Nevada § 484A.490 - Permit for authorized emergency vehicle issued to other vehicles; certain vehicles not considered emergency vehicles
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 484A.490 — Permit for authorized emergency vehicle issued to other vehicles; certain vehicles not considered emergency vehicles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 484A.490. Permit for authorized emergency vehicle issued to other vehicles; certain vehicles not considered emergency vehicles
1. The Department of Public Safety may issue permits for authorized emergency vehicles
to vehicles required to be operated primarily for the immediate preservation of life
or property or for the apprehension of violators of the law. The permits must not be issued to vehicles when there are available comparable services
provided by agencies referred to in NRS 484A.480 . 2. The issuance of the permits to vehicles under this section must be limited to: (a) Agencies designated in NRS 484A.480 ; (b) Vehicles owned or operated by an agency of the United States engaged primarily
in law enforcement work; (c) Ambulances designed and operated exclusively as such; and (d) Supervisory vehicles which are: (1) Marked and used to coordinate and direct the response of ambulances to emergencies; (2) Privately owned by a person licensed to operate an ambulance; and (3) Operated under contract with a local governmental agency and at the request of
its law enforcement agency or fire department. 3. The following are not emergency vehicles and must not be permitted to operate as
such: (a) Tow cars; (b) Vehicles used by public utilities; (c) Vehicles used in merchant patrols; (d) Vehicles used in private escort service; (e) Privately owned vehicles of volunteer firefighters; (f) Privately owned vehicles of reserve members of a police department or a sheriff's
office; and (g) Vehicles of private detectives.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 484A.490 cover?
Section 484A.490 ("Permit for authorized emergency vehicle issued to other vehicles; certain vehicles not considered emergency vehicles") 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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