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AN ACT relating to public safety; changing certain traffic violations from civil infractions to misdemeanors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to public safety; changing certain traffic violations from civil infractions to misdemeanors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Thursday, January 23, 2025
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AN ACT relating to public safety; changing certain traffic violations from civil infractions to misdemeanors; providing
Existing law provides that a violation of any provision of existing law relating to any traffic law or ordinance is a civil infraction unless a criminal penalty is prescribed for the violation by a specific statute. (NRS 481.015) Existing law prohibits certain acts involving driving a vehicle upon a divided highway and provides that such violations are punishable as civil infractions. (NRS 484B.227) This bill makes such violations punishable as misdemeanors. Close digest Existing law provides that a violation of any provision of existing law relating to any traffic law or ordinance is a civil infraction unless a criminal penalty is prescribed for the violation by a specific statute. (NRS 481.015) Existing law prohibits certain acts involving driving a vehicle upon a divided highway and provides that such violations are punishable as civil infractions. (NRS 484B.227) This bill makes such violations punishable as misdemeanors.
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