Nevada § 244.357 - Police, sanitary, loitering, prowling and traffic ordinances: Enactment and enforcement
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§ 244.357. Police, sanitary, loitering, prowling and traffic ordinances: Enactment and enforcement
1. Each board of county commissioners may enact and enforce such local police and
sanitary ordinances and regulations as are not in conflict with the general laws and
regulations of the State of Nevada, but may not enact any ordinance or regulation
fixing a speed limit on any United States highway or any highway or road which is
constructed, reconstructed, improved or maintained by the Department of Transportation
as provided in chapter 408 of NRS . 2. Such police and sanitary ordinances and regulations may be enacted to apply throughout
an entire county or, where the subject matter makes it appropriate and reasonable,
may be enacted to govern only a limited area within the county which must be specified
in the ordinance. 3. Each board of county commissioners may enact and enforce loitering and prowling
ordinances. 4. Subject to the restriction of subsection 1, each board of county commissioners
may, by ordinance, regulate: (a) All vehicular, pedestrian and other traffic within the unincorporated area of
the county and provide generally for the public safety on public streets, publicly
owned parking lots, parking areas to which the public is invited and the public rights-of-way. (b) The length of time for which vehicles may be parked upon the public streets and
publicly owned parking lots.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 244.357 cover?
Section 244.357 ("Police, sanitary, loitering, prowling and traffic ordinances: Enactment and enforcement") 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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