Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.557 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.557
Failure to provide insurance: Administrative fines; requirements for filing and maintaining with Department certificate of financial responsibility; suspension of driver’s license of registered owner
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 485.317 , if a registered owner failed to have insurance on the date specified by the Department pursuant to NRS 485.317 : (a) For a first offense, the registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement fee of $250, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was: (1) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $250. (2) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $500; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (3) More than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $1,000; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (b) For a second offense, the registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement fee of $500, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was: (1) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $500. (2) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $500; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (3) More than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $1,000; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (c) For a third or subsequent offense: (1) The driver's license of the registered owner must be suspended for a period to be determined by regulation of the Department but not less than 30 days; (2) The registered owner shall file and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated; and (3) The registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement fee of $750, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was: (I) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $500. (II) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days, pay to the Department a fine of $750. (III) More than 180 days, pay to the Department a fine of $1,000.

2. As used in this section, “certificate of financial responsibility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 485.028 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.352 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.352
Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; disclosure of financial records; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Department may deny the issuance of, suspend or revoke a license to engage in the activities of a manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer in new or used vehicles or to engage in the leasing of vehicles in this State upon any of the following grounds: (a) Failure of the applicant to have an established place of business in this State. (b) Conviction of a felony in the State of Nevada or any other state, territory or nation. (c) Material misstatement in the application. (d) Evidence of unfitness of the applicant or licensee. (e) Willful failure to comply with any of the provisions of the motor vehicle laws of the State of Nevada or the directives of the Director. For the purpose of this paragraph, failure to comply with the directives of the Director advising the licensee of noncompliance with any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this State or regulations of the Department, within 10 days after receipt of the directive, is prima facie evidence of willful failure to comply with the directive. (f) Failure or refusal to furnish and keep in force any bond. (g) Failure on the part of the licensee to maintain a fixed place of business in this State. (h) Failure or refusal by a licensee to pay or otherwise discharge any final judgment against the licensee rendered and entered against the licensee, arising out of the misrepresentation of any vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or out of any fraud committed in connection with the sale of any vehicle, trailer or semitrailer. (i) Failure of the licensee to maintain any other license or bond required by any political subdivision of this State. (j) Allowing an unlicensed salesperson to sell or lease any vehicle or to act in the capacity of a salesperson as defined in this chapter. (k) Failure or refusal to provide to the Department an authorization for the disclosure of financial records for the business as required pursuant to subsection 3. (l) Engaging in a deceptive trade practice relating to the purchase and sale or lease of a vehicle.

2. The Director may deny the issuance of a license to an applicant or revoke a license already issued if the Department is satisfied that the applicant or licensee is not entitled thereto.

3. Upon the receipt of any report or complaint alleging that an applicant or a licensee has engaged in financial misconduct or has failed to satisfy financial obligations related to the activities of a manufacturer, distributor, dealer or rebuilder, the Department may require the applicant or licensee to submit to the Department an authorization for the disclosure of financial records for the business as provided in NRS 239A.090 . The Department may use any information obtained pursuant to the authorization only to determine the suitability of the applicant or licensee for initial or continued licensure. Information obtained pursuant to the authorization may be disclosed only to those employees of the Department who are authorized to issue a license to an applicant pursuant to NRS 482.318 to 482.363105 , inclusive, or to determine the suitability of an applicant or a licensee for such licensure.

4. The Department may adopt regulations establishing additional criteria that may be used to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.367002 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.367002
Submission and contents of application; qualifications of certain organizations that are intended to receive financial support from issuance of special license plate; authority and duties of Department; public meeting; design and preparation of approved plate; use of design and colors; surety bond and release thereof; retention or return of plates upon disposal of vehicle; annual report
Status: in_force

1. A person may request that the Department design, prepare and issue a special license plate by submitting an application to the Department. A person may submit an application for a special license plate that is intended to generate financial support for an organization only if: (a) For an organization which is not a governmental entity, the organization is established as a nonprofit charitable organization which provides services to the community relating to public health, education or general welfare; (b) For an organization which is a governmental entity, the organization only uses the financial support generated by the special license plate for charitable purposes relating to public health, education or general welfare; (c) The organization is registered with the Secretary of State, if registration is required by law, and has filed any documents required to remain registered with the Secretary of State; (d) The name and purpose of the organization do not promote, advertise or endorse any specific product, brand name or service that is offered for profit; (e) The organization is nondiscriminatory; and (f) The license plate will not promote a specific religion, faith or antireligious belief.

2. An application submitted to the Department pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Must be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department; (b) Must specify whether the special license plate being requested is intended to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization and, if so: (1) The name of the cause or charitable organization; and (2) Whether the financial support intended to be generated for the particular cause or charitable organization will be for: (I) General use by the particular cause or charitable organization; or (II) Use by the particular cause or charitable organization in a more limited or specific manner; (c) Must include the name and signature of a person who represents: (1) The organization which is requesting that the Department design, prepare and issue the special license plate; and (2) If different from the organization described in subparagraph (1), the cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate being requested is intended to generate financial support; (d) Must include proof that the organization satisfies the requirements set forth in subsection 1; (e) Must be accompanied by a surety bond posted with the Department in the amount of $5,000, except that if the special license plate being requested is one of the type described in subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008 , the application must be accompanied by a surety bond posted with the Department in the amount of $20,000; (f) Must, if the organization is a charitable organization, not including a governmental entity whose budget is included in the executive budget, include a budget prepared by or for the charitable organization which includes, without limitation, the proposed operating and administrative expenses of the charitable organization; and (g) Must be accompanied by suggestions for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate. The suggestion must be made in consultation with the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any.

3. If an application for a special license plate has been submitted pursuant to this section but the Department has not yet designed, prepared or issued the plate, the applicant shall amend the application with updated information when any of the following events take place: (a) The name of the organization that submitted the application has changed since the initial application was submitted. (b) The cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate being requested is intended to generate financial support has a different name than that set forth on the initial application. (c) The cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate being requested is intended to generate financial support is different from that set forth on the initial application. (d) A charitable organization which submitted a budget pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 prepares or has prepared a new or subsequent budget. The updated information described in this subsection must be submitted to the Department within 90 days after the relevant change takes place, unless the applicant has received notice that the special license plate is on an agenda to be heard at a public meeting of the Department held pursuant to subsection 4, in which case the updated information must be submitted to the Department within 48 hours after the applicant receives such notice. The updating of information pursuant to this subsection does not alter, change or otherwise affect the issuance of special license plates by the Department in accordance with the chronological order of their authorization or approval, as described in subsection 2 of NRS 482.367008 .

4. The Department shall hold a public meeting before determining whether to approve or disapprove: (a) An application for the design, preparation and issuance of a special license plate that is submitted to the Department pursuant to subsection 1; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, an application for the design, preparation and issuance of a special license plate that has been authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2007. In determining whether to approve such an application, the Department shall consider, without limitation, whether it would be appropriate and feasible for the Department to design, prepare and issue the particular special license plate. The Department shall consider each application in the chronological order in which the application was received by the Department.

5. Before holding a public meeting pursuant to subsection 4, the Department shall: (a) At least 30 days before the public meeting is held, notify: (1) The person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1; and (2) The charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any; and (b) Post a notice of the public meeting that complies with chapter 241 of NRS .

6. The provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 4 do not apply with regard to special license plates that are issued pursuant to NRS 482.3746 , 482.3751 , 482.3752 , 482.3757 , 482.3783 , 482.3785 , 482.3787 , 482.37901 , 482.37902 , 482.37906 , 482.37907 , 482.3791 , 482.3794 or 482.3817 .

7. The Department may design and prepare a special license plate requested pursuant to subsection 1 if the Department: (a) Determines that the application for that plate complies with subsection 2; and (b) Approves the application for that plate after holding the public meeting required pursuant to subsection 4.

8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.367008 , the Department may issue a special license plate that: (a) The Department has designed and prepared pursuant to subsection 7; and (b) Complies with the requirements of NRS 482.367003 , for any motorcycle, passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a special license plate issued pursuant to this section if that person pays the fees for personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the special license plate.

9. Upon making a determination to issue a special license plate pursuant to subsection 8, the Department shall notify: (a) The person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1; and (b) The charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any.

10. After making a determination to issue a special license plate pursuant to this section, if the Department determines not to use the design or colors suggested pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2, the Department shall notify the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1. The notice must include, without limitation, the reasons the Department did not use the design or colors suggested pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2.

11. Within 180 days after receiving the notice pursuant to subsection 10, the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 shall, in consultation with the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any, submit a revised suggestion for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate. If the person does not submit a revised suggestion within 180 days after receiving the notice pursuant to subsection 10, the Department must: (a) Not issue the special license plate; and (b) Notify: (1) The person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1; and (2) The charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any.

12. After receiving the suggested design of and colors to be used in the special license plate pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2 or subsection 11 and upon determining the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate, the Department shall submit the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate to the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 and to the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any. The person and the charitable organization, if any, shall respond to the Department within 30 days after receiving the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate and shall: (a) Approve the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate; or (b) Submit suggestions to revise the design of or colors to be used in the special license plate. If the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 and the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any, fail to respond within 30 days after receiving the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate, the person and charitable organization shall be deemed to approve the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.

13. The Department must promptly release the surety bond posted pursuant to subsection 2: (a) If the Department determines not to issue the special license plate; (b) If the Department distributes the additional fees collected on behalf of a charitable organization to another charitable organization pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 5 of NRS 482.38279 and the surety bond has not been released to the initial charitable organization; or (c) If it is determined that at least 1,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008 , except that if the special license plate is one of the type described in subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008 , the Department must promptly release the surety bond posted pursuant to subsection 2 if it is determined that at least 3,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008 .

14. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall: (a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399 ; or (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.

15. On or before September 1 of each fiscal year, the Department shall compile a list of each special license plate the Department, during the immediately preceding fiscal year, designed and prepared pursuant to subsection 7 or issued pursuant to subsection 8. The list must set forth, for each such plate, the cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate generates or would generate financial support, and the intended use to which the financial support is being put or would be put. The Department shall make that information available on its Internet website.

16. On or before January 31 of each year, the Department shall: (a) Compile a report that contains information detailing: (1) The requests submitted pursuant to subsection 1; (2) The list compiled pursuant to subsection 15 for the immediately preceding fiscal year; (3) Any special license plates that the Department will no longer issue pursuant to NRS 482.367008 ; (4) The results of any activities conducted pursuant to NRS 482.38272 to 482.38279 , inclusive; and (5) Any actions taken by the Department pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 482.38279 ; and (b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, if the Legislature is in session, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature is not in session.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.190 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.190
Inapplicability of certain provisions to work or service vehicles owned by wrecker under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 487.710 to 487.890 , inclusive, do not apply to work or service vehicles owned by an automobile wrecker if such a vehicle is being used solely at the place of business of the automobile wrecker that has been reported to the Department pursuant to NRS 487.073 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.182 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.182
Governmental services taxes: Transfer of certain amount from proceeds to State Highway Fund
Status: in_force

1. After deducting the amount withheld by the Department and the amount credited to the Department pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 482.180 and before carrying out the provisions of NRS 482.181 each month, the Department shall direct the State Controller to transfer to the State Highway Fund from the proceeds of the basic governmental services tax collected by the Department and its agents during the preceding month, the amounts indicated pursuant to this section.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the amount required to be transferred pursuant to subsection 1 from the proceeds of the basic governmental services tax imposed on vehicles depreciated in accordance with: (a) Subsection 1 of NRS 371.060 based upon an age of: (1) One year, is a sum equal to 11 percent of those proceeds; (2) Two years, is a sum equal to 12 percent of those proceeds; (3) Three years, is a sum equal to 13 percent of those proceeds; (4) Four years, is a sum equal to 15 percent of those proceeds; (5) Five years, is a sum equal to 18 percent of those proceeds; (6) Six years, is a sum equal to 22 percent of those proceeds; (7) Seven years, is a sum equal to 29 percent of those proceeds; (8) Eight years, is a sum equal to 40 percent of those proceeds; and (9) Nine years or more, is a sum equal to 67 percent of those proceeds; and (b) Subsection 2 of NRS 371.060 based upon an age of: (1) One year, is a sum equal to 12 percent of those proceeds; (2) Two years, is a sum equal to 14 percent of those proceeds; (3) Three years, is a sum equal to 18 percent of those proceeds; (4) Four years, is a sum equal to 21 percent of those proceeds; (5) Five years, is a sum equal to 26 percent of those proceeds; (6) Six years, is a sum equal to 30 percent of those proceeds; (7) Seven years, is a sum equal to 33 percent of those proceeds; (8) Eight years, is a sum equal to 37 percent of those proceeds; (9) Nine years, is a sum equal to 40 percent of those proceeds; and (10) Ten years or more, is a sum equal to 43 percent of those proceeds.

3. The amount required to be transferred pursuant to subsection 1 from the proceeds of the basic governmental services tax imposed on vehicles to which the minimum amount of that tax applies pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 371.060 is a sum equal to 63 percent of those proceeds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 490.067 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 490 / Section 490.067
Creation; membership; terms of members; compensation; oath of office
Status: in_force

1. The Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles is hereby created in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

2. The Commission consists of: (a) One member who is an authorized dealer, appointed by the Governor; (b) One member who is a sportsman, appointed by the Governor from a list of persons submitted by the Director of the Department of Wildlife; (c) One member who is a rancher, appointed by the Governor from a list of persons submitted by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture; (d) One member who is a representative of the Nevada Association of Counties, appointed by the Governor from a list of persons submitted by the Executive Director of the Association; (e) One member who is a representative of law enforcement, appointed by the Governor from a list of persons submitted by the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association; (f) One member who is actively engaged in and possesses experience and expertise in advocating for issues relating to conservation, appointed by the Governor; and (g) Three members, appointed by the Governor, who reside in the State of Nevada and have participated in recreational activities for off-highway vehicles for at least 5 years using the type of off-highway vehicle owned or operated by the persons they will represent, as follows: (1) One member who represents persons who own or operate all-terrain vehicles; (2) One member who represents persons who own or operate all-terrain motorcycles and who is involved with or participates in the racing of off-highway motorcycles; and (3) One member who represents persons who own or operate snowmobiles.

3. The following are nonvoting, ex officio members of the Commission: (a) The State Director of the Nevada State Office of the Bureau of Land Management; (b) The Forest Supervisor for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; (c) The Director of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs; and (d) The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

4. A nonvoting, ex officio member of the Commission may appoint, in writing, an alternate to serve in his or her place on the Commission.

5. The Governor shall not appoint to the Commission any member described in paragraph (g) of subsection 2 unless the member has been recommended to the Governor by an off-highway vehicle organization. As used in this subsection, “ off-highway vehicle organization ” means a profit or nonprofit corporation, association or organization formed pursuant to the laws of this State and which promotes off-highway vehicle recreation or racing.

6. After the initial terms, each member of the Commission appointed pursuant to subsection 2 serves for a term of 3 years. A vacancy on the Commission must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

7. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member of the Commission who is appointed may not serve more than two consecutive terms on the Commission. A member who has served two consecutive terms on the Commission may be reappointed if the Governor does not receive any applications for that member's seat or if the Governor determines that no qualified applicants are available to fill that member's seat.

8. The Governor shall ensure that, insofar as practicable, the members appointed to the Commission pursuant to subsection 2 reflect the geographical diversity of this State.

9. Each member of the Commission: (a) Is entitled to receive, if money is available for that purpose, the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. (b) Who is not an officer or employee of the State of Nevada is entitled to receive, if money is available for that purpose, a salary of not more than $80 per day for each day of attendance at a meeting of the Commission. (c) Shall swear or affirm that he or she will work to create and promote responsible off-highway vehicle recreation in the State.

10. A member of the Commission who is appointed by the Governor and who fails to attend at least three consecutive meetings of the Commission is subject to replacement. The Commission shall notify the appointing authority or group who recommended the member for appointment, if any, and the appointing authority or group may recommend a person to replace that member of the Commission. The replacement of a member pursuant to this subsection must be conducted in the same manner as the original appointment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3333 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3333
Brokers: Duty to procure and file bond with Department; amount of bond; use of bond to cover multiple categories of vehicles; requirements for bond; recourse for consumers injured by broker or employee
Status: in_force

1. Before a person may be licensed as a broker, the person must procure and file with the Department a good and sufficient bond in the amount of $100,000 with a corporate surety thereon licensed to do business within the State of Nevada, approved as to form by the Attorney General, and conditioned that the applicant shall conduct business as a broker without breaching a consumer contract or engaging in a deceptive trade practice, fraud or fraudulent representation, and without violation of the provisions of this chapter.

2. The Department may allow a broker who provides services for more than one category of vehicle described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.345 at a principal place of business or at any branch location within the same county as the principal place of business to provide a good and sufficient bond for a single category of vehicle and may consider that single bond sufficient coverage to include all other categories of vehicles.

3. The bond must be continuous in form, and the total aggregate liability on the bond must be limited to the payment of the total amount of the bond.

4. The undertaking on the bond is for the use and benefit of the consumer and includes any breach of a consumer contract, deceptive trade practice, fraud, fraudulent representation, negligent misrepresentation, abuse of process, conversion or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 41, 97, 104, 104A, 104B, 104C or 598 of NRS by any employee of the licensed broker who acts on behalf of the broker and within the scope of his or her employment.

5. The bond must provide that it is for the use and benefit of any consumer of the broker or an employee of the broker for any loss or damage established, including, without limitation: (a) Actual damages; (b) Consequential damages; (c) Incidental damages; (d) Statutory damages; (e) Damages for noneconomic loss; and (f) Attorney's fees and costs. The surety issuing the bond shall appoint the Commissioner of Insurance as its agent to accept service of notice or process for the surety in any action upon the bond brought in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before the Director.

6. If a consumer has a claim for relief against a broker or an employee of the broker, the consumer may: (a) Bring and maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court enters: (1) A judgment on the merits against the broker or employee, the judgment is binding on the surety. (2) A judgment other than on the merits against the broker or employee, including, without limitation, a default judgment, the judgment is binding on the surety only if the surety was given notice and an opportunity to defend at least 20 days before the date on which the judgment was entered against the broker or employee. (b) Apply to the Director, for good cause shown, for compensation from the bond. The Director may determine the amount of compensation and the consumer to whom it is to be paid. The surety shall then make the payment. (c) Settle the matter with the broker or employee. If such a settlement is made, the settlement must be reduced to writing, signed by both parties and acknowledged before any person authorized to take acknowledgments in this State, and submitted to the Director with a request for compensation from the bond. If the Director determines that the settlement was reached in good faith and there is no evidence of collusion or fraud between the parties in reaching the settlement, the surety shall make the payment to the consumer in the amount agreed upon in the settlement.

7. Any judgment entered by a court in favor of a consumer and against a broker or an employee of the broker may be executed through a writ of attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process, or the consumer in whose favor the judgment was entered may apply to the Director for compensation from the bond of the broker or employee.

8. As used in this section, “ consumer ” means any person who comes into possession of a vehicle as a final user for any purpose other than offering it for sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.800 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.800
Salvage vehicles: Duties of insurance company and relinquishing owner; application for salvage title; sale of vehicle; rebuilt and restored vehicles; retention; exclusion of nonrepairable vehicles; application by salvage pool or charitable organization for salvage title or nonrepairable vehicle certificate for certain vehicles
Status: in_force

1. When an insurance company acquires a motor vehicle as a result of a settlement in which the motor vehicle is determined to be a salvage vehicle, the owner of the motor vehicle who is relinquishing ownership of the motor vehicle shall endorse the certificate of title of the motor vehicle and forward the endorsed certificate of title to the insurance company within 30 days after accepting the settlement from the insurance company. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the insurance company or its authorized agent shall forward the endorsed certificate of title, together with an application for a salvage title or nonrepairable vehicle certificate, to the state agency within 180 days after receipt of the endorsed certificate of title.

2. If the owner of the motor vehicle who is relinquishing ownership does not provide the endorsed certificate of title to the insurance company within 30 days after accepting the settlement pursuant to subsection 1, the insurance company shall, as soon as practicable, forward an application for a salvage title or nonrepairable vehicle certificate to the state agency. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 10 and 11, the state agency shall issue a salvage title or nonrepairable vehicle certificate to the insurance company for the vehicle upon receipt of: (a) The application; (b) A motor vehicle inspection certificate signed by a representative of the Department or, as one of the authorized agents of the Department, by a peace officer, dealer, rebuilder, automobile wrecker, operator of a salvage pool or garage operator; (c) Documentation that the insurance company has made at least two written attempts by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by use of a delivery service with a tracking system, to obtain the endorsed certificate of title; and (d) Proof satisfactory to the state agency that the certificate of title was required to be surrendered to the insurance company as part of the settlement.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 1 and 2, before any ownership interest in a salvage vehicle, except a nonrepairable vehicle, may be transferred, the owner or other person to whom the motor vehicle is titled: (a) If the person has possession of the certificate of title to the vehicle, shall forward the endorsed certificate of title, together with an application for salvage title to the state agency within 30 days after the vehicle becomes a salvage vehicle. (b) If the person does not have possession of the certificate of title to the vehicle and the certificate of title is held by a lienholder, shall notify the lienholder within 10 days after the vehicle becomes a salvage vehicle that the vehicle has become a salvage vehicle. The lienholder shall, within 30 days after receiving such notice, forward the certificate of title, together with an application for salvage title, to the state agency.

4. An insurance company or its authorized agent may sell a vehicle for which a total loss settlement has been made with the properly endorsed certificate of title if the total loss settlement resulted from the theft of the vehicle and the vehicle, when recovered, was not a salvage vehicle.

5. An owner who has determined that a vehicle is a total loss salvage vehicle may sell the vehicle with the properly endorsed certificate of title obtained pursuant to this section, without making any repairs to the vehicle, to a salvage pool, automobile auction, rebuilder, automobile wrecker or a new or used motor vehicle dealer.

6. Except with respect to a nonrepairable vehicle, if a salvage vehicle is rebuilt and restored to operation, the vehicle may not be licensed for operation, displayed or offered for sale, or the ownership thereof transferred, until there is submitted to the state agency with the prescribed salvage title, an appropriate application, other documents, including, without limitation, an affidavit from the state agency attesting to the inspection and verification of the vehicle identification number and the identification numbers, if any, for parts used to repair the motor vehicle and fees required, together with a certificate of inspection completed pursuant to NRS 487.860 .

7. Except with respect to a nonrepairable vehicle, if a total loss insurance settlement between an insurance company and any person results in the retention of the salvage vehicle by that person, before the execution of the total loss settlement, the insurance company or its authorized agent shall: (a) Obtain, upon an application for salvage title, the signature of the person who is retaining the salvage vehicle; (b) Append to the application for salvage title the certificate of title to the motor vehicle or an affidavit stating that the original certificate of title has been lost; and (c) Apply to the state agency for a salvage title on behalf of the person who is retaining the salvage vehicle.

8. If the state agency determines that a salvage vehicle retained pursuant to subsection 6 is titled in another state or territory of the United States, the state agency shall notify the appropriate authority of that state or territory that the owner has retained the salvage vehicle.

9. A person who retains a salvage vehicle pursuant to subsection 7 may not transfer any ownership interest in the vehicle unless he or she has received a salvage title.

10. When a salvage pool, at the request of an insurance company, obtains possession of a vehicle that is the subject of an insurance claim and a total loss claim is not paid by the insurance company for the vehicle, the salvage pool, after the vehicle has been abandoned at the facility of the salvage pool for not less than 30 days, may apply for a salvage title or a nonrepairable vehicle certificate. The state agency shall issue a salvage title or nonrepairable vehicle certificate to the salvage pool upon receipt of: (a) The application; (b) A motor vehicle inspection certificate signed by a representative of the Department or, as one of the authorized agents of the Department, by a peace officer, dealer, rebuilder, automobile wrecker, operator of a salvage pool or garage operator; and (c) Documentation that the salvage pool has made at least two written attempts by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by use of a delivery service with a tracking system addressed to the owner of the vehicle and any known lienholder to have the vehicle removed from the facility of the salvage pool.

11. When an organization that the Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be tax exempt pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code , 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) , obtains a vehicle by donation and the organization is unable to obtain the endorsed certificate of title, the organization may apply for a salvage title or a nonrepairable vehicle certificate. The state agency shall issue a salvage title or nonrepairable vehicle certificate to the organization upon receipt of: (a) The application; (b) A motor vehicle inspection certificate signed by a representative of the Department or, as one of the authorized agents of the Department, by a peace officer, dealer, rebuilder, automobile wrecker, operator of a salvage pool or garage operator; and (c) Evidence satisfactory to the Department that the organization made at least two written attempts, mailed to the address of the previous owner of the vehicle, to obtain the endorsed certificate of title.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.511 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.511
Dealer to complete dealer’s report of sale when used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing is sold; distribution of dealer’s report of sale; buyer to sign acknowledgment of taxes; submission of information to Division when title does not pass immediately to buyer
Status: in_force

1. If a used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing is sold in this State by a dealer, the dealer shall complete a dealer's report of sale. The report must be in a form prescribed by the Division.

2. The dealer shall submit the dealer's report of sale to the Division within 45 days after the execution of all instruments which the contract of sale requires to be executed at the time of the sale, unless an extension of time is granted by the Division, together with the endorsed certificate of title previously issued. The dealer shall furnish one copy of the report of sale to the buyer at the time of the sale. Within 45 days after the sale, the dealer shall furnish one copy of the report of sale to the assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing will be located.

3. The dealer shall require the buyer to sign an acknowledgment of taxes, on a form prescribed by the Division. The dealer shall deliver the buyer's copy of the acknowledgment to the buyer at the time of sale and submit another copy to the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing is to be located.

4. If a used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing is sold by a dealer pursuant to an installment contract or other agreement by which the certificate of title does not pass immediately from the seller to the buyer upon the sale, the dealer shall submit to the Division any information required by the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 489.272 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.443 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.443
Law enforcement officer authorized to remove certain vehicles and property; protocol for selection and use of towing services; duties and liability of person removing vehicle or property; responsibility for cost of removal
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever any law enforcement officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, the officer may move the vehicle, or require the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to move it, to a position off the paved, improved or main-traveled part of the highway.

2. Whenever any law enforcement officer finds a vehicle, the cargo of a vehicle or other property unattended, disabled or spilled upon any highway, bridge or causeway, or in any tunnel, where the vehicle, cargo or property constitutes an obstruction to traffic, interferes with the normal flow of traffic or otherwise endangers public safety, the officer or the law enforcement agency employing the officer, in coordination with unified command, if applicable, may provide for the immediate removal of the vehicle, cargo or property to a position where the vehicle, cargo or property no longer constitutes an obstruction to traffic, interferes with the normal flow of traffic or otherwise endangers public safety.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any law enforcement officer may, subject to the requirements of subsection 4, remove any vehicle or part of a vehicle found on the highway, or cause it to be removed, to a garage or other place of safekeeping if: (a) The vehicle has been involved in a crash and is so disabled that its normal operation is impossible or impractical and the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are incapacitated by reason of physical injury or other reason to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its removal or custody, or are not in the immediate vicinity of the disabled vehicle; (b) The person driving or in actual physical control of the vehicle is arrested for any alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a proper magistrate without unnecessary delay; (c) The person driving or in actual physical control of the vehicle has been issued a citation for reckless driving pursuant to NRS 484B.653 ; or (d) The person in charge of the vehicle is unable to provide for its custody or removal within: (1) Twenty-four hours after abandoning the vehicle on any freeway, United States highway or other primary arterial highway. (2) Seventy-two hours after abandoning the vehicle on any other highway.

4. Unless a different course of action is necessary to preserve evidence of a criminal offense, a law enforcement officer who wishes to have a vehicle or part of a vehicle removed from a highway pursuant to subsection 3 shall, in accordance with any applicable protocol such as a rotational schedule regarding the selection and use of towing services, cause the vehicle or part of a vehicle to be removed by a tow car operator. The tow car operator shall, to the extent practicable and using the shortest and most direct route, remove the vehicle or part of a vehicle to the garage of the tow car operator unless directed otherwise by the officer. The tow car operator is liable for any loss of or damage to the vehicle or its contents that occurs while the vehicle is in the possession or control of the tow car operator.

5. A person or entity, including a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer, unified command or a tow car operator who provides for the removal of a vehicle, the cargo of a vehicle or other property pursuant to subsection 2: (a) Is not liable for any loss of or damage to the vehicle, the contents of the vehicle, the cargo or the property that is removed; and (b) Must make a reasonable attempt, as soon as practicable, to notify the owner of the vehicle, cargo or property as to the location of the vehicle, cargo or property if the owner of the vehicle or property is not present at the time of removal and the owner of the vehicle, cargo or property is ascertainable by the officer.

6. All costs incurred under the provisions of subsection 2 must be borne by the owner of the vehicle, cargo or property.

7. As used in this section: (a) “ Traffic incident ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.607 . (b) “ Unified command ” means a group of law enforcement officers or other persons organized to provide a coordinated response to a traffic incident which requires two or more responding entities within a jurisdiction or which requires responding entities from two or more jurisdictions. The responding entities may include, without limitation, police, fire or emergency medical personnel, a tow car operator, or a state or local governmental entity responsible for roadway or other infrastructure repair or maintenance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.275 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.275
Reservoirs
Status: in_force

1. Every bus, truck or truck-tractor with air-operated brakes shall be equipped with at least one reservoir sufficient to insure that, when fully charged to the maximum pressure as regulated by the air compressor governor cutout setting, a full service brake application may be made without lowering such reservoir pressure by more than 30 percent. Each reservoir shall be provided with means for readily draining accumulated oil or water.

2. Every truck with three or more axles equipped with vacuum-assistor type brakes and every truck-tractor and truck used for towing a vehicle equipped with vacuum brakes shall be equipped with a reserve capacity or a vacuum reservoir sufficient to insure that, with the reserve capacity or reservoir fully charged and with the engine stopped, a full service brake application may be made without depleting the vacuum supply by more than 30 percent.

3. All motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers, when equipped with air or vacuum reservoirs or reserve capacity as required by this section, shall have such reservoirs or reserve capacity so safeguarded by a check valve or equivalent device that in the event of failure or leakage in its connection to the source of compressed air or vacuum, the stored air or vacuum shall not be depleted by the leak or failure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.780 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.780
Fees
Status: in_force

The Department shall charge annually the following fees for licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.700 to 483.780 , inclusive:
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482C.350 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482C / Section 482C.350
Restrictions on regulation of program, shared vehicle driver, shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle by local governmental entities; exceptions; provisions of section do not exempt person from requirement to obtain state business license
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 244A.810 and 244A.860 , a local governmental entity shall not: (a) Impose any tax or fee on: (1) Any peer-to-peer car sharing program operating within the scope of a valid license issued pursuant to NRS 432C.295 ; (2) Any shared vehicle driver; (3) Any shared vehicle owner; or (4) Any shared vehicle. (b) Require: (1) A peer-to-peer car sharing program operating within the scope of a valid license issued pursuant to NRS 432C.295 to obtain from the local government any certificate, license or permit to operate as a peer-to-peer car sharing program; or (2) A shared vehicle owner who makes a shared vehicle available through a peer-to-peer car sharing program to obtain from the local government any certificate, license or permit to make the shared vehicle available through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. (c) Impose any other requirement on a peer-to-peer car sharing program, shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle driver which is not of general applicability to all similarly situated persons or entities within the jurisdiction of the local government.

2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (a) Prohibit a local government from requiring a peer-to-peer car sharing program, or a shared vehicle owner operating as a corporation, limited partnership or limited-liability company through which the shared vehicle owner shares a vehicle using a peer-to-peer car sharing program, to obtain from the local government a business license or to pay any business license fee in the same manner that is generally applicable to any other business that operates within the jurisdiction of the local government. (b) Prohibit an airport or its governing body from requiring a peer-to-peer car sharing program or shared vehicle owner to: (1) Obtain a permit or certification to operate at the airport; (2) Pay a fee to operate at the airport; or (3) Comply with any other requirement to operate at the airport. (c) Exempt a shared vehicle from any tax imposed pursuant to NRS 354.705 , 371.043 or 371.045 .

3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a peer-to-peer car sharing program from the requirement to obtain a state business license pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.939 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.939
Mandatory suspension of commercial driver’s license upon notice of conviction of violation of certain federal regulations; civil penalties for certain violation by holders of commercial drivers’ licenses and employers; regulations
Status: in_force

1. If the Department receives notice that a person who holds a commercial driver's license has been convicted of driving a commercial motor vehicle in violation of the prohibitions described in 49 C.F.R. § 395.13 , the Department shall: (a) Suspend the privilege of the person to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the period set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 ; and (b) In addition to any other applicable fees and penalties that must be paid to reinstate the commercial driver's license after suspension, impose against the person a civil penalty in the amount set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.53(b)(1) .

2. If the Department receives notice that the employer of a person who holds a commercial driver's license has been convicted of: (a) A violation of 49 C.F.R. § 383.37(a)-(d) , for knowingly allowing, requiring, permitting or authorizing the person to operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which the person or the commercial motor vehicle is subject to the circumstances described in 49 C.F.R. § 383.37(a)-(d) , the Department shall impose against the employer a civil penalty in the amount set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.53 . (b) A violation of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 483.9395 , the Department shall impose against the employer a civil penalty in the amount set forth in 49 C.F.R. Part 386, Appendix B .

3. All money collected by the Department pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or subsection 2 must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.

4. The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

5. As used in this section, “ employer ” means any person who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 490.450 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 490 / Section 490.450
Submission of certificate or other documentation when used off-highway vehicle is sold by person who is not off-highway vehicle dealer; processing fee
Status: in_force

When a used off-highway vehicle is sold in this State by a person who is not an off-highway vehicle dealer, the seller or buyer or both of them shall, within 10 days after the sale:

1. Submit to the Department: (a) If a certificate of title has been issued in this State, the certificate properly endorsed. (b) If a certificate of title or other document of title has been issued by a public authority of another state, territory or country: (1) The certificate or document properly endorsed; and (2) A statement containing, if not included in the endorsed certificate or document, the description of the off-highway vehicle, including the names and addresses of the buyer and seller and the name and address of any person who takes or retains a purchase money security interest. Any such statement must be signed and acknowledged by the seller and the buyer. (c) If no document of title has been issued by any public authority, a statement containing all the information and signed and acknowledged in the manner required by subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b).

2. Remit to the Department any fee for the processing of an endorsed certificate of title or statement submitted to the Department pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 488.293 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 488 / Section 488.293
Authority of peace officer to identify registered owner of vessel abandoned on private property; peace officer to notify Department of removal of abandoned vessel; law enforcement agency to notify owner or holder of security interest regarding location of and procedure for claiming vessel; waiver of interest in vessel; transfer of ownership to law enforcement agency
Status: in_force

1. A peace officer may attempt to identify the registered owner of a vessel abandoned on private property by inspection of the vessel and any trailer to which it is attached and may supply the information to the property owner. The property owner must declare by affidavit the reasons why he or she believes the property to be abandoned. The property owner must give 5 days' notice to the last registered owner before causing the removal of the vessel. If the last registered owner is unknown or cannot be notified, the vessel may immediately be removed to a secure location designated by a peace officer.

2. A peace officer shall, within 48 hours after directing the removal of an abandoned vessel on a public waterway or public or private property, notify the Department of the status of the vessel.

3. A law enforcement agency that has custody of an abandoned vessel shall, if the agency knows or can reasonably discover the name and address of the owner of the vessel or any person who holds a security interest in the vessel, notify the owner or the holder of the security interest of the location of the vessel and the method by which the vessel may be claimed. The notice must be sent by certified or registered mail.

4. If the abandoned vessel is held by a law enforcement agency as evidence in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense, the notice required by subsection 3 must be sent: (a) Upon the decision of the law enforcement agency or district attorney not to pursue or prosecute the case; (b) Upon the conviction of the person who committed the offense; or (c) If the case is otherwise terminated.

5. Failure to reclaim the vessel within 180 days after the date the notice is mailed constitutes a waiver of interest in the vessel by any person having an interest in the vessel and the vessel shall be deemed abandoned for all purposes.

6. If all recorded interests in a vessel are waived, as provided in subsection 5 or by written disclaimer, the Department may issue a certificate of ownership to the law enforcement agency that has custody of the vessel. If a certificate of ownership is to be issued to the law enforcement agency and the vessel is subject to the requirements for hull numbers prescribed by the United States Coast Guard but does not comply with those requirements, the Department shall assign a state hull number to the vessel. This subsection does not preclude the subsequent return of a vessel, or any component part thereof, by a law enforcement agency to the registered owner of the vessel upon presentation by the registered owner of satisfactory proof of ownership.

7. A law enforcement agency to which a certificate of ownership is issued pursuant to subsection 6 may use, sell or destroy the vessel, and shall keep a record of the disposition of the vessel. If the law enforcement agency: (a) Sells the vessel, all proceeds from the sale of the vessel become the property of the law enforcement agency. (b) Destroys the vessel, the law enforcement agency shall, within 10 days, give notice of the destruction of the vessel to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.787 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.787
Personal delivery device: Limitations on operation; duties of operator; device has rights and duties of pedestrian; penalties
Status: in_force

1. A personal delivery device may only be operated: (a) At an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education or upon a sidewalk or crosswalk directly adjacent to an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education while servicing such an institution. (b) If: (1) The operator of the personal delivery device is capable of actively monitoring and remotely controlling the navigation and movement of the personal delivery device; (2) The personal delivery device is equipped with a braking device that enables the personal delivery device to come to a controlled stop; (3) The personal delivery device includes a unique identifying number and a means of identifying and contacting the personal delivery device operator; and (4) The personal delivery device is operated in accordance with any requirements imposed by this section.

2. A personal delivery device operator may not allow a personal delivery device to: (a) Operate on the highways of this State except when crossing at an intersection or within a crosswalk; (b) Fail to comply with any traffic-control signal or devices that a pedestrian is obligated to comply with; (c) Unreasonably interfere with pedestrians or vehicle traffic; (d) Transport hazardous material as that term is defined in NRS 459.7024 ; or (e) Transport a person.

3. A personal delivery device has all the rights and duties of a pedestrian except those which by their nature can have no application or as otherwise provided in this section.

4. A violation of this section: (a) Is not a misdemeanor; (b) Shall not be deemed a moving traffic violation; and (c) Is punishable by the imposition of a civil penalty of $250.

5. As used in this section, “ institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education ” means any institution, branch, facility, department, office or housing of, or used by or for the benefit of, the Nevada System of Higher Education or students or faculty of the System. The term includes, without limitation, campuses, offices, facilities and housing for students or faculty, whether owned or not owned by the System, and property which is directly adjacent to property that is owned and managed by the System.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.880 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.880
Duplicate card; return of original
Status: in_force

1. Upon furnishing information that his or her identification card is lost or destroyed and paying the prescribed fee, the person to whom the original was issued may obtain a duplicate.

2. If the original of a duplicated card is subsequently recovered or a lost card is found, the person having possession shall return it immediately to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.654 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.654
Class A certification: Regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing the requirements for continuing education and training required by subsection 3 of NRS 487.652 .

2. The Department may adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 487.652 and 487.656 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.357 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.357
License not to be used by person other than to whom issued; disciplinary action
Status: in_force

1. A license issued pursuant to this chapter must not be used for any purpose by any person other than the person to whom the license is issued.

2. The holder of such a license shall not assign, transfer or otherwise authorize the use of the license by any other person.

3. In addition to any other remedy or penalty authorized pursuant to this chapter, if the holder of a license violates any provision of this section, the violation is cause for the automatic cancellation and revocation of the license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.760 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.760
Grounds for refusal to issue or cancellation, revocation or suspension of license
Status: in_force

The Department may refuse to issue a license or may cancel, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any license granted pursuant to NRS 483.700 to 483.780 , inclusive:

1. If the applicant or licensee makes a material misstatement on an application.

2. If the applicant or licensee fails or refuses to provide any information requested by the Department in conjunction with an application.

3. If the applicant has been convicted of a crime for a violation of any of the provisions of NRS 483.700 to 483.780 , inclusive.

4. If the licensee permits fraud or engages in fraudulent practices either with reference to the applicant or the Department or induces or countenances fraud or fraudulent practices on the part of any applicant for a driver's license.

5. If the licensee fails to comply with or is convicted of a crime for a violation of any of the provisions of NRS 483.700 to 483.780 , inclusive, or any of the regulations or requirements of the Department made pursuant thereto.

6. If the licensee or any employee or agent of the licensee solicits persons for enrollment in a school for training drivers in an office of the Department or within 200 feet of any such office.

7. If the licensee or any employee or agent of the licensee follows the identical course of training which is used by the Department in giving an examination for a driver's license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.241 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 486 / Section 486.241
Protective headgear and glasses: Sale or distribution
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not sell, offer for sale or distribute any protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields for use by any drivers or passengers of motorcycles or transparent windscreens for motorcycles unless the equipment is of a type and specification meeting the standards therefor adopted by the Department.

2. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the sale of protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields which comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.6891 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.6891
Administrative fine for engaging in deceptive trade practice; deposit and use of money collected as administrative fine
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any other penalty, the Director may impose an administrative fine of not more than $10,000 against any person who engages in a deceptive trade practice as set forth in NRS 487.6889 . The Director shall provide to any person so fined an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of NRS 233B.121 .

2. All administrative fines collected by the Director pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the State Highway Fund.

3. The administrative remedy provided in this section is not exclusive and is intended to supplement existing law. The provisions of this section do not deprive a person injured by a deceptive trade practice from resorting to any other legal remedy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.245 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.245
License issued by this State required when person becomes resident; issuance; reciprocal agreements with other states or countries
Status: in_force

1. When a person becomes a resident of Nevada as defined in this chapter and chapter 482 of NRS , the person must, within 30 days, obtain a Nevada driver's license as a prerequisite to driving any motor vehicle in the State of Nevada.

2. Where a person who applies for a license has a valid driver's license from a state or country which has requirements for issuance of drivers' licenses comparable to those of the State of Nevada, the Department may issue a Nevada license under the same terms and conditions applicable to a renewal of a license in this State.

3. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of other states or countries concerning the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.465 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.465
Mandatory suspension of license when person violates promise to appear pursuant to citation: Notice; period of suspension
Status: in_force

1. If a driver who holds a Nevada driver's license violates a written promise to appear pursuant to a citation that was prepared manually or electronically for a violation of a traffic law or ordinance occurring within this State other than one governing standing or parking, the clerk of the court shall immediately notify the Department on a form approved by the Department.

2. Upon receipt of notice from a court in this State of a failure to appear, the Department shall notify the driver by mail that his or her privilege to drive is subject to suspension and allow 30 days after the date of mailing the notice to: (a) Appear in court and obtain a dismissal of the citation or complaint as provided by law; (b) Appear in court and, if permitted by the court, make an arrangement acceptable to the court to satisfy a judgment of conviction; or (c) Make a written request to the Department for a hearing.

3. If notified by a court, within 30 days after the notice of a failure to appear, that a driver has been allowed to make an arrangement for the satisfaction of a judgment of conviction, the Department shall remove the suspension from the driver's record. If the driver subsequently defaults on the arrangement with the court, the court shall notify the Department which shall immediately suspend the driver's license until the court notifies the Department that the suspension may be removed.

4. The Department shall suspend the license of a driver 31 days after it mails the notice provided for in subsection 2 to the driver, unless within that time it has received a written request for a hearing from the driver or notice from the court on a form approved by the Department that the driver has appeared or the citation or complaint has been dismissed. A license so suspended remains suspended until further notice is received from the court that the driver has appeared or that the case has been otherwise disposed of as provided by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.610 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.610
Speed limit in unincorporated town; penalties
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and pursuant to the power granted in NRS 269.185 , the town board or board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, limit the speed of motor vehicles in any unincorporated town in the county as may be deemed proper.

2. The Department of Transportation may establish the speed limits for motor vehicles on highways within the boundaries of any unincorporated town which are constructed and maintained under the authority granted by chapter 408 of NRS .

3. A person who violates any speed limit established pursuant to this section may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 .

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a person who violates any speed limit established pursuant to this section for the particular portion of the highway being traversed shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $500.

5. A person who commits a violation of any provision of this section that causes physical injury to a person or damage to property shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484A.125 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484A / Section 484A.125
“Moped” defined
Status: in_force

“ Moped ” means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or produces not more than 1500 watts final output, and:

1. Is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and

2. Is capable of a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than 1 percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged.

The term does not include an electric bicycle or an electric scooter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3793 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3793
Support of missing or exploited children
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department, in cooperation with the Director of the Clearinghouse established pursuant to NRS 432.170 , shall design, prepare and issue license plates for the support of missing or exploited children. The license plates must be inscribed with a hand. The Department may designate any appropriate colors for the license plates. The Department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

2. The Department may issue license plates for the support of missing or exploited children for any passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by any person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates for the support of missing or exploited children if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license plates for the support of missing or exploited children pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

3. The fee for license plates for the support of missing or exploited children is $35, in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

4. In addition to all fees for the license, registration and governmental services taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of missing or exploited children must pay for the initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of $15 and for each renewal of the plates an additional fee of $10 to carry out the provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220 , inclusive.

5. The Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 4 with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for License Plates for the Support of Missing or Exploited Children created pursuant to NRS 432.154 .

6. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder may retain the plates and: (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this chapter; or (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3764 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3764
Support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families: Collection of special fee for such support; affixment of certain decals upon request of eligible applicant; disposition of money collected
Status: in_force

1. Before the Department issues to any person, pursuant to NRS 482.3763 : (a) An initial set of special license plates, it shall: (1) Collect a special fee for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families in the amount of $25; and (2) Affix a decal to each plate if requested by an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in NRS 482.37635 . (b) An annual renewal sticker, it shall: (1) Collect a special fee for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families in the amount of $20; and (2) Affix a decal to each plate if requested by an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in NRS 482.37635 .

2. The Department shall deposit all money collected pursuant to this section with the State Treasurer for credit to the Gift Account for Veterans created by NRS 417.115 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.363 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 486 / Section 486.363
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 486.363 to 486.375 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 486.365 , 486.367 and 486.370 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 488.035 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 488 / Section 488.035
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “ Aquatic invasive species ” means an aquatic species which is exotic or not native to this State and which the Commission has determined to be detrimental to aquatic life, water resources or infrastructure for providing water in this State.

2. “ Aquatic plant material ” means aquatic plants or parts of plants that are dependent on an aquatic environment to survive.

3. “ Commission ” means the Board of Wildlife Commissioners.

4. “ Conveyance ” means a motor vehicle, trailer or any other equipment used to transport a vessel or containers or devices used to haul water on a vessel that may contain or carry an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material.

5. “ Decontaminate ” means eliminate any aquatic invasive species on a vessel or conveyance in a manner specified by the Commission which may include, without limitation, washing the vessel or conveyance, draining the water in the vessel or conveyance, drying the vessel or conveyance or chemically, thermally or otherwise treating the vessel or conveyance.

6. “ Department ” means the Department of Wildlife.

7. “ Flat wake ” means the condition of the water close astern a moving vessel that results in a flat wave disturbance.

8. “ Hull identification number ” means the number assigned to a vessel pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 181, Subpart C .

9. “ Human-powered vessel ” means a vessel propelled by human power.

10. “ Interstate waters of this State ” means waters forming the boundary between the State of Nevada and an adjoining state.

11. “ Legal owner ” means a secured party under a security agreement relating to a vessel or a renter or lessor of a vessel to the State or any political subdivision of the State under a lease or an agreement to lease and sell or to rent and purchase which grants possession of the vessel to the lessee for a period of 30 consecutive days or more.

12. “ Mechanically propelled personal hydrofoil ” means a power-driven vessel that consists of a board fitted with a mast extending below the board that is attached to a fuselage with a forward wing, rear stabilizer and electric motor or internal combustion engine.

13. “ Motorized surfboard ” means a power-driven vessel that consists of a board using a surfboard-type design fitted with either an electric motor or internal combustion engine.

14. “ Operate ” means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel.

15. “ Owner ” means: (a) A person having all the incidents of ownership, including the legal title of a vessel, whether or not he or she lends, rents or pledges the vessel; (b) A debtor under a security agreement relating to a vessel; or (c) A person, other than a secured party, who has a property right with regard to a human-powered vessel, including, without limitation, a person entitled to use or possess a human-powered vessel subject to a security interest of another person. “Owner” does not include a person defined as a “legal owner” under subsection 11 or a person who is leasing a vessel where the vessel is not a security interest under the lease.

16. “ Person ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 0.039 and includes, without limitation, a governmental entity.

17. “ Power-driven vessel ” means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. The term includes, without limitation: (a) A mechanically propelled personal hydrofoil; (b) A motorized surfboard; and (c) A vessel equipped with both a sail and a motor.

18. “ Prohibited substance ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484C.080 .

19. “ Registered owner ” means the person registered by the Department as the owner of a vessel.

20. “ Sailing vessel ” means a vessel that is propelled by wind power and is not equipped with a motor.

21. “ State hull number ” means a hull number issued for a vessel by the Department that meets the requirements prescribed by the United States Coast Guard, including, without limitation, 33 C.F.R. § 174.16 and 33 C.F.R. Part 181, Subpart C .

22. “ State of principal operation ” means the state in whose waters a vessel is or will be operated most during a calendar year.

23. “ Under the influence ” means impaired to a degree that renders a person incapable of safely operating or exercising actual physical control of a vessel.

24. A vessel is “ under way ” if it is adrift, making way or being propelled, and is not aground, made fast to the shore, or tied or made fast to a dock or mooring.

25. “ Vessel ” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

26. “ Waters of this State ” means any waters within the territorial limits of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.0473 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0473
Divisions of Department
Status: in_force

The Department consists of:

1. A Division of the Office of the Director;

2. A Division of Compliance Enforcement;

3. A Division of Field Services;

4. A Division of Central Services and Records;

5. A Division of Research and Project Management;

6. A Division of Information Technology;

7. An Administrative Services Division; and

8. A Motor Carrier Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.657 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.657
Vehicular manslaughter; penalty; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone
Status: in_force

1. A person who, while driving or in actual physical control of any vehicle on a highway or premises to which the public has access, proximately causes the death of another person through an act or omission that constitutes simple negligence is guilty of vehicular manslaughter and shall be punished for a misdemeanor.

2. A person who commits an offense of vehicular manslaughter may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135 .

3. Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of the provisions of subsection 1, the court shall notify the Department of the conviction.

4. Upon receipt of notification from a court pursuant to subsection 3, the Department shall cause an entry of the conviction to be made upon the driving record of the person so convicted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.210 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 485 / Section 485.210
Requirements as to policy or bond
Status: in_force

For the purposes of NRS 485.200 , a policy or bond is not effective unless:

1. The policy or bond is subject, if the crash has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one crash and, subject to the limit for one person, to a limit of not less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one crash and, if the crash has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than $20,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one crash; and

2. The insurance company or surety company issuing that policy or bond is authorized to do business in this State or, if the company is not authorized to do business in this State, unless it executes a power of attorney authorizing the Director to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action upon that policy or bond arising out of a crash.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.695 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.695
Maximum width of recreational vehicle
Status: in_force

The legal maximum width of a recreational vehicle is 102 inches, excluding:

1. Mirrors, lights and other devices required for safety; and

2. An awning and any hardware required for the awning which is attached to the recreational vehicle and which does not extend beyond any mirror specified in subsection 1 which is attached to the side of the recreational vehicle.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.250 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.250
Issuance of license to certain persons prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

The Department shall not issue any license pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630 , inclusive:

1. To any person who is under the age of 18 years, except that the Department may issue: (a) A restricted license to a person between the ages of 14 and 18 years pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.267 and 483.270 . (b) An instruction permit to a person who is at least 15 1/2 years of age pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 or 4 of NRS 483.280 . (c) A restricted instruction permit to a person under the age of 18 years pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 483.280 . (d) A driver's license to a person who is 16 or 17 years of age pursuant to NRS 483.2521 .

2. To any person whose license has been revoked until the expiration of the period during which the person is not eligible for a license.

3. To any person whose license has been suspended, but upon good cause shown to the Administrator, the Department may issue a restricted license to the person or shorten any period of suspension.

4. To any person who has previously been adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability or disease and who has not at the time of application been restored to legal capacity.

5. To any person who is required by NRS 483.010 to 483.630 , inclusive, to take an examination, unless the person has successfully passed the examination.

6. To any person when the Administrator has good cause to believe that by reason of physical or mental disability that person would not be able to operate a motor vehicle safely.

7. To any person who is not a resident of this State.

8. To any child who is the subject of a court order issued pursuant to title 5 of NRS or administrative sanctions imposed pursuant to NRS 392.148 which delay the child's privilege to drive.

9. To any person who is the subject of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 206.330 which delays the person's privilege to drive until the expiration of the period of delay.

10. To any person who is not eligible for the issuance of a license pursuant to NRS 483.283 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.2521 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.2521
Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance of license
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Department may issue a driver's license to a person who is 16 or 17 years of age if the person: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, has completed: (1) A course in automobile driver education pursuant to NRS 389.090 ; or (2) A course provided by a school for training drivers which is licensed pursuant to NRS 483.700 to 483.780 , inclusive, and which complies with the applicable regulations governing the establishment, conduct and scope of automobile driver education adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.090 ; (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, has at least 50 hours of supervised experience in driving a motor vehicle with a restricted license, instruction permit or restricted instruction permit issued pursuant to NRS 483.267 , 483.270 or 483.280 , including, without limitation, at least 10 hours of experience in driving a motor vehicle during darkness; (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, submits to the Department, on a form provided by the Department, a log which contains the dates and times of the hours of supervised experience required pursuant to this section and which is signed: (1) By his or her parent or legal guardian; or (2) If the person applying for the driver's license is an emancipated minor, by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age or by a licensed driving instructor, who attests that the person applying for the driver's license has completed the training and experience required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b); (d) Submits to the Department: (1) A written statement signed by the principal of the public school in which the person is enrolled or by a designee of the principal and which is provided to the person pursuant to NRS 392.123 ; (2) A written statement signed by the parent or legal guardian of the person which states that the person is excused from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070 ; (3) A copy of the person's high school diploma or certificate of attendance; or (4) A copy of the person's certificate of general educational development or an equivalent document; (e) Has not been found to be responsible for a motor vehicle crash during the 6 months before applying for the driver's license; (f) Has not been convicted of or found by a court to have committed a moving traffic violation or convicted of a crime involving alcohol or a controlled substance during the 6 months before applying for the driver's license; and (g) Has held an instruction permit for not less than 6 months before applying for the driver's license.

2. If a course described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is not offered within a 30-mile radius of a person's residence, the person may, in lieu of completing such a course as required by that paragraph, complete an additional 50 hours of supervised experience in driving a motor vehicle in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

3. In lieu of the supervised experience required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a person applying for a Class C noncommercial driver's license may provide to the Department proof that the person has successfully completed: (a) The training required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1; and (b) A hands-on course in defensive driving that has been approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.727 .

4. A person who is 16 or 17 years of age, who has held an instruction permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 483.280 authorizing the holder of the permit to operate a motorcycle and who applies for a driver's license pursuant to this section that authorizes him or her to operate a motorcycle must comply with the provisions of paragraphs (d) to (g), inclusive, of subsection 1 and must: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, complete a course of motorcycle safety approved by the Department; (b) Have at least 50 hours of experience in driving a motorcycle with an instruction permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 483.280 ; and (c) Submit to the Department, on a form provided by the Department, a log which contains the dates and times of the hours of experience required pursuant to paragraph (b) and which is signed by his or her parent or legal guardian who attests that the person applying for the motorcycle driver's license has completed the training and experience required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b).

5. If a course described in paragraph (a) of subsection 4 is not offered within a 30-mile radius of a person's residence, the person may, in lieu of completing the course, complete an additional 50 hours of experience in driving a motorcycle in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 4.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.308 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 485 / Section 485.308
Certificate of insurance as proof; filing of certificate by electronic or other means; insurance carrier to notify Department before cancelling or terminating policy
Status: in_force

1. Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the Department the written certificate of any insurance carrier authorized to do business in this State certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. The certificate must specify its effective date and: (a) If the policy is an owner's policy of liability insurance, designate by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered by it; or (b) If the policy is an operator's policy of liability insurance, designate the person covered.

2. The Department may authorize the filing of the certificates described in subsection 1 by electronic transmission or any other means deemed appropriate by the Department.

3. An insurance carrier that certifies the existence of a motor vehicle liability policy pursuant to subsection 1, must notify the Department at least 10 days before the cancellation or termination of the policy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.220 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484C / Section 484C.220
Seizure of license or permit; order of revocation; administrative and judicial review; temporary license; sufficiency of notice
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. As agent for the Department, the officer who requested that a test be given pursuant to NRS 484C.150 or 484C.160 or who obtained the result of a test given pursuant to NRS 484C.150 or 484C.160 shall immediately serve an order of revocation of the license, permit or privilege to drive on a person who failed to submit to a test requested by the police officer pursuant to NRS 484C.160 or who has a concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath or has a detectable amount of a controlled substance or prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine for which he or she did not have a valid prescription, as defined in NRS 453.128 , or hold a valid registry identification card, as defined in NRS 678C.080 , if that person is present, and shall seize the license or permit to drive of the person. The officer shall then, unless the information is expressly set forth in the order of revocation, advise the person of his or her right to administrative and judicial review of the revocation pursuant to NRS 484C.230 and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, that the person has a right to request a temporary license. The officer shall also, unless the information is expressly set forth in the order of revocation, advise the person that he or she is required to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 484C.210 . If the person currently is driving with a temporary license that was issued pursuant to this section or NRS 484C.230 , the person is not entitled to request an additional temporary license pursuant to this section or NRS 484C.230 , and the order of revocation issued by the officer must revoke the temporary license that was previously issued. If the person is entitled to request a temporary license, the officer shall issue the person a temporary license on a form approved by the Department if the person requests one, which is effective for only 7 days including the date of issuance. The officer shall immediately transmit the person's license or permit to the Department along with the written certificate required by subsection 2.

2. When a police officer has served an order of revocation of a driver's license, permit or privilege on a person pursuant to subsection 1, or later receives the result of an evidentiary test which indicates that a person, not then present, had a concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath or had a detectable amount of a controlled substance or prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine for which he or she did not have a valid prescription, as defined in NRS 453.128 , or hold a valid registry identification card, as defined in NRS 678C.080 , the officer shall immediately prepare and transmit to the Department, together with the seized license or permit and a copy of the result of the test, if any, a written certificate that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person had been driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle: (a) With a concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath or with a detectable amount of a controlled substance or prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine for which he or she did not have a valid prescription, as defined in NRS 453.128 , or hold a valid registry identification card, as defined in NRS 678C.080 , as determined by a chemical test; or (b) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or with a prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine and the person refused to submit to a required evidentiary test. The certificate must also indicate whether the officer served an order of revocation on the person and whether the officer issued the person a temporary license.

3. The Department, upon receipt of such a certificate for which an order of revocation has not been served, after examining the certificate and copy of the result of the chemical test, if any, and finding that revocation is proper, shall issue an order revoking the person's license, permit or privilege to drive by mailing the order to the person at the person's last known address. The order must indicate the grounds for the revocation and the period during which the person is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege to drive and state that the person has a right to administrative and judicial review of the revocation and to have a temporary license. The order must also state whether the person is required to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 484C.210 . The order of revocation becomes effective 5 days after mailing.

4. Notice of an order of revocation and notice of the affirmation of a prior order of revocation or the cancellation of a temporary license provided in NRS 484C.230 is sufficient if it is mailed to the person's last known address as shown by any application for a license. The date of mailing may be proved by the certificate of any officer or employee of the Department, specifying the time of mailing the notice. The notice is presumed to have been received upon the expiration of 5 days after it is deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mail.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.320 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.320
Devices and mechanisms capable of interfering with or altering signal of traffic-control signal: General prohibition against operating and selling; seizure by police; presence in or on vehicle as prima facie evidence of violation; penalty; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone; exceptions for providers of mass transit and response agencies
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) A person shall not operate a vehicle on the highways of this State if the vehicle is equipped with any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal. (b) A person shall not operate any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not in this State sell or offer for sale any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale: (a) To a provider of mass transit, a signal prioritization device; or (b) To a response agency, a signal preemption device or a signal prioritization device, or both.

3. A police officer: (a) Shall, without a warrant, seize any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal; or (b) May, without a warrant, seize and take possession of a vehicle equipped with any device or mechanism that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, if the device or mechanism cannot be removed from the motor vehicle by the police officer, and may cause the vehicle to be towed and impounded until: (1) The device or mechanism is removed from the vehicle; and (2) The owner claims the vehicle by paying the cost of the towing and impoundment.

4. Neither the police officer nor the governmental entity which employs the officer is civilly liable for any damage to a vehicle seized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 3 that occurs after the vehicle is seized but before the towing process begins.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, the presence of any device or mechanism, including, without limitation, a mobile transmitter, that is capable of interfering with or altering the signal of a traffic-control signal in or on a vehicle on the highways of this State constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. The State need not prove that the device or mechanism in question was in an operative condition or being operated.

6. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

7. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 or 2 may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135 .

8. A provider of mass transit shall not operate or cause to be operated a signal prioritization device in such a manner as to impede or interfere with the use by response agencies of signal preemption devices.

9. The provisions of this section do not: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, prohibit a provider of mass transit from acquiring, possessing or operating a signal prioritization device. (b) Prohibit a response agency from acquiring, possessing or operating a signal preemption device or a signal prioritization device, or both.

10. As used in this section: (a) “ Mobile transmitter ” means a device or mechanism that is: (1) Portable, installed within a vehicle or capable of being installed within a vehicle; and (2) Designed to affect or alter, through the emission or transmission of sound, infrared light, strobe light or any other audible, visual or electronic method, the normal operation of a traffic-control signal. The term includes, without limitation, a signal preemption device and a signal prioritization device. (b) “ Provider of mass transit ” means a governmental entity or a contractor of a governmental entity which operates, in whole or in part: (1) A public transit system, as that term is defined in NRS 377A.016 ; or (2) A system of public transportation referred to in NRS 277A.270 . (c) “ Response agency ” means an agency of this State or of a political subdivision of this State that provides services related to law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical care or public safety. The term includes a nonprofit organization or private company that, as authorized pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS : (1) Provides ambulance service; or (2) Provides the level of medical care provided by an advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic to sick or injured persons at the scene of an emergency or while transporting those persons to a medical facility. (d) “ Signal preemption device ” means a mobile transmitter that, when activated and when a vehicle equipped with such a device approaches an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal, causes: (1) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to remain green if the signal is already displaying a green light; (2) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to change from red to green if the signal is displaying a red light; (3) The signal, in other directions of travel, to remain red or change to red, as applicable, to prevent other vehicles from entering the intersection; and (4) The applicable functions described in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) to continue until such time as the vehicle equipped with the device is clear of the intersection. (e) “ Signal prioritization device ” means a mobile transmitter that, when activated and when a vehicle equipped with such a device approaches an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal, causes: (1) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to display a green light a few seconds sooner than the green light would otherwise be displayed; (2) The signal, in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to display a green light for a few seconds longer than the green light would otherwise be displayed; or (3) The functions described in both subparagraphs (1) and (2). (f) “ Traffic-control signal ” means a traffic-control signal, as defined in NRS 484A.290 , which is capable of receiving and responding to an emission or transmission from a mobile transmitter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.814 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.814
Administrative fines for certain violations related to licensing
Status: in_force

1. If any person or combination of persons violates the provisions of NRS 489.311 or subsection 1 of NRS 489.806 , the Administrator may impose an administrative fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 for each violation.

2. An administrative fine imposed pursuant to this section is in addition to any other remedy or penalty authorized pursuant to this chapter.

3. If the administrative fine is not paid when due, the fine must be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General on behalf of the Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.68701 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.68701
Imposition of reasonable charge authorized; exceptions; hearing regarding relief from limitation on charge
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.6881 , a body shop may impose a reasonable charge for storage of a motor vehicle that is in the possession of the body shop except that no such charge may be imposed: (a) For any day when the motor vehicle is being repaired, inspected, test driven or otherwise worked on by the body shop; (b) For any day when the motor vehicle is being inspected, test driven or otherwise worked on by the insurer of the motor vehicle or by the body shop at the request of the insurer of the vehicle; (c) For 24 hours after the person who authorized the repair of the motor vehicle has been notified that the repairs are completed; and (d) For any day that the motor vehicle is not being repaired, inspected, test driven or otherwise worked on due to a delay caused by anyone other than the owner of the motor vehicle, except that if the delay is due to the failure of the insurer to respond to a request by the body shop for inspection, authorization or other service by the insurer, a storage charge may be imposed 24 hours after the body shop made the request of the insurer.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the rate charged by a body shop for storage of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 1 shall be deemed reasonable if it does not exceed an amount equal to one and one-half times the prevailing storage rates for the specific geographic area in which the body shop is located, as made available to the public pursuant to NRS 487.686 .

3. A body shop that wishes to impose a charge for storage of a motor vehicle which exceeds the amount allowable pursuant to subsection 2 may petition the Department in writing for a hearing. The Department shall conduct a hearing within 30 days after receipt of the petition, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, which, if practicable, must be conducted in the county where the body shop is located. The scope of the hearing must be limited to evidence presented by the body shop of good cause to impose a charge for storage of a motor vehicle which exceeds the amount otherwise allowable pursuant to subsection 2. The hearing officer shall render his or her determination not later than 10 days after the date of the hearing. The decision of the hearing officer pursuant to this subsection is a final decision for purposes of judicial review.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.426 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.426
Advance fees: Persons authorized to accept; accounting of use; regulations; disciplinary action
Status: in_force

1. A person who charges or collects an advance fee shall, within 3 months after charging or collecting such a fee, furnish to his or her principal an accounting of the use of the money. The Administrator also may require an accounting by the person of the use of the money.

2. A person shall not accept an advance fee listing unless the person is a dealer, responsible managing employee or salesperson who is licensed pursuant to this chapter.

3. The Administrator may adopt regulations concerning advance fee listings and the charging and collecting of an advance fee, including, but not limited to: (a) Forms to be used for advance fee agreements; and (b) Reports and forms of accounting required to be kept, made or submitted to the Division.

4. A violation of this section or the regulations adopted pursuant to this section constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee.

5. As used in this section: (a) “Advance fee” means the money contracted for, charged, claimed, collected, demanded or received for an advance fee listing of, an advertisement for or an offer to sell a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach, if the advance fee listing, advertisement or offer is issued to promote the sale of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach or for referral to a business, to dealers or to salespersons, before the last printing or other last issuance thereof, other than by a newspaper of general circulation. (b) “Advance fee listing” includes, but is not limited to: (1) The name or a list of the names of owners, prospective buyers or exchangers, or the location of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach that is offered for sale or exchange. (2) The location at which prospective or potential buyers or exchangers of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches may be communicated with or found. (3) An agreement by which a person who is engaged in the business of promoting the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches agrees to render to an owner or buyer any service to promote the sale of the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for an advance fee. (4) An agreement by which a person agrees to locate or to promote the sale of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for an advance fee. The term does not include any publication issued for general circulation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.270 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.270
Vehicles, bicycles, electric bicycles, electric scooters and pedestrians: Driver’s duty of due care; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter
Status: in_force

1. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not intentionally interfere with the movement of a person lawfully riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter.

2. When overtaking or passing a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter proceeding in the same direction, the driver of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care and: (a) If there is more than one lane for traffic proceeding in the same direction, move the vehicle to the lane to the immediate left, if the lane is available and moving into the lane is reasonably safe; or (b) If there is only one lane for traffic proceeding in the same direction, pass to the left of the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter at a safe distance, which must be not less than 3 feet between any portion of the vehicle and the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter, and shall not move again to the right side of the highway until the vehicle is safely clear of the overtaken bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484B.213 and 484B.217 , when passing to the left of a bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between any portion of the vehicle and the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter, this paragraph authorizes the driver, if it is safe, to pass: (1) To the left of the center of the highway. (2) In a no-passing zone.

3. The driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter or a pedestrian as provided in subsection 6 of NRS 484B.297 on the pathway or lane. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter, stop, stand, park or drive within a pathway or lane provided for bicycles, electric bicycles or electric scooters except: (a) When entering or exiting an alley or driveway; (b) When operating or parking a disabled vehicle; (c) To avoid conflict with other traffic; (d) In the performance of official duties; (e) In compliance with the directions of a police officer; or (f) In an emergency.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter or proceed through an intersection while driving within a pathway or lane provided for bicycles, electric bicycles or electric scooters.

5. The driver of a motor vehicle shall: (a) Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter; and (b) Give an audible warning with the horn of the vehicle if appropriate and when necessary to avoid such a collision.

6. If, while violating any provision of subsections 1 to 5, inclusive, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653 .

7. The operator of a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter shall not: (a) Intentionally interfere with the movement of a motor vehicle; or (b) Overtake and pass a motor vehicle unless the operator can do so safely without endangering himself or herself or the occupants of the motor vehicle.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.301 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 486 / Section 486.301
Brakes
Status: in_force

Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the stopping and holding as prescribed in NRS 484D.250 and 484D.255 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.570 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.570
Operation of vehicle without required equipment or in unsafe condition prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 484A.805 and 706.235 : (a) A person shall not operate any vehicle after notice of an unsafe condition or that the vehicle is not equipped as required by this chapter, unless it is necessary to return the vehicle to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver or to a garage and operation of the vehicle is not further limited by NRS 706.246 . (b) If any peace officer or vehicle safety inspector finds that any vehicle is unsafe to a degree that continued operation would endanger the driver, any other occupant or any person on a public highway, the officer or inspector may require that the driver cease operation of the vehicle or that the vehicle be taken to the nearest garage or other safe place.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.805 , if the vehicle is transporting wet concrete or other perishable cargo and does not pose an immediate threat to the life of the driver or any other person upon a public highway, and if the destination of the vehicle is within a distance of not more than 15 miles, the peace officer or vehicle safety inspector shall permit the vehicle to proceed to its destination and unload its cargo. Upon the arrival of the vehicle at its destination, the officer or inspector may order that the vehicle be taken, after the cargo of the vehicle has been unloaded, to the nearest garage or other place where the vehicle may be safely repaired.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3651 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3651
Giving of gratuity by manufacturer or wholesaler to person financing sales which lessens competition or creates monopoly unlawful
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person who is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or wholesale distribution only of motor vehicles, whether patented or unpatented, to pay or give, or contract to pay or give, any thing or service of value to any person who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or of buying security agreements or leases on motor vehicles sold at retail within this State if the effect of any such payment or the giving of any such thing or service of value may be to lessen or eliminate competition, or tend to create or create a monopoly in the person or class of persons who receive or accept such thing or service of value.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.327 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.327
Dealers: License for each branch; exception; contents of license; posting of license; temporary license
Status: in_force

1. If a vehicle dealer, other than a short-term lessor, has one or more branches, the dealer shall procure from the Department a license for each branch in addition to the license issued for his or her principal place of business.

2. The Department shall specify on each license it issues: (a) The name of the licensee; (b) The location for which the license is issued; and (c) The name under which the licensee does business at that location.

3. Each vehicle dealer shall post each license issued to the dealer by the Department in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the general public at the location described in the license.

4. The Department shall, by regulation, provide for the issuance of a temporary license for a licensed dealer to conduct business at a temporary location. Any such regulations must include the imposition of a reasonable fee for the issuance of the temporary license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.1353 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1353
“Responsible managing employee” defined
Status: in_force

“Responsible managing employee” means the person designated by the employer to exercise authority in connection with his or her principal or employer's business in the following manner:

1. To make technical and administrative decisions.

2. To hire, superintend, promote, transfer, lay off, discipline or discharge other employees and to direct them, either personally or through others, or effectively recommend such action on behalf of his or her principal or employer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484A.805 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484A / Section 484A.805
Peace officer may seize license plates from or impound certain commercial vehicles subject to out-of-service order: Requirements; procedures; notice
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a peace officer may seize the license plates from a commercial motor vehicle which is: (a) Registered or operating in this State pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861 , inclusive, and has a gross vehicle weight rating, a combined gross vehicle weight rating, a gross vehicle weight or a combined gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds; (b) Registered in this State pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS , operating in intrastate commerce and has a gross vehicle weight rating, a combined gross vehicle weight rating, a gross vehicle weight or a combined gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds; or (c) Transporting hazardous material, if the peace officer determines that the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order.

2. Upon the seizure of any license plates pursuant to subsection 1, a peace officer shall immediately: (a) Provide the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle, if present, or the driver of the commercial motor vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle is not present, a notice which explains the procedures required pursuant to this section and NRS 482.465 ; and (b) Transmit the license plates to the Department.

3. The Department, upon the receipt of the license plates pursuant to subsection 2, shall proceed as provided in NRS 482.465 .

4. A peace officer may impound a commercial motor vehicle which meets the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 if the peace officer determines that: (a) The motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order; and (b) The motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle is not the registered owner of the vehicle.

5. Upon the impounding of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 4, the peace officer who impounded the vehicle or the law enforcement agency for which he or she is employed shall notify the registered owner of the commercial motor vehicle of the impoundment as soon as practicable.

6. As used in this section: (a) “Combined gross vehicle weight” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.0152 . (b) “Combined gross vehicle weight rating” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.0153 . (c) “Gross vehicle weight” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.0443 . (d) “Gross vehicle weight rating” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.0445 . (e) “Hazardous material” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.7024 . (f) “Out-of-service order” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.083 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.040 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.040
“Cancellation” and “cancelled” defined
Status: in_force

“Cancellation” or “cancelled” means that a license which was issued through error or fraud is declared void and terminated. A new license may be obtained only as permitted in NRS 483.010 to 483.630 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 480.155 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.155
Duty of tribal liaison to communicate with certain entities concerning missing or murdered indigenous persons
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties set forth in NRS 233A.260 , the tribal liaison for the Department shall maintain ongoing communication relating to missing or murdered indigenous persons between the Department and:

1. Indian tribes and tribal communities in this State;

2. Tribal organizations;

3. Urban Indian organizations;

4. Other tribal liaisons designated by state agencies pursuant to NRS 233A.260 ; and

5. Nongovernmental entities that provide services to women who are members of Indian tribes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.4193 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.4193
“Ignition interlock device” defined
Status: in_force

“ Ignition interlock device ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484C.053 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.615 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.615
Licensed operator of body shop may operate or move unregistered vehicle on highways under certain conditions
Status: in_force

1. Any licensed operator of a body shop who owns or controls any vehicle of a type required to be registered pursuant to the laws of this State may operate or move that vehicle upon the highways without subjecting the vehicle to registration if the operation or movement is for the sole purpose of moving the vehicle: (a) From its location to the established place of business of the licensee; or (b) From the place of business of the licensee to the established place of business of a person with whom the licensee has contracted for the performance of specialized repairs.

2. The operator shall obtain license plates from the Department for the movement of such vehicles. The fees charged for such plates must be the same as those fees listed in NRS 482.490 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.825 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.825
One-time waiver of fees to furnish duplicate card to homeless person or person recently released from prison, jail or detention facility; one-time waiver of fees to furnish original or renewal card or reinstate card for person recently released from prison, jail or detention facility; reimbursement; one-time waiver of fee to furnish original or duplicate card to homeless child or youth; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations
Status: in_force

<Section effective until Jan. 1, 2026. See, also, section 483.825 effective Jan. 1, 2026. 2023 legislation legislation subject to revision and classification by the Legislative Counsel Bureau.>

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Department shall waive the fee prescribed by NRS 483.820 and the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 not more than one time for furnishing a duplicate identification card to: (a) A homeless person who submits a signed affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the person is homeless. (b) A person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year. (c) A person who submits documentation from a county, city or town jail or detention facility verifying that the person was released from the county, city or town jail, as applicable, within the immediately preceding 90 days.

2. The Department shall waive the fee prescribed by NRS 483.820 and the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 not more than one time for furnishing an original identification card or a renewal of an identification card to a person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year.

3. A vendor that has entered into an agreement with the Department to produce photographs for identification cards pursuant to NRS 483.347 may waive the cost it charges the Department to produce the photograph of: (a) A homeless person or person released from prison, a county, city or town jail or detention facility for a duplicate identification card; or (b) A person released from prison for an original identification card or for the renewal of an identification card.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if the vendor does not waive pursuant to subsection 3 the cost it charges the Department and the Department has waived the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 for a duplicate identification card furnished to a person pursuant to subsection 1, the person shall reimburse the Department in an amount equal to the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 if the person: (a) Applies to the Department for the renewal of his or her identification card; and (b) Is employed at the time of such application.

5. The Department shall waive the fee prescribed by NRS 483.820 , the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 and the reimbursement required by subsection 4 not more than one time for furnishing: (a) An original identification card or a duplicate identification card to a homeless child or youth less than 25 years of age who submits a signed affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the child or youth is homeless and less than 25 years of age. (b) An original identification card or for renewing an identification card to a person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year.

6. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations of money to fund the provision of original, renewal and duplicate identification cards without a fee to persons pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 5.

7. As used in this section: (a) “ Homeless child or youth ” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a . (b) “ Photograph ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 483.125 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.936 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.936
Licensing and permitting of nonresidents
Status: in_force

A person who is a resident of a foreign jurisdiction which the Federal Highway Administrator has determined does not test drivers and issue commercial drivers' licenses in accordance with federal standards and who wishes to be issued a limited-term commercial driver's license or limited-term commercial learner's permit by this State must:

1. Apply to the Department for a limited-term commercial driver's license or limited-term commercial learner's permit; and

2. Comply with all other requirements contained in the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.496 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.496
Course of training required for certain employees of person licensed to issue identifying cards
Status: in_force

An employee of a licensee whose duties include acting upon, issuing or renewing an identifying card must complete a course of training offered by the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.067 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.067
“Electric bicycle” defined
Status: in_force

“ Electric bicycle ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.017 . The term does not include a moped or an electric scooter, as defined in NRS 482.0295 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.6887 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.6887
Garage operator to comply with NRS 487.6875 to 487.6893, inclusive; enforcement of liens and contracts
Status: in_force

In every instance where charges are made for the repair of a motor vehicle by a garage operator, the garage operator making the repairs shall comply with the provisions of NRS 487.6875 to 487.6893 , inclusive. A garage operator is not entitled to detain a motor vehicle by virtue of any common law or statutory lien, or otherwise enforce such a lien, or to sue on any contract for repairs made by the garage operator unless he or she has complied with the requirements of NRS 487.6875 to 487.6893 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.0125 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.0125
“Branch” defined
Status: in_force

“ Branch ” means an established place of business of a vehicle dealer or long-term or short-term lessor at which the dealer or long-term or short-term lessor conducts business simultaneously with, and physically separated from, his or her principal established place of business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.551 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.551
Unlawful purchase, disposal, sale or transfer of motor vehicle or parts with falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated identification number or mark; applicability; penalty
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who knowingly: (a) Buys with the intent to resell; (b) Disposes of; (c) Sells; or (d) Transfers, a motor vehicle or part from a motor vehicle that has an identification number or mark that has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated to misrepresent the identity or to prevent the identification of the motor vehicle or part from a motor vehicle is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $60,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 482.5505 , or if a greater penalty is otherwise provided by law, a person who takes possession of a motor vehicle or part from a motor vehicle knowing that an identification number or mark has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply to an owner of or person authorized to possess a motor vehicle or part of a motor vehicle: (a) If the motor vehicle or part of the motor vehicle was recovered by a law enforcement agency after having been stolen; (b) If the condition of the identification number or mark of the motor vehicle or part of the motor vehicle is known to, or has been reported to, a law enforcement agency; or (c) If the motor vehicle or part from the motor vehicle has an identification number attached to it which has been assigned or approved by the Department in lieu of the original identification number or mark.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.447 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.447
Future driving privileges: Deemed possession by unlicensed driver who operates vehicle in Nevada
Status: in_force

A person who does not hold a valid license issued by this State or any other state and who operates a vehicle in this State shall be deemed to have future driving privileges that may be suspended if the person is found to have committed a civil infraction in this State pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705 , inclusive, or is convicted of any criminal traffic offense in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 480.926 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.926
Office to establish partnerships, consult and coordinate with various entities and agencies
Status: in_force

The Office shall:

1. Establish partnerships with: (a) Local governments; (b) The Nevada System of Higher Education; and (c) Private entities, to the extent practicable, to encourage the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems that are operated or maintained by a public or private entity in this State.

2. Establish partnerships to assist and receive assistance from local governments and appropriate agencies of the Federal Government regarding the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems.

3. Consult with the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military and the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor regarding the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems.

4. Coordinate with the Investigation Division of the Department regarding gathering intelligence on and initiating investigations of cyber threats and incidents.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.6881 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.6881
Duties of owner and insurer upon notification of additional charges
Status: in_force

1. An owner and the insurer of a motor vehicle who have been notified of additional charges pursuant to NRS 487.6877 shall: (a) Authorize the performance of the repair at the additional expense; or (b) Without delay, and upon payment of the authorized charges, take possession of the motor vehicle.

2. Until the election provided for in subsection 1 has been made, the body shop or garage operator shall not undertake any repair which would involve such additional charges.

3. If the owner or insurer of the motor vehicle elects to take possession of the motor vehicle but fails to take possession within a 24-hour period after the election: (a) The garage operator may charge for storage of the motor vehicle. (b) The body shop may impose a reasonable charge for storage of the motor vehicle in accordance with the provisions of NRS 487.68701 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.2807 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.2807
Requirements for registration if local government has filed notice of nonpayment pursuant to NRS 484B.527
Status: in_force

If a local authority files with the Department a notice of nonpayment pursuant to NRS 484B.527 and the registered owner of the motor vehicle for which the Department received the notice pays to the local authority each civil penalty or criminal fine or other charge imposed by the local authority against the registered owner for a violation of:

1. The provisions of NRS 484B.440 to 484B.523 , inclusive; or

2. An ordinance of the local authority authorized by chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS that covers the same subject matter as the provisions of NRS 484B.440 to 484B.523 , inclusive,

the local authority shall issue to the registered owner a receipt which indicates that the penalty, fine or charge has been paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.560 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.560
Certain vehicles required to stop at all railroad grade crossings; exceptions; certain commercial vehicles required to decrease speed and confirm tracks are clear at all railroad grade crossings; vehicles required to completely cross railroad grade crossings and obey traffic control devices and peace officers at railroad grade crossings
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the driver of a bus carrying passengers, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying hazardous materials as that term is defined in 49 C.F.R. § 383.5 , before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop that vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or other on-track equipment, and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment, and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely.

2. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in a gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.

3. When stopping is required at a railroad crossing the driver shall keep as far to the right of the highway as possible and shall not form two lanes of traffic unless the highway is marked for four or more lanes of traffic.

4. No such stop need be made at a railroad crossing: (a) Where a police officer or official traffic-control device controls the movement of traffic. (b) Which is marked with a device indicating that the crossing is abandoned. (c) Which is a streetcar crossing or is used exclusively for industrial switching purposes within an area designated as a business district. (d) Which is marked with a sign identifying it as an exempt crossing. Signs identifying a crossing as exempt may be erected only: (1) If the tracks are an industrial or spur line; (2) By or with the consent of the appropriate state or local authority which has jurisdiction over the road; and (3) After the State or the local authority has held a public hearing to determine whether the crossing should be designated an exempt crossing.

5. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as that term is defined in 49 C.F.R. § 383.5 , who is not otherwise required to stop pursuant to subsection 1 shall, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, decrease the speed of the commercial motor vehicle and confirm that the tracks are clear of any approaching train or other on-track equipment.

6. If the driver of any vehicle approaches a railroad crossing and the track or tracks of the railroad are not clear, the driver shall stop that vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely.

7. It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle: (a) When crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, to fail to completely cross the track or tracks without stopping due to insufficient: (1) Space for the vehicle on the opposite side of the railroad crossing; or (2) Undercarriage clearance of the vehicle; or (b) To fail to obey an official traffic-control device or the directions of a police officer at a railroad crossing.

8. As used in this section, “ completely cross ” means to travel across a railroad track or tracks in such a manner that the trailing end of the vehicle is 15 feet or more past the nearest rail of the railroad track or tracks.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.083 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.083
Money for administration of chapter; claims
Status: in_force

1. Money for the administration of the provisions of this chapter must be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the State Highway Fund or other legislative authorization upon the presentation of budgets in the manner required by law.

2. All money provided for the support of the Department and its various divisions must be paid out on claims approved by the Director in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.1017 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1017
“Franchisor” defined
Status: in_force

“ Franchisor ” means any natural person or entity that owns the overall rights to the systems, trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or other commercial symbol of the franchisor and grants a franchise for their use by a franchisee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.035 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.035
Director of Department: Appointment; classification; other employment prohibited; employment of deputies and staff
Status: in_force

1. The Director: (a) Is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor; (b) Must be appointed with special reference to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in the field of administration or the administering of laws relating to motor vehicles; (c) Is in the unclassified service of the State; and (d) Shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.

2. The Director may, within the limits of legislative appropriations, employ such deputy directors as may be needed for the administration of the Department. A deputy director: (a) Must be appointed with special reference to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in the field of administration or the administering of laws relating to motor vehicles; (b) Is in the unclassified service of the State; (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143 , shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit; (d) Shall administer the laws relating to motor vehicles and the licensing of drivers, as provided in NRS 481.0475 , 481.048 and 481.0481 ; and (e) Shall maintain records and other information relating to motor vehicles and the licensing of drivers, as provided in NRS 481.0475 , 481.048 and 481.0481 .

3. The Director may employ, within the limits of legislative appropriations, such administrators, managers, specialists, investigators and staff, who are employed in the classified service of the State, as the Director determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 490.430 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 490 / Section 490.430
Notarization not required for documents filed by off-highway vehicle dealer; exception
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 490.280 , the Department or any other agency of this State shall not require that an off-highway vehicle dealer have his or her signature acknowledged before a notary public or any other person authorized to take acknowledgments in this State on any document the off-highway vehicle dealer is required to file with the Department or agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.0335 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 485 / Section 485.0335
“Dormant vehicle” defined
Status: in_force

“Dormant vehicle” means a motor vehicle:

1. For which a policy of liability insurance is required pursuant to this chapter; and

2. That will not be operated for an extended period because of mechanical or seasonal circumstances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.464 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.464
Issuance of restricted license after certain period if license suspended pursuant to NRS 483.462
Status: in_force

After half the period during which the driver's license of a person is suspended pursuant to NRS 483.462 , the Department may issue the person a restricted driver's license in the manner provided in subsection 1 of NRS 483.490 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.503 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.503
Exemptions from fees for registration
Status: in_force

The registration fee imposed by this chapter does not apply to vehicles owned by the United States, the State of Nevada, any political subdivision of the State of Nevada, or any county, municipal corporation, city, unincorporated town or school district in the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484A.630 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484A / Section 484A.630
Citation: Contents; minimum 5-day notice to appear in court; written promise to appear; physical receipt deemed personal service of notice to appear
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS and is not taken before a magistrate as required or permitted by NRS 484A.720 and 484A.730 , the peace officer must prepare a traffic citation manually or electronically in the form of a complaint issuing in the name of “The State of Nevada,” containing a notice to appear in court, the name and address of the person, the state registration number of the person's vehicle, if any, the number of the person's driver's license, if any, the offense charged, including a brief description of the offense and the NRS citation, the time and place when and where the person is required to appear in court, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary. The peace officer may also request, and the person may provide, the electronic mail address and mobile telephone number of the person for the purpose of enabling the court in which the person is required to appear to communicate with the person. If the peace officer requests such information, the peace officer shall expressly inform the person that providing such information is voluntary and, if the person provides such information, the person thereby gives his or her consent for the court to communicate with the person through such means. The peace officer shall sign the citation and deliver a copy of the citation to the person charged with the violation. If the citation is prepared electronically, the peace officer shall sign the copy of the citation that is delivered to the person charged with the violation.

2. The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least 5 days after the alleged violation.

3. The place specified in the notice to appear must be before a magistrate, as designated in NRS 484A.750 .

4. The person charged with the violation may give his or her written promise to appear in court by signing or physically receiving at least one copy of the traffic citation prepared by the peace officer and thereupon the peace officer shall not take the person into physical custody for the violation. If the citation is prepared electronically, the peace officer shall indicate on the electronic record of the citation whether the person charged gave his or her written promise to appear. A copy of the citation that is signed by the person charged or the electronic record of the citation which indicates that the person charged gave his or her written promise to appear suffices as proof of service.

5. If the person charged with the violation refuses to sign a copy of the traffic citation but physically receives a copy of the citation delivered by the peace officer: (a) The receipt shall be deemed personal service of the notice to appear in court; (b) A copy of the citation signed by the peace officer suffices as proof of service; and (c) The peace officer shall not take the person into physical custody for the violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.171 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.171
List of registered owners to be provided for selection of jury; reimbursement of Department
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall provide a list of registered owners of motor vehicles in any county upon the request of a district judge or jury commissioner of the judicial district in which the county lies for use by the district judge or jury commissioner for purposes of jury selection.

2. The court or jury commissioner who requests the list shall reimburse the Department for the reasonable cost of the list.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 488.055 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 488 / Section 488.055
Regulations of Board of Wildlife Commissioners: Filing and publication
Status: in_force

A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and any amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the Commission. Rules and regulations shall be published by the Commission in a convenient form.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.135 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.135
“Vehicle” defined
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.36348 , “ vehicle ” means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway. The term does not include:

1. Devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

2. Mobile homes or commercial coaches as defined in chapter 489 of NRS ;

3. Electric bicycles;

4. Electric personal assistive mobility devices;

5. Electric scooters;

6. A mobile carrying device as that term is defined in NRS 484B.029 ; or

7. A personal delivery device as that term is defined in NRS 484B.044 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.31555 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.31555
Short-term lessor authorized to restrict applicability of waiver of damages under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

A short-term lessor may provide in a lease of a passenger car that a waiver of damages does not apply in the following circumstances:

1. Damage or loss resulting from an authorized driver's: (a) Intentional, willful, wanton or reckless conduct. (b) Operation of the car in violation of NRS 484C.110 . (c) Towing or pushing with the car. (d) Operation of the car on an unpaved road if the damage or loss is a direct result of the road or driving conditions.

2. Damage or loss occurring when the passenger car is: (a) Used for hire. (b) Used in connection with conduct that constitutes a felony. (c) Involved in a speed test or contest or in driver training activity. (d) Operated by a person other than an authorized driver. (e) Operated in a foreign country or outside of the States of Nevada, Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon and Utah, unless the lease expressly provides that the passenger car may be operated in other locations.

3. An authorized driver providing: (a) Fraudulent information to the short-term lessor. (b) False information to the lessor and the lessor would not have leased the passenger car if the lessor had received true information.

4. Damage or loss resulting from the theft of the passenger car if committed by an authorized driver or a person aided or abetted by an authorized driver. A theft is presumed to have been committed by a person other than an authorized driver or a person aided or abetted by an authorized driver if the short-term lessee of the car: (a) Has possession of the ignition key furnished by the lessor or establishes that the ignition key furnished by the lessor was not in the car at the time of the theft; and (b) Files an official report of the theft with an appropriate law enforcement agency within 24 hours after learning of the theft and cooperates with the lessor and the law enforcement agency in providing information concerning the theft.

The lessor may rebut the presumption set forth in this subsection by establishing that an authorized driver committed or aided and abetted another person in the commission of the theft.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.703 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.703
Driving through funeral or other procession
Status: in_force

1. The operator of a motor vehicle shall not drive between the vehicles, persons or animals comprising a funeral or other authorized procession when those vehicles are properly identified by pennants or other authorized insignia and while the funeral or procession is in motion, except when otherwise directed by a police officer or by the driver of a vehicle escorting the funeral procession.

2. This section does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.165 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.165
Lamps on parked vehicle
Status: in_force

<Section effective until July 1, 2028. See, also, section 484D.165 effective July 1, 2028.>

1. Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps which, when lighted, shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and one or more lamps which, when lighted, shall display a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle. The location of such lamps shall be such that at least one such lamp is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic.

2. Whenever a vehicle is parked upon the traveled portion of a highway during the times mentioned in NRS 484D.100 and there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 1,000 feet upon such highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

3. Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in NRS 484D.100 , and there is insufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 1,000 feet upon such highway or roadway, such vehicle shall display lighted lamps meeting the requirements of subsection 1.

4. Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.400 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.400
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 487.400 to 487.510 , inclusive:

1. “ Identifying card ” means a card: (a) Authorizing the holder to bid for the purchase of vehicles from the operator of a salvage pool; and (b) Containing the information required by NRS 487.070 , 487.475 or 487.477 .

2. “ Salvage pool ” means a business which obtains motor vehicles from: (a) Insurers and self-insurers for sale on consignment or as an agent for the insurer or self-insurer if the vehicles are acquired by the insurer or self-insurer as the result of a settlement for insurance; or (b) Licensed vehicle dealers, rebuilders, lessors or wreckers for sale on consignment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 488.1803 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 488 / Section 488.1803
Dealer's report of sale, lease or other transfer; exception
Status: in_force

Any dealer upon transferring by sale, lease or otherwise any power-driven vessel, whether new or used, required to be numbered under this chapter, shall give written notice of the transfer to the Department upon an appropriate form provided by it. The notice must be given within 3 days after the sale, but a dealer need not give the notice when selling or transferring a new unnumbered power-driven vessel to another dealer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.6897 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.6897
Violations: Civil penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly violates any provision of NRS 487.68701 , 487.68703 and 487.6873 to 487.6893 , inclusive, is liable, in addition to any other penalty or remedy which may be provided by law, to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each offense, which may be recovered by civil action on complaint of the Director or the district attorney.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.3075 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 485 / Section 485.3075
Proof required before reinstatement of license or registrations suspended for failure to maintain proof; duration; penalty
Status: in_force

A person whose license or registrations are suspended for failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility as required pursuant to this title must provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to NRS 485.307 before the person’s license or registrations will be reinstated. The person must maintain proof of financial responsibility for 3 years after the date of the reinstatement of his or her license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. If the person fails to do so, the Department shall suspend his or her license and registrations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.382765 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.382765
Certain charitable organizations to submit to Department methods and procedures for awarding grants; such organizations not to award grants until methods and procedures deemed adequate by Department
Status: in_force

1. Upon receiving notification by the Department pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 482.367002 that a special license plate that is intended to generate financial support for an organization will be issued by the Department, or upon a determination pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 5 of NRS 482.38279 to distribute additional fees from a special license plate to the charitable organization, a charitable organization, not including a governmental entity whose budget is in the executive budget, that is to receive additional fees shall, if the charitable organization wishes to award grants with any of the money received in the form of additional fees, submit to the Department in writing the methods and procedures to be used by the charitable organization in awarding such grants, including, without limitation: (a) A copy of the application form to be used by any person or entity seeking a grant from the charitable organization; (b) The guidelines established by the charitable organization for the submission and review of applications to receive a grant from the charitable organization; and (c) The criteria to be used by the charitable organization in awarding such a grant.

2. Upon receipt of the information required, the Department shall review the procedures to determine if the methods and procedures are adequate to ensure that all money received in the form of additional fees is expended solely for the benefit of the intended recipient. If the Department determines that the methods and procedures are: (a) Adequate to ensure that all money received in the form of additional fees is expended solely for the benefit of the intended recipient, the Department shall notify the charitable organization of that determination. (b) Inadequate to ensure that all money received in the form of additional fees is expended solely for the benefit of the intended recipient, the Department shall notify the charitable organization and request that the charitable organization submit a revised version of the methods and procedures to be used by the charitable organization in awarding grants.

3. A charitable organization may not award any grants of money received in the form of additional fees until the procedures and methods have been determined adequate by the Department pursuant to subsection 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3955 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3955
Special permits for movement of vehicles by dealers, distributors, rebuilders or other persons; permits for operation of vehicle by charitable organizations
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall issue to any dealer, distributor, rebuilder or other person, upon request, and upon payment of a fee of $8.25, a special permit, in a form to be determined by the Department, for the movement of any vehicle to sell outside the State of Nevada, or for the movement outside the State of any vehicle purchased by a nonresident. The permit must be affixed to the vehicle to be so moved in a manner and position to be determined by the Department, and expires 30 days after its issuance.

2. The Department may issue a permit to a resident of this State who desires to move an unregistered vehicle within the State upon the payment of a fee of $8.25. The permit is valid for 24 hours.

3. The Department shall, upon the request of a charitable organization which intends to sell a vehicle which has been donated to the organization, issue to the organization a permit for the operation of the vehicle until the vehicle is sold by the organization. The Department shall not charge a fee for the issuance of the permit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.0513 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0513
Powers and duties of Director: Agreements for placement of advertisements in certain buildings
Status: in_force

1. The Director may enter into an agreement with a person for the placement of advertisements in areas of buildings owned or occupied by the Department that are frequented by the public.

2. A person who enters into an agreement with the Director pursuant to subsection 1 shall ensure that each advertisement placed pursuant to the agreement does not inhibit or disrupt the functioning of the Department.

3. Any money collected by the Department from an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 1 must be: (a) Deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund; and (b) Used to offset the costs of communicating with the public.

4. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.700 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.700
Maximum width of trailer, semitrailer, special mobile equipment or equipment for construction or maintenance of highway
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 484D.685 , the following vehicles must not exceed a width of 120 inches:

1. Any trailer or semitrailer, including lift carriers and tip-bed trailers, used exclusively for the transportation of implements of husbandry by farmers or implement dealers.

2. Special mobile equipment.

3. Highway construction or maintenance equipment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.221 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 486 / Section 486.221
Fenders required while in operation
Status: in_force

A person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped unless the wheels are protected by fenders to prevent the throwing of rocks, dirt, water or other substances to the rear.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.855 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.855
Regulations: Loading and securing loads; safety chains and cables for combinations of vehicles
Status: in_force

The Department shall adopt reasonable regulations providing for:

1. Minimum requirements for binders to secure loads on vehicles against dangerous displacement and governing the loading and securement of loads for transportation over public highways by vehicles, except loads containing radioactive waste.

2. Safety chains and cables for combinations of vehicles.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.091 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.091
Request for alternate address on driver's license or identification card: Persons eligible; requirements; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The following persons may request that the Department display an alternate address on the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card: (a) Any justice or judge in this State. (b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. (c) Any court-appointed master in this State. (d) Any clerk of the court, court administrator or court executive officer in this State. (e) Any prosecutor who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities prosecutes persons for: (1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or (2) Domestic violence. (f) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities defends persons for: (1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or (2) Domestic violence. (g) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State Government. (h) Any person, including, without limitation, a social worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: (1) Interacts with the public; and (2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable dangers. (i) Any county manager in this State. (j) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her employer: (1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; (2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, interacts with the public; and (3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks related to code enforcement. (k) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed by the county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections division of the county or city. (l) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (k), inclusive. (m) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (k), inclusive, who was killed in the performance of his or her duties. (n) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471 , inclusive.

2. A person who wishes to have an alternate address displayed on his or her driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card pursuant to this section must submit to the Department satisfactory proof: (a) That he or she is a person described in subsection 1; and (b) Of the person's address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from the address of principal residence.

3. A person who obtains a driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card that displays an alternate address pursuant to this section may subsequently submit a request to the Department to have his or her address of principal residence displayed on his or her driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card instead of the alternate address.

4. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Child protective services ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.042 . (b) “ Child welfare services ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.044 . (c) “ Code enforcement ” means the enforcement of laws, ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, safety and welfare. (d) “ Social worker ” means any person licensed under chapter 641B of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.3495 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.3495
Placement of designation on license issued to person with communication need; Department prohibited from requiring disclosure of communication need
Status: in_force

1. Upon the application of a person with a communication need, the Department shall place on any driver's license issued to the person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter a designation that the person is a person with a communication need.

2. The Department shall not require any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication need.

3. As used in this section, “a person with a communication need ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.167 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.233 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.233
Deposit of fees and administrative fines; appointment of hearing officers or panels by Administrator
Status: in_force

1. All money collected from fees and administrative fines imposed pursuant to this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account.

2. The Administrator may appoint one or more hearing officers or panels and may delegate to those hearing officers or panels the power of the Administrator to conduct hearings and other proceedings, determine violations, impose fines and penalties and take other disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.023 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.023
Administration of laws by Department; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in the provisions of law described in this section, the Department shall execute, administer and enforce, and perform the functions and duties provided in: (a) Chapter 108 of NRS , and perform such duties and exercise such powers relating to liens on vehicles as may be conferred upon it pursuant to chapter 108 of NRS or the provisions of any other law. (b) Chapters 360A, 365, 366, 371 and 373 of NRS, relating to the imposition and collection of taxes on motor fuels. (c) Chapters 481, 482 to 486, inclusive, and 487 of NRS, relating to motor vehicles. The Department shall not execute, administer or enforce, or perform the functions or duties provided in NRS 486.363 to 486.375 , inclusive, relating to the education and safety of motorcycle riders. (d) Chapter 706 of NRS relating to licensing of motor vehicle carriers and the use of public highways by those carriers. (e) The provisions of NRS 426.401 to 426.461 , inclusive.

2. The Department shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be conferred upon the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3253 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3253
Factors Director must consider before renewing license of manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer; authority of Director to require bond
Status: in_force

The Director shall, before renewing any license issued pursuant to NRS 482.325 , consider:

1. The number and types of complaints received against a manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer by the Department; and

2. Any administrative fines imposed upon the manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.554 and 482.565 ,

and may require the manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer to provide a good and sufficient bond in the amount set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 482.345 for each category of vehicle sold at each place of business and in each county in which the manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer is licensed to do business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 488.085 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 488 / Section 488.085
Recordation in this State of number previously awarded pursuant to federally approved numbering system of another state
Status: in_force

The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state must record the number before operating the vessel on the waters of this State. The recordation must be in the manner and pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under NRS 488.075 , but no additional or substitute number may be issued.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.071 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 486 / Section 486.071
Qualifications for license
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 486.161 , the Department shall not issue a motorcycle driver's license unless the applicant: (a) Is at least 18 years of age; and (b) Has successfully completed: (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, such written examinations and driving tests as may be required by the Department; or (2) A course of motorcycle safety approved by the Department.

2. A holder of an instruction permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280 who applies to the Department for a motorcycle driver's license pursuant to subsection 1 is not required to successfully complete the written examinations required pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if the holder of the permit: (a) Is at least 18 years of age; (b) Has held the instruction permit for not less than 6 months; and (c) The instruction permit expired not more than 30 days before the date of application for a motorcycle driver's license.

3. The Department shall not issue a motorcycle driver's license to an applicant who is at least 16 years of age but is less than 18 years of age unless the applicant: (a) Meets the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 483.2521 ; and (b) Has successfully completed such written examinations and driving tests as may be required by the Department.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 483.2521 , any person who has been issued a driver's license pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS without having the authority to drive a motorcycle endorsed thereon must, before driving a motorcycle, successfully pass: (a) A driving test conducted by the Department; or (b) A course of motorcycle safety approved by the Department, and have the authority endorsed upon the license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.37947 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.37947
Support of Boy Scouts of America
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department, in cooperation with the Boy Scouts of America, shall design, prepare and issue license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America using any colors the Department deems appropriate.

2. The Department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates described in subsection 1 unless: (a) The Department approves the design, preparation and issuance of those plates as described in NRS 482.367002 ; and (b) A surety bond in the amount of $5,000 is posted with the Department.

3. If the conditions set forth in subsection 2 are met, the Department shall issue license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America pursuant to subsections 4 and 5.

4. The fee payable to the Department for license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America is $35, in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment to the Department of $10.

5. In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 4, a person who requests a set of license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America must pay for the issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of the plates an additional fee of $20, to be deposited in accordance with subsection 6.

6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.38279 , the Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 5 with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. The State Treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees deposited pursuant to this subsection to the Las Vegas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Las Vegas Area Council shall allocate the fees to itself and the Nevada Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America in proportion to the number of license plates issued pursuant to this section in the area represented by each area council. The fees must be used to assist boys from low-income families with the costs of participating in the Boy Scouts of America and to promote the Boy Scouts of America in schools.

7. The Department must promptly release the surety bond that is required to be posted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if: (a) The Department determines not to issue the special license plate; or (b) If it is determined that at least 1,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008 .

8. The provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.36705 do not apply to license plates described in this section.

9. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall: (a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399 ; or (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.37919 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.37919
Support of desert preserve established by Las Vegas Valley Water District
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department shall, in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, design, prepare and issue license plates to support the desert preserve established by the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The license plates may include any colors and designs that the Department deems appropriate.

2. The Department may issue license plates specified in subsection 1 for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates specified in subsection 1 if that person pays, in addition to the fees specified in subsections 3 and 4, the fees for the personalized prestige license plates.

3. The fee for license plates specified in subsection 1 is $35. The fee is in addition to any other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

4. In addition to the fees for the license, registration and governmental services taxes, a person who requests the issuance of license plates specified in subsection 1 must pay: (a) For the initial issuance of the plates, an additional fee of $25; and (b) For each renewal of the plates, an additional $20 to support the desert preserve specified in subsection 1.

5. The Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection 4 with the State Treasurer for credit to an Account for the Support of the Desert Preserve established by the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. On or before January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, the State Controller shall distribute the money deposited in the Account for the preceding quarter to the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

6. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder may retain the plates and: (a) Affix the license plates to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return the plates to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.605 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.605
Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load; exception; unlawful acts
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, a vehicle must not be operated on any highway of this State if its height, including any load, exceeds 14 feet measured from the surface on which the vehicle stands.

2. The maximum permissible height of a load of baled hay is 15 feet measured from the surface on which the vehicle carrying the load stands.

3. The Department of Transportation shall issue a continuing permit, upon application, to the operator of a vehicle whose height without load exceeds the limit imposed by subsection 1 if the vehicle was registered and in operation on the highways of this State on April 15, 1973. Any such permit must provide only for the operation of the vehicle over those portions of the highways of this State over which it was customarily operated on April 15, 1973, and until it is replaced by another vehicle.

4. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle governed by any of the provisions of subsection 1, 2 or 3 over any portion of a highway where the free clearance of any structure or encroachment is less than the actual height of the vehicle and load.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.421 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.421
Grounds for disciplinary action: Revocation or denial of license; failure to maintain license or to respond to notice; failure to take corrective action or permit access; violation of order, agreement or law; convictions and certain pleas; fraudulent dealing
Status: in_force

The following grounds, among others, constitute grounds for disciplinary action under NRS 489.381 :

1. Revocation or denial of a license issued pursuant to this chapter or an equivalent license in any other state, territory or country.

2. Failure of the licensee to maintain any other license required by any political subdivision of this State.

3. Failure to respond to a notice served by the Division as provided by law within the time specified in the notice.

4. Failure to take the corrective action required in a notice of violation issued pursuant to NRS 489.291 .

5. Failure or refusing to permit access by the Administrator to documentary materials set forth in NRS 489.231 .

6. Disregarding or violating any order of the Administrator, any agreement with the Division, or any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted under it.

7. Conviction of a misdemeanor for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

8. Conviction of or entering a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to: (a) A felony relating to the position for which the applicant has applied or the licensee has been licensed pursuant to this chapter; or (b) A crime of moral turpitude in this State or any other state, territory or country.

9. Any other conduct that constitutes deceitful, fraudulent or dishonest dealing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.056 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.056
“Client” defined
Status: in_force

“Client” means a person who has entered into a brokerage agreement with a dealer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 487.460 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.460
Operation of vehicles on highway without registration; conditions
Status: in_force

Any licensed operator of a salvage pool who owns or controls any vehicle of a type required to be registered pursuant to the laws of this State may operate or move that vehicle upon the highways without subjecting the vehicle to registration if the operation or movement is for the sole purpose of moving the vehicle from its location to the established place of business of the licensee. The operator may obtain license plates from the Department for the movement of such vehicles.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.600 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.600
Basic rule; penalties; discretion of court to reduce violation in certain circumstances; maximum fine; unlawful act
Status: in_force

1. It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle of any kind or character at: (a) A rate of speed greater than is reasonable or proper, having due regard for the traffic, surface and width of the highway, the weather and other highway conditions. (b) Such a rate of speed as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person. (c) A rate of speed greater than that posted by a public authority for the particular portion of highway being traversed. (d) A rate of speed that results in the injury of another person or of any property. (e) In any event, a rate of speed greater than 80 miles per hour.

2. If, while violating any provision of subsection 1, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653 .

3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130 or 484B.135 .

4. Except as otherwise provided by law, if a person is issued a traffic citation for a violation of any provision of subsection 1, the court may, in its discretion, reduce the violation from a moving traffic violation to a violation that is not a moving traffic violation. There is a presumption in favor of reducing the violation if the person pays the entire amount of the fine and all fees due before the date on which the person is first required to make an appearance relating to the citation, whether by personal appearance or through his or her counsel, but such a presumption may be overcome if the driving record of the person demonstrates a pattern of moving traffic violations.

5. Any fine imposed pursuant to paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) of subsection 1 must not exceed $20 for each mile per hour a person travels above the posted speed limit or the proper rate of speed at which the person should be traveling, as applicable. The provisions of this subsection apply regardless of whether a person pays the entire amount of the fine and all fees due in accordance with subsection 4.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a person who commits a violation of any provision of this section that causes physical injury to a person or damage to property shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.

7. A person who commits a violation of any provision of this section and, at the time the violation was committed, was operating a vehicle at a rate of speed that was 30 miles per hour or more over that posted by a public authority is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.073 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484B / Section 484B.073
“Two-directional highway” defined
Status: in_force

“Two-directional highway” means an undivided highway upon which vehicles are allowed to proceed in opposite directions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.3754 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.3754
Volunteer firefighters
Status: reserved

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department, in cooperation with the Nevada State Firefighters' Association or its successor, shall design, prepare and issue license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter using any colors and designs which the Department deems appropriate. The Department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

2. The Department shall issue license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter for a passenger car or a light commercial vehicle upon application by a qualified person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter.

3. An application for the issuance of license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter is void unless it is accompanied by documentation which, in the determination of the Department, provides reasonable proof of the identity of the applicant and proof of the applicant's current service as a volunteer firefighter or status as a former volunteer firefighter who retired from service as a volunteer firefighter within this State after completing at least 10 years of active service. Proof of an applicant's current or former service as a volunteer firefighter must consist of: (a) An identification card which indicates that the applicant currently serves as a volunteer firefighter; or (b) A letter from the chief officer of a volunteer or combination fire department certifying the applicant's current or former service as a volunteer firefighter.

4. An application for the renewal of license plates issued pursuant to this section is not required to be accompanied by proof of the applicant's current or former service as a volunteer firefighter.

5. The fee payable to the Department for license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter is $35, in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment to the Department of $10 in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes.

6. In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes and the fees prescribed in subsection 5, a person who requests a set of license plates that recognize current or former service as a volunteer firefighter must pay for the initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of the plates an additional fee of $20 to support the training of volunteer firefighters.

7. The Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 6 with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. The State Treasurer shall account separately for the money deposited pursuant to this subsection and reserve such money for expenditure by the State Fire Marshal in accordance with this subsection. The State Fire Marshal may expend the money reserved pursuant to this subsection solely for the support of, and to pay expenses related to, training for volunteer firefighters provided by or as directed by the Board of Directors of the Nevada State Firefighters' Association or its successor.

8. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall: (a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this chapter; or (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.

9. As used in this section: (a) “ Combination fire department ” means a fire department that is: (1) Served by both volunteer and full-time salaried firefighters; and (2) Recognized as such by the State Fire Marshal. (b) “ Volunteer fire department ” means a fire department recognized as a bona fide volunteer fire department by the State Fire Marshal. (c) “ Volunteer firefighter ” means a person who serves actively in an unpaid capacity in a volunteer or combination fire department within this State as a firefighter for the benefit or safety of the public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.36665 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 482 / Section 482.36665
Record of complaints: Maintenance; contents
Status: in_force

The Department shall maintain a record of the complaints submitted to the Department pursuant to NRS 482.36664 . The record must include a statement of whether the dealer was found to have violated the provisions of NRS 482.36655 to 482.36667 , inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and if so, whether the used vehicle dealer resolved the complaint in the manner recommended by the Department or in any other manner acceptable to the Department and the retail customer who filed the complaint.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.320 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484C / Section 484C.320
Application by first-time offender to undergo program of treatment; hearing under certain circumstances; sentencing of offender and conditional suspension of sentence; administration of program; notice to Department
Status: in_force

1. An offender who is found guilty of a violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 that is punishable pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 484C.400 , other than an offender who is found to have a concentration of alcohol of 0.18 or more in his or her blood or breath, may, at that time or any time before the offender is sentenced, apply to the court to undergo a program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder for at least 6 months. The court shall authorize that treatment if: (a) The offender is diagnosed as a person with an alcohol or other substance use disorder by: (1) An alcohol and drug counselor who is licensed or certified, or a clinical alcohol and drug counselor who is licensed, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS , to make that diagnosis; (2) A physician who is certified to make that diagnosis by the Board of Medical Examiners; or (3) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to make that diagnosis by the State Board of Nursing; (b) The offender agrees to pay the cost of the treatment to the extent of his or her financial resources; and (c) The offender has served or will serve a term of imprisonment in jail of not less than 1 day, or has performed or will perform 24 hours of community service.

2. A prosecuting attorney may, within 10 days after receiving notice of an application for treatment pursuant to this section, request a hearing on the question of whether the offender is eligible to undergo a program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder. The court shall order a hearing on the application upon the request of the prosecuting attorney or may order a hearing on its own motion. The hearing must be limited to the question of whether the offender is eligible to undergo such a program of treatment.

3. At the hearing on the application for treatment, the prosecuting attorney may present the court with any relevant evidence on the matter. If a hearing is not held, the court shall decide the matter upon affidavits and other information before the court.

4. If the court grants an application for treatment, the court shall: (a) Immediately sentence the offender and enter judgment accordingly. (b) Suspend the sentence of the offender for not more than 3 years upon the condition that the offender be accepted for treatment by a treatment provider that is approved by the court, that the offender complete the treatment satisfactorily and that the offender comply with any other condition ordered by the court. If the court has a specialty court program for the supervision and monitoring of the person, the treatment provider must comply with the requirements of the specialty court, including, without limitation, any requirement to submit progress reports to the specialty court. (c) Advise the offender that: (1) He or she may be placed under the supervision of a treatment provider for a period not to exceed 3 years. (2) The court may order the offender to be admitted to a residential treatment facility or to be provided with outpatient treatment in the community. (3) If the offender fails to complete the program of treatment satisfactorily, the offender shall serve the sentence imposed by the court. Any sentence of imprisonment must be reduced by a time equal to that which the offender served before beginning treatment. (4) If the offender completes the treatment satisfactorily, the offender's sentence will be reduced to a term of imprisonment which is not less than 1 day and a fine of not more than the minimum fine provided for the offense in NRS 484C.400 , but the conviction must remain on the record of criminal history of the offender for the period prescribed by law.

5. The court shall administer the program of treatment pursuant to the procedures provided in NRS 176A.230 to 176A.245 , inclusive, except that the court: (a) Shall not defer the sentence, set aside the conviction or impose conditions upon the election of treatment except as otherwise provided in this section. (b) May immediately revoke the suspension of sentence for a violation of any condition of the suspension.

6. The court shall notify the Department, on a form approved by the Department, upon granting the application of the offender for treatment and his or her failure to be accepted for or complete treatment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.530 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 483 / Section 483.530
Unlawful uses of license; prohibited acts related to provision of false information or commission of fraud in connection with application for license or identification card; penalties
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is a misdemeanor for any person: (a) To display or cause or permit to be displayed or possess any cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, fraudulently altered or fraudulently obtained driver's license; (b) To alter, forge, substitute, counterfeit or use an unvalidated driver's license; (c) To lend his or her driver's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another; (d) To display or represent as one's own any driver's license not issued to him or her; (e) To fail or refuse to surrender to the Department, a peace officer or a court upon lawful demand any driver's license which has been suspended, revoked or cancelled; (f) To permit any unlawful use of a driver's license issued to him or her; or (g) To photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce any driver's license or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license, or to display or possess any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile unless authorized by this chapter.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person who uses a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver's license or identification card or who knowingly makes a false statement or knowingly conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . If the false statement, knowing concealment of a material fact or other commission of fraud described in this subsection relates solely to the age of a person, including, without limitation, to establish false proof of age to game, purchase alcoholic beverages or purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 486.191 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 486 / Section 486.191
Driver's position while operating
Status: in_force

1. A person driving a motorcycle or moped shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto.

2. A person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped with the seat for the driver so positioned that the driver, when sitting astride the seat with the motorcycle or moped in a stopped and upright position, cannot reach the ground with both feet simultaneously.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.430 — NV Code / Title 43 / Chapter 484D / Section 484D.430
Mirrors on all motor vehicles
Status: in_force

On and after January 1, 1970, every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing any other vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor vehicle.