‘Public authority’ means the Department of Transportation or the local authority having jurisdiction to enact laws or ordinances or adopt regulations relating to traffic over a highway.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 484A.195

  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.