Nev. Admin. Code § 482.780

Current through December 12, 2024
Section 482.780 - Interpretation of terms used in NRS 482.2175
1. As used in NRS 482.2175, the Department will interpret the following terms as provided below:
(a) "Bus" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.013.
(b) "Heavy-duty motor vehicle" means a truck, not including a passenger car, motortruck or truck-tractor, that has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds but less than 26,001 pounds.
(c) "Light-duty motor vehicle" means a truck, not including a passenger car, that has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less.
(d) "Motortruck" means a truck, not including a truck-tractor, which:
(1) Is designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property as described in NRS 482.073;
(2) Is not manufactured to tow a trailer; and
(3) Has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more.
(e) "Passenger car" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.087.
(f) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular-type unit which is primarily designed as temporary living quarters for travel, recreational or camping use and which is self-propelled.
(g) "Truck-tractor" means every motor vehicle, not including a motortruck, which:
(1) Is designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than the part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn; and
(2) Has a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds which includes a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds.
2. As used in this section, "truck" means every motor vehicle which is used for the transportation or delivery of goods with a body built and designed for that purpose.

Nev. Admin. Code § 482.780

Added to NAC by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R097-19, eff. 2/7/2020

NRS 482.2175