VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 11, ch. 11.28

in effect

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.010 Unsafe-vehicle operation—Unsafe loads.

11.28.010 - Unsafe-vehicle operation—Unsafe loads. It is unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition, which is not equipped as required by this Title, or which is not safely loaded. (Prior code § 10-20-41)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.020 High beam intensity.

11.28.020 - High beam intensity. There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred feet ahead for all conditions of loading. The maximum intensity of this uppermost distribution of light or composite beam one degree of arc or more above the horizontal level of the lamps when the vehicle is not loaded shall not exceed eight thousand apparent candlepower, and at no other point of the distribution of light or composite beam shall there be an intensity of more than seventy-five thousand apparent candlepower. (1949 code Ch. 36 § 103: prior code § 10-20-18)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.030 Drip or leakage prevention.

11.28.030 - Drip or leakage prevention. Every motor vehicle or any machinery or apparatus using electricity, gasoline or any product of petroleum for its motor power shall have attached thereto a suitable device or devices for the purpose of preventing deposits from leaking or dripping being made upon the pavements or public streets. (Ord. 170 § 49, 1931: prior code § 10-20-21)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.040 Draining oils on streets.

11.28.040 - Draining oils on streets. It shall be unlawful for any person operating any automobile or any machinery or apparatus using electricity, or gasoline or other product of petroleum for its motor power, to drain such petroleum products from the crank or gear case, or from any other part of the machinery, upon any street. (Ord. 170 § 50, 1931: prior code § 10-20-22)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.050 Horn requirements.

11.28.050 - Horn requirements. Any person driving a motor vehicle within the City shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with his horn, but shall not otherwise use such horn within the City limits. Every automobile when operated upon a roadway within the City shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unnecessary loud or harsh sound or a whistle. (1949 code Ch. 36 § 115 (part): prior code § 10-20-23 (part))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.060 Sirens—Theft alarms.

11.28.060 - Sirens—Theft alarms. No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this Section. It is permissible, but not required, that any commercial vehicle be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred feet, but such siren shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which said latter events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such sirens when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof. (1949 code Ch. 36 § 115 (part): prior code § 10-20-23 (part))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.070 Windshield required when.

11.28.070 - Windshield required when. Every passenger vehicle other than a motorcycle, and every motor truck or truck tractor, and every fire truck, fire engine or other fire apparatus, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be equipped with an adequate windshield. (Prior code § 10-20-31(A))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.080 Safety glass required.

11.28.080 - Safety glass required. (A) No person shall sell or operate any motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, manufactured after January 1, 1936, unless it is equipped with safety glass of a type approved by the Metropolitan Police Department, wherever glass or glazing materials are used in partitions, doors, windows, windshields, rear windows or wind deflectors. (B) "Safety glass" is any type of glass or glazing material so manufactured, fabricated, treated, or combined with other materials as to reduce, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from external sources or by glass or glazing material when the same is cracked or broken. (C) The Metropolitan Police Department shall establish specifications or requirements for approved safety glass which shall not be lower in standard than those specifications or requirements for safety glass established by the American Standards Association for glazing in motor vehicles as of September 22, 1951, and shall maintain a list of approved types of safety glass. (Prior code § 10-20-32(A—C))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.090 Defective windshield or rear window.

11.28.090 - Defective windshield or rear window. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition as to impair the driver's vision either to the front or rear. In the event any windshield or rear window fails to comply with this Chapter, the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver to make the windshield and rear window conform to the requirements of this Chapter within forty-eight hours. The officer may also arrest the driver and give him notice to appear and further require the driver or the owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence that the windshield or rear window has been made to conform to the requirements of this Chapter. (Prior code § 10-20-31(B))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.100 Broken glass—Replacement glass.

11.28.100 - Broken glass—Replacement glass. All broken glass in windows or elsewhere on a vehicle subject to the provisions of this Title shall be removed. Replacement glass shall be of the safety type as defined in Section 11.28.080. (Prior code § 10-20-32(D))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.110 Nontransparent window materials.

11.28.110 - Nontransparent window materials. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, card, sticker, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, side or rear windows of the vehicle, except that signs, posters, cards, stickers, or other materials may be placed on the windshield within a six-inch square in the lower corner farthest removed from the driver's position or upon the side windows of the vehicle to the rear of the driver and so placed that the materials will not obstruct the driver's clear view of traffic conditions. (Ord. 2203 § 29, 1981: prior code § 10-20-25(A))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.120 Windshield obstruction.

11.28.120 - Windshield obstruction. No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway with any object so placed in or upon the vehicle as to obstruct the driver's clear view through the windshield, except required or permitted equipment of the vehicle. (Prior code § 10-20-25(B))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.130 Clear view and unimpaired operation.

11.28.130 - Clear view and unimpaired operation. No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway with any object or person so placed in the vehicle, or so placed on or about the driver of the vehicle as to obstruct the driver's clear view of the traffic conditions or to interfere with the driver's operation of the vehicle. (Prior code § 10-20-25(C))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.140 Obstruction exemption for common carriers.

11.28.140 - Obstruction exemption for common carriers. Sections 11.28.110, 11.28.120 and 11.28.130 do not apply to direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle. (Prior code § 10-20-25(D))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.150 Tints, reflective or other window obstructions.

11.28.150 - Tints, reflective or other window obstructions. (A) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed upon the windshield, side or rear windows or with any object placed in or upon the vehicle so as to obstruct or reduce the driver's clear vision through the windshield or side windows, or to obstruct or restrict the view of any person into or through such motor vehicle. No person shall color or tint windows or windshields beyond the manufacturer's specifications. (B) This Section shall not apply to: (1) Rear view mirrors or adjustable nontransparent sun visors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass; (2) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver. (Ord. 1365 § 1, 1969: prior code § 10-20-43)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.160 Spray or splash control.

11.28.160 - Spray or splash control. No person shall operate any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer unless equipped with fenders, covers, or devices, including flaps or splash aprons, or unless the body of the vehicle or attachments thereto afford adequate protection to effectively minimize the spray or splash of water or mud to the rear of the vehicle. This Section does not apply to those vehicles exempt from registration, nor to any other vehicles having an unladen weight of under one thousand five hundred pounds. (Prior code § 10-20-26)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.170 Radiator or hood ornaments.

11.28.170 - Radiator or hood ornaments. On and after January 1, 1939, no person shall sell any new motor vehicle, nor shall any person operate any motor vehicle sold as a new motor vehicle in this State after January 1, 1939, which is equipped with a radiator cap or radiator ornament upon the top thereof which extends or protrudes to the front of the face of the radiator grill of the motor vehicle, nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle equipped with a radiator or hood ornament which interferes with the clear view of the driver of the motor vehicle. (Prior code § 10-20-27)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.180 Fuel tank closure.

11.28.180 - Fuel tank closure. No motor vehicle shall be driven or moved upon any highway if the filling spout for the fuel tank is closed or partly closed with a plug of wood, rags, or other combustible material, and/or open completely so that the gas fumes are escaping from the filling spout of the fuel tank. (Prior code § 10-20-28)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.190 Safety chain for towing.

11.28.190 - Safety chain for towing. Every towed vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, chains, cables, or equivalent devices in addition to the regular trailer hitch or coupling. This requirement does not apply to a semitrailer having a connecting device composed of a fifth wheel and kingpin assembly, nor to a pole or pipe dolly. No more slack shall be left in safety chains, cables, or equivalent devices than is necessary to permit proper turning and the safety chains, cables or equivalent device shall be so connected to the towed and towing vehicle and/or to a drawbar to prevent the dropping of the towed vehicle or the loss of the towed vehicle and shall be of sufficient strength to control the towed vehicle in the event of failure of the regular trailer hitch or coupling. (Prior code § 10-20-29)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.200 Trailer signal requirements.

11.28.200 - Trailer signal requirements. Whenever any motor vehicle is towing a trailer coach, either the motor vehicle or trailer coach shall be equipped with a mechanical or electrical signal lamp or device. (Prior code § 10-20-30)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.210 Reserved.

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.220 Muffling required.

11.28.220 - Muffling required. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive or propel or cause or permit to be ridden, driven or propelled any motor vehicle in, upon, or along any street or to operate or cause or permit to be operated the motor in any such vehicle in any street or other public place if such motor vehicle or the motor in such vehicle is not provided with a good and sufficient muffler properly attached thereto or if the exhaust from the motor of such vehicle is ejected otherwise than through such muffler, or if such exhaust is ejected toward the surface of the street or ground. (Ord. 170 § 46, 1931: prior code § 10-20-42(part))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.230 Reserved.

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.240 Exhaust system—Height of side discharge.

11.28.240 - Exhaust system—Height of side discharge. The exhaust gases from a motor vehicle shall not be directed to the side of the vehicle between two feet and eleven feet above the ground. (Prior code § 10-20-37)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.250 Exhaust system—Gastightness—Cab tightness.

11.28.250 - Exhaust system—Gastightness—Cab tightness. The cab of any motor vehicle shall be reasonably tight against the penetration of gases and fumes from the engine and exhaust system. The exhaust system, including the manifold, muffler, and exhaust pipes shall be so constructed as to be capable of being maintained and shall be maintained in a reasonably gastight condition. (Prior code § 10-20-39)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.260 Exhaust system—Modification.

11.28.260 - Exhaust system—Modification. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and the original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this Code. (Prior code § 10-20-38)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.28.270 Roadway clearance modification.

11.28.270 - Roadway clearance modification. It is unlawful to operate any passenger motor vehicle which has been modified from the original design so that any portion of such vehicle other than the wheels has less clearance from the surface of a level roadway than the clearance between the roadway and the lowermost portion of any rim of any wheel in contact with such roadway. (Prior code § 10-20-40)

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