Prohibits engaging in road rage. (BDR 43-242)

Existing law makes it unlawful for a person to engage in reckless driving, organize an unauthorized speed contest or facilitate an unauthorized trick driving display on a highway or premises to which the public has access. Existing law further establishes penalties for committing such actions. (NRS 484B.653) This bill makes it unlawful for a person to engage in road rage. Under this bill, a person engages in road rage if the person is the driver or occupant of a vehicle and, in response to an incident that occurs or escalates on a highway or premises to which the public has access, he or she: (1) commits an assault against the driver or occupant of another vehicle; or (2) knowingly operates a vehicle in a manner intended to intimidate, harass, frighten, alarm or distress the driver or occupant of another vehicle. Finally, this bill provides that a person who engages in road rage is guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and a gross misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense, with graduated penalties that may include: (1) a fine; (2) imprisonment for up to 364 days in the county jail; (3) suspension of the driver's license of the person; (4) the requirement to perform community service; and (5) impoundment of the vehicle used by the person for a specified period of time.