NAC483.850. Exemptions from requirements.


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  • The following persons are exempt from the requirements of NRS 483.900 to 483.940, inclusive, and NAC 483.799 to 483.850, inclusive:

         1. An operator of a farm vehicle that is:

         (a) Controlled and operated by a farmer as a private motor carrier of property;

         (b) Being used to transport either:

              (1) Agricultural products; or

              (2) Farm machinery or farm supplies, or both,

    Ê to or from a farm;

         (c) Not being used in the operation of a motor carrier for hire;

         (d) Being used within 150 miles of the operator’s farm; and

         (e) Not carrying a hazardous material of a type or quantity which would require the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 177.823.

         2. A firefighter or any other person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, including, without limitation, a fire truck, hook and ladder truck, foam or water transport truck, police SWAT team vehicle, ambulance or other vehicle that is used in response to emergencies, which is:

         (a) Necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions;

         (b) Equipped with audible and visual signals; and

         (c) Not subject to normal traffic regulation.

         3. A person who:

         (a) Is exempt from the provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 383 pursuant to subsection (c) of 49 C.F.R. § 383.3; and

         (b) Is operating a commercial motor vehicle for military purposes.

         4. A person who is driving a recreational vehicle that is being used solely for recreational purposes.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 2-14-91; A 1-24-96; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R062-02, 9-20-2002; R082-03, 10-30-2003; R105-04, 8-2-2004; R141-12, 11-1-2012, eff. 1-28-2013)