475.030 - Throwing burning cigarette or other material from moving vehicle; willful or negligent placing of burning materials; penalty.

475.030  Throwing burning cigarette or other material from moving vehicle; willful or negligent placing of burning materials; penalty.

      1.  It is unlawful for any person willfully or negligently:

      (a) To throw or place any lighted cigarette, cigar, ashes, match or other material which may cause a fire in any place where such lighted cigarette, cigar, match, ashes or other material may start a fire.

      (b) To throw or otherwise discard from a moving vehicle any lighted cigarette, cigar, ash or other material which may cause a fire.

      2.  Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      [1:134:1929; A 1947, 458; 1943 NCL § 10558]—(NRS A 1967, 589; 1971, 1458; 1979, 1480)