Nevada § 484A.670 Effect of violation of written promise to appear or failure to comply with notice to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized; exceptions

Nevada Statutes

§ 484A.670 — Effect of violation of written promise to appear or failure to comply with notice to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized; exceptions

Nevada § 484A.670

Title 43PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT

Ch. 484ATraffic

Citations

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484A.670 (2026).

Text

1. Unless a person makes a plea by using a system established by a court or traffic violations bureau in accordance with NRS 484A.615 , regardless of the disposition of the charge for which a traffic citation was originally issued, it is unlawful for a person to:

(a)Violate a written promise to appear in court given to a peace officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation prepared by the peace officer; or

(b)Fail to appear at the time and place set forth in a notice to appear in court that is contained in a traffic citation prepared by a peace officer. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may comply with a written promise to appear in court or a notice to appear in court by an appearance by counsel. A person who has been convicted of two or more moving traffic v

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1. Unless a person makes a plea by using a system established by a court or traffic violations bureau in accordance with NRS 484A.615 , regardless of the disposition of the charge for which a traffic citation was originally issued, it is unlawful for a person to:
(a) Violate a written promise to appear in court given to a peace officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation prepared by the peace officer; or
(b) Fail to appear at the time and place set forth in a notice to appear in court that is contained in a traffic citation prepared by a peace officer.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may comply with a written promise to appear in court or a notice to appear in court by an appearance by counsel. A person who has been convicted of two or more moving traffic violations in unrelated incidents within a 12-month period and is subsequently arrested or issued a citation within that 12-month period shall appear personally in court with or without counsel.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.780 and unless a person makes a plea by using a system established by a court or traffic violations bureau in accordance with NRS 484A.615 , a warrant may issue upon a violation of a written promise to appear in court or a failure to appear at the time and place set forth in a notice to appear in court.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1212 ; A 1977, 1061 ; 1999, 1148 ; 2005, 54 ; 2007, 2730 ; 2017, 1420 ; 2019, 383 , 2281 )—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.807)