2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484A - Traffic Laws Generally
NRS 484A.670 - Effect of violation of written promise to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized.
1. It is unlawful for a person to violate a written promise to appear given to a peace officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation prepared manually or electronically, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may comply with a written promise to appear in court by an appearance by counsel. A person who has been convicted of two or more moving traffic violations in unrelated incidents within a 12-month period and is subsequently arrested or issued a citation within that 12-month period shall appear personally in court with or without counsel.
3. A warrant may issue upon a violation of a written promise to appear.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1212; A 1977, 1061; 1999, 1148; 2005, 54; 2007, 2730) (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.807)
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