Nevada Revised Statutes 484B.613 v2 – Speed limit: Establishment for vehicles on highways constructed and maintained by Department of Transportation; penalties. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
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1. The Department of Transportation may establish the speed limits for motor vehicles on highways which are constructed and maintained by the Department of Transportation under the authority granted to it by chapter 408 of NRS.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 484B.613 v2
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- 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
2. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, the Department of Transportation may establish a speed limit on such highways not to exceed 80 miles per hour and may establish a lower speed limit:
(a) Where necessary to protect public health and safety.
(b) For trucks, overweight and oversized vehicles, trailers drawn by motor vehicles and buses.
3. A person who violates any speed limit established pursuant to this section may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130.