Press Release: Nevada Assembly Passes Legislation to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations
Press Release: Nevada Assembly Passes Legislation to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations Bill Would End Widespread Practice of Arresting & Jailing People Who Can’t Afford Minor Traffic Ticket Yesterday, the Nevada Assembly approved legislation that would decriminalize minor traffic violations — making them civil infractions and ending the widespread practice of issuing warrants when an individual can’t afford to pay the fines and fees imposed. Nevada is one of only 13 U.S. states that prosecutes minor traffic violations as criminal offenses, rather than as civil infractions. AB 1...