Nevada Revised Statutes Section 484.313 - Public Safety - Vehicles - Watercraft

Restrictions on use of controlled-access highway; penalty.

1. The Department of Transportation or a local authority, after considering the advice of the Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board, may with respect to any controlled-access highway under its jurisdiction:

(a) Require a permit for the use of the highway by pedestrians, bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a power cycle; or

(b) If it determines that the use of the highway for such a purpose would not be safe, prohibit the use of the highway by pedestrians, bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a power cycle.

2. Any person who violates any prohibition or restriction enacted pursuant to subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 25, 2006