Nevada § 484B.550 - Stop required upon signal of peace officer; manner in which signal must be given; penalties
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§ 484B.550. Stop required upon signal of peace officer; manner in which signal must be given; penalties
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the driver of a motor vehicle on
a highway or premises to which the public has access who willfully fails or refuses
to bring the vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a peace
officer in a readily identifiable vehicle of any police department or regulatory agency,
when given a signal to bring the vehicle to a stop is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. The signal by the peace officer described in subsection 1 must be by flashing red
lamp and siren. 3. Unless the provisions of NRS 484B.653 apply if, while violating the provisions of subsection 1, the driver of the motor
vehicle: (a) Is the proximate cause of damage to the property of any other person; or (b) Operates the motor vehicle in a manner which endangers or is likely to endanger
any other person or the property of any other person, the driver is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term
of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine and
imprisonment. 4. If, while violating the provisions of subsection 1, the driver of the motor vehicle
is the proximate cause of the death of or bodily harm to any other person, the driver
is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more
than 20 years, or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. 5. If the driver of the motor vehicle is convicted of a violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 arising out of the same act or transaction as a violation of subsection 1, the driver
is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 for the violation of subsection 1.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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