2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484B - Rules of the Road
NRS 484B.290 - Right-of-way of person who is blind; penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Right-of-way of person who is blind; penalty. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
1. A person who is blind and who is on foot and using a service animal or carrying a cane or walking stick white in color, or white tipped with red, has the right-of-way when entering or when on a highway, street or road of this State. Any driver of a vehicle who approaches or encounters such a person shall yield the right-of-way, come to a full stop, if necessary, and take precautions before proceeding to avoid a crash or injury to the person.
2. Any person who violates subsection 1 shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 669; A 1995, 1993; 2005, 631; 2015, 1636)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.328)
A person who is blind and who is on foot and using a service animal or carrying a cane or walking stick white in color, or white tipped with red, has the right-of-way when entering or when on a highway, street or road of this State. Any driver of a vehicle who approaches or encounters such a person shall yield the right-of-way, come to a full stop, if necessary, and take precautions before proceeding to avoid a crash or injury to the person. A person who violates this section is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 669; A 1995, 1993; 2005, 631; 2015, 1636; 2021, 3333, effective January 1, 2023)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.328)