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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.657 (2026)

Vehicular manslaughter; penalty; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

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NRS 484B.657  Vehicular manslaughter; penalty; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

      1.  A person who, while driving or in actual physical control of any vehicle on a highway or premises to which the public has access, proximately causes the death of another person through an act or omission that constitutes simple negligence is guilty of vehicular manslaughter and shall be punished for a misdemeanor.

      2.  A person who commits an offense of vehicular manslaughter may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.

      3.  Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of the provisions of subsection 1, the court shall notify the Department of the conviction.

      4.  Upon receipt of notification from a court pursuant to subsection 3, the Department shall cause an entry of the conviction to be made upon the driving record of the person so convicted.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 78; A 2015, 1579; 2019, 2656)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3775)

      NRS 484B.657  Vehicular manslaughter; penalty; additional penalty for violation committed in certain zones. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

      1.  A person who, while driving or in actual physical control of any vehicle on a highway or premises to which the public has access, proximately causes the death of another person through an act or omission that constitutes simple negligence is guilty of vehicular manslaughter and shall be punished for a misdemeanor.

      2.  A person who commits an offense of vehicular manslaughter may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130, 484B.135 or 484B.370.

      3.  Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of the provisions of subsection 1, the court shall notify the Department of the conviction.

      4.  Upon receipt of notification from a court pursuant to subsection 3, the Department shall cause an entry of the conviction to be made upon the driving record of the person so convicted.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 78; A 2015, 1579; 2019, 2656; 2025, 36th Special Session, 150, effective July 1, 2026)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3775)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016).
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Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 56× “657(1) 1 In 2009, the Legislature substituted NRS 484B.657 for NRS 484.3775. Although the title of the chapter governing this statute has been modified, the statute's language remains unchanged.”
Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 28× “657(1) 1 In 2009, the Legislature substituted NRS 484B.657 for NRS 484.3775. Although the title of the chapter governing this statute has been modified, the statute's language remains unchanged.”
Urias (brandon) v. Dist. Ct. (state) (Crim.), 568 P.3d 576 (Nev. 2025). “653(1), (2), (9), (11) (same); NRS 484B.657(1) (same); NRS 484C.110 (same); NRS 484C.”
Gittins (Candace) v. Logan (Nev. 2017). · cites it 3× “Gittins first argues that NRS 484B.657 is unconstitutional because the public-welfare-offense analysis in Cornelia v.”
Leavell (Ronald) Vs. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2020). “See NRS 484B.657. As we likewise held in Sheriff v.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.657(1) — 3 cases
Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016). “657(1) 1 In 2009, the Legislature substituted NRS 484B.657 for NRS 484.3775. Although the title of the chapter governing this statute has been modified, the statute's language remains unchanged.”
Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016). “657(1) 1 In 2009, the Legislature substituted NRS 484B.657 for NRS 484.3775. Although the title of the chapter governing this statute has been modified, the statute's language remains unchanged.”
Urias (brandon) v. Dist. Ct. (state) (Crim.), 568 P.3d 576 (Nev. 2025). “653(1), (2), (9), (11) (same); NRS 484B.657(1) (same); NRS 484C.110 (same); NRS 484C.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.657(2) — 2 cases
Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016). “657(1) 1 In 2009, the Legislature substituted NRS 484B.657 for NRS 484.3775. Although the title of the chapter governing this statute has been modified, the statute's language remains unchanged.”
Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016). “657(1) 1 In 2009, the Legislature substituted NRS 484B.657 for NRS 484.3775. Although the title of the chapter governing this statute has been modified, the statute's language remains unchanged.”
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