Nevada Revised Statutes 484D.505 – Pneumatic tires: Standards; sale or use of nonconforming tire prohibited
1. The Director, after a hearing, may adopt rules and regulations relating to pneumatic vehicle tires as the Director determines necessary to provide for public safety.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 484D.505
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) In adopting these regulations, the Department shall consider, as evidence of generally accepted standards, the rules and regulations of the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and publications of the Rubber Manufacturers Association.
(b) Adopted rules and regulations shall specify:
(1) Minimum tread depth of tires being operated on the highways; and
(2) Prohibitions on the use of recut or regrooved tires.
2. After adoption of such rules and regulations, no dealer or person holding a retail seller’s license shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale or install on a vehicle for use on a highway a pneumatic tire which is not in compliance with such rules and regulations.
3. After adoption of such rules and regulations, no person shall use on a highway a pneumatic tire which is not in conformance with the rules and regulations.