1. Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS punishable as a misdemeanor and is not taken before a magistrate as required or permitted by NRS 484A.720 and 484A.730, the peace officer may prepare a traffic citation manually or electronically in the form of a complaint issuing in the name of "The State of Nevada," containing a notice to appear in court, the name and address of the person, the state registration number of the person’s vehicle, if any, the number of the person’s driver’s license, if any, the offense charged, including a brief description of the offense and the NRS citation, the time and place when and where the person is required to appear in court, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary. The peace officer may also request, and the person may provide, the electronic mail address and mobile telephone number of the person for the purpose of enabling the court in which the person is required to appear to communicate with the person. If the peace officer requests such information, the peace officer shall expressly inform the person that providing such information is voluntary and, if the person provides such information, the person thereby gives his or her consent for the court to communicate with the person through such means. The peace officer shall sign the citation and deliver a copy of the citation to the person charged with the violation. If the citation is prepared electronically, the peace officer shall sign the copy of the citation that is delivered to the person charged with the violation.
2. The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least 5 days after the alleged violation.
3. The place specified in the notice to appear must be before a magistrate, as designated in NRS 484A.750.
4. The person charged with the violation may give his or her written promise to appear in court by signing or physically receiving at least one copy of the traffic citation prepared by the peace officer and thereupon the peace officer shall not take the person into physical custody for the violation. If the citation is prepared electronically, the peace officer shall indicate on the electronic record of the citation whether the person charged gave his or her written promise to appear. A copy of the citation that is signed by the person charged or the electronic record of the citation which indicates that the person charged gave his or her written promise to appear suffices as proof of service.
5. If the person charged with the violation refuses to sign a copy of the traffic citation but physically receives a copy of the citation delivered by the peace officer:
(a) The receipt shall be deemed personal service of the notice to appear in court;
(b) A copy of the citation signed by the peace officer suffices as proof of service; and
(c) The peace officer shall not take the person into physical custody for the violation.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1211; A 1975, 142; 1991, 15; 1999, 1146; 2017, 1419; 2019, 382, 1442) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.799)