Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 296 — Revises provisions related to traffic stops. (BDR 43-196)

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 25, 2023) SECOND REPRINT S.B.
(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
(Deleted by amendment.) - *SB296_R2* – 2 – Sec.
(Deleted by amendment.) - *SB296_R1* – 2 – Sec.
The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply if the registration of the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer has been expired for more than 30 days.
The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply if the registration of the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer has been expired for more than 60 days.
If the owner of a motor vehicle, in accordance with the - *SB296_R2* – 3 – provisions of subsection 2, exercises the option to attach a license plate only to the rear of the motor vehicle, the owner shall:
If the owner of a motor vehicle, in accordance with the - *SB296_R1* – 3 – provisions of subsection 2, exercises the option to attach a license plate only to the rear of the motor vehicle, the owner shall:
If a license plate is attached to the rear of a vehicle in a clearly visible location, a citation may be issued for a violation of this section only if the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a citation may be issued for a violation of this section only if the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a citation from being issued, regardless of whether the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense, if no license plate is attached to the vehicle in a clearly visible location.
The provisions of subsection 6 do not apply if no license plate is attached to the rear of the motor vehicle.
and - *SB296_R2* – 4 – (d) Be removed and destroyed upon its expiration or the issuance of a new permit or a certificate of registration for the vehicle, whichever occurs first.
and (d) Be removed and destroyed upon its expiration or the issuance of a new permit or a certificate of registration for the vehicle, whichever occurs first.
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- *SB296_R1* – 4 – 5.
If a permit is attached to the vehicle in a clearly visible location, a citation may be issued for a violation of this section only if the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a citation may be issued for a violation of this section only if the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
The provisions of subsection 6 must not be construed to prohibit a citation from being issued, regardless of whether the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense, if a permit is not affixed to the vehicle in a clearly visible location.
The provisions of subsection 6 do not apply if no permit is affixed to the vehicle.
- *SB296_R2* – 5 – 6.
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Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a peace officer from issuing an oral advisory or warning citation concerning a violation of this section, regardless of whether the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a peace officer from issuing an oral advisory or warning citation concerning a violation of this section, regardless of whether the - *SB296_R1* – 5 – violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
- *SB296_R2* – 6 – Sec.
Sec.
(a) Be on the rear of the vehicle, and if there are two or more than two must be as widely spaced laterally as practicable;
- *SB296_R1* – 6 – (a) Be on the rear of the vehicle, and if there are two or more than two must be as widely spaced laterally as practicable;
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a citation may be issued for a violation of this section only if the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation or offense.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a citation may be issued for a violation of this section only if the violation is discovered while the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for ano6.
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(Deleted by amendment.) H - *SB296_R2*
(Deleted by amendment.) H - *SB296_R1*
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Action History

  1. (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)

  2. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  3. Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 532.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To printer.

  4. Taken from General File. Placed on Secretary's desk.

  5. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 345.) To printer.

  7. From printer. To committee.

  8. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 296?
SB 296 is sponsored by Doñate, Fabian (Democratic), Ohrenschall, James (Democratic), González, Cecelia (Democratic), Hansen, Ira (Republican), Neal, Dina (Democratic), Brown-May, Tracy (Democratic), Watts, Howard (Democratic), Summers-Armstrong, Shondra, Peters, Sarah, Pat Spearman, and Harris, Dallas.
What is the current status of SB 296?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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