Stop required in obedience to direction or traffic-control signal of school crossing guard; penalty; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter.

1. The driver of a vehicle: (a) Shall stop in obedience to the direction or traffic-control signal of a school crossing guard; and (b) Shall not proceed until the highway is clear of all persons, including, without limitation, the school crossing guard. 2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. 3. If, while violating subsection 1, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653. 4. As used in this section, “school crossing guard” means a volunteer or paid employee of a local authority, local law enforcement agency or school district whose duties include assisting pupils to cross a highway. (Added to NRS by 2003, 364; A 2011, 1635; 2019, 1890)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.356)