North Las Vegas adopted Ordinance 3282: civil school-zone driving & court steps

North Las Vegas adopted Ordinance No. 3282 on July 1, 2026, updating how certain school-zone traffic violations are handled as civil infractions—and the driving rules tied to those citations.

What Ordinance 3282 changed (Municode sections to know)

According to the ordinance record, Ordinance 3282 amends these North Las Vegas municipal code sections:

• § 10.04.055 — civil infractions in school zones
• § 10.20.080 — no-passing zones near schools
• § 10.20.300 — limitations on U-turns/turning around in school zones
• § 10.24.020 — school-zone speed limits

Driver checklist: what residents should do near North Las Vegas schools

These are the practical rules the updated code framework connects to:

• Slow down to 15 mph during posted school times. North Las Vegas’ school-zone speed limit is 15 mph when passing a school building/grounds on days school is in session during the times posted.
• Don’t drive on the left in a marked no-passing zone. Where signs or markings define a no-passing zone, drivers must not drive on the left side of the roadway (including the left side of pavement striping) within that no-passing zone.
• Follow “restricted turn”/no-turn signs—especially for U-turns. The city traffic engineer can designate intersections where drivers “shall not make” a right, left, or U-turn, and the rule may depend on certain hours as shown on the signs. If signs are erected indicating a no-turn U-turn/right/left, drivers must obey them.
• Turning around is limited to safe, non-interfering moves (unless another section allows more). As a baseline rule, a driver generally may not turn so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless the movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic (with exceptions handled under the related next section).

If you get a school-zone civil infraction: what the court says to do

The Clark County Justice Court (North Las Vegas) stresses that you first need to identify whether your traffic citation is categorized as civil or criminal, because the response steps and timing differ.

Civil infraction: paying vs. contesting

• Paying online waives the right to contest.
• To contest a civil infraction, request an in-person hearing first. The court says the request must be made in person at the customer service windows prior to paying.

The 90-calendar-day window (and bond at the window)

For civil infraction citations, the court states you must request the hearing within 90 calendar days from the date the citation was issued. The court also says you must post bond at the customer service windows in the amount of the civil penalty, administrative assessments, and fees when requesting the hearing, and that personal checks are not accepted for bond.

If you miss the steps, the court treats it as “no action”

The court warns that failing to complete both the in-person hearing request and the bond on or before the 90-calendar-day response date will be treated as if you took no action, and the court will find that you committed the civil infraction.

If you request a hearing, missing the appearance can waive appeal rights

If you request a hearing and post the required bond, but then fail to appear, the court states you waive your right to appeal.

Bottom line: Review the school-zone signs (speed, no-passing markings, and restricted/no-turn notices) and, if you receive a civil citation, respond within the court’s 90-calendar-day timeline using the in-person process before paying.

Sources

• Municode: Ordinance 3282 adopted July 1, 2026 (amended code sections)
• Clark County Justice Court (North Las Vegas): Civil infraction hearing steps and 90-day deadline