Existing law requires the governing body of a local government or the Department of Transportation to designate school zones and school crossing zones. In relevant part, existing law does not prohibit a person from driving at certain speeds, making a U-turn or overtaking and passing another vehicle in a school zone or school crossing zone, as applicable, during the period from a half hour after school is no longer in operation to a half hour before school is next in operation. (NRS 484B.363) Section 24 of this bill revises this provision to require the governing body or the Department which designated the school zone or school crossing zone, as applicable, to specify one or more periods in which a person is not prohibited from performing these acts in a school zone or school crossing zone. However, section 24 provides that any such period may not encompass the 30 minutes after school is no longer in operation or the 30 minutes before school is next in operation. Existing law establishes certain requirements related to signs and other devices designating school zones and school crossing zones. (NRS 268.425, 269.185, 484B.363, 484B.367) Section 25 of this bill requires the governing body or the Department which designated the school zone or school crossing zone, as applicable, to prescribe standards for the design, application, installation and maintenance of signs and other devices designating the conditions that apply to school zones and school crossing zones. Section 25 also authorizes the governing body and the Department to consult and collaborate with certain officers and entities regarding the standards. Sections 35 and 36 of this bill make conforming changes related to the standards applicable to the signs and other devices in school zones and school crossing zones. Existing law provides that a person who commits certain traffic violations in a work zone or a pedestrian safety zone may be subject to double the penalty for the underlying offense or infraction, subject to certain limitations. (NRS 484B.130, 484B.135) Section 2 of this bill similarly provides that a person who commits certain traffic violations in an active school zone or active school crossing zone may be subject to double the penalty for the underlying offense or infraction, subject to certain limitations. Section 2 also provides that a person who commits such traffic violations in an active school zone or active school crossing zone is subject to an assessment of twice the number of demerit points assigned to the underlying offense. Sections 1, 3-23 and 26-34 of this bill make conforming changes related to the enhanced penalty prescribed by section 2.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 483.473, 484B.150, 484B.163, 484B.165, 484B.200, 484B.203, 484B.207, 484B.208, 484B.210, 484B.213, 484B.217, 484B.223, 484B.227, 484B.270, 484B.280, 484B.283, 484B.300, 484B.303, 484B.307, 484B.317, 484B.320, 484B.327, 484B.363, 484B.367, 484B.403, 484B.450, 484B.600, 484B.603, 484B.650, 484B.653, 484B.657, 484C.110, 484C.120, 268.425, 269.185