Nevada Statutes

§ 486.251 — Use of head lamps and stop lights required

Nevada § 486.251

JurisdictionNevada

Title 43PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT

Ch. 486Motorcycles

OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.251 (2026).

Text

1.Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway of this State at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, because of insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead must display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381 , inclusive.

2.Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway must be equipped with stop lights to be lighted in the manner prescribed for the use of such devices.

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1. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway of this State at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, because of insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead must display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381 , inclusive.
2. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway must be equipped with stop lights to be lighted in the manner prescribed for the use of such devices.

Related

Nevada § 486.011

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469 ; A 1973, 730 ; 1975, 1083 ; 1991, 2232 )

Nearby Sections

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§ 486.011

§ 486.015

“Autocycle” defined. [Effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles.]

§ 486.031

“Highway” defined

§ 486.038

“Moped” defined

§ 486.041

“Motorcycle” defined. [Effective until the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles.]

§ 486.051

“Muffler” defined

§ 486.055

“Program” defined

§ 486.057

“Trimobile” defined

§ 486.061

License or permit required to operate motorcycle or trimobile; exception. [Effective through the earlier of December 31, 2024, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles.]

§ 486.071

Qualifications for license

§ 486.081

Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of full legal name and age; Department to adopt regulations prescribing documents acceptable to prove full legal name and age; proof of social security number; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; additional regulations; prohibition on acceptance of consular identification cards as proof of age or identity

§ 486.084

Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

§ 486.091

Application from person previously licensed in another state; copy of record from other state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to furnish records to other states

§ 486.101

Application of minors

§ 486.111

Release from liability

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