Portable Radio usage Laws

Nevada SB, 140.

AN ACT relating to traffic laws; prohibiting a person from using a

cellular telephone or other handheld wireless

communications device while operating a motor vehicle in

certain circumstances; providing penalt

Nevada SB, 140.

 Per Nevada SB, 140. it states the following. Section 1. Chapter 484B of NRS is hereby amended by adding

there to a new section to read as follows:

1. Except 

(e) A person who is licensed by the Federal Communications

Commission as an amateur radio operator and who is providing a

communication service in connection with an actual or impending

disaster or emergency, participating in a drill, test, or other

exercise in preparation for a disaster or emergency or otherwise

communicating public information.


Click this for a link to the whole. Nevada SB140,   The section pertaining to Amateur Radio is on page 2.

WC- ARES Suggest printing this out and highlighting the Amateur Radio section. Then place this in your vehicle.