1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and pursuant to the power granted in NRS 269.185, the town board or board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, limit the speed of motor vehicles in any unincorporated town in the county as may be deemed proper. 2. The Department of Transportation may establish the speed limits for motor vehicles on highways within the boundaries of any unincorporated town which are constructed and maintained under the authority granted by chapter 408 of NRS. 3. A person who violates any speed limit established pursuant to this section may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a person who violates any speed limit established pursuant to this section for the particular portion of the highway being traversed shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $500. 5. A person who commits a violation of any provision of this section that causes physical injury to a person or damage to property shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1486; A 1979, 1804; 1985, 301; 2003, 3243; 2021, 3335)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.367)
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