Nevada § 484D.605 - Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load; exception; unlawful acts
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 484D.605 — Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load; exception; unlawful acts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 484D.605. Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load; exception; unlawful acts
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, a vehicle must not be operated
on any highway of this State if its height, including any load, exceeds 14 feet measured
from the surface on which the vehicle stands. 2. The maximum permissible height of a load of baled hay is 15 feet measured from
the surface on which the vehicle carrying the load stands. 3. The Department of Transportation shall issue a continuing permit, upon application,
to the operator of a vehicle whose height without load exceeds the limit imposed by
subsection 1 if the vehicle was registered and in operation on the highways of this
State on April 15, 1973. Any such permit must provide only for the operation of the vehicle over those portions
of the highways of this State over which it was customarily operated on April 15,
1973, and until it is replaced by another vehicle. 4. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle governed by any of the provisions of subsection
1, 2 or 3 over any portion of a highway where the free clearance of any structure
or encroachment is less than the actual height of the vehicle and load.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 484D.605 cover?
Section 484D.605 ("Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load; exception; unlawful acts") 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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