NRS484D.610. Height of vehicle: Maximum ground clearance; exceptions.  


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  •       1.  A motor vehicle must not be operated on any highway of this State if the lowest portion of its body, as measured from the surface on which the vehicle stands, exceeds, for passenger cars, 24 inches, and for a truck or other motor vehicle having manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating:

          (a) Of 4,500 pounds or less, 28 inches.

          (b) Of more than 4,500 pounds but less than 7,501 pounds, 30 inches.

          (c) Of 7,501 pounds but less than 10,001 pounds, 32 inches.

          2.  The measurement taken to determine compliance with this section must be taken from level ground to a portion of the body or parts attached to the body which have not been added or altered from the manufacturer’s original body design.

          3.  This section does not apply to a motor vehicle which:

          (a) Was manufactured before 1935; or

          (b) Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1472)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7385)