Nevada Assembly Bill 110: Traffic ticket notification and bench warrants.

Nevada AB 110 makes changes to the notification process for traffic tickets and related court dates.

You can read the full text of the bill here.

Key Provisions

• Courts may not issue bench warrants for failure to appear in court over a parking ticket if the court is unable to successfully deliver notification of the court date to the defendant.
• If a court is having trouble contacting a defendant regarding a court date for a traffic ticket, the Department of Motor Vehicles may share any relevant contact information or addresses on file with the court.
• When issuing tickets, police officers may collect the phone number or email of drivers to facilitate notification of related court dates.
• Traffic tickets will be redesigned to clearly state the date and time of related court dates and the consequences of failing to appear in court.