486A.110 - “Motor vehicle” defined.

486A.110  “Motor vehicle” defined.  “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled, but not operated on rails, used upon a highway for the purpose of transporting persons or property. The term does not include:

      1.  An electric bicycle as defined in NRS 483.067;

      2.  A farm tractor as defined in NRS 482.035;

      3.  A moped as defined in NRS 482.069;

      4.  A motorcycle as defined in NRS 482.070; and

      5.  A vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds, unless the vehicle is designed for carrying more than 15 passengers.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 2022; A 2009, 403, 2627)