Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB111: Revises provisions relating to certain traffic violations. (BDR 43-161)
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to public safety; changing certain traffic violations from civil infractions to misdemeanors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's 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…
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to public safety; changing certain traffic violations from civil infractions to misdemeanors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's 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. EXPLANATION - Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 484B.227 is hereby amended to read as follows: 484B.227 1. Every vehicle driven upon a divided highway must be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and must not be driven over, across or within any dividing space, barrier or section or make any left turn, semicircular turn or U-turn, except through an opening in the barrier or dividing section or space or at a crossover or intersection established by a public authority. 2. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of …
Sponsors
- Brian Hibbetts (R, 13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 108.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
Votes
- Senate (As Introduced) (May 23, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly (As Introduced) (April 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB111?
- AB111 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to certain traffic violations. (BDR 43-161).
- What does AB111 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public safety; changing certain traffic violations from civil infractions to misdemeanors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's 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…
- What is the status of AB111?
- Chaptered as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 108. (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB111?
- Brian Hibbetts (R, 13).
- Where is the official record for AB111?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12012/Overview
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