the Department of Transportation or the governing body of any city or county, the Department or governing body finds that the traffic authorized by such continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit has caused substantial highway distress, the permit may be revoked summarily, but the revocation does not operate to prevent a subsequent filing of a new application for another continuous or multiple trip-limited time permit. [3:154:1951; A 1953, 360]—(NRS A 1975, 1114; 1979, 1813) NRS 484.767 Carrying and inspection of permit. Every permit, when issued, must: 1. Be carried in the vehicle, combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment to which it refers. 2. Be open to inspection of any peace officer or traffic officer, any authorized agent of the Department of Transportation, or any other officer charged with the care or protection of the highways. [4:154:1951]—(NRS A 1979, 1813) NRS 484.769 Penalties for operation of oversized or overweight vehicle without permit or in violation of permit. 1. It is unlawful for any person to operate or move any vehicle or equipment described in NRS 484.739 or 484.759 to 484.7631, inclusive, over any highway without first obtaining a permit, or to violate or evade any of the terms or conditions of the permit when issued. A person violating any of the provisions of NRS 484.759 to 484.767, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. Any person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment described in NRS 484.739 or 484.759 to 484.7631, inclusive, over any highway under the authorization of a permit for continuous use or multiple trips over a limited time and who violates any weight limitation in excess of the weight authorized by the permit must be punished, upon conviction, as provided in NRS 484.757. [5:154:1951; A 1953, 360]—(NRS A 1969, 1508; 1975, 1114; 1981, 208; 1987, 506) NRS 484.771 Load on vehicle. 1. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway. 2. No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless the load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway. [20.1:166:1925; added 1955, 186]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.650) NRS 484.773 Regulations: Loading and securing loads; safety chains and cables for combinations of vehicles. The Department shall adopt reasonable regulations providing for: 1. Minimum requirements for binders to secure loads on vehicles against dangerous displacement and governing the loading and securement of loads for transportation over public highways by vehicles, except loads containing radioactive waste. 2. Safety chains and cables for combinations of vehicles. [20.2:166:1925; added 1955, 186]—(NRS A 1957, 616; 1969, 1220; 1979, 836; 1981, 234; 1985, 1956) NRS 484.775 Display of red lights or flag on load. The driver of every vehicle operating a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and carrying a load extending 4 feet or more beyond the end of the vehicle shall attach at the extreme end of the load two red lights plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet from the rear and sides. At any other time the driver shall attach at the extreme end of such load a red flag or cloth at least 16 inches square. [19:166:1925; NCL § 4368] + [Part 19 1/2:166:1925; added 1927, 78; NCL § 4369]—(NRS A 1963, 746; 1969, 1221) RESPECTIVE POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES NRS 484.777 Provisions uniform throughout State; local authority prohibited from enacting certain ordinances; trial for same offense prohibited. 1. The provisions of this chapter are applicable and uniform throughout this State on all highways to which the public has a right of access or to which persons have access as invitees or licensees. 2. Unless otherwise provided by specific statute, any local authority may enact by ordinance traffic regulations which cover the same subject matter as the various sections of this chapter if the provisions of the ordinance are not in conflict with this chapter. It may also enact by ordinance regulations requiring the registration and licensing of bicycles. 3. A local authority shall not enact an ordinance: (a) Governing the registration of vehicles and the licensing of drivers; (b) Governing the duties and obligations of persons involved in traffic accidents, other than the duties to stop, render aid and provide necessary information; or (c) Providing a penalty for an offense for which the penalty prescribed by this chapter is greater than that imposed for a misdemeanor. 4. No person convicted or adjudged guilty of a violation of a traffic ordinance may be charged or tried in any other court in this State for the same offense. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1482; A 1971, 22; 1973, 406; 1983, 1079) NRS 484.778 City may adopt penalties for misdemeanors imposed by NRS 484.3792. The governing body of each city may enact an ordinance adopting the penalties set forth for misdemeanors in NRS 484.3792 for similar offenses under city ordinance. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1928; A 1989, 598) NRS 484.779 Powers of local authority. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a local authority may adopt, by ordinance, regulations with respect to highways under its jurisdiction within the reasonable exercise of the police power: (a) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways. (b) Designating particular highways as one-way highways and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one specific direction. (c) Designating any highway as a through highway, requiring that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the highway, or designating any intersection as a stop or a yield intersection and requiring all vehicles to stop or yield at one or more entrances to the intersection. (d) Designating truck and bicycle routes. (e) Adopting such other traffic regulations related to specific highways as are expressly authorized by this chapter. 2. An ordinance relating to traffic control enacted under this section is not effective until official devices for traffic control giving notice of those local traffic regulations are posted upon or at the entrances to the highway or part thereof affected as is most appropriate. 3. An ordinance enacted under this section is not effective with respect to: (a) Highways constructed and maintained by the Department of Transportation under the authority granted by chapter 408 of NRS; or (b) Alternative routes for the transport of radioactive, chemical or other hazardous materials which are governed by regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, until the ordinance has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation. 4. As used in this section, “hazardous material” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.7024. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1488; A 1979, 1813; 1981, 234; 1983, 1079; 1987, 1757; 1989, 1313; 1993, 850) NRS 484.781 Adoption of manual and specifications for devices for control of traffic by Department of Transportation. 1. The Department of Transportation shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of official traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter for use upon highways within this State. The uniform system must correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system then current and appro

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