Off Highway Vehicle Operation in the City of Mesquite

Current City Code

The State of Nevada and City of Mesquite has established guidelines to allow OHV operators access to areas open for OHV use. Use of an OHV for general transportation or travel for purpose other than access to recreational areas is prohibited.

An Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) is a motor vehicle that is designed primarily for off-highway and all-terrain use. All OHV operated in Nevada are required to be registered, unless exempt by NRS 490.082.3. A person may operate a registered off- highway vehicle on any public land, trail, way or unpaved county road unless prohibited by the governmental entity which has jurisdiction over the public land, trail, way or unpaved county road.

All OHV operated by government agencies or operated for work conducted by or at the direction of a public or private utility are exempt from registration. NRS 490.082.

Operation of OHV inside the City of Mesquite is limited to use set in Mesquite Municipal Code (MMC) 6-7-6. “ All OHVs which comply with the operator and equipment requirements as provided in "6-7-3 OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS", may operate on any public street, road, or highway within the city of Mesquite for purposes allowed by law. All OHVs not property equipped, which do NOT comply with the operator and equipment requirements as provided in "6-7-3 OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS", must be trailered to a designated OHV staging area for offloading and shall not be operated on any designated public street, road, or highway. OHVs shall not be operated on sidewalks or marked pedestrian and bike trails unless posted sign(s) indicate otherwise.“

Area Trail Information

Mesquite area trails from Off-road Nevada

General Operational Requirements

(additional City, County or State laws may apply)

1. All OHV over 70cc (NRS 490.082.3.j) operated in the City of Mesquite and State of Nevada must be registered. NRS 490.082, MMC 6-7-3
2. The operator of an OHV inside the City of Mesquite is required to be 16 years of age or older and possess a valid motor vehicle operators license. MMC 6-7-3, NRS 490.110.1.
3. Traffic Laws Applicable: To the fullest extent practicable, the traffic laws of the state of Nevada, as set forth in the Nevada Revised Statutes, and of the city of Mesquite, as set forth in this code, are hereby made applicable to the operation of OHVs under this chapter on any public streets, roads, and/or highways of the city. NRS 490.130, MMC 6-7-5-G
4. All OHVs which comply with the operator and equipment requirements as provided in "6-7-3 OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS", may operate on any public street, road, or highway within the city of Mesquite for purposes allowed by law. All OHVs not property equipped, which do NOT comply with the operator and equipment requirements as provided in "6-7-3 OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS", must be trailered to a designated OHV staging area for offloading and shall not be operated on any designated public street, road, or highway. OHVs shall not be operated on sidewalks or marked pedestrian and bike trails unless posted sign(s) indicate otherwise.
5. No person may operate an OHV on a designated public street, road, or highway for any purpose other than to travel to or from a private or public area that is open for use by OHV. Use of an OHV for general transportation is prohibited. MMC 6-7-3-E
6. Parent/Adult Responsibility: In addition to any juvenile culpability which may be imposed due to violations of Mesquite municipal code, the responsibility for complying with the provisions of Mesquite municipal code shall rest upon the adult owner or custodian of any OHV or the head of household where any OHV is kept, whether or not ownership of the OHV is claimed by any other person residing in said household. A husband or wife, or two (2) or more adults living together, may j jointly or separately be charged as heads of the household where an OHV is kept. MMC 6-7-7-A.

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