Nevada § 484B.785 - Operation of electric scooter: Limitations on place and speed; applicability of laws; rights and duties of operator
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§ 484B.785. Operation of electric scooter: Limitations on place and speed; applicability of laws; rights and duties of operator
1. Except as otherwise provided in an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469 , an electric scooter may be operated: (a) On a roadway, bicycle lane, path or route at a speed of not more than 15 miles
per hour; and (b) On a sidewalk and other pedestrian areas at a speed that does not exceed the limit
set in an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469 , if any. 2. Except as otherwise provided in a specific statute or an ordinance enacted pursuant
to NRS 484A.469 : (a) An electric scooter is subject to all the provisions of law applicable to bicycles
and electric bicycles except those provisions which by their nature can have no application;
and (b) A person operating an electric scooter has the same rights and duties as a person
operating a bicycle or an electric bicycle, except for those rights and duties which
by their nature can have no application.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 484B.785 ("Operation of electric scooter: Limitations on place and speed; applicability of laws; rights and duties of operator") 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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