Assembly Bill No. 157–Assemblymen Koivisto, Berman, Chowning, Mortenson, Claborn, McClain, Freeman, Giunchigliani, Bache, Parks, Segerblom and Manendo

February 8, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Prohibits certain persons from riding in certain portions of pickup truck. (BDR 43-1350)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to traffic laws; prohibiting certain persons from riding in the bed of a pickup truck or within a camper shell or slide-in camper; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 484.473 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 484.473 [A]

1-3 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not ,

1-4 with regard to a vehicle being operated on a paved highway, ride [on any

1-5 vehicle] upon or within any portion [thereof] of the vehicle that is

1-6 primarily designed or intended for carrying goods or other cargo or that

1-7 is otherwise [not designed or intended for the use of passengers This

1-8 provision does not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary

1-9 discharge of a duty, or to a person or persons riding within truck bodies

1-10 and space intended for merchandise.] , including, without limitation,

1-11 within the bed of a pickup truck or within a camper shell or slide-in

1-12 camper.

1-13 2. A person may ride within the bed of a pickup truck or within a

1-14 camper shell or slide-in camper if the person is:

1-15 (a) Sixteen years of age or older; or

1-16 (b) Under 16 years of age and the pickup truck is not being operated

1-17 on a freeway or in an urban area.

2-1 3. A citation must be issued to the driver of a vehicle in which a

2-2 person is riding in violation of this section. The driver shall be punished

2-3 by a fine of not more than $25 or by a sentence to perform a certain

2-4 number of hours of work for the community.

2-5 4. A violation of this section:

2-6 (a) Is not a moving traffic violation for the purposes of NRS 483.473;

2-7 and

2-8 (b) May not be considered:

2-9 (1) Negligence in any civil action; or

2-10 (2) Negligence or reckless driving for the purposes of NRS 484.377.

2-11 5. As used in this section:

2-12 (a) "Camper shell" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 361.017.

2-13 (b) "Freeway" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 408.060.

2-14 (c) "Slide-in camper" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.113.

2-15 Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

2-16 that are committed before October 1, 1999.

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