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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.163 (2026)

Obstruction of or interference with driver’s view; interference with driver’s control over driving mechanism; vision of driver through required glass equipment; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

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NRS 484B.163  Obstruction of or interference with driver’s view; interference with driver’s control over driving mechanism; vision of driver through required glass equipment; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

      1.  A person shall not drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

      2.  A passenger in a vehicle shall not ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484D.440, a vehicle must not be operated upon any highway unless the driver’s vision through any required glass equipment is normal.

      4.  A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1502; A 1993, 2434; 2003, 3246; 2015, 1562)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.453)

      NRS 484B.163  Obstruction of or interference with driver’s view; interference with driver’s control over driving mechanism; vision of driver through required glass equipment; additional penalty for violation committed in certain zones. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

      1.  A person shall not drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

      2.  A passenger in a vehicle shall not ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484D.440, a vehicle must not be operated upon any highway unless the driver’s vision through any required glass equipment is normal.

      4.  A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130, 484B.135 or 484B.370.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1502; A 1993, 2434; 2003, 3246; 2015, 1562; 2025, 36th Special Session, 126, effective July 1, 2026)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.453)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2014–2015 · leading case: State v. Cantsee, 2014 NV 24 (Nev. 2014).
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State v. Cantsee, 2014 NV 24 (Nev. 2014). · cites it 37× “The court further concluded that the State's arguments as to NRS 484B.163 "unfairly surprised" Cantsee.”
United States v. Sanders, 95 F. Supp. 3d 1274 (D. Nev. 2015). “She regarded the air fresheners as an obstruction which violated NRS 484B.163. Defense counsel read that statute to the officer who agreed that it related to obstructions caused by occupants of the vehicle and was not the applicable statute.”
United States v. $167,070.00 in United States Currency, 112 F. Supp. 3d 1108 (D. Nev. 2015). “” NRS 484B.163(3) provides that "a vehicle must not be operated upon any highway unless the driver’s vision through any required glass equipment is normal.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.163(3) — 2 cases
State v. Cantsee, 2014 NV 24 (Nev. 2014). “The court further concluded that the State's arguments as to NRS 484B.163 "unfairly surprised" Cantsee.”
United States v. $167,070.00 in United States Currency, 112 F. Supp. 3d 1108 (D. Nev. 2015). “” NRS 484B.163(3) provides that "a vehicle must not be operated upon any highway unless the driver’s vision through any required glass equipment is normal.”
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