Nevada § 486.231 - Protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields; Department required to adopt standards; when use required; exceptions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 486.231 — Protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields; Department required to adopt standards; when use required; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 486.231. Protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields; Department required to adopt standards; when use required; exceptions
goggles or face shields to be worn by the drivers and passengers of motorcycles and
transparent windscreens for motorcycles. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, when any motorcycle or moped is being
driven on a highway, the driver and passenger shall wear protective headgear securely
fastened on the head and protective glasses, goggles or face shields meeting those
standards. 3. When a motorcycle or a moped is equipped with a transparent windscreen meeting
those standards, the driver and passenger are not required to wear glasses, goggles
or face shields. 4. When a motorcycle or moped is being driven in a parade authorized by a local authority,
the driver and passenger are not required to wear the protective devices provided
for in this section. 5. When a three-wheel vehicle, except a trimobile, on which the driver and passengers
ride within an enclosed cab is being driven on a highway, the driver and passengers
are not required to wear the protective devices required by this section.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 486.231 ("Protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields; Department required to adopt standards; when use required; exceptions") 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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