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Trick Driving / NRS 484B.653
Trick driving is illegal in Nevada, and drivers engaged in “Sideshows” can face steep penalties for their participation or the facilitation of a Trick Driving Display. Trick Driving includes activities such as performing burnouts, doughnuts, drifts, and other maneuvers that are often done on public roads or highways.
Definition
NRS 484B.653 Reckless driving, organization of unauthorized speed contests and driving in or facilitating unauthorized trick driving displays prohibited; penalties; court to suspend driver’s license of certain offenders; additional penalties for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone or if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or person riding bicycle; court may order impounding vehicle of certain offenders.
1. It is unlawful for a person to:
(a) Drive a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
(b) Drive a vehicle in an unauthorized speed contest on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
(c) Organize an unauthorized speed contest on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
(d) Drive a vehicle in an unauthorized trick driving display on a public highway.
(e) Facilitate an unauthorized trick driving display on a public highway.
Penalties
Under Nevada law participating in or facilitating trick driving is classified as a misdemeanor and carries a maximum of six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine. These fines increase incrementally with each offense. Additionally, the court may order the driver to pay a restitution fee to repair any damage caused by the offense. Vehicles may be impounded and a driver’s license may also be suspended or revoked depending on the severity of their offense.
Legal Strategy
Reckless Driving Defense will evaluate the circumstances of the violation and determine the validity of the charges. In cases where we find that the violations are invalid or that there were mitigating circumstances apply (unintentional actions, medical, mistaken identity, etc) charges may be dropped or reduced. It is our goal to and often the outcome to minimize fines and penalties for clients by carefully evaluating the circumstances and making sure that the law has been applied fairly.
Misdemeanor convictions including Trick Driving can be sealed in typically 1 year to protect a clients criminal record.
Further information on Trick Driving in the state of Nevada can be found at the Nevada Legislature website at the below link; https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-484b.html#NRS484BSec653
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