NRS
484B.550 Stop required upon signal of peace officer; manner in which
signal must be given; penalties.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the driver of a motor vehicle on a highway or premises to which the
public has access who willfully fails or refuses to bring the vehicle to a
stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a peace officer in a readily
identifiable vehicle of any police department or regulatory agency, when given
a signal to bring the vehicle to a stop is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. The signal by the peace officer
described in subsection 1 must be by flashing red lamp and siren.
3. Unless the provisions of NRS 484B.653 apply if, while violating
the provisions of subsection 1, the driver of the motor vehicle:
(a) Is the proximate cause of damage to the
property of any other person; or
(b) Operates the motor vehicle in a manner which
endangers or is likely to endanger any other person or the property of any
other person,
Ê the driver
is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the
state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of
not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
4. If, while violating the provisions of
subsection 1, the driver of the motor vehicle is the proximate cause of the
death of or bodily harm to any other person, the driver is guilty of a category
B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a
minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20
years, or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
5. If the driver of the motor vehicle is
convicted of a violation of NRS 484C.110
or 484C.120 arising out of the same
act or transaction as a violation of subsection 1, the driver is guilty of a
category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 for the violation of subsection
1.
(Added to NRS by 1975,
320; A 1979,
1805; 1981,
533; 1983,
1014; 1985,
26; 1989,
1194; 1993,
524; 1995,
1297, 1725;
1997,
547; 2003,
487; 2007,
2728; 2009,
1866; 2019,
2653)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.348)
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
17
cases (
3 in the last 5 years), 2013–2026 · leading case:
Watters v. State, 313 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2013).
Watters v. State, 313 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2013).
“We conclude that the evidence when viewed in the light most favorable to the State is sufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt as determined by a rational trier of fact.”
Kelley v. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
· cites it 24× “653 and NRS 484B.550, further demonstrates this relationship.”
United States v. Sanders, 95 F. Supp. 3d 1274 (D. Nev. 2015).
“NRS 484B.550 governs a stop required upon a signal of a police officer.”
Starr v. State, 433 P.3d 301 (Nev. 2018).
“Similarly, if a defendant remains at a crime scene but later flees the jurisdiction after being arrested and after criminal charges have been filed, he may also be subject to the court's contempt powers, forfeiture of bail (if any has been posted), and arrest pursuant to a…”
Urias (brandon) v. Dist. Ct. (state) (Crim.), 568 P.3d 576 (Nev. 2025).
“710(1)(h) (including the "premises to which the public has access" language); NRS 484B.550(1) (same); NRS 484B.653(1), (2), (9), (11) (same); NRS 484B.”
Kelley (justin) Vs. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
· cites it 8× “653(1)(a)) and, thus, cannot be convicted of a greater offense (felony eluding, pursuant to NRS 484B.”
Starr (brandon) Vs. State, 2018 NV 90 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 2× “280 (prohibiting the obstruction of a public officer discharging a legal duty of his or her office); NRS 484B.550(1) (prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle from fleeing a police officer when signaled to stop).”
Starr v. State (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 2× “280 (prohibiting the obstruction of a public officer discharging a legal duty of his or her office); NRS 484B.550(1) (prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle from fleeing a police officer when signaled to stop).”
Orth (Sean) v. Warden (Nev. 2016).
“348 (now codified as NRS 484B.550) was vague because it did not define "readily identifiable vehicle.”
Carr (Stephen) v. State (Nev. 2018).
“1 Sufficient evidence supports the jury's verdict Appellant also argues the State presented insufficient evidence to support the district court jury verdict on the failure to stop on signal charges under NRS 484B.”
Starr (brandon) Vs. State, 2018 NV 90 (Nev. 2018).
“280 (prohibiting the obstruction of a public officer discharging a legal duty of his or her office); NRS 484B.550(1) (prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle from fleeing a police officer when signaled to stop).”
Trevino, Sr. (Franklin) v. Warden (Nev. 2019).
“The district court disagreed, concluding that Trevino was serving a sentence for a category B felony (eluding a police officer in violation of NRS 484B.550(3)) that was committed in 2017 and 'Having considered the pro se brief filed by appellant, we conclude that a response is…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.550(1) — 9 cases
Watters v. State, 313 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2013).
“We conclude that the evidence when viewed in the light most favorable to the State is sufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt as determined by a rational trier of fact.”
Starr v. State, 433 P.3d 301 (Nev. 2018).
“Similarly, if a defendant remains at a crime scene but later flees the jurisdiction after being arrested and after criminal charges have been filed, he may also be subject to the court's contempt powers, forfeiture of bail (if any has been posted), and arrest pursuant to a…”
Urias (brandon) v. Dist. Ct. (state) (Crim.), 568 P.3d 576 (Nev. 2025).
“710(1)(h) (including the "premises to which the public has access" language); NRS 484B.550(1) (same); NRS 484B.653(1), (2), (9), (11) (same); NRS 484B.”
Kelley v. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
“653 and NRS 484B.550, further demonstrates this relationship.”
Kelley (justin) Vs. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
“653(1)(a)) and, thus, cannot be convicted of a greater offense (felony eluding, pursuant to NRS 484B.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.550(3) — 2 cases
Trevino, Sr. (Franklin) v. Warden (Nev. 2019).
“The district court disagreed, concluding that Trevino was serving a sentence for a category B felony (eluding a police officer in violation of NRS 484B.550(3)) that was committed in 2017 and 'Having considered the pro se brief filed by appellant, we conclude that a response is…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.550(3)(b) — 3 cases
Kelley v. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
“653 and NRS 484B.550, further demonstrates this relationship.”
Kelley (justin) Vs. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
“653(1)(a)) and, thus, cannot be convicted of a greater offense (felony eluding, pursuant to NRS 484B.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.550(b)(3) — 2 cases
Kelley v. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
“653 and NRS 484B.550, further demonstrates this relationship.”
Kelley (justin) Vs. State, 2016 NV 32 (Nev. 2016).
“653(1)(a)) and, thus, cannot be convicted of a greater offense (felony eluding, pursuant to NRS 484B.”
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