nable assistance in the event of an accident resulting in death or personal injuries in violation of NRS 484.219 or 484.223; (f) Failure to stop or give information in the event of an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle or to other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway in violation of NRS 484.221 or 484.225; (g) Reckless driving; (h) Driving a motor vehicle on a highway or on premises to which the public has access at a time when his driver’s license has been cancelled, revoked or suspended; or (i) Driving a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to him pursuant to NRS 483.490. 2. Whenever any person is arrested as authorized in this section, he must be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate as specified in NRS 484.803, except that in the case of either of the offenses designated in paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection 1 a peace officer has the same discretion as is provided in other cases in NRS 484.795. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1210; A 1969, 1509; 1975, 125; 1983, 1080; 1987, 480; 1999, 2461, 3429; 2001, 172; 2005, 152) NRS 484.792 Citation for operation of vehicle without insurance or for failure to present proof of insurance. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped by a peace officer for violating a provision of this chapter, except for violating a provision of NRS 484.395 to 484.443, inclusive, the officer shall demand proof of the insurance required by NRS 485.185, and issue a citation as provided in NRS 484.799 if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver of the vehicle is in violation of NRS 485.187. If the driver of the vehicle is not the owner, a citation must also be issued to the owner, and in such a case the driver: 1. May sign the citation on behalf of the owner; and 2. Shall notify the owner of the citation within 3 days after it is issued. The agency which employs the peace officer shall immediately forward a copy of the citation to the registered owner of the vehicle, by certified mail, at his address as it appears on the certificate of registration. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1442; A 1993, 2482; 1995, 2733) NRS 484.793 When person must be taken immediately before magistrate. Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of this chapter not amounting to a gross misdemeanor or felony, he shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate, as specified in NRS 484.803, in either of the following cases: 1. When the person demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate; or 2. In any other event when the person is issued a traffic citation by an authorized person and refuses to give his written promise to appear in court as provided in NRS 484.799. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1211)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.722) NRS 484.795 When peace officer has option to take person before magistrate. Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of this chapter and is not required to be taken before a magistrate, the person may, in the discretion of the peace officer, either be given a traffic citation, or be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate. He must be taken before the magistrate in any of the following cases: 1. When the person does not furnish satisfactory evidence of identity or when the peace officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe the person will disregard a written promise to appear in court; 2. When the person is charged with a violation of NRS 484.701, relating to the refusal of a driver of a vehicle to submit the vehicle to an inspection and test; 3. When the person is charged with a violation of NRS 484.755, relating to the failure or refusal of a driver of a vehicle to submit the vehicle and load to a weighing or to remove excess weight therefrom; or 4. When the person is charged with a violation of NRS 484.379, unless he is incapacitated and is being treated for injuries at the time the peace officer would otherwise be taking him before the magistrate. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1211; A 1969, 1509; 1981, 1362) NRS 484.797 Arrest of nonresident. 1. All of the provisions of this chapter apply both to residents and nonresidents of this State, except the special provisions in this section, which shall govern in respect to nonresidents. 2. A peace officer at the scene of a traffic accident may arrest without a warrant any driver of a vehicle who is a nonresident of this State and who is involved in the accident when, based upon personal investigation, the peace officer has reasonable cause for believing that the person has committed any offense under the provisions of this chapter in connection with the accident, and if the peace officer has reasonable cause for believing that the person will disregard a written promise to appear in court. 3. Whenever any person is arrested under the provisions of this section, he shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate, as specified in NRS 484.803. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1211)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.724) NRS 484.799 Citation: Contents; 5-day notice to appear in court; written promise to appear. 1. Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of this chapter punishable as a misdemeanor and is not taken before a magistrate as required or permitted by NRS 484.793 and 484.795, the peace officer may prepare a traffic citation manually or electronically in the form of a complaint issuing in the name of “The State of Nevada,” containing a notice to appear in court, the name and address of the person, the state registration number of his vehicle, if any, the number of his driver’s license, if any, the offense charged, including a brief description of the offense and the NRS citation, the time and place when and where the person is required to appear in court, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary. The citation must be signed by the peace officer. If the citation is prepared electronically, the officer shall sign the copy of the citation that is delivered to the person charged with the violation. 2. The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least 5 days after the alleged violation unless the person charged with the violation demands an earlier hearing. 3. The place specified in the notice to appear must be before a magistrate, as designated in NRS 484.803. 4. The person charged with the violation may give his written promise to appear in court by signing at least one copy of the traffic citation prepared by the peace officer, in which event the peace officer shall deliver a copy of the citation to the person, and thereupon the peace officer shall not take the person into physical custody for the violation. If the citation is prepared electronically, the officer shall deliver the signed copy of the citation to the person and shall indicate on the electronic record of the citation whether the person charged gave his written promise to appear. A copy of the citation that is signed by the person charged or the electronic record of the citation which indicates that the person charged gave his written promise to appear suffices as proof of service. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1211; A 1975, 142; 1991, 15; 1999, 1146) NRS 484.800 Matching of certain information before driver arrested for prior offense. 1. Except for a citation issued pursuant to NRS 484.810, whenever a police officer makes an arrest or issues a citation to a person for any violation of this chapter, he shall record the name as given by that person, the number of his driver’s license and a brief description of his physical appearance. This information must be maintained in a record for offenses kept at the traffic enforcement agency which employs that officer. 2. Whenever a police officer stops a driver of a mo

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