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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 484B.287: When pedestrian must yield right-of-way to vehicle; when crossing at crosswalk is required; crossing diagonally; penalty.

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  1. TITLE 43 — PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT
  2. CHAPTER 484B - RULES OF THE ROAD
  3. PEDESTRIANS

1. Except as provided in NRS 484B.290:

(a) Every pedestrian crossing a highway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.

(b) Any pedestrian crossing a highway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.

(c) Between adjacent intersections at which official traffic-control devices are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

(d) A pedestrian shall not cross an intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices.

(e) When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.

2. A violation of this section:

(a) Is not a misdemeanor; and

(b) Is punishable by the imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $100.

Collected 2026-09-03T05:51:41Z. Source file · JSON

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