Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE43 PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT |
CHAPTER482. Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
NRS482.069. “Moped” defined.
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- “Moped” means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or produces not more than 1500 watts final output, and:
1. Is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and
2. Is capable of a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than 1 percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged.
Ê The term does not include an electric bicycle.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1075; A 1983, 895; 2009, 394)