SB 320 — Revises provisions relating to crosswalks. (BDR 43-9)

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320–SENATOR SCHEIBLE M ARCH 11, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to crosswalks.

(BDR 43-9) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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Existing law prohibits vehicles from stopping, standing or parking within 20 feetprohibition ofto both marked and unmarked crosswalks.is bill applies the 20-foot Existing law authorizes a crosswalk.local authority to adopt an ordinance for the purpose of erecting official traffic-control devices that regulate the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway under its jurisdiction.

(NRS 484B.450) Section 1 of this bill applies the 20-foot prohibition to both marked and unmarked crosswalks.

of erecting official traffic-control devices that regulate the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway under its jurisdiction.

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Section 2 provides that, through December 31, 2026, the prohibition relating to stopping,unmarked standingcrosswalk ormay parkingonly withinbe theenforced specifiedthrough distancethe issuance of a markedwarning orand unmarkedsuch crosswalkenforcement mayis only bepermitted enforcedin throughcircumstances thewhere issuancenotice of athe warningdistance and applicable to the jurisdiction is provided by an official traffic-control device.

-EXPLANATION *SB320_R1* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (d) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant in a place where parallel parking is permitted, or within 20 feet of a fire hydrant if angle parking is permitted and a local ordinance requires the greater distance;

(e) On a crosswalk;

(l) On the highway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of or curb of a highway;

any vehicle stopped or parked at the (m) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within a highway tunnel;

2.to a person operating a vehicle of the United States Postal Service if the vehicle is being operated for the official business of the United States Postal Service.

The provisions of paragraph (n) of subsection 1 do not apply to a person operating a vehicle of the United States Postal Service if the vehicle is being operated for the official business of the United States Postal Service.

A person may park a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter on a sidewalk provided that the bicycle, electric - *SB320_R1* – 3 – bicycle or electric scooter does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrians on the sidewalk.

A local authority may place official traffic-control devices prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the vehicles which are stopping, standing or parking would unduly - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – interfere with the free movement of traffic.

484B.520ordinance 1.[,] :

A1. local authority may , [erect,] pursuant to ordinance [,] :

A local authority may , [erect,] pursuant to (a) Erect official traffic-control devices regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway under its jurisdiction [.] ;

Sec.484B.520 NRS1.

3.

NRS 484B.520 is hereby amended to read as follows:

484B.520 1.

or (b) Establish distances greater than those prescribed by paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 484B.450 related to stopping, standing or parking near a marked or unmarked crosswalk, if the -difference *SB320_R1*is –necessary 4for –the safety of the community and the local authority erects official traffic-control devices to provide notice of the distance applicable to the jurisdiction.

A law enforcement officer may only enforce the prohibition related to stopping, standing or parking within a specified distance of- a83rd markedSession or(2025) unmarked– crosswalk4 as– prescribed by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 484B.450 if notice relating to the prohibition was provided by an official traffic- control device and such enforcement is limited to the issuance of a warning.] Sec.

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