NRS484A.670. Effect of violation of written promise to appear; when appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance is authorized.

      1.  It is unlawful for a person to violate a written promise to appear given to a peace officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation prepared manually or electronically, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may comply with a written promise to appear in court by an appearance by counsel. A person who has been convicted of two or more moving traffic violations in unrelated incidents within a 12-month period and is subsequently arrested or issued a citation within that 12-month period shall appear personally in court with or without counsel.

      3.  A warrant may issue upon a violation of a written promise to appear.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1212; A 1977, 1061; 1999, 1148; 2005, 54; 2007, 2730)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.807)