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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.225 - Collection of sales or use tax upon application for registration of certain vehicles purchased outside this State; payment of all applicable taxes and fees required for registration; refund of tax erroneously or illegally collected.

1. When application is made to the Department for registration of a vehicle purchased outside this State and not previously registered within this State where the registrant or owner at the time of purchase was not a resident of or employed in this State, the Department or its agent shall determine and collect any sales or use tax due and shall remit the tax to the Department of Taxation except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.260.
2. If the registrant or owner of the vehicle was a resident of the State, or employed within the State, at the time of the purchase of that vehicle, it is presumed that the vehicle was purchased for use within the State and the representative or agent of the Department of Taxation shall collect the tax and remit it to the Department of Taxation.
3. Until all applicable taxes and fees are collected, the Department shall refuse to register the vehicle.
4. In any county whose population is less than 55,000, the Department shall designate the county assessor as the agent of the Department for the collection of any sales or use tax.
5. If the registrant or owner desires to refute the presumption stated in subsection 2 that he or she purchased the vehicle for use in this State, the registrant or owner must pay the tax to the Department and then may submit a claim for exemption in writing, signed by the registrant or owner or his or her authorized representative, to the Department together with a claim for refund of tax erroneously or illegally collected.
6. If the Department finds that the tax has been erroneously or illegally collected, the tax must be refunded.
[7.6:202:1931; added 1955, 542]—(NRS A 1957, 471; 1959, 911; 1965, 1008; 1969, 1544; 1973, 38; 1975, 1746; 1979, 554; 1981, 243; 1983, 2064; 1985, 1936; 1989, 1930; 2001, 1994; 2003, 2388; 2011, 1288)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.230 - Grounds requiring refusal of registration.

The Department or a registered dealer shall not grant an application for the registration of a vehicle in any of the following events:
1. When the applicant therefor is not entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. When the applicant has neglected or refused to furnish the Department or registered dealer with the information required in the appropriate official form or reasonable additional information required by the Department or registered dealer.
3. When the fees required therefor by law have not been paid.
4. When the applicant for the registration of a commercial motor vehicle with 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 and which is intended to operate in intrastate commerce is a motor carrier who:
(a) Has not complied with NRS 482.2912; or
(b) Is subject to an out-of-service order.
[22:202:1931; 1931 NCL § 4435.21]—(NRS A 1995, 1863; 2017, 977)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.231 - Refusal of registration if local authority has filed notice of nonpayment of certain fee charged by constable; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Department shall not register a motor vehicle if a local authority has filed with the Department a notice stating that the owner of the motor vehicle:
(a) Was cited by a constable pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 258.070 for failure to comply with the provisions of NRS 482.385; and
(b) After the imposition of punishment pursuant to NRS 482.385, has failed to pay the fee charged by the constable pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 258.070.
2. The Department shall, upon request, furnish to the owner of the motor vehicle a copy of the notice of nonpayment described in subsection 1.
3. The Department may register a motor vehicle for which the Department has received a notice of nonpayment described in subsection 1 if:
(a) The Department receives:
(1) A receipt from the owner of the motor vehicle which indicates that the owner has paid the fee charged by the constable; or
(2) Notification from the applicable local authority that the owner of the motor vehicle has paid the fee charged by the constable; and
(b) The owner of the motor vehicle otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter for the registration of the motor vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1588; A 2013, 2949; 2015, 2524)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.235 - Registration indexes and records; assignment of registration number by registered dealer.

1. The Department shall file each application received and register the vehicle therein described and the owner thereof in suitable books or on index cards as follows:
(a) Under a distinctive registration number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner thereof, referred to in this chapter as the registration number.
(b) Alphabetically under the name of the owner.
(c) Numerically under the serial or vehicle identification number of the vehicle or a permanent identifying number, as may be determined by the Department.
2. A registered dealer who registers a vehicle shall assign a registration number for that vehicle according to a list of registration numbers issued by the Department for use by that dealer.
[9:202:1931; A 1949, 511; 1943 NCL § 4435.08]—(NRS A 1973, 65; 1987, 1086; 1995, 1863; 2003, 457)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.240 - Issuance of certificates of registration and title by Department or registered dealer; period of validity of certificate.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085, upon the registration of a vehicle, the Department or a registered dealer shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner.
2. When an applicant for registration or transfer of registration is unable, for any reason, to submit to the Department in support of the application for registration, or transfer of registration, such documentary evidence of legal ownership as, in the opinion of the Department, is sufficient to establish the legal ownership of the vehicle concerned in the application for registration or transfer of registration, the Department may issue to the applicant only a certificate of registration.
3. The Department may, upon proof of ownership satisfactory to it or pursuant to NRS 482.2605, issue a certificate of title before the registration of the vehicle concerned. The certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter is valid only during the registration period or calendar year for which it is issued, and a certificate of title is valid until cancelled by the Department upon the transfer of interest therein.
[Part 10:202:1931; A 1947, 453; 1943 NCL § 4435.09]—(NRS A 1960, 127; 1963, 559; 1965, 1473; 1967, 131; 1969, 684; 1995, 1864; 2003, 458; 2017, 2749; 2019, 184)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.245 - Contents of certificates of registration and title.

1. The certificate of registration must contain the date issued, the registration number assigned to the vehicle, the name and address of the registered owner, the county where the vehicle is to be based unless it is deemed to have no base, a description of the registered vehicle and such other statement of facts as may be determined by the Department.
2. The certificate of title must contain the date issued, the name and address of the registered owner and the owner or lienholder, if any, a description of the vehicle, any entries required by NRS 482.423 to 482.428, inclusive, a reading of the vehicle’s odometer as provided to the Department by the person making the sale or transfer, the word "rebuilt" if it is a rebuilt vehicle, the information required pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 482.247 if the certificate of title is a certificate of title in beneficiary form pursuant to NRS 482.247 and such other statement of facts as may be determined by the Department. The certificate of title must also contain forms for notice to the Department of a transfer of the title or interest of the owner or lienholder and application for registration by the transferee. If a new certificate of title is issued for a vehicle, it must contain the same information as the replaced certificate, except to the extent that the information has changed after the issuance of the replaced certificate. Except as otherwise required by federal law, the certificate of title of a vehicle which the Department knows to have been stolen must not contain any statement or other indication that the mileage specified in the certificate or registered on the odometer is anything other than the actual mileage traveled by the vehicle, in the absence of proof that the odometer of the vehicle has been disconnected, reset or altered.
[Part 10:202:1931; A 1947, 453; 1943 NCL § 4435.09]—(NRS A 1965, 1473; 1967, 132; 1973, 400; 1975, 1071; 1985, 659; 1987, 1086, 1592; 1999, 1919; 2003, 458; 2007, 988; 2023, 1471, 2925)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.255 - Placement of certificate of registration in vehicle; electronic alternative; surrender upon demand of certain persons; limitation on conviction.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon receipt of a certificate of registration, the registered owner shall place it or a legible copy in the vehicle for which it is issued and keep it in the vehicle. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, moped, trailer or semitrailer, the registered owner shall carry the certificate in the tool bag or other convenient receptacle attached to the vehicle.
2. The registered owner of a vehicle which, pursuant to the plan, must be registered through the Motor Carrier Division of the Department, in lieu of carrying a certificate of registration or a legible copy in the vehicle, may provide evidence of registration and other applicable licenses as an electronic image in an electronic format that can be displayed:
(a) On an electronic device, which must be carried in the vehicle; or
(b) Through other means by which the electronic image is accessible to law enforcement or other emergency personnel upon request, including, without limitation, a radio frequency identifying device.
3. The registered owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall, upon demand, surrender the certificate of registration, the copy, the electronic device or access to the electronic image for examination to any peace officer, including a constable of the township in which the motor vehicle is located or a justice of the peace or a deputy of the Department.
4. No person charged with violating this section may be convicted if the person produces in court a certificate of registration or evidence of registration in an electronic format which was previously issued to him or her and was valid at the time of the demand.
5. If the evidence of registration and other applicable licenses is provided by means of an electronic device:
(a) The person who presents the device assumes all liability for any resulting damage to the device;
(b) The owner of the electronic device may be held liable for any other infractions indicated by the electronic image displaying evidence of registration and other applicable licenses.
6. As used in this section, "plan" means the International Registration Plan.
[Part 10:202:1931; A 1947, 453; 1943 NCL § 4435.09]—(NRS A 1969, 139; 1983, 1030; 2009, 3014; 2013, 2950; 2015, 1751; 2019, 1570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.262 - Application by lienholder for title to certain abandoned recreational vehicles: Requirements of lienholder; duties of Department; fee; regulations.

1. A person who holds a lien on an abandoned recreational vehicle pursuant to NRS 108.270 may apply to the Department for title to the abandoned recreational vehicle upon the expiration of:
(a) Thirty days after the date on which the owner of the property where the abandoned recreational vehicle is located mails the registered or certified letter pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 108.2723, if such a letter is required; or
(b) Thirty days after the date of publication of the notice required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 108.2723,
whichever is later.
2. An application for title to an abandoned recreational vehicle must contain:
(a) A completed application form prescribed by the Department;
(b) Proof that the letter required by paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 108.2723 was mailed at least 30 days before the submission of the application or, if no letter was sent, a detailed explanation of the steps taken to identify an owner of the abandoned recreational vehicle;
(c) Proof that notice was printed in a newspaper as required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 108.2723 at least 30 days before the submission of the application;
(d) A clear and accurate photograph of the abandoned recreational vehicle; and
(e) The serial number, vehicle identification number, registration number or any other identifying information relating to the abandoned recreational vehicle.
3. The Department may charge and collect a fee for issuing a certificate of title pursuant to this section, which must be the fee established by law for the Department to issue the certificate of title.
4. Upon receipt of the materials and information required in subsection 2 and any fees required pursuant to subsection 3, the Department shall enter the application upon the records of its office and issue the certificate of title for the abandoned recreational vehicle.
5. A person to whom a certificate of title is issued pursuant to this section is not required to provide consideration for the recreational vehicle to the owner of the recreational vehicle.
6. The Department may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1514)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.265 - License plates issued upon registration; stickers, tabs or other devices issued upon renewal of registration; return of plates; fee for and limitations on issuance of special license plates.

1. The Department shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle is registered two license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or moped and one license plate for all other vehicles required to be registered hereunder. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085 and 482.2155, upon renewal of registration, the Department may issue one or more license plate stickers, tabs or other suitable devices in lieu of new license plates.
2. The Director shall have the authority to require the return to the Department of all number plates upon termination of the lawful use thereof by the owner under this chapter.
3. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, for the issuance of each special license plate authorized pursuant to this chapter:
(a) The fee to be received by the Department for the initial issuance of the special license plate is $35, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate funds for a particular cause or charitable organization;
(b) The fee to be received by the Department for the renewal of the special license plate is $10, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization; and
(c) The Department shall not design, prepare or issue a special license plate unless, within 4 years after the date on which the measure authorizing the issuance becomes effective, it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of that plate.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to NRS 482.37901.
[Part 12:202:1931; A 1949, 45; 1953, 106; 1955, 582]—(NRS A 1959, 862; 1961, 129; 1963, 224, 1126; 1997, 2996; 2009, 395; 2013, 2548; 2015, 1752, 2815; 2017, 416; 2019, 185; 2021, 682; 2023, 1878)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2655 - Department not to issue special license plates for certain older motor vehicles within 90 days after failed emissions test.

1. If, with respect to a motor vehicle that is required to comply with the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, an authorized inspection station or authorized station tests the emissions from the motor vehicle and the motor vehicle fails the emissions test, the Department shall not issue a special license plate for that vehicle pursuant to NRS 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814 or 482.3816 for a period of 90 days after the motor vehicle fails the emissions test.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Authorized inspection station" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.710.
(b) "Authorized station" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.720.
(c) "Fails the emissions test" means that a motor vehicle does not comply with the applicable provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1526)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.266 - Manufacture of license plates substantially similar to license plates issued before January 1, 1982: Written request; fee; delivery; duties of Department; retention of old plates authorized if requested plates contain same letters and numbers.

1. A person who desires to have regular or personalized license plates that are substantially in the same color and form as license plates manufactured before January 1, 1982, must:
(a) Submit a written request for such license plates to the Department in a manner and form prescribed by the Department; and
(b) In addition to all other applicable registration fees, licensing fees and governmental services taxes, pay the manufacturing fee prescribed by the Department.
A person requesting license plates pursuant to this section must comply with all requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A request for license plates pursuant to this section does not, by itself, constitute a request for special license plates pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.265.
2. After receiving a request and the full amount of the payment due for license plates requested pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall manufacture the license plates using substantially the same process, dies and materials as were used to manufacture license plates before January 1, 1982. The Department shall deliver license plates requested pursuant to this section to a person who requests such license plates within 180 days after acceptance of the written request or after receipt of payment therefor, whichever occurs last.
3. The Department shall:
(a) Prescribe, by regulation, a manner and form for submitting a written request pursuant to subsection 1. The form must include, without limitation, an indication of whether the requester desires to have the same letters and numbers on the license plates requested as are on the license plates that are registered to the requester at the time of the request.
(b) Determine the cost of manufacturing a license plate pursuant to this section and prescribe a manufacturing fee, which must not exceed $25, to defray the cost of manufacturing license plates pursuant to this section. The manufacturing fee must be:
(1) Collected by the Department;
(2) Deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the State Highway Fund; and
(3) Allocated to the Revolving Account for the Issuance of Special License Plates created pursuant to NRS 482.1805 to defray the costs of manufacturing license plates pursuant to this section.
4. A person who requests license plates pursuant to this section may keep the license plates which are registered to him or her at the time of the request if the license plates requested contain the same letters and numbers as the license plates which are registered to the person at the time of the request.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1502; A 1999, 766, 767, 3328; 2001, 311; 2009, 1029; 2015, 2816; 2017, 416; 2023, 1878)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.267 - License plates: Production at facility of Department of Corrections; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Director shall utilize the facility for the production of license plates which is located at the Department of Corrections to produce all license plates required by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
2. The Director may contract with a vendor for the production of license plates which require technological or mechanical processes which are not available at the facility.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1022; A 2001, 2547; 2001 Special Session, 244; 2003, 289; 2019, 76)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.268 - License plates: Additional fee for issuance; creation of License Plate Production Account; uses; deposit of fee into Account.

1. In addition to any other applicable fee, there must be paid to the Department for each license plate issued for a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, to defray the cost of producing the license plate:
(a) A fee of 50 cents which must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for Prison Industries; and
(b) Such fee as may be determined by regulation of the Department, which must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the License Plate Production Account.
2. The License Plate Production Account is hereby created in the State Highway Fund. The Account is a continuing account without reversion. Interest and income earned on money in the Account must be credited to the Account. The money in the Account must be used only to defray the cost of producing license plates, as described in subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1022; A 2013, 2528)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.270 - License plates: General specifications; redesign.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by specific statute, the Director shall order the redesign and preparation of motor vehicle license plates.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Department may, upon the payment of all applicable fees, issue redesigned motor vehicle license plates.
3. The Department shall not issue redesigned motor vehicle license plates pursuant to this section to a person who was issued motor vehicle license plates before January 1, 1982, or pursuant to NRS 482.2155, 482.3747, 482.3763, 482.3783, 482.379 or 482.37901, without the approval of the person.
4. The Director may determine and vary the size, shape and form and the material of which license plates are made, but each license plate must be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight. All license plates must be treated to reflect light and to be at least 100 times brighter than conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the license plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
5. Every license plate must have displayed upon it:
(a) The registration number, or combination of letters and numbers, assigned to the vehicle and to the owner thereof;
(b) The name of this State, which may be abbreviated;
(c) If issued for a calendar year, the year; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085, if issued for a registration period other than a calendar year, the month and year the registration expires.
[Part 12:202:1931; A 1949, 45; 1953, 106; 1955, 582] + [1:131:1943; 1943 NCL § 4443.01] + [1:319:1953]—(NRS A 1960, 128; 1961, 130, 419; 1965, 1337; 1969, 340, 685, 1048; 1971, 51; 1973, 864; 1975, 698; 1977, 356, 1008; 1979, 94; 1981, 1550; 1989, 1151; 1991, 134; 1993, 1345, 1387; 1995, 568, 1659, 1664, 1665, 1668; 1997, 137, 174, 539, 1360, 1502, 1549, 2977, 2997, 3003, 3005, 3053; 1999, 455, 456, 2566; 2003, 3068; 2007, 322; 2013, 1474, 2548; 2015, 255, 996, 2816; 2019, 186; 2021, 683)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2703 - License plates: Samples; form; fee; penalty.

1. The Director may order the preparation of sample license plates which must be of the same design and size as regular license plates or license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384. The Director shall ensure that:
(a) Each license plate issued pursuant to this subsection, regardless of its design, is inscribed with the word SAMPLE and an identical designation which consists of the same group of three numerals followed by the same group of three letters; and
(b) The designation of numerals and letters assigned pursuant to paragraph (a) is not assigned to a vehicle registered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 706 of NRS.
2. The Director may order the preparation of sample license plates which must be of the same design and size as any of the special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive. The Director shall ensure that:
(a) Each license plate issued pursuant to this subsection, regardless of its design, is inscribed with the word SAMPLE and the number zero in the location where any other numerals would normally be displayed on a license plate of that design; and
(b) The number assigned pursuant to paragraph (a) is not assigned to a vehicle registered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 706 of NRS.
3. The Director may establish a fee for the issuance of sample license plates of not more than $15 for each license plate.
4. A decal issued pursuant to NRS 482.271 may be displayed on a sample license plate issued pursuant to this section.
5. All money collected from the issuance of sample license plates must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
6. A person shall not affix a sample license plate issued pursuant to this section to a vehicle. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 341; A 1997, 174, 1360, 1550, 2823, 3053; 1999, 157; 2007, 574; 2015, 659, 1942; 2017, 3563, 3572; 2019, 560, 897, 1481, 2521, 3087; 2021, 3736; 2023, 2694)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2705 - License plates: Passenger cars and trucks; duties of Director.

1. The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle license plates for passenger cars and trucks in the same manner as is provided for motor vehicles generally in NRS 482.270.
2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Director shall determine the combinations of letters and numbers which constitute the designations for license plates assigned to passenger cars and trucks.
3. Any license plate issued for a passenger car or truck before January 1, 1982, bearing a designation which is not in conformance with the system described in subsection 2 is valid during the period for which the plate was originally issued as well as during any extensions by stickers.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1549; A 1983, 1229; 1989, 1151; 1993, 1346, 2600; 1995, 715; 2007, 323; 2013, 2831; 2017, 417; 2023, 1879)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.271 - License plates: Decals; fees.

1. The Director shall order the preparation of decals which are adhesive strips treated to reflect light and designed to fit in the spaces reserved for the names of counties on vehicle license plates for passenger cars and trucks. Each decal must display the name of a county in prominent block lettering.
2. The decals described in subsection 1 may be purchased for display on license plates in the spaces reserved for them. They must be available for purchase upon request, in person or by mail, in every office where motor vehicle license plates may be purchased.
3. The fee for a decal is $0.50, which must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund and allocated to the Department to defray the cost of manufacturing the decals.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1549; A 1983, 1229; 1989, 1615)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2715 - License plates: Registrant entitled to maintain code if continuously renewed; exceptions; issuance of replacement number plates with same code after expiration of registration; fee.

1. Unless the vehicle license plate is:
(a) A special plate which the registrant is no longer eligible to display; or
(b) A personalized plate, the code of which denotes that the registrant holds a public office which the registrant no longer holds,
if a certificate of registration and vehicle license plate with a particular code are continuously renewed, the registrant is entitled to maintain that code as long as the registrant desires to do so.
2. When any certificate of registration and vehicle license plate expires and remains expired for a continuous period longer than 18 months, the Department may issue, without notice to the previous registrant, replacement number plates which bear the same codes. An applicant for such replacement number plates must pay the usual registration fees and an application fee of $25.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1550; A 1985, 926; 2017, 418)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2717 - License plates to be issued to automobile wreckers and operators of salvage pools.

The Department shall provide suitable plates for automobile wreckers and operators of salvage pools upon payment of a fee of $12 for each set of plates. The Department shall not issue more than three sets of plates to a licensee. Such plates authorize the movement of vehicles in accordance with NRS 487.090 and 487.460.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1592)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.272 - License plates: Motorcycles and mopeds.

1. Each license plate for a motorcycle or moped may contain a number of characters, including numbers and letters, as determined necessary by the Director. Only one plate may be issued for a motorcycle or moped.
2. The Department shall ensure that the license plate for a moped is distinct in appearance from the license plate for a motorcycle. Such distinction may be provided by, without limitation, the size, color or design of the plate. A license plate produced pursuant to this subsection is not required to have displayed upon it the month and year the registration expires.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 865; A 1975, 699; 2003, 459; 2013, 2549; 2015, 1753)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.274 - License plates: Trailers; duties of Director.

1. The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle license plates for trailers in the same manner provided for motor vehicles in NRS 482.270, except that a vehicle license plate prepared for a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 is not required to have displayed upon it the month and year the registration expires.
2. The Director shall order preparation of two sizes of vehicle license plates for trailers. The smaller plates may be used for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of less than 1,000 pounds.
3. The Director shall determine the registration numbers assigned to trailers.
4. Any license plates issued for a trailer before July 1, 1975, bearing a different designation from that provided for in this section, are valid during the period for which such plates were issued.
5. The Department shall not issue for a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 a special license plate available pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1050; A 1971, 53; 1975, 700; 1979, 97; 1983, 812; 2007, 323; 2013, 2831; 2015, 660, 1943; 2017, 418, 3563, 3572; 2019, 561, 897, 1482, 2521, 3087; 2021, 3737; 2023, 1879, 2694)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.275 - License plates: Display.

1. The license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, moped or motor vehicle being transported by a licensed vehicle transporter must be attached thereto, one in the rear and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, one in the front. The license plate issued for all other vehicles required to be registered must be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The license plates must be so displayed during the current calendar year or registration period.
2. If the motor vehicle was not manufactured to include a bracket, device or other contrivance to display and secure a front license plate, and if the manufacturer of the motor vehicle provided no other means or method by which a front license plate may be displayed upon and secured to the motor vehicle:
(a) One license plate must be attached to the motor vehicle in the rear; and
(b) The other license plate may, at the option of the owner of the vehicle, be attached to the motor vehicle in the front.
3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not relieve the Department of the duty to issue a set of two license plates as otherwise required pursuant to NRS 482.265 or other applicable law and do not entitle the owner of a motor vehicle to pay a reduced tax or fee in connection with the registration or transfer of the motor vehicle. If the owner of a motor vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2, exercises the option to attach a license plate only to the rear of the motor vehicle, the owner shall:
(a) Retain the other license plate; and
(b) Insofar as it may be practicable, return or surrender both plates to the Department as a set when required by law to do so.
4. Every license plate must at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and must be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.
5. Any license plate which is issued to a vehicle transporter or a dealer, rebuilder or manufacturer may be attached to a vehicle owned or controlled by that person by a secure means. No license plate may be displayed loosely in the window or by any other unsecured method in any motor vehicle.
[13:202:1931; 1931 NCL § 4435.12]—(NRS A 1959, 863; 1963, 1127; 1969, 686; 1983, 1000; 1987, 2079; 2005, 983; 2009, 395; 2015, 1753)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2807 - Requirements for registration if local government has filed notice of nonpayment pursuant to NRS 484B.527.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2359; A 1997, 465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.281 - Authority of Department of Motor Vehicles to allow authorized inspection station or authorized station to renew certificates of registration; adoption of regulations.

1. The Department may allow an authorized inspection station or authorized station to renew certificates of registration for motor vehicles.
2. The Department shall not issue a license to an authorized inspection station or authorized station to renew certificates of registration if that station has committed any of the violations set forth in NRS 445B.790.
3. An authorized inspection station or authorized station shall not renew a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle unless the station has issued a certificate of emissions compliance for that vehicle.
4. The Department shall establish bonding and surety requirements for an authorized inspection station or authorized station that is authorized to renew certificates of registration. Each such station shall obtain the equipment necessary for the operation of the station, as determined by the Department, and pay the costs of any audit required by the Department.
5. The Department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations must include, without limitation:
(a) The requirements for licensing an authorized inspection station or authorized station to renew certificates of registration; and
(b) The compensation an authorized inspection station or authorized station is entitled to receive for the renewal of a certificate of registration.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Authorized inspection station" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.710.
(b) "Authorized station" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.720.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1913; A 1993, 2861; 2001, 700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.283 - Change of name or place of residence: Notice to Department required; timing and contents of notice.

Each holder of a valid registration, upon changing his or her name or place of residence, shall notify the Department of the change within 30 days after the change and shall include in the notice both the old and new names and residence addresses.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 916; A 1960, 101; 2003, 375)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.290 - Assignment and recording of new vehicle identification number if old number has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; authority of Department; fee; penalty for certain acts committed with intent to defraud.

1. The Department is authorized to assign a distinguishing number to any motor vehicle or trailer whenever the vehicle identification number thereon has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated, and any motor vehicle or trailer to which there is assigned a distinguishing number as authorized in this section shall be registered under such distinguishing number.
2. The Department shall collect a fee of $2 for the assignment and recording of each such vehicle identification number and for the assignment of distinguishing numbers pursuant to NRS 482.553.
3. The number by which a motor vehicle or trailer is registered shall be permanently stamped or attached to the vehicle. False attachment or willful removal, defacement, alteration or obliteration of such a number with intent to defraud is a gross misdemeanor.
[8:202:1931; 1931 NCL § 4435.07]—(NRS A 1959, 214; 1965, 654; 1975, 64; 2007, 2362)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2912 - Additional requirements for registration of certain commercial motor vehicles by certain motor carriers; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, each motor carrier operating a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate commerce with 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 must:
(a) Register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and obtain a USDOT number issued by the United States Department of Transportation;
(b) Display the USDOT number as required pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 390.21 on each commercial motor vehicle with 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 operated by the motor carrier in intrastate commerce; and
(c) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of registration or renewal of registration of each such commercial motor vehicle of:
(1) The USDOT number of the motor carrier; and
(2) The name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle.
2. A motor carrier operating a commercial motor vehicle which is registered in this State and is being used to transport hazardous material must, in addition to the requirements of chapter 459 of NRS:
(a) Register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and obtain a USDOT number issued by the United States Department of Transportation;
(b) Display the USDOT number as required pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 390.21 on each commercial motor vehicle used to transport hazardous material; and
(c) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of registration and renewal of registration of each such commercial motor vehicle of:
(1) The USDOT number of the motor carrier; and
(2) The name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle.
3. A motor carrier must notify the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days after a change in the name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of a commercial motor vehicle reported to the Department pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
4. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a farm vehicle or a covered farm vehicle.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Covered farm vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5.
(b) "Hazardous material" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.7024.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 973)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2914 - Department to adopt certain regulations regarding out-of-service orders.

The Department shall adopt regulations which set forth each provision of 49 C.F.R. Parts 385 and 386 which, when a violation of the provision is the basis for a temporary prohibition against operation by a motor carrier, qualifies that temporary prohibition as an out-of-service order for the purposes of NRS 482.083.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 974)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2916 - Certain motor carriers required to submit registration and renewal documents to Motor Carrier Division of Department.

An applicant for the registration or renewal of registration of any commercial motor vehicle who is required by any provision of NRS to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and obtain a USDOT number from the United States Department of Transportation must submit the application to the Motor Carrier Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 974)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.2918 - Department may refuse renewal of registration of certain motor carriers; notice.

1. The Department may refuse to renew the registration of a commercial motor vehicle operating in intrastate commerce which is registered pursuant to this chapter and which 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 if:
(a) The motor carrier applying for renewal has not complied with the requirements of NRS 482.2912; or
(b) The motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order.
2. The Department shall mail a notice to the holder of a certificate of registration for a commercial motor vehicle if the Department refuses to renew the registration pursuant to subsection 1. The notice must be mailed as soon as practicable after the Department refuses to renew the registration and must include, without limitation:
(a) The reason for the refusal to renew the registration;
(b) The name of the federal or state entity which issued the out-of-service order, if applicable; and
(c) The procedure by which the holder of the certificate of registration for the commercial motor vehicle may renew the registration by providing evidence satisfactory to the Department that, as applicable:
(1) The motor carrier operating the commercial motor vehicle has complied with the requirements of NRS 482.2912; or
(2) The motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle is no longer subject to an out-of-service order.
3. A motor carrier applying for the renewal of the registration of a commercial motor vehicle who receives a notice pursuant to this section is not entitled to operate or permit operation of that commercial motor vehicle upon the highways as provided in subsection 5 of NRS 482.280 until the Department notifies the motor carrier that the registration of the commercial motor vehicle is renewed.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 974)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.292 - "Document" defined.

As used in this section and NRS 482.293 and 482.294, unless the context otherwise requires, "document" means an application, notice, report, statement or other record relating to the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration, or the issuance of a certificate of title, pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2778; A 2003, 460, 1218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 482 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers: Licensing, Registration, Sales and Leases › NRS 482.294 - Effect of approval by Department of Motor Vehicles for person to participate in program; waiver of requirement of signature of natural person; document submitted by electronic means deemed to be original document.

1. If the Department approves an application for a person to participate in a program established pursuant to NRS 482.293, that participant may submit, by electronic means, a document that is required to be submitted pursuant to this chapter for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration or a certificate of title.
2. If the signature of a natural person is required pursuant to this chapter on a document that is submitted by electronic means, the Department may waive that requirement if the participant complies with all requirements of this program.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a document that is submitted by electronic means pursuant to subsection 1, if accepted by the Department, shall be deemed an original document in administrative proceedings, quasi-judicial proceedings and judicial proceedings.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2780; A 2003, 461, 1220; 2023, 1472)