or sidewalk areas, where official traffic-control devices are erected giving notice thereof:
1. In front of a theater entrance.
2. In front of the entrance or exit of a hotel.
3. In front of the entrance to any building where any such device has been erected by a local authority.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1504)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.401)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.457 - Parallel and angle parking; stopping, standing and parking on highways under jurisdiction of Department of Transportation.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a highway where there are adjacent curbs must be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb.
2. Local authorities may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within 18 inches of the left-hand curb of a one-way highway.
3. Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any highway, except that angle parking must not be permitted on any highway constructed and maintained by the Department of Transportation under the authority granted by chapter 408 of NRS unless the Department has determined that the highway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
4. The Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may place official traffic-control devices prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any such highway where, in its opinion, such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on those devices.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1500; A 1979, 1806)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.403)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.460 - Parking at angle designated by devices permitting angle parking.

Upon those highways which have official traffic-control devices permitting angle parking, a person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the highway indicated by such devices.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1500)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.468 - Parking space designated for charging electric or hybrid electric vehicles: Signs; prohibited acts; penalties.

1. A person shall not park a vehicle in a space designated for charging electric or hybrid electric vehicles by a sign or markings that meet the requirements of subsection 2, whether on public or privately owned property, if the vehicle is not connected to the charging station for the purpose of charging.
2. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of subsection 1, a parking space designated for charging electric or hybrid electric vehicles must be indicated by a sign or markings that:
(a) Are consistent with the manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices adopted pursuant to NRS 484A.430; and
(b) State "Minimum fine of $100 for use by others" or equivalent words.
3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 shall be punished:
(a) Upon the first offense, by a fine of $100.
(b) Upon the second offense, by a fine of $200.
(c) Upon the third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $400, but not more than $750.
4. A violation of this section is not a moving violation for the purposes of NRS 483.473.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1388)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.470 - Local law enforcement agency authorized to appoint volunteers to enforce certain laws concerning parking for persons who are handicapped.

1. A local law enforcement agency may appoint volunteers to issue citations, prepared manually or electronically, for the violation of the provisions of NRS 484B.467 or ordinances enacted by a local authority that govern parking for persons who are handicapped.
2. The local law enforcement agency appointing volunteers shall:
(a) Establish minimum qualifications for the volunteers;
(b) Provide training to the volunteers before authorizing them to issue citations; and
(c) Provide the volunteers with appropriate equipment, including, but not limited to, uniforms or other identifying attire and traffic citations issued in books or electronic devices that may be used to issue citations.
3. A citation issued by a volunteer appointed pursuant to subsection 1 has the same force and effect as a citation issued by a peace officer. The volunteer shall file the original or a copy of the citation in the manner prescribed in NRS 484A.680.
4. For the purposes of this section, a person who volunteers to a local law enforcement agency to issue citations pursuant to subsection 1 shall be deemed an employee of a political subdivision of this State for the purposes of NRS 616A.160 if the person has successfully completed the training course for the issuance of such citations provided by the local law enforcement agency.
5. Local law enforcement agencies are not liable for the negligent acts or omissions of a person who volunteers to issue citations pursuant to subsection 1 unless:
(a) The volunteer made a specific promise or representation to a natural person who relied upon the promise or representation to his or her detriment; or
(b) The conduct of the volunteer affirmatively caused the harm.
The provisions of this section are not intended to abrogate the principle of common law that the duty of governmental entities to provide services is a duty owed to the public, not to individual persons.
6. An owner of private property on which there are parking spaces designated for persons who are handicapped, or the owner or operator of a business establishment located on such property, is not liable for any acts or omissions resulting from the issuance of a citation by a volunteer pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 70; A 1999, 1145)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.4085)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.473 - Parked vehicle at nighttime: Reflectors; lights.

1. Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever a vehicle equipped with all reflectors required by law is lawfully parked at nighttime upon any highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
2. Whenever lights are displayed upon a vehicle lawfully parked at nighttime upon any highway, such lights shall be depressed or dimmed, in the event cowl or parking lamps are not used.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1501)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.409)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.477 - Stopping, standing or parking in alley.

1. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the local authority having jurisdiction, a person shall not:
(a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in a business district except for the expeditious loading or unloading of goods.
(b) Stop, stand or park a vehicle in any other alley in such a manner, or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the alley for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
2. A person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway or entrance to any abutting property.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1502)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.411)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.480 - All-night parking.

Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the local authority having jurisdiction, a person, except physicians or other persons on emergency calls, shall not park a vehicle on any highway which has an official traffic-control device prohibiting all-night parking for a period of time longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. of any day.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1503)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.413)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.483 - Parking for certain purposes prohibited.

No person may park a vehicle upon any highway for the principal purpose of:
1. Displaying the vehicle for sale.
2. Washing, greasing or repairing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
3. Soliciting business.
4. Selling merchandise from the vehicle except in a duly established market place, or one so authorized or licensed by the local authority.
5. Storage, or as junkage or dead storage, for more than 72 hours.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1503; A 1987, 383)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.418)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.493 - Standing or parking on one-way street.

When official traffic-control devices are erected giving notice thereof, a person shall not stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of a one-way street.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1503)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.425)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road › NRS 484B.497 - Standing or parking on one-way roadway.

If a laned roadway is restricted to one direction, a person shall not stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless official traffic-control devices are erected permitting such standing or parking.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1503)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.427)