Go to Previous Versions of this Statute
  1. 2025 Nevada Rev. Stat. (here)
  2. 2024 Nevada Rev. Stat.
  3. 2023 Nevada Rev. Stat.
  4. View All Versions

2025 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles
NRS 486.061 - License or permit required to operate motorcycle or trimobile; exception. [Effective through the earlier of December 31, 2024, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles.] License or permit required to operate motorcycle or trimobile; exception; motorcycle safety course in lieu of fine for violation. [Effective January 1, 2025, if, before that date, the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles does not notify the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles, and until the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles provides such notification.] License or permit required to operate motorcycle, trimobile or autocycle; exception. [Effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles, if the Director of the Department provides such notice before January 1, 2025.] License or permit required to operate motorcycle, trimobile or autocycle; exception; motorcycle safety course in lieu of fine for violation. [Effective on the later of January 1, 2025, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1

Universal Citation:
NV Rev Stat § 486.061 (2025)
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Previous Next

Except for a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and is authorized by the person’s state of residency to drive a motorcycle, a person shall not drive:

1. A motorcycle, except a trimobile, upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS endorsed to authorize the holder to drive a motorcycle or a permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280.

2. A trimobile upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1979, 856; 1991, 2231; 1997, 2078; 2017, 966)

1. Except for a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and is authorized by the person’s state of residency to drive a motorcycle, a person shall not drive:

(a) A motorcycle, except a trimobile, upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS endorsed to authorize the holder to drive a motorcycle or a permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280.

(b) A trimobile upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

2. If, pursuant to NRS 486.381, a court of competent jurisdiction finds that a person has violated the requirement of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the court shall permit the person to complete a course of motorcycle safety in lieu of assessing a fine for the violation. The course of motorcycle safety must be completed within 9 months after the date of the final order of the court and proof of successful completion of the course must be filed with the court.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1979, 856; 1991, 2231; 1997, 2078; 2017, 966; 2023, 944, effective January 1, 2025, if, before that date, the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles does not notify the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles)

Except for a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and is authorized by the person’s state of residency to drive a motorcycle, a person shall not drive:

1. A motorcycle, except a trimobile, upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS endorsed to authorize the holder to drive a motorcycle or a permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280.

2. A trimobile upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

3. An autocycle upon a highway unless that person holds a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1979, 856; 1991, 2231; 1997, 2078; 2017, 966; 2023, 1475, effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles, if the Director of the Department provides such notice before January 1, 2025)

1. Except for a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and is authorized by the person’s state of residency to drive a motorcycle, a person shall not drive:

(a) A motorcycle, except a trimobile, upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS endorsed to authorize the holder to drive a motorcycle or a permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280.

(b) A trimobile upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

(c) An autocycle upon a highway unless that person holds a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

2. If, pursuant to NRS 486.381, a court of competent jurisdiction finds that a person has violated the requirement of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the court shall permit the person to complete a course of motorcycle safety in lieu of assessing a fine for the violation. The course of motorcycle safety must be completed within 9 months after the date of the final order of the court and proof of successful completion of the course must be filed with the court.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1979, 856; 1991, 2231; 1997, 2078; 2017, 966; 2023, 944, 1475, effective on the later of January 1, 2025, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendatory provisions of chapter 233, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1468, which relate to autocycles)

Previous Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Nevada may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.