Nevada § 484A.7049 - Violation punishable as misdemeanor may be treated as civil infraction; dismissal of underlying criminal charge
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§ 484A.7049. Violation punishable as misdemeanor may be treated as civil infraction; dismissal of underlying criminal charge
1. A prosecuting attorney may elect to treat a violation of a provision of chapters
483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is punishable as a misdemeanor, other
than a violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 , as a civil infraction pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705 , inclusive. 2. The prosecuting attorney shall make the election described in subsection 1 on or
before the time scheduled for the first appearance of the defendant by: (a) Preparing a civil infraction citation in accordance with subsection 1 of NRS 484A.7035 that contains all applicable information that is known to the prosecuting attorney,
signing the citation and filing the citation with a court having jurisdiction over
the alleged offense or with its traffic violations bureau; (b) Filing notice of the prosecuting attorney's election with the court having jurisdiction
of the underlying criminal charge; and (c) Delivering a copy of the notice and citation to the defendant. 3. Upon the filing of a notice pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the court
shall dismiss the underlying criminal charge.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 484A.7049 ("Violation punishable as misdemeanor may be treated as civil infraction; dismissal of underlying criminal charge") 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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