NRS 484B.317 — Interference with official device for control of traffic or sign or signal for railroad unlawful; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

1.  A person shall not, without lawful authority, attempt to or alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insigne thereon, or any other part thereof.

2.  A person who violates subsection 1:

(a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and

(b) May be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 1492; A 2003, 3238; 2015, 1572; 2021, 3333)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.289)

484B.317 Interference with official device for control of traffic or sign or signal for railroad unlawful; additional penalty for violation committed in certain zones. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

1.  A person shall not, without lawful authority, attempt to or alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insigne thereon, or any other part thereof.

2.  A person who violates subsection 1:

(a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and

(b) May be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130, 484B.135 or 484B.370.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 1492; A 2003, 3238; 2015, 1572; 2021, 3333; 2025, 36th Special Session, 138, effective July 1, 2026)