2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions
NRS 277A.347 - Establishment of Nevada Yellow Dot Program in counties whose population is 700,000 or more; provision of items to participants; design of materials; establishment of public information campaign; liability of first responders.
1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the commission shall establish and administer the Nevada Yellow Dot Program for the purpose of improving traffic safety.
2. The commission specified in subsection 1 shall coordinate with each commission in this State regarding the design, implementation and funding of the Program.
3. The Program must:
(a) Be available to any person in this State who wishes to participate in the Program by obtaining the materials described in paragraphs (b) and (c):
(1) At the main office or any branch office of each commission in this State;
(2) At the main office or any branch office of the Nevada Highway Patrol, the Department of Transportation or other location designated by the commission in a county whose population is 700,000 or more; or
(3) By mail, upon request.
(b) Provide to a participant a distinctive round yellow decal to be placed on a specified location of a vehicle in which the participant is regularly a driver or passenger, to notify first responders that important medical information concerning an occupant of the vehicle may be found in the glove compartment of the vehicle if the occupant is involved in a crash or other emergency.
(c) Provide to a participant a brightly colored and distinctively marked envelope and information card to be completed by the participant and kept in the glove box of a vehicle upon which the decal described in paragraph (b) has been affixed. The information card must include, without limitation, spaces for the participant to include:
(1) The participant’s name;
(2) A recent photograph of the participant;
(3) Emergency contact information;
(4) Any allergies or medical conditions of the participant;
(5) The name and contact information of the participant’s physician and a preferred hospital, if any; and
(6) Information, if any, regarding the participant’s health insurance.
4. In designing materials for the Program, the commission in a county whose population is 700,000 or more shall consider any materials used by similar programs in other states to ensure, to the extent practicable, uniformity with those materials.
5. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the commission shall establish and carry out a public information campaign to raise public awareness of the Program. In carrying out that campaign, that commission shall disseminate information concerning the Program to public safety agencies in this State.
6. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the commission may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money to carry out the Program, including, without limitation, any private or corporate sponsorship for the Program.
7. A first responder is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission taken by the first responder relating to a crash or other emergency, not amounting to gross negligence, including, without limitation, failure to observe a decal, failure or inability to locate an information card, or reliance on incomplete, incorrect or outdated information on an information card.
8. As used in this section, "first responder" means any police, fire or emergency medical personnel acting in the normal course of duty.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1395)
