Nevada Revised Statutes Section 445B.845 - Public Health and Safety

Criminal penalty; enforcement of provisions by peace officer; mitigation of offense.

1. A violation of any provision of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, relating to motor vehicles, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto relating to motor vehicles, is a misdemeanor. The provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, must be enforced by any peace officer.

2. Satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle or its equipment conforms to those provisions or regulations, when supplied by the owner of the motor vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days after the issuance of a citation pursuant to subsection 1, may be accepted by the court as a complete or partial mitigation of the offense.

Last modified: February 26, 2006