When You Cannot Pay
NRS 176.0643 — public assistance, public housing or income under 200 percent of poverty means presumed unable to pay a traffic fine
A person who commits a minor traffic offense is presumed to be indigent and unable to pay a fine, administrative assessment or fee under the sentencing chapter if they receive public assistance, live in public housing, or have a household income of less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
A minor traffic offense here excludes a violation causing a death, driving under the influence, and any felony.
Sources for this section (1)
- NRS 176.0643 — Circumstances under which person who commits minor traffic offense is presumed to be indigent and not to have ability to pay fine, administrative assessment or fee
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.