Existing law provides that a violation of any provision of existing law relating to any traffic law or ordinance is a civil infraction unless a criminal penalty is prescribed for the violation by a specific statute. (NRS 481.015) Existing law prohibits certain acts involving driving a vehicle upon a divided highway and provides that such violations are punishable as civil infractions. (NRS 484B.227) This bill makes such violations punishable as misdemeanors.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 484B.227
BDR: 484B.227