The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone that the new school year starts Monday, August 18, 2025. Our Traffic Units and School Resource Officers will be teaming up to monitor and enforce all school zone laws for the 2025-2026 school calendar year.
We would like to provide the community with some helpful traffic safety laws within our school zones.
Nevada law prohibits drivers from driving faster than 15 miles per hour in posted school zones. School zones are sections of streets which are adjacent to school properties. School zone flashers or flashing yellow lights, accompanied by the school zone speed limit, turn on when the school zone is active.
It is illegal to pass a school bus with red flashing lights. All vehicles are required to come to a complete stop, this includes vehicles traveling in the same and the opposite direction of the bus. Children that are boarding or getting off the bus may cross the street from either side.
Drivers are not allowed to make U-turns or pass other vehicles in active school zones or school crossing zones. Crossing guards will be in the areas situated near elementary schools to provide additional traffic safety for the younger students crossing in the marked crosswalks.
Children less than 57 inches in height and under 6 years of age are required to be safely secured within a child restraint system; also known as a child car seat.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to remind our community to please be patient and mindful of the students, crossing guards and other parents dropping off their children within our school zones.
Law enforcement personnel will continue to enforce traffic safety laws year-round as part of their commitment to reduce accidents and save lives. Whether you’re the driver, a passenger, or student, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone to make safety on our roadways their top priority.
Please contact Sgt. Olson at solson@carson.org or 775-283-7887 if you have any questions.
