§ 484A.610 — Issuance of forms for traffic citations; maintenance of records of books, electronic devices and citations

Nevada § 484A.610

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 43: PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT
• Ch. 484A: Traffic

Text

1. Every traffic enforcement agency in this State shall provide in appropriate form traffic citations containing notices to appear which must meet the requirements of chapters 484A to 484E , inclusive, of NRS and be:
(a) Issued in books; or
(b) Available through an electronic device used to prepare citations.
2. The chief administrative officer of each traffic enforcement agency is responsible for the issuance of such books and electronic devices and shall maintain a record of each book, each electronic device and each citation contained therein issued to individual members of the traffic enforcement agency and volunteers of the traffic enforcement agency appointed pursuant to NRS 484B.470 . The chief administrative officer shall require and retain a receipt for every book and electronic device that is issued.
3. Any traffic citation provided by a traffic enforcement agency pursuant to this section may be designed such that the traffic citation:
(a) Clearly states at the top of the citation the purpose of the citation and the actions that must be taken by the person to whom the citation is issued;
(b) Provides in a conspicuous location near the top of the citation fields for the date and time when and the location where the person to whom the citation is issued is required to appear in court; and
(c) Clearly states, in bold type, the consequences of failing to appear in court.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1213 ; A 1991, 15 ; 1999, 1148 ; 2019, 382 )—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.811)