vide traction. If mechanical devices are mounted on both sides of a motor vehicle which, when activated by the driver, provide traction by deploying a chain of metal cross members under a tire while the vehicle is in motion, the: 1. Cross members must extend across at least 85 percent of the width of the tire; and 2. Devices may be used only upon the drive axles of the vehicle. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1343) NRS 484.644 Device for control of pollution: Use required; disconnection or alteration prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person shall not operate or leave standing on any highway any motor vehicle which is required by state or federal law to be equipped with a device for the control of pollution from motor vehicles unless the device is correctly installed and in operating condition. A person shall not disconnect, alter or modify any such required device. 2. The provisions of this section do not apply to: (a) An alteration or modification found by the State Environmental Commission not to reduce the effectiveness of the required device. (b) Motor vehicles which have been licensed by the Department as experimental vehicles. (c) Any vehicle which has been granted a waiver or exemption from the regulations for the control of emissions from motor vehicles. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1203; A 1973, 5, 1705; 1979, 568, 1034; 1985, 340, 1954) NRS 484.6441 Device for control of pollution: Penalty; proof of conformity may be required. Violation of the provisions of NRS 484.644 is a misdemeanor. Whenever any motor vehicle is found by any peace officer to be in violation of the provisions of NRS 484.644, and a notice to appear or citation is issued, it may require that the person named therein shall produce in court proof that such vehicle or its equipment has been made to conform to the provisions of NRS 484.644. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1203) NRS 484.646 Emblem for slow moving vehicle displayed on certain vehicles; standards. 1. After September 15, 1975, when any vehicle or combination of vehicles designed for and is operated at speeds of 25 miles per hour or less is moved on a highway, whether pulled, towed or self-propelled in daytime or nighttime, the vehicle or combination must have displayed an emblem for slow moving vehicles, except as provided in subsection 3. 2. Use of such an emblem is restricted to the type of vehicle or combination specified in subsection 1, and the use of the emblem on any other type of vehicle or any stationary object on or beside a highway is unlawful. 3. A vehicle or combination of vehicles of the type specified in subsection 1 is not required to have displayed such an emblem if the vehicle or combination is moved only on a highway not open to public use or is guarded by flagmen or flares. 4. The requirement for such an emblem is in addition to any lights or warning flags required by this chapter. 5. The Department shall adopt standards for emblems for slow moving vehicles which conform to standards adopted by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 6. The emblem must be mounted, with a point up, on a plane perpendicular to the direction of travel, and located on the rear of the vehicle. (Added to NRS by 1975, 277; A 1985, 1954) INSPECTION OF VEHICLES NRS 484.695 Inspection by peace officer or inspector; citation or notice of violation; centers for inspection; standards for tires and brakes. 1. Peace officers and inspectors of the Department, in pursuance of assigned duty, having reasonable cause to believe that any vehicle or combination of vehicles is not equipped as required by this chapter or is in such unsafe condition as to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon a public highway or does not comply with any standards for tires or brakes adopted pursuant to subsection 4, may require the driver thereof to stop and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles to an inspection of the mechanical condition or equipment thereof and such tests with reference thereto as may be appropriate. 2. If a vehicle or combination of vehicles is found to be in an unsafe mechanical condition or is not equipped as required by this chapter or does not comply with any standards for tires or brakes adopted pursuant to subsection 4, the peace officer or inspector causing the inspection to be made may give the owner of the vehicle a citation or notice of violation and further require the owner of the vehicle to produce in court or the office of the peace officer or inspector satisfactory evidence that the vehicle or its equipment has been made to conform with the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 3. The Director may establish centers for the inspection of motor vehicles for safety at the branch offices of the Department for the purpose of inspecting vehicles intended to be registered in the State of Nevada. Inspections at these centers are limited to examination of tires and brakes on motor vehicles which have a declared gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds and which were manufactured more than 2 years before the date of inspection. 4. The Director shall adopt regulations prescribing the standards for tires and brakes. [Part 21 1/2:166:1925; added 1951, 466]—(NRS A 1975, 1068; 1981, 867; 1985, 1839, 1955; 1999, 1146) NRS 484.697 Operation of vehicle without required equipment or in unsafe condition prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 706.235: (a) A person shall not operate any vehicle after notice of an unsafe condition or that the vehicle is not equipped as required by this chapter, unless it is necessary to return the vehicle to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver or to a garage and operation of the vehicle is not further limited by NRS 706.246. (b) If any peace officer or vehicle safety inspector finds that any vehicle is unsafe to a degree that continued operation would endanger the driver, any other occupant or any person on a public highway, the officer or inspector may require that the driver cease operation of the vehicle or that the vehicle be taken to the nearest garage or other safe place. 2. If the vehicle is transporting wet concrete or other perishable cargo and does not pose an immediate threat to the life of the driver or any other person upon a public highway, and if the destination of the vehicle is within a distance of not more than 15 miles, the peace officer or vehicle safety inspector shall permit the vehicle to proceed to its destination and unload its cargo. Upon the arrival of the vehicle at its destination, the officer or inspector may order that the vehicle be taken, after the cargo of the vehicle has been unloaded, to the nearest garage or other place where the vehicle may be safely repaired. [Part 21 1/2:166:1925; added 1951, 466]—(NRS A 1975, 1068; 1985, 340, 871; 1993, 2748) NRS 484.701 Penalty for failure or refusal to stop and submit to inspection or test. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is directed by a peace officer or vehicle safety inspector in pursuance of assigned duty, to stop and submit the mechanical condition of the vehicle or its equipment to an inspection or test under conditions stated in NRS 484.695, such driver shall stop and submit to such inspection or test. A failure or refusal so to do or to cease operation when required is a misdemeanor. [Part 21 1/2:166:1925; added 1951, 466]—(NRS A 1975, 1069) SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD NRS 484.737 Prohibited acts concerning size or weight of vehicle; special permit; emergencies; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not drive, move, stop or park any vehicle or combination of vehicles, and an owner shall not cause or knowingly permit any vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven, moved, stopped or parked

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