Motorists Should Expect Fireworks Checkpoints before Fourth of July
In the weeks prior to Fourth of July the police routinely set up checkpoints on various Nevada highways. But they're not to check for DUI--they're to check if anyone is trying to commit the Nevada crime of illegal fireworks. Last year Las Vegas Metropolitan police confiscated tens of thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks on Blue Diamond alone.
Each county in Nevada has its own rules regulating the sale and use of consumer (class C) fireworks. Clark County permits the use and possession of Safe-N-Sane fireworks that are sold by licensed vendors only during the week before July 4. Otherwise fireworks are illegal in Clark County.
Examples of fireworks that are always unlawful in Nevada, even on July 4th, include roman candles, bottle rockets, parachutes, black jacks, and lady fingers. It's a misdemeanor to possess, buy or transport fireworks in Clark County (with the exception of the Safe-n-Sane ones in the week prior to July 4th). Maximum penalties for the Nevada crime of illegal fireworks include six months in jail and $1,000 in fines.
For more on the Nevada crime of illegal fireworks go to: http://www.8newsnow.com/story/5109836/law-enforcement-seizing-illegal-fireworks
