1.  In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the board of county commissioners of the county may, by ordinance or by written agreement with a person, authorize a person to erect and maintain a gate across a public road. Any such ordinance or agreement must contain provisions:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 405.280

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050

(a) That require such a gate to be kept unlocked; and

(b) To ensure that:

(1) Public access to the public road is not restricted in any manner; and

(2) The traveling public is able to travel on the public road without unnecessary delay.

2.  As used in this section, ‘public road’ has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 2 of NRS 405.191.

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