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k or tractor equipped with dual wheels.
(c) The applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the Department that he is financially responsible and that he has complied or is able to comply with the equipment requirements.
(d) As an additional warning to approaching traffic, the towing vehicle must be operated with the headlights turned on low beam.
(e) The driver of the towing vehicle shall do everything possible to prevent the congestion or slowing down of traffic in either direction because of the overwidth home, vehicle or structure and shall, if necessary to maintain the normal flow of traffic, drive the towing vehicle and the home, vehicle or structure off the pavement where safe to do so, in order that traffic may pass.
(f ) When two or more homes, vehicles or structures in excess of 120 inches in width are moved over the same highway in the same direction, the drivers of the towing vehicles shall maintain a distance of at least 1,000 feet between vehicles.
3. The Department of Transportation shall:
(a) Designate the highways over which manufactured or mobile homes, or other similar types of vehicles or structures, in excess of 120 inches in width may be moved, and may require a pilot car to precede or follow the load.
(b) Prescribe, by regulation, standards for moving homes, vehicles or structures, in excess of 120 inches in width, including the times and days when such moving is permitted, and additional safety precautions to be taken.
4. The regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 may establish different standards that are applicable only to the moving of a manufactured or mobile home, or other similar types of vehicle or structure, that is in excess of 168 inches, excluding any appendages and roof eaves, but does not exceed 192 inches in width, including any appendages and roof eaves.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 204; A 1989, 799; 1997, 2415)
NRS 484.7631 Permit to operate oversized vehicle; coordination with affected entities; regulations limiting hours, days or routes for movement of oversized vehicle; meetings with affected industries; expedited procedure.
1. In a county whose population is less than 400,000, the Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and the governing body of the county or a city in the county with respect to roadways under the jurisdiction of the county or city may, upon request, issue a permit to operate a vehicle, or a vehicle with a load that exceeds the legal maximum width, length or height for the vehicle, unless the Department or governing body determines that the operation would be a safety hazard or would unduly impede the flow of traffic.
2. In a county whose population is 400,000 or more:
(a) If the operation of a vehicle specified in subsection 1 will not include operation on the state highway system established pursuant to chapter 408 of NRS, the governing body of the county and each city in the county may, upon request, issue a permit to operate the vehicle on a roadway in that city or county:
(1) If the governing body has jurisdiction over the roadway at the point of origination of the route of the vehicle; and
(2) Unless the governing body determines that the operation would be a safety hazard or would unduly impede the flow of traffic; or
(b) If the operation of the vehicle will include operation on the state highway system established pursuant to chapter 408 of NRS, the Department of Transportation shall, upon request, issue a permit to operate the vehicle on a highway in that county, unless the Department of Transportation determines that the operation would be a safety hazard or would unduly impede the flow of traffic. A holder of a permit issued pursuant to this paragraph is not required to obtain a permit pursuant to paragraph (a) before operating the vehicle in accordance with the permit issued pursuant to this paragraph.
3. Before issuing a permit pursuant to subsection 2, the Department of Transportation or the governing body shall coordinate the issuance of the permit with each entity that will be affected by the issuance of the permit.
4. A governing body shall issue single-trip permits and annual permits pursuant to subsection 2 that are consistent, to the greatest extent practicable, with the regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subsection 5.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and the governing body of a city or county with respect to roadways under its jurisdiction may adopt regulations providing for an annual permit or a permit for a single trip for a vehicle, or a vehicle with a load exceeding 102 inches in width, 14 feet in height or 70 feet in length, and limiting the movement of the vehicle to certain hours of the day, days of the week or routes considered necessary to protect public safety. If the Department of Transportation and a governing body of a city or county adopt regulations pursuant to this section, the regulations adopted by the governing body must be consistent, to the greatest extent practicable, with the regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation.
6. The Department of Transportation and each governing body specified in subsection 2 shall:
(a) Periodically meet with persons who represent industries that are affected by any regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation or the governing body relating to the issuance of permits pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, regulations concerning fees for those permits;
(b) At each meeting specified in paragraph (a), review and consider the regulations specified in that paragraph and any proposed amendments to the regulations; and
(c) To the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the regulations are consistent.
7. The Department of Transportation and each governing body that issues a permit pursuant to subsection 2 shall, to the greatest extent practicable, establish an expedited procedure for issuing a permit for a vehicle or a vehicle with a load that does not exceed 15 feet in height or 110 feet in length:
(a) Within 1 working day after the Department of Transportation or the governing body receives a request for the permit, if the vehicle or the vehicle with a load for which the permit is submitted has a width of 144 inches or less; or
(b) Within 2 working days after the Department of Transportation or the governing body receives a request for the permit, if the vehicle or the vehicle with a load for which the permit is submitted has a width of more than 144 inches but not more than 168 inches.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 205; A 1985, 663; 2005, 738)
NRS 484.764 Contents of application for permit. The application for a permit under NRS 484.759 to 484.7631, inclusive, must:
1. Specifically describe the vehicle or special mobile equipment and load to be operated or moved and the particular highways over which the permit to operate is requested.
2. State whether the permit is requested for a single trip, for continuous use or for multiple trips over a limited time.
[2:154:1951]—(NRS A 1975, 1114; 1981, 208)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.761)
NRS 484.765 Maximum weight of vehicle for continuous permit; fee; revocation.
1. No vehicle operated or moved upon any public highway under the authority of a continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit may exceed a maximum weight of 20,000 pounds on any single axle. Before any continuous permit is issued, the applicant shall pay a reasonable fee to be determined by the Department of Transportation or the governing body of any city or county to pay the costs and expenses of conducting an initial investigation of the highway or highways involved.
2. If, after issuance of a continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit by
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