{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-484a.670","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 484A.670","heading":"Effect of violation of written promise to appear or failure to comply with notice to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized; exceptions.","body":"1. Unless a person makes a plea by using a system established by a court or traffic violations bureau in accordance with NRS 484A.615, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which a traffic citation was originally issued, it is unlawful for a person to:\n(a) Violate a written promise to appear in court given to a peace officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation prepared by the peace officer; or\n(b) Fail to appear at the time and place set forth in a notice to appear in court that is contained in a traffic citation prepared by a peace officer.\n2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may comply with a written promise to appear in court or a notice to appear in court by an appearance by counsel. A person who has been convicted of two or more moving traffic violations in unrelated incidents within a 12-month period and is subsequently arrested or issued a citation within that 12-month period shall appear personally in court with or without counsel.\n3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.780 and unless a person makes a plea by using a system established by a court or traffic violations bureau in accordance with NRS 484A.615, a warrant may issue upon a violation of a written promise to appear in court or a failure to appear at the time and place set forth in a notice to appear in court.","path":["TITLE 43 — PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 484A - TRAFFIC LAWS GENERALLY","VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC LAWS","Citations"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-484A.html#NRS484ASec670","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:41Z","sha256":"9726d322a7e51737e437fff50ba7cbbbb5f0690b1e8ac35183ec8edd68fb1ef5","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-484a.660","next":"us-nv/nrs-484a.680"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}