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m 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. [1:154:1951]—(NRS A 1960, 334; 1961, 136; 1965, 677; 1971, 83; 1975, 292, 1111; 1979, 1005, 1810; 1981, 205; 1985, 661; 2005, 21) NRS 484.7595 Maximum width of bus. The legal maximum width of a bus is 102 inches, excluding mirrors, lights and other devices required for safety. (Added to NRS by 1981, 205) NRS 484.7598 Maximum width of recreational vehicle. The legal maximum width of a recreational vehicle is 102 inches, excluding: 1. Mirrors, lights and other devices required for safety; and 2. An awning and any hardware required for the awning which is attached to the recreational vehicle and which does not extend beyond any mirror specified in subsection 1 which is attached to the side of the recreational vehicle. (Added to NRS by 2005, 21) NRS 484.760 Maximum width of trailer, semitrailer, special mobile equipment or equipment for construction or maintenance of highway. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 484.759, the following vehicles must not exceed a width of 120 inches: 1. Any trailer or semitrailer, including lift carriers and tip-bed trailers, used exclusively for the transportation of implements of husbandry by farmers or implement dealers. 2. Special mobile equipment. 3. Highway construction or maintenance equipment. (Added to NRS by 1981, 203) NRS 484.7605 Width of load of loosely piled agricultural products; restrictions for implement of husbandry moved over highway. 1. If a vehicle is carrying a load of loosely piled agricultural products such as hay, straw or leguminous plants in bulk but not crated, baled, boxed or sacked, the load of loosely piled material and any loading racks retaining the load must not exceed 120 inches in width. 2. The provisions of NRS 484.759 with respect to maximum widths do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, moved or towed over a highway other than an interstate highway or a controlled-access highway. 3. If an implement of husbandry is transported or moved as a load on another vehicle over: (a) An interstate highway or a controlled-access highway, and the load exceeds 102 inches in width, the movement is subject to the provisions of NRS 484.7631 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (b) Any highway other than an interstate highway or a controlled-access highway, and the load exceeds 120 inches in width, the vehicle and load must not be operated for a distance of more than 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip and must not be operated at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour. (Added to NRS by 1981, 203; A 1985, 662; 2005, 76) NRS 484.7615 Applicability of limits on width to federal highways. The provisions of NRS 484.760, subsection 2 of NRS 484.7605 and NRS 484.762 and 484.7625 do not apply to any highway which is part of the Federal-Aid Primary System, Federal-Aid Secondary System or the Interstate System if their application would prevent this State from receiving any money for highways pursuant to section 127 of Title 23, U.S.C. (Added to NRS by 1981, 205; A 1997, 2415) NRS 484.762 Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Requirements; conditions; regulations. 1. The Department of Transportation may, upon application in writing, if good cause appears, issue a special or multiple trip-limited time permit in writing authorizing the applicant to move a manufactured or mobile home, or any other similar type of vehicle or structure, in excess of the maximum width, but not exceeding, except as otherwise provided in NRS 484.7625, 120 inches exclusive of appendages which must not extend beyond 3 inches on either side. The Department of Transportation may establish seasonal or other limitations on the time within which the home, vehicle or structure may be moved on the highways indicated, and may require an undertaking or other security as may be considered necessary to protect the highways and bridges from injury or to provide indemnity for any injury resulting from the operation. Permits for the movement of homes, vehicles or structures as provided for in this section may be issued only to licensed manufacturers, dealers, owners and transporters and may be issued only under the following conditions: (a) The power unit used to tow an overwidth home, vehicle or structure having a gross weight of 18,000 pounds or less must be a three-quarter-ton truck or tractor, or a truck or tractor of greater power equipped with dual wheels. (b) The power unit used to tow an overwidth home, vehicle or structure having a gross weight in excess of 18,000 pounds must be a one-and-one-half-ton, or larger, truck or tractor equipped with dual wheels. (c) The mobile home for which the permit is issued must comply with the provisions of NRS 484.745 relating to maximum weight on axles. (d) The insurer must furnish evidence of insurance verifying coverage of the overwidth home, vehicle or structure in the amount of $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, in the amount of $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident and in the amount of $50,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. 2. A permit which has been issued for the movement of a manufactured or mobile home, or a similar type of vehicle or structure, is not valid between sunset and sunrise. The Director of the Department of Transportation may establish additional reasonable regulations, consistent with this section, including regulations concerning the movement of such a home, vehicle or structure on a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, as he considers necessary in the interest of public safety. (Added to NRS by 1981, 203; A 1985, 662; 1989, 798) NRS 484.7625 Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Additional requirements and conditions; designation of highways; regulations. 1. The Department of Transportation may, upon application in writing, if good cause appears, issue a special or multiple trip-limited time permit in writing authorizing the applicant to move a manufactured or mobile home, or any other similar type of vehicle or structure, in excess of 120 inches in width but not exceeding 192 inches in width, including any appendages and roof eaves. 2. The movement of a manufactured or mobile home, or a similar type of vehicle or structure, pursuant to subsection 1 is, in addition to the conditions and requirements of NRS 484.762, subject to the following requirements and conditions: (a) “Wide-load” signs and red flags must be on the front of the towing vehicle and on the rear of the home, vehicle or structure. (b) The towing vehicle must be a one-and-one-half-ton or larger truc

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