Nevada § 484D.685 - Maximum width of vehicle; permit for increased size or weight

§ 484D.685. Maximum width of vehicle; permit for increased size or weight

1. As used in this section and NRS 484D.700 , “ special mobile equipment ” means a vehicle, not self-propelled, not designed or used primarily for the transportation

of persons or property, and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, excepting

implements of husbandry. 2. The Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction

and governing bodies of cities and counties with respect to roads under their jurisdiction

may, upon application, authorize the applicant to operate or move a vehicle, combination

of vehicles, special mobile equipment, or load thereon of a size or weight exceeding

the legal maximum, or to use corrugations on the periphery of the movable tracks on

a traction engine or tractor, the propulsive power of which is not exerted through

wheels resting on the roadway but by means of a flexible band or chain, or, under

emergency conditions, to operate or move a type of vehicle otherwise prohibited by

law, upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or

governing body granting that permit. 3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484D.690 to 484D.725 , inclusive, the legal maximum width of any vehicle, combination of vehicles, special

mobile equipment or load thereon is 102 inches. 4. If a vehicle is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum width from the outside

of one wheel and tire to the outside of the opposite outer wheel and tire must not

exceed 108 inches, and the outside width of the body of the vehicle or the load thereon

must not exceed 102 inches. 5. Lights or devices which must be mounted upon a vehicle under this chapter may extend

beyond the permissible width of the vehicle to a distance not exceeding 10 inches

on each side of the vehicle, but the maximum width must not exceed 126 inches. 6. Door handles, hinges, cable cinchers and chain binders may extend 3 inches on each

side, but the maximum width of body and door handles, hinges, cable cinchers or chain

binders must not exceed 108 inches. 7. A person shall not operate a passenger vehicle on any highway with any load carried

thereon extending beyond the line of the hubcaps on its left side or more than 6 inches

beyond the line of the hubcaps on its right side.