Nevada Revised Statutes 484B.637 – ‘Low-speed vehicle’ defined; highways upon which low-speed vehicles may be operated; exception
1. As used in this section, ‘low-speed vehicle’ means a motor vehicle:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 484B.637
- 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
(a) That is 4-wheeled;
(b) The speed of which that is attainable in 1 mile is more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface;
(c) The gross vehicle weight rating of which is less than 3,000 pounds; and
(d) That complies with the standards for safety of such a vehicle set forth in Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 500 at 49 C.F.R. § 571.500, unless an exemption from one or more provisions of that Standard has been granted for the vehicle by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:
(a) If registered, a low-speed vehicle may be operated upon a highway where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less.
(b) A person shall not operate a low-speed vehicle upon a highway where the posted speed limit is greater than 35 miles per hour, except to cross such a highway at an intersection.
3. If registered, a neighborhood occupantless vehicle may operate on a highway where the posted speed limit is greater than 35 miles per hour but not more than 45 miles per hour.
4. As used in this section, ‘neighborhood occupantless vehicle’ means a low-speed vehicle that is not designed, intended or marketed for human occupancy.