2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 483 - Drivers’ Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors › NRS 483.850 - Application for card; required contents; duties of applicant; preregistration or registration to vote; surrender of driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction. [Effective through December 31, 2024.] Application for card; required contents; duties of applicant; preregistration or registration to vote; surrender of driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction. [Effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.] Application for card; required contents; duties of applicant; preregistration or registration to vote; surrender of driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

1. Every application for an identification card must be made upon a form provided by the Department and include, without limitation:
(a) The applicant’s:
(1) Full legal name.
(2) Date of birth.
(3) State of legal residence.
(4) Current address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from his or her address of principal residence, in this State, unless the applicant is on active duty in the military service of the United States.
(b) A statement from:
(1) A resident stating that he or she does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction; or
(2) A seasonal resident stating that he or she does not hold a valid Nevada driver’s license.
2. When the form is completed, the applicant must sign the form and verify the contents before a person authorized to administer oaths.
3. An applicant who has been issued a social security number must provide to the Department for inspection:
(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or
(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department bearing the social security number of the applicant, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.
4. At the time of applying for an identification card, an applicant may, if eligible, preregister or register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5727 or 293.5742.
5. A person who possesses a driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction who wishes to apply for an identification card pursuant to this section shall surrender to the Department the driver’s license or identification card issued by the other state or jurisdiction at the time the person applies for an identification card pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1987, 2147; 1989, 1874; 1993, 2846; 1997, 1386, 2989; 1999, 437; 2003, 470; 2007, 2791; 2017, 3879; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2023, 3311)
1. Every application for an identification card must be made upon a form provided by the Department and include, without limitation:
(a) The applicant’s:
(1) Full legal name.
(2) Date of birth.
(3) State of legal residence.
(4) Current address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from his or her address of principal residence, in this State, unless the applicant is on active duty in the military service of the United States.
(b) A statement from:
(1) A resident stating that he or she does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction; or
(2) A seasonal resident stating that he or she does not hold a valid Nevada driver’s license.
2. When the form is completed, the applicant must sign the form and verify the contents before a person authorized to administer oaths.
3. An applicant who has been issued a social security number must provide to the Department for inspection:
(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or
(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department bearing the social security number of the applicant, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.
4. At the time of applying for an identification card, an applicant may, if eligible, preregister or register to vote.
5. A person who possesses a driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction who wishes to apply for an identification card pursuant to this section shall surrender to the Department the driver’s license or identification card issued by the other state or jurisdiction at the time the person applies for an identification card pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1987, 2147; 1989, 1874; 1993, 2846; 1997, 1386, 2989; 1999, 437; 2003, 470; 2007, 2791; 2017, 3879; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2021, 3875; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
1. Every application for an identification card must be made upon a form provided by the Department and include, without limitation:
(a) The applicant’s:
(1) Full legal name.
(2) Date of birth.
(3) State of legal residence.
(4) Current address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from his or her address of principal residence, in this State, unless the applicant is on active duty in the military service of the United States.
(b) A statement from:
(1) A resident stating that he or she does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction; or
(2) A seasonal resident stating that he or she does not hold a valid Nevada driver’s license.
2. When the form is completed, the applicant must sign the form and verify the contents before a person authorized to administer oaths.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, an applicant who has been issued a social security number must provide to the Department for inspection:
(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or
(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department bearing the social security number of the applicant, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.
4. At the time of applying for an identification card, an applicant may, if eligible, preregister or register to vote.
5. A person who possesses a driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction who wishes to apply for an identification card pursuant to this section shall surrender to the Department the driver’s license or identification card issued by the other state or jurisdiction at the time the person applies for an identification card pursuant to this section.
6. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to a homeless child or youth less than 25 years of age who submits a signed affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the child or youth is homeless and less than 25 years of age.
7. As used in this section, "homeless child or youth" has the meaning ascribed to "homeless children and youths" in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1987, 2147; 1989, 1874; 1993, 2846; 1997, 1386, 2989; 1999, 437; 2003, 470; 2007, 2791; 2017, 3879; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2021, 3875; 2023, 1866, 3311, effective January 1, 2026)