Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 484B.630 - Circumstances in which driver or operator of slow-moving vehicle has duty to turn off roadway; penalty1. On a highway that has one lane for traveling in each direction, where passing is unsafe because of traffic traveling in the opposite direction or other conditions, the driver or operator of a slow-moving vehicle, behind which five or more vehicles are formed in a line, shall, to allow the vehicles following behind to proceed, turn off the roadway:(a) At the nearest place designated as a turnout by signs erected by the public authority having jurisdiction over the highway; or(b) In the absence of such a designated turnout, at the nearest place where: (1) Sufficient area for a safe turnout exists; and(2) The circumstances and conditions are such that the driver or operator is able to turn off the roadway in a safe manner.2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.3. As used in this section, "slow-moving vehicle" means a vehicle that is traveling at a rate of speed which is less than the posted speed limit for the highway or portion of the highway upon which the vehicle is traveling.(Added to NRS by 2001, 1506; A 2021, 2222, 3337)-(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.374)Amended by 2021, Ch. 506,§57, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by 2021, Ch. 373,§2, eff. 7/1/2021.(Added to NRS by 2001, 1506)-(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.374)