Nevada Motorcycle Helmet Laws
STATUTE: Title 43. Vehicles and Watercraft. Chapter 486. Bicycles,
Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles. Operation and Equipment. Section 486.231. :
"1. The department shall adopt standards for protective headgear and protective
glasses, goggles or face shields to be worn by the drivers and passengers of motorcycles
and transparent windscreens for motorcycles.
"2. Except as provided in this section, when any motorcycle, except a trimobile
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. Drivers and passengers of trimobiles shall wear protective
glasses, goggles or face shields which meet those standards.
"3. When a motorcycle or a trimobile 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 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. . . ."
STANDARDS: Title 43. Vehicles and Watercraft. Chapter 486. Bicycles,
Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles. Operation and Equipment. Section 486.231. :
" The department shall adopt standards for protective headgear and protective glasses,
goggles or face shields to be worn by the drivers and passengers of motorcycles
and transparent windscreens for motorcycles. . . ."
MISCELLANEOUS MOTORCYCLE LAWS
State Funded Rider Education
Available for all eligible applicants.
May waive skills test for successful completion of rider ed.
Eye Protection
Required unless equipped with wind screen.
Daytime Use Of Headlight
Modulating headlight permitted.
Passenger Seat
Required if carrying a passenger.
Passenger Footrests
Required if carrying a passenger.
Mirror
Left and right required by law.
65 MPH Speed Limit
In effect on designated rural interstate highways.
NEVADA: DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CLOTHING OR CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS ILLEGAL
Nevada Revised Statute Title 54 Section 651.070 et seq. provides that all persons
shall be entitled to equal enjoyment of places of public accommodation. The Nevada
Equal Rights Commission receives and investigates complaints of discrimination as
they relate to full and equal enjoyment of services/facilities, employment and day
to day living. In addition, any person whose exercise or enjoyment of rights secured
by the Constitution or laws of the United States has been interfered with, or attempted
to be interfered with, may institute and prosecute a civil action for injunctive
or other appropriate equitable relief, including the award of compensatory monetary
damages. The Constitution of the State of Nevada, Article 1, Section; 9 dictates
that every citizen shall be able to speak freely, as well as write and publish sentiments
on all subjects. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Cohen
v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971) that individuals have the constitutional right
under the First Amendment to wear clothing which displays writing or designs. In
addition, the right of an individual to freedom of association has long been recognized
and protected by the Supreme Court. Thus, a person's right to wear the clothing
of his choice, as well as his right to belong to any club or organization of his
choice, is constitutionally protected, and persons or establishments who discriminate
on the basis of clothing or club membership are subject to a lawsuit.
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