Minor traffic offenses, as of Jan. 1, 2023, will no longer lead to criminal charges in Nevada. | Kenny Eliason/Unsplash
Minor traffic offenses, as of Jan. 1, 2023, will no longer lead to criminal charges in Nevada. | Kenny Eliason/Unsplash
Drivers in Nevada attended seminars Dec. 13 and 14 about a law that will decriminalize minor traffic tickets.
Clark County Commissioner, William McCurdy II, and Judge Belinda Harris hosted the traffic ticket seminars related to Assembly Bill 116, according to a KLAS News Now report.
“Starting Jan. 1, 2023, minor traffic offenses in Nevada will no longer be criminalized,” McCurdy said. “Those with outstanding bench warrants for minor traffic offenses – which have disproportionately affected hard-working communities -- will no longer have to worry that they will be arrested on their way to work or to drop off their kids at school.”
Nevada is among 38 states to consider traffic violations as civil offenses, the report stated. Fees related to tickets still must be paid by a motorist, however only major traffic violations will be prosecuted as crimes. One of the practices that will be abolished is producing warrants for failing to pay traffic tickets, along with appearing in court.
The initiative was led by Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen (D-LV) and passed in June 2021, according to the report.
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