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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.123 - "Special mobile equipment" defined.

1. "Special mobile equipment" means every motor vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway, including, but not limited to, scoopmobiles, forklifts, ditch-digging apparatus, well-boring apparatus and road construction and maintenance machinery such as asphalt graders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth-moving carryalls and scrapers, power shovels and draglines, and earth-moving equipment.
2. "Special mobile equipment" does not include house trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, concrete pumpers, cranes or drill rigs with highway-rated tires or other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been attached.
3. The Director may make the final determination as to whether a vehicle not specifically enumerated in subsection 1 or 2 falls within this definition.
4. The Department shall, by regulation, define "incidentally operated or moved upon a highway" for purposes of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1302; A 1973, 221; 2007, 229)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.124 - "Substitute number plate" defined.

"Substitute number plate" means a license plate or a set of license plates issued in place of a previously issued and unexpired plate or set of plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the code of the previously issued plate or set.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 374)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.125 - "Trailer" defined.

"Trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
[Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.127 - "Travel trailer" defined.

"Travel trailer" means a portable structure mounted on wheels, constructed on a vehicular-type chassis primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use and designed to be drawn by another vehicle and designated by the manufacturer as a travel trailer. A vehicle is not a travel trailer if, when equipped for highway use, it is more than 8 feet wide.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 230; A 1979, 1222)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.129 - "Trimobile" defined.

"Trimobile" means every motor vehicle equipped with handlebars and a saddle seat and designed to travel with three wheels in contact with the ground, at least one of which is power driven. The term does not include a motorcycle with a sidecar.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 854; A 2015, 327; 2019, 3099)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.1295 - "Truck cab assembly" defined.

"Truck cab assembly" means a removable portion of a truck that uses a conventional frame assembly consisting of a cab that may be bolted and unbolted which includes a floor assembly, cowl assembly, roof assembly and rear panel and may also include front, side or rear glass and front or rear left or right doors.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1239)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.130 - "Truck-tractor" defined.

"Truck-tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
[Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.132 - "Used vehicle" defined.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.366605, "used vehicle" means a vehicle that:
1. Has been registered with the Department or with the appropriate agency of authority of any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States or foreign state, province or country and, if equipped with an odometer, registers more than 2,500 miles on the odometer; or
2. Regardless of mileage, is at least 1 model year old, as determined by the vehicle manufacturer, and has been registered with the Department or with the appropriate agency of authority of any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States or foreign state, province or country for 30 days or more, if no exemptions for registration exist under the laws of this State or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was registered.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1472; A 1995, 776; 1999, 1163; 2007, 3202)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.133 - "Used vehicle dealer" defined.

"Used vehicle dealer" means any vehicle dealer who is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as a used vehicle dealer and who acquires used vehicles for resale.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1472; A 1971, 1302; 1973, 231; 1975, 1071; 1995, 776)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.134 - "Utility trailer" defined.

"Utility trailer" means a vehicle, without motive power, designed to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure, and to be drawn by a motor vehicle. It may not exceed 8 feet in width nor 3,500 pounds in weight.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.1345 - "Van conversion" defined.

"Van conversion" means a vehicular-type unit originally designed and manufactured as a van or enclosed truck, which is modified to be used for travel, camping or recreational use, but which retains the basic silhouette of a van.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.135 - "Vehicle" defined.

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.
[Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]—(NRS A 1979, 1222; 2003, 1205; 2003, 20th Special Session, 299; 2019, 1880, 3099; 2023, 940)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.137 - "Vehicle transporter" defined.

"Vehicle transporter" means a person who engages in the business of transporting motor vehicles in which he or she has no ownership interest and which are otherwise required to be registered pursuant to this chapter by operating them, singly or in combination, upon the highway under their own motive power.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2077)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.160 - Administrative regulations; establishment of branch offices; appointment of agents; compensation of certain agents; prohibition and exception on use of name, service mark, trademark or logo of Department in advertisement.

1. The Director may adopt and enforce such administrative regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2. The Director may establish branch offices as provided in NRS 481.055, and may by contract appoint any person or public agency as an agent to assist in carrying out the duties of the Department pursuant to this chapter.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the contract with each agent appointed by the Department in connection with the registration of motor vehicles and issuance of license plates may provide for compensation based upon the reasonable value of the services of the agent but must not exceed $2 for each registration. An authorized inspection station or authorized station that issues certificates of registration pursuant to NRS 482.281 is not entitled to receive compensation from the Department pursuant to this subsection.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may use in an advertisement:
(a) The name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department; or
(b) A service mark, trademark or logo designed to closely resemble a service mark, trademark or logo of the Department and intended to mislead a viewer to believe that the service mark, trademark or logo is the service mark, trademark or logo of the Department.
5. An agent appointed pursuant to subsection 2 or NRS 487.815 may use the name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department in an advertisement if the agent has obtained the written permission of the Department for such use.
6. A document preparation service registered pursuant to chapter 240A of NRS may use the term "Department of Motor Vehicles" or "DMV" in an advertisement if:
(a) The term is immediately followed by the term "services" or "registration services" or other similar language which clearly indicates that the document preparation service is a third-party business and that the advertisement is not an advertisement of the Department; and
(b) The advertisement includes a clear and conspicuous statement that the document preparation service is a third-party business not affiliated with the Department. The statement must be of a conspicuous size, if in writing, and must appear in substantially the following form:
THIS DOCUMENT PREPARATION SERVICE IS A THIRD-PARTY BUSINESS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
[Part 3:202:1931; A 1953, 105]—(NRS A 1959, 909; 1961, 128; 1969, 1544; 1979, 552; 1981, 242; 1983, 1618; 1985, 732; 1989, 505, 703; 1991, 1914, 1988; 1993, 586, 2860; 2019, 74; 2021, 7; 2023, 1517)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.162 - Department to adopt regulations setting forth criteria for determination of whether person is farmer or rancher; presentation of evidence to Department.

The Department shall adopt regulations establishing the criteria to be used to determine whether a person is a farmer or rancher for the purposes of NRS 482.036 and 706.071. A person must present appropriate evidence to allow the Department to make the determination that the person satisfies the criteria set forth in the regulations.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.165 - Director to provide forms.

The Director shall provide suitable forms for applications, registration cards, license number plates, and all other forms requisite for the purposes of this chapter, and shall prepay all transportation charges thereon.
[Part 3:202:1931; A 1953, 105]—(NRS A 1961, 129)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.167 - Department prohibited from requiring person to disclose communication need. [Effective through December 31, 2025.] Department required to place designation on vehicle registration that person is person with communication need upon application; Department prohibited from requiring person to disclose communication need. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

1. The Department shall not require any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication need.
2. As used in this section, "a person with a communication need" means a person who:
(a) Is deaf, as defined in NRS 426.084;
(b) Has a speech disorder that impairs the ability of the person to articulate speech sounds, speak fluently or use the person’s voice;
(c) Has a language disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(d) Has an auditory processing disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(e) Is neurodivergent; or
(f) Has any other condition that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1714)
1. Upon the application of a person with a communication need, the Department shall place on any vehicle registration 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" means a person who:
(a) Is deaf, as defined in NRS 426.084;
(b) Has a speech disorder that impairs the ability of the person to articulate speech sounds, speak fluently or use the person’s voice;
(c) Has a language disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(d) Has an auditory processing disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(e) Is neurodivergent; or
(f) Has any other condition that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1714; A 2023, 1715, effective January 1, 2026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.170 - Records of Department concerning registration and licensing.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, 481.063, 483.651, 483.655, 483.657 and 485.316, all personal information in the records of registration and licensing in the offices of the Department is confidential and must not knowingly be disclosed by the Department.
[4:202:1931; 1931 NCL § 4435.03]—(NRS A 1991, 487; 1993, 2479; 1995, 1929; 2007, 2114; 2015, 433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.171 - List of registered owners to be provided for selection of jury; reimbursement of Department.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 739; A 2017, 3881)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.175 - Validity of registration: Powers and duties of Department and registered dealers.

The Department and the officers and deputies thereof and registered dealers shall examine, and to the best of their ability determine the genuineness and regularity of, every registration and transfer of registration of a vehicle as provided in this chapter, in order that every certificate issued for a vehicle must contain true statements of the ownership thereof, and to prevent the registration of a vehicle by any person not entitled thereto. The Department or a registered dealer may require any applicant to furnish such information in addition to that contained in the application as may be necessary to satisfy the Department of the truth and regularity of the application.
[Part 7:202:1931; 1931 NCL § 4435.06]—(NRS A 1995, 1861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.180 - Motor Vehicle Fund: Creation; deposits; interest and income; dishonored payments; distribution of money collected for basic governmental services tax; transfers.

1. The Motor Vehicle Fund is hereby created as an agency fund. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 or by a specific statute, all money received or collected by the Department must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
2. The interest and income on the money in the Motor Vehicle Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the State Highway Fund.
3. Any check accepted by the Department in payment of the governmental services tax or any other fee required to be collected pursuant to this chapter must, if it is dishonored upon presentation for payment, be charged back against the Motor Vehicle Fund or the county to which the payment was credited pursuant to this section or NRS 482.181, in the proper proportion.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, all money received or collected by the Department for the basic governmental services tax must be distributed in the manner set forth in NRS 482.181 and 482.182.
5. 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. Out of the appropriation or authorization, the Department shall pay every item of expense.
6. The Department shall withhold 6 percent from the amount of the governmental services tax collected by the Department as a commission. From the amount of the governmental services tax collected by a county assessor, the State Controller shall credit 1 percent to the Department as a commission and remit 5 percent to the county for credit to its general fund as commission for the services of the county assessor. All money withheld by or credited to the Department pursuant to this subsection must be used only for the administration of this chapter as authorized by the Legislature pursuant to subsection 5.
7. When the requirements of this section and NRS 482.181 and 482.182 have been met, and when directed by the Department, the State Controller shall transfer monthly to the State Highway Fund any balance in the Motor Vehicle Fund.
8. If a statute requires that any money in the Motor Vehicle Fund be transferred to another fund or account, the Department shall direct the State Controller to transfer the money in accordance with the statute.
[Part 30:202:1931; A 1931, 339; 1937, 330; 1941, 19; 1949, 410; 1951, 177; 1953, 280]—(NRS A 1957, 769; 1959, 910, 917; 1960, 99; 1963, 1124; 1965, 683, 1230; 1969, 339; 1971, 2090; 1973, 220; 1975, 210, 440; 1977, 393; 1979, 110, 553, 1119, 1121, 1247, 1248; 1981, 242, 811, 1545, 1547; 1983, 1586; 1985, 732; 1987, 2272; 1989, 1149; 1991, 42; 1993, 2648; 1995, 990; 1997, 3298; 1999, 22, 2777; 2001, 306, 1832, 1834; 2001 Special Session, 144, 159; 2003, 274; 2009, 2194)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.1805 - Revolving Account for Issuance of Special License Plates: Creation; deposit of certain fees; use of money in Account; transfer of excess balance to State Highway Fund; exception.

1. The Revolving Account for the Issuance of Special License Plates is hereby created as a special account in the State Highway Fund. An amount equal to $35 of the fee received by the Department for the initial issuance of a special license plate, not including any additional fee which may be added to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization, must be deposited in the State Highway Fund for credit to the Account.
2. The Department shall use the money in the Account to:
(a) Pay the expenses involved in issuing special license plates; and
(b) Purchase improved and upgraded technology, including, without limitation, digital technology for the production of special license plates, to ensure that special license plates are produced in the most efficient manner possible.
3. Money in the Account must be used only for the purposes specified in subsection 2.
4. At the end of each fiscal year, the State Controller shall transfer from the Account to the State Highway Fund an amount of money equal to the balance in the Account which exceeds $50,000.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to NRS 482.37901.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 779; A 2001, 1837; 2003, 3067, 3346; 2009, 1029; 2013, 2546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.182 - Governmental services taxes: Transfer of certain amount from proceeds to State Highway Fund.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2193; A 2009, 2198; 2013, 2570; 2015, 2931, 2932; 2017, 3492; 2019, 2029; 2020, 31st Special Session, 29; 2023, 2450)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.1825 - Contributions for Complete Streets Program: Distribution; certification of amount collected each month; deduction and withholding by Department.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any voluntary contributions collected pursuant to subsection 12 of NRS 482.480 must be distributed to each county based on the county of registration of the vehicle for which the contribution was made, to be used as provided in NRS 244.2643, 277A.285 or 403.575, as applicable. The Department shall remit monthly the contributions directly:
(a) In a county in which a regional transportation commission exists, to the regional transportation commission.
(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, to the board of county commissioners.
(c) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, to the board of county highway commissioners created pursuant to NRS 403.010.
2. The Department shall certify monthly to the State Board of Examiners the amount of the voluntary contributions collected pursuant to subsection 12 of NRS 482.480 for each county by the Department and its agents during the preceding month, and that the money has been distributed as provided in this section.
3. The Department shall deduct and withhold 1 percent of the contributions collected pursuant to subsection 1 to reimburse the Department for its expenses in collecting and distributing the contributions.
4. As used in this section, "regional transportation commission" means a regional transportation commission created and organized in accordance with chapter 277A of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2813; A 2015, 1747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.183 - Motor Vehicle Revolving Account: Creation; use; deposits.

The Motor Vehicle Revolving Account is hereby created and must be used for making change in the main and branch offices of the Department. The State Board of Examiners shall determine the amount of money to be deposited in the Account, within the limits of money available for that purpose.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 174; A 1973, 221; 1975, 211; 1979, 112; 1983, 1242; 1987, 1144; 1995, 100; 2001, 380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.186 - Certain odometers deemed to register actual miles traveled by vehicle.

For the purposes of this chapter, if an odometer that is connected to a motor vehicle is not capable of registering 100,000 miles or more, the odometer shall be deemed to register the actual mileage the vehicle has traveled while in operation.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2214)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.187 - Department authorized to enter into written agreements for periodic payment of delinquent taxes or fees; regulations.

The Department may:
1. Enter into written agreements providing for the periodic payment of delinquent taxes or fees imposed pursuant to this chapter.
2. Adopt regulations:
(a) Setting forth the permissible terms of those agreements; and
(b) Providing for the cancellation of such an agreement if the person with whom the Department has contracted becomes delinquent in his or her payments pursuant to the agreement or in payment of other taxes or fees owed to the Department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 365, 366, 371, 373 or 482 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 319; A 1999, 1021)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.188 - Waiver of penalty or interest for failure timely to file return or pay tax, penalty or fee in certain circumstances.

1. The Department may waive payment of a penalty or interest for a person’s failure timely to file a return or pay a tax, penalty or fee imposed by the Department pursuant to this chapter or any other provision of law, if the Department determines that the failure:
(a) Was caused by circumstances beyond the person’s control;
(b) Occurred despite the person’s exercise of ordinary care; and
(c) Was not a result of the person’s willful neglect.
2. A person requesting relief from payment of a penalty or interest must file with the Department a sworn statement specifying the facts supporting the person’s claim for relief.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 318; A 2003, 457)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.205 - Registration required for certain vehicles.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 706.188, every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer intended to be operated upon any highway in this State shall, before the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer can be operated, apply to the Department or a registered dealer for and obtain the registration thereof.
[Part 6:202:1931; A 1941, 51; 1949, 511; 1953, 52]—(NRS A 1963, 1276; 1995, 1861; 2009, 390)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2065 - Alternate 3-year period of registration for trailers; imposition of governmental services tax; fees.

1. A trailer may be registered for a 3-year period as provided in this section.
2. A person who registers a trailer for a 3-year period must pay upon registration all fees and taxes that would be due during the 3-year period if he or she registered the trailer for 1 year and renewed that registration for 2 consecutive years immediately thereafter, including, without limitation:
(a) Registration fees pursuant to NRS 482.480 and 482.483.
(b) A fee for each license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.268.
(c) Fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a special license plate pursuant to NRS 482.265, if applicable.
(d) Fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a personalized prestige license plate pursuant to NRS 482.367, if applicable.
(e) Additional fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a special license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive, which are imposed to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization, if applicable.
(f) Governmental services taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 371 of NRS, as provided in NRS 482.260.
(g) The applicable taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 372, 374, 377 and 377A of NRS.
3. As used in this section, the term "trailer" does not include a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2829; A 2015, 658, 1941, 2814; 2017, 3561; 2019, 559, 896, 1480, 3085; 2021, 682, 3735; 2023, 1877, 2692)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.208 - Registration of leased vehicles by long-term lessor or long-term lessee.

Any vehicle which is leased by a long-term lessor to a long-term lessee having a place of business or residence in this State, for use on the public highways of this State, is subject to registration in this State either by the long-term lessor or the long-term lessee.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1472; A 1967, 705; 1989, 1422)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2085 - Registration program for short-term lessors: Establishment by Department; eligibility; decal to indicate registration status of vehicle; Department to provide electronic notice of renewal; duties of short-term lessor; regulations.

1. The Department shall establish a vehicle registration program for short-term lessors that have a fleet of vehicles registered in this State to allow the short-term lessors which satisfy the requirements for eligibility established by the Department to submit to the Department:
(a) Applications for initial registration of vehicles added to the fleet, which must include, without limitation, the information required by NRS 482.295.
(b) Applications for the renewal of the registration of vehicles in the fleet, including, without limitation, the information required by NRS 482.295.
(c) Payment of the registration fees and governmental services taxes due for the initial registration and renewal of vehicles in the fleet, including, without limitation, any sales or use tax due pursuant to NRS 482.225.
2. The Department shall issue for each vehicle in the fleet of a short-term lessor that is registered pursuant to this section a:
(a) Certificate of registration; and
(b) Decal indicating the registration status of the vehicle pursuant to the program, which must be affixed to the license plate of each vehicle.
3. A certificate of registration and decal issued pursuant to this section are valid for the vehicle until the vehicle is no longer a part of the fleet of the short-term lessor, unless the short-term lessor fails to renew the registration. The short-term lessor must not be required to display on the license plate of a vehicle registered pursuant to this section the month and year on which the registration expires.
4. The Department shall provide to a short-term lessor that participates in the program established pursuant to subsection 1 electronic notice of the required renewal of registration for a vehicle in the fleet, which must be sent at least 30 days before payment is due. Notification sent pursuant to this subsection must include the information required pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.280 for other renewals.
5. A short-term lessor that participates in the program established pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Pay annually the renewal fees and governmental services taxes required for each fleet vehicle registered in this State.
(b) Upon removing a vehicle from the fleet, notify the Department.
6. Any vehicle having a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds is not eligible to be registered as part of a fleet pursuant to this section.
7. The Department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations must include, without limitation, the number of vehicles that a short-term lessor must possess as part of the fleet to participate in the program.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 181)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.209 - Department prohibited from charging additional fee for delinquent or late registration of vehicle owned by deployed member of military; affidavit required.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall not impose an additional fee against the owner of a vehicle for the delinquent or late registration of that vehicle if the owner was a member of the military deployed to a combat or combat supporting position at the time of the expiration of the prior registration.
2. Evidence that the owner of a vehicle was a member of the military deployed to a combat or combat supporting position at a particular time must be furnished by an affidavit executed by a person having knowledge of the fact. The affidavit must accompany the application for renewal of registration.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Additional fee" means any fine, fee, assessment or other monetary penalty that the Department imposes or collects solely because a vehicle is registered after the date by which it is ordinarily required to be registered. The term does not include a fee or tax that would be due and payable irrespective of the registration of a vehicle being late.
(b) "Military" means the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 296)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.210 - Exemptions from registration.

1. The provisions of this chapter requiring the registration of certain vehicles do not apply to:
(a) Special mobile equipment.
(b) Implements of husbandry.
(c) Any mobile home or commercial coach subject to the provisions of chapter 489 of NRS.
(d) Electric bicycles.
(e) Golf carts which are:
(1) Traveling upon highways properly designated by the appropriate city or county as permissible for the operation of golf carts; and
(2) Operating pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
(f) Towable tools or equipment as defined in NRS 484D.055.
(g) Any motorized conveyance for a wheelchair, whose operator is a person with a disability who is unable to walk about.
(h) Electric scooters.
2. For the purposes of this section, "motorized conveyance for a wheelchair" means a vehicle which:
(a) Can carry a wheelchair;
(b) Is propelled by an engine which produces not more than 3 gross brake horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or produces not more than 2250 watts final output;
(c) Is designed to travel on not more than three wheels; and
(d) Can reach a speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than a grade of 1 percent in any direction.
The term does not include a tractor.
[Part 6:202:1931; A 1941, 51; 1949, 511; 1953, 52]—(NRS A 1963, 348; 1973, 470; 1975, 1075; 1979, 1223; 1981, 620; 1983, 436; 1991, 2330; 2009, 394; 2015, 1117, 1748; 2019, 1880)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.216 - Department may authorize new vehicle dealer to accept applications for registration and transfer of registration of new motor vehicles and to issue certificates of registration; duties of dealer; prohibited acts; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2155, upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the Department may authorize the new vehicle dealer to:
(a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor vehicles he or she sells and the related fees and taxes;
(b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the requirements of this chapter; and
(c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant to NRS 482.399 if the applicant purchased from the new vehicle dealer a new vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred.
2. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall:
(a) Transmit the applications received to the Department within the period prescribed by the Department;
(b) Transmit the fees collected from the applicants and properly account for them within the period prescribed by the Department;
(c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 5; and
(d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates of registration, including any computer hardware or software.
3. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:
(a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those services;
(b) Receive compensation from the Department for the performance of those services;
(c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle; or
(d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle if the applicant wishes to:
(1) Obtain special license plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive; or
(2) Claim the exemption from the governmental services tax provided pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to the registration of a moped pursuant to NRS 482.2155.
5. The Director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection must provide for:
(a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals by the Department; and
(b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the regulations adopted by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1860; A 1997, 173, 1359, 1548, 3052; 1999, 1166; 2001, 309, 578, 585, 1467, 1509, 1675, 1677, 1860; 2003, 89, 92, 361, 3068, 3347; 2007, 573; 2009, 492; 2011, 1791; 2013, 555, 2547; 2015, 254, 658, 1751, 1941; 2017, 3562, 3571; 2019, 559, 896, 1481, 2520, 3086; 2021, 3735; 2023, 2693)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2177 - Mileage on odometer to be provided to Department at registration, renewal and transfer of motor vehicle; exceptions; inspection to verify reported mileage. [Effective through December 31, 2026.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, upon application for the initial registration of any motor vehicle pursuant to this chapter, the applicant shall provide the Department or registered dealer the mileage shown on the odometer of the vehicle at the time of application and any other information required by the Department. Upon application for the transfer of registration pursuant to NRS 482.399 to another motor vehicle, the applicant shall provide to the Department or registered dealer the mileage shown on the odometer of the vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred at the time of application and any other information required by the Department.
2. At the time of renewal of registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to this chapter, the mileage shown on the odometer of the vehicle and any other information required by the Department must be provided to the Department as follows:
(a) If the vehicle is required upon renewal of registration to submit evidence of compliance with standards for the control of emissions pursuant to chapter 445B of NRS, the mileage shown on the odometer of the vehicle at the time of the inspection and any other information required by the Department must be noted on the evidence of compliance.
(b) If the vehicle is not required upon renewal of registration to submit evidence of compliance with standards for the control of emissions pursuant to chapter 445B of NRS, the mileage shown on the odometer of the vehicle at the time of renewal and any other information required by the Department must be noted by the owner in a manner prescribed by the Department.
3. Upon the transfer of the ownership of or interest in a motor vehicle and the expiration of the registration pursuant to NRS 482.399, the holder of the original registration must provide to the Department the mileage shown on the odometer of the vehicle at the time of the transfer and any other information required by the Department in a manner prescribed by the Department.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a:
(a) Motorcycle or moped.
(b) Recreational vehicle.
(c) Vehicle that is exempt from registration pursuant to NRS 482.210.
(d) Vehicle registered as a farm vehicle.
(e) Vehicle that is registered through the Motor Carrier Division pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, and which has a declared gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds.
(f) Vehicle that has been exempted by regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 482.2175.
5. The Department or its agents may inspect the odometer of a vehicle for which the mileage shown on the odometer is reported pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 not more than once every 2 years to verify the mileage reported.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3001; A 2021, 1077)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.218 - Owners of certain motortrucks, truck-tractors and buses required to maintain certain books, papers and records; penalty for failure to comply.

1. Any person who is the owner of a vehicle described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.482 shall maintain books, papers and records as required by the Department for the 36 months following the year for which the vehicle is registered. The books, papers and records must be made available for inspection by the Department during normal business hours.
2. For any person who fails to maintain books, papers or records as required pursuant to subsection 1, the Department may:
(a) Revoke or refuse to grant the authority to register or transfer or renew registrations granted pursuant to NRS 482.217; and
(b) Revoke any license of the person issued by the Department pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 390)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.220 - Application for registration of specially constructed, reconstructed, rebuilt or foreign vehicle; certificate of inspection; charge for inspection.

1. If the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed, reconstructed, rebuilt or foreign vehicle, that fact must be stated in the application. If the vehicle is a foreign vehicle which has been registered theretofore outside of this State, the owner shall exhibit to the Department the certificate of title and registration card or other evidence of such former registration as may be in the applicant’s possession or control or such other evidence as will satisfy the Department that the applicant is the lawful owner or possessor of the vehicle.
2. The application must be accompanied by a motor vehicle inspection certificate signed by a representative of the Department or, as one of the Department’s authorized agents, by:
(a) A peace officer;
(b) A dealer;
(c) A rebuilder;
(d) An automobile wrecker; or
(e) A garage operator or a service station operator or attendant, so designated in writing by the Director.
3. Except for a peace officer acting in his or her official capacity, the Department or any of its authorized inspection agents shall charge the fee imposed by the Department by regulation for inspection of any vehicle described in subsection 1.
4. For the purposes of this section, "peace officer" means any employee, volunteer or designee of a law enforcement agency acting in an official capacity.
[Part 6:202:1931; A 1941, 51; 1949, 511; 1953, 52]—(NRS A 1960, 127; 1963, 136; 1973, 140; 2005, 1241; 2007, 3202; 2010, 26th Special Session, 46)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.223 - Application for title for rebuilt, reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle; inspection; certificate of inspection; affidavit.

1. Before an application for a title for a rebuilt, reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle may be submitted, the vehicle must be inspected and a certificate of inspection must be completed on a form prescribed by the Department which attests that:
(a) The work performed on the vehicle meets the standards of the manufacturer for mechanical fitness and safety;
(b) The vehicle has been repaired to the standards of the manufacturer; and
(c) Any safety equipment, including, without limitation, occupant restraint devices, which was present in the vehicle at the time the vehicle was manufactured is present and operational to the standards of the manufacturer.
2. An application for a title for a rebuilt, reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle must include an affidavit which states that the vehicle:
(a) Has been inspected pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) Is in a condition to be operated safely on the highways of this State; and
(c) Has all safety equipment required by the manufacturer.
3. Any of the following persons may complete the inspection and sign the certificate of inspection and the affidavit required by subsections 1 and 2:
(a) A garage operator who operates a garage that is registered pursuant to NRS 487.560;
(b) The owner of a body shop licensed pursuant to NRS 487.630;
(c) A rebuilder licensed pursuant to NRS 482.325; or
(d) Any employee of a garage operator, owner of a body shop or rebuilder who is authorized by his or her employer to inspect the vehicle and attest that the repairs have been completed in accordance with the standards of the manufacturer.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3199)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.224 - Replica vehicles: Limitation on number of vehicles for which Department may issue certificate of registration; application for registration to state certain facts.

1. The Department may not issue a certificate of registration for more than 100 replica vehicles each year. The fact that the vehicle is to be registered as a replica vehicle must be stated in the application for registration.
2. For purposes of this section, "replica vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.759.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1243)