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RS 482.384; (d) A special license plate or plates, a special or temporary parking sticker, or a special or temporary parking placard displaying the international symbol of access issued by another state or a foreign country; or (e) A special license plate or plates for a disabled veteran issued pursuant to NRS 482.377. 6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not park a vehicle in a space that is reserved for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift and is designated for the handicapped by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection 2, whether on public or privately owned property, unless: (a) He is eligible to do so; (b) The vehicle displays the special license plate, plates or placard set forth in subsection 5; and (c) The vehicle is equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift. A person who meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) may park a vehicle that is not equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift in such a parking space if the space is in a parking lot with fewer than 60 parking spaces. 7. A person shall not park in a space which: (a) Is immediately adjacent to a space designed for use by a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift; and (b) Is designated as a space in which parking is prohibited by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection 3, whether on public or privately owned property. 8. A person shall not use a plate, sticker or placard set forth in subsection 5 to park in a space designated for the handicapped unless he is a person with a permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability, a disabled veteran, or the driver of a vehicle in which any such person is a passenger. 9. A person with a permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability to whom a: (a) Special license plate, or a special or temporary parking sticker, has been issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 shall not allow any other person to park the vehicle or motorcycle displaying the special license plate or special or temporary parking sticker in a space designated for the handicapped unless the person with the permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability is a passenger in the vehicle or on the motorcycle, or is being picked up or dropped off by the driver of the vehicle or motorcycle, at the time that the vehicle or motorcycle is parked in the space designated for the handicapped. (b) Special or temporary parking placard has been issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 shall not allow any other person to park the vehicle which displays the special or temporary parking placard in a space designated for the handicapped unless the person with the permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability is a passenger in the vehicle, or is being picked up or dropped off by the driver of the vehicle, at the time that it is parked in the space designated for the handicapped. 10. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsections 5 to 9, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished: (a) Upon the first offense, by a fine of $250. (b) Upon the second offense, by a fine of $250 and not less than 8 hours, but not more than 50 hours, of community service. (c) Upon the third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $500, but not more than $1,000 and not less than 25 hours, but not more than 100 hours, of community service. (Added to NRS by 1981, 985; A 1985, 595, 1566; 1989, 1317; 1991, 1375; 1993, 1393; 1995, 569, 2762; 1999, 54, 1680, 2573; 2001, 189, 566, 1861; 2003, 381; 2005, 987, 1370) NRS 484.4085 Local law enforcement agency authorized to appoint volunteers to enforce certain laws concerning parking for handicapped. 1. A local law enforcement agency may appoint volunteers to issue citations, prepared manually or electronically, for the violation of the provisions of NRS 484.408 or ordinances enacted by a local authority that govern parking for the handicapped. 2. The local law enforcement agency appointing volunteers shall: (a) Establish minimum qualifications for the volunteers; (b) Provide training to the volunteers before authorizing them to issue citations; and (c) Provide the volunteers with appropriate equipment, including, but not limited to, uniforms or other identifying attire and traffic citations issued in books or electronic devices that may be used to issue citations. 3. A citation issued by a volunteer appointed pursuant to subsection 1 has the same force and effect as a citation issued by a peace officer. The volunteer shall file the original or a copy of the citation in the manner prescribed in NRS 484.813. 4. For the purposes of this section, a person who volunteers to a local law enforcement agency to issue citations pursuant to subsection 1 shall be deemed an employee of a political subdivision of this State for the purposes of NRS 616A.160 if he has successfully completed the training course for the issuance of such citations provided by the local law enforcement agency. 5. Local law enforcement agencies are not liable for the negligent acts or omissions of a person who volunteers to issue citations pursuant to subsection 1 unless: (a) The volunteer made a specific promise or representation to a natural person who relied upon the promise or representation to his detriment; or (b) The conduct of the volunteer affirmatively caused the harm. The provisions of this section are not intended to abrogate the principle of common law that the duty of governmental entities to provide services is a duty owed to the public, not to individual persons. 6. An owner of private property on which there are parking spaces designated for the handicapped, or the owner or operator of a business establishment located on such property, is not liable for any acts or omissions resulting from the issuance of a citation by a volunteer pursuant to this section. (Added to NRS by 1997, 70; A 1999, 1145) NRS 484.409 Parked vehicle at nighttime: Reflectors; lights. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever a vehicle equipped with all reflectors required by law is lawfully parked at nighttime upon any highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle. 2. Whenever lights are displayed upon a vehicle lawfully parked at nighttime upon any highway, such lights shall be depressed or dimmed, in the event cowl or parking lamps are not used. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1501) NRS 484.411 Stopping, standing or parking in alley. 1. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the local authority having jurisdiction, a person shall not: (a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in a business district except for the expeditious loading or unloading of goods. (b) Stop, stand or park a vehicle in any other alley in such a manner, or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the alley for the free movement of vehicular traffic. 2. A person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway or entrance to any abutting property. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1502) NRS 484.413 All-night parking prohibited. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the local authority having jurisdiction, a person, except physicians or other persons on emergency calls, shall not park a vehicle on any highway which has an official traffic-control device prohibiting all-night parking for a period of time longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. of any day. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1503) NRS 484.418 Parking for certain purposes prohibited. No person may park a vehicle upon any highway for the principal purpose of: 1. Displaying the vehicle for sale. 2. Washing,

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