Carson City

Traffic Unit

• The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is dedicated to providing the citizens of Carson City the highest levels of professional law enforcement services through traffic enforcement and traffic education. The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit will provide prompt responses to traffic collisions, traffic complaints and any other traffic related issues. Through the use of proactive enforcement, the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit will address all criminal activity which is attributed to traffic enforcement. This unit will also aid other units and divisions of the Sheriff’s Office; thereby helping to ensure the citizens of Carson City are safer.
• The Traffic Management Unit consists of (1) Motor Sergeant and (5) Motor Deputies.
• Major Accident Investigations Team (M.A.I.T.)– Our team investigates major accidents and fatal crashes within the Carson City Municipality.
• OHV – The team has (4) Street legal dirt bikes and a Can-Am side by side that are used to patrol the uninhabited/rural areas of Carson City County. 
• The goal of the program is to prevent any loss of life due to traffic related circumstances in the community. We believe that by reducing the number and severity of accidents, we can reduce the overall likelihood of a fatality occurring. Therefore, to accomplish this goal, the team of five motor officers, enhanced by the remainder of the division, implements a two-fold program of “Traffic Enforcement” and “Traffic Education”.
• Traffic educational opportunities are achieved by informing the public of hazards in the community through our local media outlets, the regular use of DUI Checkpoint activities, VIPS (volunteers) placement of radar units and informal notice to offenders, and traffic offense warnings issued by the entire patrol division. Traffic enforcement opportunities include DUI arrests, traffic citations issued, special event operations such as targeted area enforcement, crosswalk/pedestrian enforcement, “Joining Forces”, and Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws. Volunteers within the department also commit to parking problems, VIN Inspections, and abandoned vehicle removals. The Sheriff’s Office traffic hotline for leaving messages of traffic or vehicle related issues is 775-283-7882, or contact the communications center at 775-887-COPS (2677).