Current through November 8, 2024
Section 484A.010 - "Incidentally operated or moved upon a highway" interpreted; vehicles not specified in statutory definitions1. As used in NRS 482.123 and 484A.245, the Department will interpret the term "incidentally operated or moved upon a highway" to mean the operation of:(a) A motor vehicle in an emergency situation, as determined by emergency personnel, including, without limitation, a law enforcement agency or other appropriate authority;(b) Construction equipment to patch a roadway that is operated subject to the terms of a contract for a specific project;(c) Snow removal equipment to clear snow from highways during or immediately following inclement weather; or(d) Special mobile equipment on a public highway that is not a controlled-access highway as defined in NRS 484A.060, if the special mobile equipment travels not more than 5 miles from the point at which the special mobile equipment initially entered the public highway.2. As used in NRS 482.123 and 484A.245, the term "special mobile equipment" does not include:(a) Any truck that:(1) Is used as a water truck on any portion of a public highway; or(2) Was originally designed and manufactured as a vehicle to carry cargo;(b) Any vehicle: (1) That is used to sweep any portion of a public highway;(2) That was originally designed and manufactured to transport persons or property;(3) To which machinery for sweeping is mounted or attached; or(4) That has the capability of traveling long distances over a controlled-access highway;(d) Any implements of husbandry.Nev. Admin. Code § 484A.010
(Added to NAC by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R079-07, eff. 1-30-2008)-(Substituted in revision for NAC 484.725); A by R125-15, eff. 6/28/2016NRS 482.123, 482.160, 484A.245, 484A.470