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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 484B.785. Operation of electric scooter: Limitations on place and speed; applicability of laws; rights and duties of operator

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as otherwise provided in an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469, an electric scooter may be operated:

(a) On a roadway, bicycle lane, path or route at a speed of not more than 15 miles per hour; and

(b) On a sidewalk and other pedestrian areas at a speed that does not exceed the limit set in an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469, if any.

2. Except as otherwise provided in a specific statute or an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469:

(a) An electric scooter is subject to all the provisions of law applicable to bicycles and electric bicycles except those provisions which by their nature can have no application; and

(b) A person operating an electric scooter has the same rights and duties as a person operating a bicycle or an electric bicycle, except for those rights and duties which by their nature can have no application.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 484B.785. Operation of electric scooter: Limitations on place and speed; applicability of laws; rights and duties of operator - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-43-public-safety-vehicles-watercraft/nv-rev-st-484b-785/

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