Nevada § 403.560 - Erection of guideboard on county road; penalty for destruction or defacement
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 403.560 — Erection of guideboard on county road; penalty for destruction or defacement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 403.560. Erection of guideboard on county road; penalty for destruction or defacement
1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall cause to be put up, and
to be kept up thereafter, at each crossing or fork of any county road in the county,
a guideboard, having thereon an index or pointer and the words “To (naming the place
or first point of any importance on such road, and in remote desert and mountain areas
to the nearest water, and the number of miles, as near as may be, thereto) miles.”
The guideboards must be put up and so placed at all such points as to enable travelers
readily to understand therefrom the road they wish to travel in order to arrive at
the desired destination, or to find water. 2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 202.287 , a person who willfully tears down, digs up, shoots or in any manner defaces, destroys
or carries away any such guideboard, road marker, highway sign or descriptive sign
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 403.560 cover?
Section 403.560 ("Erection of guideboard on county road; penalty for destruction or defacement") 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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