Nevada § 403.170 - Designation of main, general and minor county roads; immunity of State and county from liability resulting from use of minor county roads; reclassification and abandonment of roads; hearing
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 403.170 — Designation of main, general and minor county roads; immunity of State and county from liability resulting from use of minor county roads; reclassification and abandonment of roads; hearing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 403.170. Designation of main, general and minor county roads; immunity of State and county from liability resulting from use of minor county roads; reclassification and abandonment of roads; hearing
1. The board of county highway commissioners of each of the several counties of the
State of Nevada shall: (a) Lay out and designate which of the roads, generally termed public highways, are
the most important to the people of the whole county and over which there is the greatest
amount of general public travel and shall designate these roads as main county roads. (b) Lay out and designate other roads of the county over which there is general public
travel, and which are generally termed county roads, and shall designate these roads
as general county roads. (c) Lay out and designate other roads which are neither main nor general county roads
but have been established by usage, or were constructed for use by the public, and
shall designate these roads as minor county roads. This section does not require any maintenance for minor county roads. The State and the county are immune from liability for damages suffered by a person
as a result of using any road designated as a minor county road. 2. The board of county highway commissioners may, from time to time, reclassify the
roads and may lay out new roads of any class, or the board may change or abandon any
roads termed as public highways. 3. The designation of a new road as a main county road, as a general county road or
as a minor county road, or the reclassification of any road, or the abandonment of
any road does not become effective until after a public hearing is held at which parties
in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard. At least 10 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing must be published in
a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 403.170 ("Designation of main, general and minor county roads; immunity of State and county from liability resulting from use of minor county roads; reclassification and abandonment of roads; hearing") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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