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CHAPTER 483 - DRIVERS’ LICENSES; DRIVING
SCHOOLS AND DRIVING INSTRUCTORS
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS’ LICENSES (UNIFORM ACT)
General Provisions
NRS 483.010 Short
title.
NRS 483.015 Applicability.
NRS 483.020 Definitions.
NRS 483.030 “Administrator”
defined.
NRS 483.035 “Border
state employee” defined.
NRS 483.040 “Cancellation”
and “cancelled” defined.
NRS 483.045 “Concentration
of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in his or her blood or breath”
defined. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring
each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a
blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to
receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]
NRS 483.045 “Concentration
of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.10 in his or her blood or breath”
defined. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each
state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood
alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving
federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]
NRS 483.063 “Driver”
defined.
NRS 483.064 “Driver
authorization card” defined.
NRS 483.065 “Driver’s
license” defined.
NRS 483.067 “Electric
bicycle” defined.
NRS 483.070 “Farm
tractor” defined.
NRS 483.075 “Foreign
exchange student” defined.
NRS 483.080 “Highway”
defined.
NRS 483.081 “International
instructor” defined.
NRS 483.082 “International
student” defined.
NRS 483.083 “License”
defined.
NRS 483.085 “Licensee”
defined.
NRS 483.088 “Moped”
defined.
NRS 483.090 “Motor
vehicle” defined.
NRS 483.100 “Nonresident”
defined.
NRS 483.115 “Out-of-state
student” defined.
NRS 483.120 “Owner”
defined.
NRS 483.125 “Photograph”
defined.
NRS 483.135 “Premises
to which the public has access” defined.
NRS 483.141 “Resident”
defined.
NRS 483.150 “Revocation”
defined.
NRS 483.160 “School
bus” defined.
NRS 483.170 “Street”
defined.
NRS 483.180 “Suspension”
defined.
NRS 483.190 “Vehicle”
defined.
NRS 483.200 Employment
of examiners and other employees; duties of examiners.
NRS 483.205 Medical
Board: Appointment; duties.
NRS 483.210 Offices.
NRS 483.220 Regulations.
NRS 483.225 List
of licensed drivers to be provided for selection of jury; reimbursement of
Department.
Issuance, Expiration and Renewal
NRS 483.230 Licensing
of drivers required; vehicle being towed; possession of more than one license
prohibited.
NRS 483.235 Holders
of class A noncommercial drivers’ licenses: Department to adopt regulations
concerning driving of combinations of vehicles of certain length and weight.
NRS 483.240 Exemptions
from licensing.
NRS 483.245 License
issued by this State required when person becomes resident; issuance;
reciprocal agreements with other states.
NRS 483.250 Issuance
of license to certain persons prohibited; exceptions.
NRS 483.2521 Drivers
who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance of license.
NRS 483.2523 Drivers
who are 16 or 17 years of age: Restriction on transporting certain passengers
under 18 years of age during initial period of licensure; penalty; nature of
violation.
NRS 483.2525 Drivers
who are 16 or 17 years of age: Violation of restriction on transporting certain
passengers during initial period of licensure not primary offense; issuance of
citations.
NRS 483.2527 Drivers
who are 16 or 17 years of age: Information included on and format of license;
regulations.
NRS 483.2529 Drivers
who are 16 or 17 years of age: Duration of restriction or suspension of license
for certain violations.
NRS 483.255 Department
to adopt regulations regarding hours of training required for issuance of
license to minor who attends school for training drivers.
NRS 483.267 Restricted
license for person between ages of 14 and 18 if medical hardship exists in
family: Issuance; application; restrictions.
NRS 483.270 Restricted
license for pupil in school: Issuance; application; restrictions; regulations.
NRS 483.280 Instruction,
restricted instruction and temporary drivers’ permits.
NRS 483.283 Proof
of compliance with certain statutory provisions required for issuance to or
renewal of license of certain criminal offenders; expiration of license; regulations.
NRS 483.289 Application
for license or instruction permit: Choice of statutory provisions.
NRS 483.290 Application
for license or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of full legal
name and age; registration to vote; authority of Department to refuse to accept
certain documents; regulations; consular identification cards.
NRS 483.291 Application
for driver authorization card or instruction permit; acceptable documents for
proof of name, age and residence; requirements for card or permit; annual
expiration and renewal; exceptions; limitations on use of card or permit.
NRS 483.292 Declaration
of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon application for instruction
permit or license; provision of evidence by applicant; required documentation
for designation of status on license or permit; monthly compilation and
transmission to Department of Veterans Services of list of persons who have
declared status.
NRS 483.2925 Designation
of veteran status on license or permit; duties of Department.
NRS 483.294 Registration
of certain males with Selective Service System when applying for license or
permit to drive; application for license or permit to drive to include certain
information concerning such registration; transmittal of information to
Selective Service System.
NRS 483.295 Application
from person previously licensed in another state; copy of record from other
state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to furnish records to other
states.
NRS 483.300 Signing
and verification of application of minor by responsible person; liability.
NRS 483.310 Release
from liability upon cancellation of minor’s license.
NRS 483.320 Cancellation
of license upon death of person signing minor’s application.
NRS 483.325 Qualifications
for safe driving of types of vehicles; types or classifications of licenses.
NRS 483.330 Examination
of applicants; waiver of examination by Department.
NRS 483.340 Issuance
and contents of license; contents of license to be prescribed by regulation;
license for purposes of identification only issued to certain persons;
confidentiality of certain information; exception; unlawful acts; anatomical
gifts; indicia of medical condition; adoption of regulations.
NRS 483.345 Number
of license issued or renewed after January 1, 1998, not to be based on social security number; Department to convert number based on social security number
upon request. [Repealed.]
NRS 483.347 Shape
of license; inclusion of color photograph; issuance in certain circumstances of
temporary driver’s license without photograph; duties of Department.
NRS 483.348 Issuance
of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and
epileptics; education of peace officers.
NRS 483.3485 Program
for imprinting symbol or other indicator of medical condition on license:
Establishment; regulations; donations.
NRS 483.349 Placement
of designation on license issued to person with disability which limits or
impairs ability to walk.
NRS 483.350 License
to be carried and surrendered upon demand; limitation on conviction.
NRS 483.360 Restricted
license; procedure for suspension or revocation; penalty.
NRS 483.363 Report
requesting that Department examine licensee who may be unable to safely operate
motor vehicle: Who may file; required contents; confidentiality; exception;
limitation upon filing; Administrator to prescribe form and procedure.
NRS 483.367 Report
of inability of person to safely operate motor vehicle: Department to require
examination and take other appropriate action; reinstatement of restricted,
suspended or revoked license; issuance of replacement license.
NRS 483.370 Duplicate
or substitute permit or license.
NRS 483.380 Expiration
of license; exception; Department to prescribe by regulation when license
expires; deferred expiration of license of persons on active duty in Armed
Forces and certain members of their families.
NRS 483.382 Renewal
of license: Notice to licensee; additional tests.
NRS 483.383 Renewal
of license: Procedure for renewal by mail; regulations.
NRS 483.384 Renewal
of license: Test of eyesight; report in lieu of test; regulations; when
examination may be required.
NRS 483.386 Renewal
of license: Reexamination upon good cause; penalty for late renewal;
exemptions.
NRS 483.390 Notice
of change of address or name.
NRS 483.400 Records
of Department.
NRS 483.410 Fees
and penalties: Amounts, payment and disposition.
NRS 483.415 Additional
fee; deposit in Highway and Safety Administrative Account; use of money.
NRS 483.417 One-time
waiver of fees to furnish duplicate license to homeless person or person
recently released from prison; exception; acceptance of gifts, grants and
donations.
Cancellation, Suspension and Revocation
NRS 483.420 Authority
of Department to cancel license.
NRS 483.430 Suspension
or revocation of privilege of nonresident; report of certain convictions in
this State or revocation or suspension involving nonresident.
NRS 483.440 Suspension
or revocation of license or privilege upon conviction in another state.
NRS 483.441 Suspension
of license for delinquent payment of administrative fines and other costs owed
pursuant to NRS 706.476 or 706.771; notice; plan for repayment;
reinstatement; fee for reinstatement.
NRS 483.443 Suspension
of license for failure to comply with certain subpoenas or warrants or failure
to satisfy arrearage in payment of support for child; reinstatement of license.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring
each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting
the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]
NRS 483.443 Suspension
of license for failure to satisfy arrearage in payment of support for child;
reinstatement of license. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. §
666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
NRS 483.445 Suspension
or revocation of license of member of Armed Forces.
NRS 483.447 Future
driving privileges: Deemed possession by unlicensed driver who operates vehicle
in Nevada.
NRS 483.448 Future
driving privileges: Demerit points; suspension; hearing.
NRS 483.450 Conviction
of offense making revocation of license mandatory: Department to adopt
regulations prescribing recordation of conviction; duties of courts; expenses.
NRS 483.460 Mandatory
revocation of license, permit or privilege to drive; period of revocation;
tolling of period of revocation during imprisonment; eligibility for restricted
license; action to carry out court’s order.
NRS 483.461 Mandatory
suspension of license of person less than 21 years of age if test shows
concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in blood or breath;
cancellation of suspension and credit toward subsequent revocation or
suspension. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law
requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor
vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a
condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this
State.]
NRS 483.461 Mandatory
suspension of license of person less than 21 years of age if test shows
concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.10 in blood or breath;
cancellation of suspension and credit toward subsequent revocation or
suspension. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring
each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a
blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to
receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]
NRS 483.462 Test
indicating person less than 21 years of age has concentration of alcohol of
0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in blood or breath; duties of peace officer and
Department; order for suspension of license. [Effective until the date of the
repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person
to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent
or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of
highways in this State.]
NRS 483.462 Test
indicating person less than 21 years of age has concentration of alcohol of
0.02 or more but less than 0.10 in blood or breath; duties of peace officer and
Department; order for suspension of license. [Effective on the date of the
repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person
to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent
or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of
highways in this State.]
NRS 483.463 Review
of order of suspension issued pursuant to NRS 483.462;
hearing; issuance of temporary license; affirmation or rescission of
suspension; judicial review. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the
federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a
motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as
a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in
this State.]
NRS 483.463 Review
of order of suspension issued pursuant to NRS 483.462;
hearing; issuance of temporary license; affirmation or rescission of
suspension; judicial review. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the
federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a
motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as
a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in
this State.]
NRS 483.464 Issuance
of restricted license after certain period if license suspended pursuant to NRS 483.462.
NRS 483.465 Mandatory
suspension of license when person violates promise to appear pursuant to
citation: Notice; period of suspension.
NRS 483.470 Grounds
for discretionary suspension of license; notice; hearing.
NRS 483.473 Establishment
of uniform system of demerit points; schedule of demerits; assessment of
points.
NRS 483.475 Demerit
points: Cancellation for successful completion of course of traffic safety;
limitations; suspension of license; cumulative period for suspension; notice;
hearing.
NRS 483.477 Attendance
at school for training drivers upon suspension.
NRS 483.480 Department
may require examination before suspension or revocation of license; no
additional fee or examination for reinstatement under certain circumstances.
NRS 483.490 Issuance
of restricted license; penalties; period of suspension or revocation.
NRS 483.495 Tests
and other requirements for reinstatement of license; waiver of tests or
requirements; modification of revocation, suspension or cancellation.
NRS 483.500 Surrender
and reissuance of license upon suspension or revocation.
NRS 483.505 Voluntary
surrender of license; reissuance.
NRS 483.510 Operation
in this State under foreign license during suspension or revocation prohibited.
NRS 483.520 Judicial
review.
NRS 483.525 Proof
of financial responsibility required for restoration of revoked license, permit
or privilege; maintenance; suspension for failure to maintain.
Violations
NRS 483.530 Unlawful
uses of license; prohibited acts related to provision of false information or
commission of fraud in connection with application for license or
identification card; penalties.
NRS 483.550 Driving
without valid license.
NRS 483.560 Driving
while license cancelled, revoked or suspended; probation, suspended sentences
and plea bargaining prohibited; exception; penalties.
NRS 483.570 Driving
when privilege as nonresident cancelled, suspended or revoked.
NRS 483.580 Permitting
unauthorized minor to drive.
NRS 483.590 Permitting
unauthorized person to drive.
NRS 483.600 Employing
unlicensed driver.
NRS 483.610 Renting
motor vehicle to another: Conditions.
Penalties
NRS 483.620 Violation
not declared to be felony is misdemeanor.
Construction
NRS 483.630 Uniformity
of interpretation.
INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS
NRS 483.635 Authority
of Department to enter into agreement to facilitate exchange of information
concerning drivers’ licenses and driving records; regulations.
DRIVING SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS
NRS 483.700 License
required.
NRS 483.710 Requirements
for licensure as operator of school.
NRS 483.720 Requirements
for licensure as instructor for school.
NRS 483.7205 Applicant
for licensure as operator of school or instructor for school: Submission of
fingerprints; payment of fee.
NRS 483.721 Application
for licensure as instructor for school to include social security number.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings.]
NRS 483.722 Payment
of child support: Statement by applicant for licensure as instructor for
school; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [Effective until the
date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to
establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]
NRS 483.723 Minimum
age for training; exceptions.
NRS 483.725 Courses
of training: Required topics of instruction; use of communications technology
for interactive instruction and testing; regulations.
NRS 483.730 Licenses:
Issuance; term; renewal; training; exception.
NRS 483.740 Liability
insurance.
NRS 483.745 Inspection
of vehicles: Frequency; results to be provided to Department within certain
period; Department to adopt certain regulations; results thereof to be
maintained for certain period.
NRS 483.750 Maintenance
of vehicles.
NRS 483.760 Grounds
for cancellation, revocation or suspension of license.
NRS 483.765 Suspension
of license as instructor for school for failure to pay child support or comply
with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until
the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state
to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]
NRS 483.767 Administrative
fines; opportunity for hearing; disposition of fines collected; injunctions and
other remedies.
NRS 483.770 Exemptions.
NRS 483.780 Fees.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUPILS FOR AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EDUCATION
NRS 483.785 Department
authorized to accept gifts and grants of money to provide financial assistance
to certain pupils for automobile drivers’ education; regulations.
REGISTRY OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
NRS 483.790 Definitions.
NRS 483.800 Information
to be furnished to Department; establishment of registry; regulations;
maintenance of file; confidentiality; exception; penalty.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR PERSONS WITHOUT DRIVERS’ LICENSES
NRS 483.810 Legislative
findings and declaration.
NRS 483.820 Persons
entitled to card; fees.
NRS 483.825 One-time
waiver of fees to furnish duplicate card to homeless person or person recently
released from prison; exception; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations.
NRS 483.830 Duties
of Director.
NRS 483.840 Form
and effect of card; Department to adopt regulations prescribing contents of
card; duties of Department concerning anatomical gifts and indicia of medical
condition; Anatomical Gift Account; donor registry.
NRS 483.850 Application
for card; required contents; duties of applicant; registration to vote;
surrender of driver’s license or identification card issued by another state or
jurisdiction.
NRS 483.852 Declaration
of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon application for card;
provision of evidence by applicant; required documentation for designation of
status on card; monthly compilation and transmission to Department of Veterans
Services of list of persons who have declared status.
NRS 483.853 Designation
of veteran status on card; duties of Department.
NRS 483.855 Registration
of certain males with Selective Service System when applying for identification
card; application for identification card to include certain information
concerning such registration; transmittal of information to Selective Service
System.
NRS 483.860 Proof
of full legal name and age; regulations; consular identification cards.
NRS 483.861 Proof
of compliance with certain statutory provisions required for issuance to or
renewal of card of certain criminal offenders; expiration of card; regulations.
NRS 483.863 Program
for imprinting symbol or other indicator of medical condition on card:
Establishment; regulations; donations.
NRS 483.865 Placement
of designation on card issued to person with disability which limits or impairs
ability to walk.
NRS 483.867 Placement
of designation on card issued to person who is seasonal resident.
NRS 483.870 Validity
of card; surrender of card; report of change of information or loss of card.
NRS 483.875 Expiration
as prescribed by regulation; renewability of card; duties of and restriction
upon authority of Department.
NRS 483.880 Duplicate
card; return of original.
NRS 483.890 Unlawful
acts; penalty.
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS’ LICENSES
General Provisions
NRS 483.900 Purposes.
NRS 483.902 Applicability.
NRS 483.904 Definitions.
Administration
NRS 483.906 Authority
of Department.
NRS 483.908 Adoption
of regulations.
NRS 483.910 Schedule
of fees.
NRS 483.912 Administration
of driving skills test by person or agency other than Department; credit for
passing test.
NRS 483.914 Department
to notify Commercial Driver’s License Information System of certain matters
concerning issuance and validity of licenses.
NRS 483.916 Release
of information regarding driver’s record.
NRS 483.918 Department
to notify jurisdiction issuing license of certain violations committed in
Nevada.
NRS 483.920 Effect
of convictions entered in other states.
Restrictions and Requirements
NRS 483.924 Restrictions
on driving commercial motor vehicle on highways of Nevada.
NRS 483.926 Commercial
driver’s license: Privilege granted; general requirement; surrender of other
licenses.
NRS 483.928 Requirements
for issuance of license.
NRS 483.929 Proof
of compliance with certain statutory provisions required for issuance to or
renewal of license of certain criminal offenders; expiration of license;
regulations.
NRS 483.930 Transfer
of license issued in another jurisdiction.
NRS 483.932 Use
of license issued by another jurisdiction prohibited after becoming resident of
Nevada.
NRS 483.934 Issuance
of license or learner’s permit to nonresidents prohibited; exception.
NRS 483.936 Licensing
and permitting of nonresidents.
NRS 483.937 Registration
of certain males with Selective Service System when applying for commercial
driver’s license; application for commercial driver’s license to include
certain information concerning such registration; transmittal of information to
Selective Service System.
NRS 483.938 Application
for noncommercial driver’s license after disqualification for commercial
driver’s license based on concentration of alcohol.
NRS 483.939 Mandatory
suspension of commercial driver’s license upon notice of conviction of
violation of federal regulations regarding out-of-service declaration; civil
penalties; reinstatement; regulations.
NRS 483.940 Falsification
of information or certification on application: Criminal and administrative
penalties.
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NOTE: Section 2 of chapter 472, Statutes of
Nevada 2011, at p. 2873, has been codified as NRS 482A.200.
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS’ LICENSES (UNIFORM ACT)
General Provisions
NRS 483.010 Short title. The
provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Motor Vehicle Drivers’ License Act.
[49:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.48]—(NRS A 1969, 537;
1975, 1076; 1977,
1060; 2001,
741; 2005,
1216, 2313;
2011, 2658)
NRS 483.015 Applicability. Except
as otherwise provided in NRS 483.330, the
provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, apply only with respect to noncommercial drivers’ licenses.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1115; A 1997, 61; 2001, 741; 2005, 1216; 2009, 714; 2011, 2658;
2013, 1297,
1993)
NRS 483.020 Definitions. As
used in NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 483.030 to 483.190,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[1:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442]—(NRS A 1969, 537; 1973,
1569; 1975, 1076; 1993,
271; 1995,
2762; 1997,
1221, 3046;
1999, 1109,
3408, 3441; 2003, 1236; 2005, 1216; 2009, 396, 714; 2011, 2659;
2013, 1297,
1993)
NRS 483.030 “Administrator” defined. “Administrator”
means the Director.
[Part 6:190:1941; A 1953, 191]—(NRS A 1957, 614; 1985, 1938)
NRS 483.035 “Border state employee” defined. “Border
state employee” means a person whose legal residence is not in this State and
who resides outside of the State of Nevada and who commutes into the State of
Nevada solely for the purpose of employment.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1569)
NRS 483.040 “Cancellation” and “cancelled” defined. “Cancellation”
or “cancelled” means that a license which was issued through error or fraud is
declared void and terminated. A new license may be obtained only as permitted
in NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive.
[Part 7:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.06]—(NRS A 1969,
537)
NRS 483.045 “Concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in
his or her blood or breath” defined. [Effective until the date of the repeal of
the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to
operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or
greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of
highways in this State.] The
phrase “concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in his or
her blood or breath” means 0.02 gram or more but less than 0.08 gram of alcohol
per 100 milliliters of the blood of a person or per 210 liters of his or her
breath.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3044; A 1999, 2448; 2003, 2557)
NRS 483.045 “Concentration of alcohol
of 0.02 or more but less than 0.10 in his or her blood or breath” defined.
[Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to
make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal
funding for the construction of highways in this State.] The phrase “concentration of alcohol of 0.02
or more but less than 0.10 in his or her blood or breath” means 0.02 gram or
more but less than 0.10 gram of alcohol per 100 milliliters of the blood of a
person or per 210 liters of his or her breath.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3044; A 1999, 2448; 2003, 2557,
effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to
make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal
funding for the construction of highways in this State)
NRS 483.063 “Driver” defined. “Driver”
means a person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle upon a highway.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 536)
NRS 483.064 “Driver authorization card” defined. “Driver
authorization card” means a card obtained in accordance with NRS 483.291.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1294)
NRS 483.065 “Driver’s license” defined. “Driver’s
license” means a license issued under the laws of this State authorizing a
person to drive a motor vehicle in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 536)
NRS 483.067 “Electric bicycle” defined. “Electric
bicycle” means a device upon which a person may ride, having two or three
wheels, or every such device generally recognized as a bicycle that has fully
operable pedals and is propelled by a small electric engine which produces not
more than 1 gross brake horsepower and which produces not more than 750 watts
final output, and:
1. Is designed to travel on not more than
three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and
2. Powered solely by such a small electric
engine, is capable of a maximum speed of not more than 20 miles per hour on a
flat surface while carrying an operator who weighs 170 pounds.
Ê The term
does not include a moped.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 396)
NRS 483.070 “Farm tractor” defined. “Farm
tractor” means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
implement for drawing plows, mowing machines and other implements of husbandry.
[Part 2:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.01]
NRS 483.075 “Foreign exchange student” defined. “Foreign
exchange student” means a student:
1. Whose legal residence is not in the
United States;
2. Who comes into this State to attend an
educational institution for 1 school year; and
3. Who returns to his or her legal residence
at the end of that school year.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1220)
NRS 483.080 “Highway” defined. “Highway”
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
484A.095.
[Part 5:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.04]—(NRS A 1999, 3408)
NRS 483.081 “International instructor” defined. “International
instructor” means a person:
1. Who is at least 18 years of age;
2. Whose legal residence is not in this
State;
3. Who comes into this State to teach at
an educational institution for an indefinite period; and
4. Who may declare that he or she is a
resident of this State for the limited purpose of obtaining a driver’s license
or identification card.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1220)
NRS 483.082 “International student” defined. “International
student” means a student:
1. Who is at least 18 years of age;
2. Whose legal residence is not in this
State;
3. Who comes into this State to attend an
educational institution for an indefinite period; and
4. Who may declare that he or she is a
resident of this State for the limited purpose of obtaining a driver’s license
or identification card.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1221)
NRS 483.083 “License” defined. “License”
means any driver’s license or permit to operate a vehicle issued under or
granted by the laws of this State, including:
1. Any temporary license;
2. Any instruction permit obtained in
accordance with NRS 483.290; and
3. The future privilege to drive a vehicle
by a person who does not hold a driver’s license.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 536; A 2003, 1237; 2013, 1297)
NRS 483.085 “Licensee” defined. “Licensee”
means a person who has a license.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 537)
NRS 483.088 “Moped” defined. “Moped”
means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is
propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake
horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or
produces not more than 1500 watts final output, and:
1. Is designed to travel on not more than
three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and
2. Is capable of a maximum speed of not
more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than 1 percent
grade in any direction when the motor is engaged.
Ê The term
does not include an electric bicycle.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1076; A 1983, 895; 2009, 397)
NRS 483.090 “Motor vehicle” defined. “Motor
vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which
is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not
operated upon rails. “Motor vehicle” includes a moped. The term does not
include an electric bicycle.
[Part 2:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL §
4442.01]—(NRS A 1975, 1076; 2009, 397)
NRS 483.100 “Nonresident” defined. “Nonresident”
means every person who is not a resident of this State.
[4:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.03]
NRS 483.115 “Out-of-state student” defined. “Out-of-state
student” means a student:
1. Whose legal residence is not in this
State;
2. Who comes into this State to attend an
educational institution; and
3. Who returns to his or her legal
residence during the summer months.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1569; A 1997, 1221)
NRS 483.120 “Owner” defined. “Owner”
means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a
vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease
thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the
conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is
entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor
shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of NRS
483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
[Part 3:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL §
4442.02]—(NRS A 1969, 537)
NRS 483.125 “Photograph” defined. “Photograph”
includes a digital image created by a computer or digital camera.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1109)
NRS 483.135 “Premises to which the public has access” defined. “Premises to which the public has access” has
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
484A.185.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3408)
NRS 483.141 “Resident” defined.
1. “Resident” includes, but is not limited
to, a person:
(a) Whose legal residence is in the State of
Nevada.
(b) Who engages in intrastate business and
operates in such a business any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or any
person maintaining such vehicles in this State, as the home state of such
vehicles.
(c) Who physically resides in this State and
engages in a trade, profession, occupation or accepts gainful employment in
this State.
(d) Who declares that he or she is a resident of
this State to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended to nonresidents of this
State.
2. The term does not include a person who
is an actual tourist, an out-of-state student, a foreign exchange student, a
border state employee or a seasonal resident.
3. The provisions of this section do not
apply to drivers of vehicles operated in this State under the provisions of NRS 482.385, 482.390, 482.395 or 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1569; A 1989, 706; 1997, 1221)
NRS 483.150 “Revocation” defined. “Revocation”
means that the licensee’s privilege to drive a vehicle is terminated. A new
license may be obtained only as permitted in NRS
483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
[Part 7:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.06]—(NRS A 1969,
537)
NRS 483.160 “School bus” defined.
1. “School bus” means every motor vehicle
owned by or under the control of a public or governmental agency or a private
school and regularly operated for the transportation of children to or from
school or a school activity or privately owned and regularly operated for
compensation for the transportation of children to or from school or a school
activity.
2. “School bus” does not include a
passenger car operated under a contract to transport children to and from
school, a common carrier or commercial vehicle under the jurisdiction of the
Surface Transportation Board or the Nevada Transportation Authority when such a
vehicle is operated in the regular conduct of its business in interstate or
intrastate commerce within the State of Nevada.
[Part 2:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL §
4442.01]—(NRS A 1961, 303; 1971, 139; 1997, 1619, 2007)
NRS 483.170 “Street” defined. “Street”
means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes
of vehicular travel.
[Part 5:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.04]
NRS 483.180 “Suspension” defined. “Suspension”
means that the licensee’s privilege to drive a vehicle is temporarily
withdrawn.
[Part 7:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.06]
NRS 483.190 “Vehicle” defined. “Vehicle”
means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be
transported or drawn upon a public highway, except:
1. Devices moved by human power or used
exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; and
2. Electric personal assistive mobility
devices as defined in NRS 482.029.
[Part 2:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL §
4442.01]—(NRS A 2003,
1206)
NRS 483.200 Employment of examiners and other employees; duties of
examiners.
1. The Administrator is authorized to
employ examiners, deputies and such other help as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
2. The Department may appoint as
examiners, sheriffs, chiefs of police or other officials or private citizens
whom it deems qualified.
3. Any sheriff, chief of police or other
person accepting appointment as an examiner shall conduct examinations under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, and make such written reports of findings and recommendations to the
Department as it may require.
[18:190:1941; A 1953, 191] + [Part 26:190:1941; 1931
NCL § 4442.25]—(NRS A 1969, 538)
NRS 483.205 Medical Board: Appointment; duties. When
the Administrator considers it necessary to obtain assistance for the
Department in determining the physical or mental ability of a person to operate
a motor vehicle, the Administrator, assisted by the Chief Medical Officer, may
appoint a medical board consisting of three members to render such assistance.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 842; A 1997, 1619)
NRS 483.210 Offices. The
Administrator is authorized to provide suitable office accommodations.
[Part 26:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.25]
NRS 483.220 Regulations. The
Administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing
activities of the Department under NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
[Part 26:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.25]—(NRS A 1969,
538; 1975, 1076)
NRS 483.225 List of licensed drivers to be provided for selection of jury;
reimbursement of Department.
1. The Department shall provide a list of
licensed drivers in any county upon the request of a district judge of the
judicial district in which the county lies for use in selecting jurors.
2. The court which requests the list shall
reimburse the Department for the reasonable cost of the list.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 533)
Issuance, Expiration and Renewal
NRS 483.230 Licensing of drivers required; vehicle being towed; possession
of more than one license prohibited.
1. Except persons expressly exempted in NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, a person shall not drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this
State unless such person has a valid license as a driver under the provisions
of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, for the type or class of vehicle being driven.
2. Any person licensed as a driver under
the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, may exercise the privilege thereby
granted upon all streets and highways of this State and shall not be required
to obtain any other license to exercise such privilege by any county, municipal
or local board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations.
3. Except persons expressly exempted in NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, a person shall not steer or exercise any degree of physical control
of a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle upon a highway unless such person
has a license to drive the type or class of vehicle being towed.
4. A person shall not receive a driver’s
license until the person surrenders to the Department all valid licenses in his
or her possession issued to the person by this or any other jurisdiction.
Surrendered licenses issued by another jurisdiction shall be returned by the
Department to such jurisdiction. A person shall not have more than one valid
driver’s license.
[8:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.07]—(NRS A 1969, 538; 2011, 2874)
NRS 483.235 Holders of class A noncommercial drivers’ licenses: Department
to adopt regulations concerning driving of combinations of vehicles of certain
length and weight. The Department
shall adopt regulations authorizing the holder of a class A noncommercial
driver’s license to drive any combination of vehicles not exceeding 70 feet in
length with a gross combination weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less so long
as the gross combination weight rating of the towed vehicles does not exceed
the gross vehicle weight rating of the towing vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 741)
NRS 483.240 Exemptions from licensing. The
following persons are exempt from license under the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive:
1. Any person while driving a motor
vehicle in the service of the Armed Forces.
2. Any person while driving any road
machine, farm tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved
on a highway.
3. A nonresident who is at least 16 years
of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid license issued to
the person in his or her home state or country may drive a motor vehicle in
this State of the type or class the person may operate in that home state or country.
4. Any nonresident who is at least 18
years of age, whose home state or country does not require the licensing of
drivers, may drive a motor vehicle for a period of not more than 90 days in any
calendar year, if the motor vehicle driven is duly registered in the home state
or country of such nonresident.
5. A nonresident on active duty in the
Armed Forces who has a valid license issued by the person’s home state and such
nonresident’s spouse or dependent child who has a valid license issued by such
state.
6. Any person on active duty in the Armed
Forces who has a valid license issued in a foreign country by the Armed Forces
may drive a motor vehicle for a period of not more than 45 days from the date
of his or her return to the United States.
[9:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.08]—(NRS A 1965, 562;
1969, 538)
NRS 483.245 License issued by this State required when person becomes
resident; issuance; reciprocal agreements with other states.
1. When a person becomes a resident of
Nevada as defined in this chapter and chapter 482
of NRS, the person must, within 30 days, obtain a Nevada driver’s license as a
prerequisite to driving any motor vehicle in the State of Nevada.
2. Where a person who applies for a
license has a valid driver’s license from a state which has requirements for
issuance of drivers’ licenses comparable to those of the State of Nevada, the
Department may issue a Nevada license under the same terms and conditions
applicable to a renewal of a license in this State.
3. In carrying out the provisions of this
chapter, the Administrator is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements
with appropriate officials of other states concerning the licensing of drivers
of motor vehicles.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 760; A 1969, 539; 1973, 1570;
1975, 177; 1995,
2728)
NRS 483.250 Issuance of license to certain persons prohibited; exceptions. The Department shall not issue any license
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive:
1. To any person who is under the age of
18 years, except that the Department may issue:
(a) A restricted license to a person between the
ages of 14 and 18 years pursuant to the provisions of NRS
483.267 and 483.270.
(b) An instruction permit to a person who is at
least 15 1/2 years of age pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 483.280.
(c) A restricted instruction permit to a person
under the age of 18 years pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 483.280.
(d) A driver’s license to a person who is 16 or
17 years of age pursuant to NRS 483.2521.
2. To any person whose license has been
revoked until the expiration of the period during which the person is not
eligible for a license.
3. To any person whose license has been
suspended, but upon good cause shown to the Administrator, the Department may
issue a restricted license to the person or shorten any period of suspension.
4. To any person who has previously been
adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability or
disease and who has not at the time of application been restored to legal
capacity.
5. To any person who is required by NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, to take an examination, unless the person has successfully passed
the examination.
6. To any person when the Administrator
has good cause to believe that by reason of physical or mental disability that
person would not be able to operate a motor vehicle safely.
7. To any person who is not a resident of
this State.
8. To any child who is the subject of a
court order issued pursuant to title 5 of NRS or administrative sanctions
imposed pursuant to NRS 392.148 which
delay the child’s privilege to drive.
9. To any person who is the subject of a
court order issued pursuant to NRS 206.330
which delays the person’s privilege to drive until the expiration of the period
of delay.
10. To any person who is not eligible for
the issuance of a license pursuant to NRS 483.283.
[10:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1949, 38; 1953, 191; 1955,
129; 1956, 203]—(NRS A 1959, 497; 1969, 540; 1971, 546, 2029; 1977, 1370; 1981, 477; 1983, 1080; 1989, 1396; 1995, 741, 1156, 1165, 1361, 2401; 1997, 802, 1521; 2001, 1500, 1994; 2001
Special Session, 270; 2003, 320, 323, 1152; 2005, 2308, 2886; 2007, 2300; 2013, 2463)
NRS 483.2521 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance
of license.
1. The Department may issue a driver’s
license to a person who is 16 or 17 years of age if the person:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
has completed:
(1) A course in automobile driver
education pursuant to NRS 389.090; or
(2) A course provided by a school for
training drivers which is licensed pursuant to NRS
483.700 to 483.780, inclusive, and which
complies with the applicable regulations governing the establishment, conduct
and scope of automobile driver education adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to NRS 389.090;
(b) Has at least 50 hours of supervised
experience in driving a motor vehicle with a restricted license, instruction
permit or restricted instruction permit issued pursuant to NRS 483.267, 483.270 or 483.280, including, without limitation, at least 10
hours of experience in driving a motor vehicle during darkness;
(c) Submits to the Department, on a form provided
by the Department, a log which contains the dates and times of the hours of
supervised experience required pursuant to this section and which is signed:
(1) By his or her parent or legal
guardian; or
(2) If the person applying for the
driver’s license is an emancipated minor, by a licensed driver who is at least
21 years of age or by a licensed driving instructor,
Ê who attests
that the person applying for the driver’s license has completed the training
and experience required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b);
(d) Submits to the Department:
(1) A written statement signed by the
principal of the public school in which the person is enrolled or by a designee
of the principal and which is provided to the person pursuant to NRS 392.123;
(2) A written statement signed by the
parent or legal guardian of the person which states that the person is excused
from compulsory attendance pursuant to NRS
392.070;
(3) A copy of the person’s high school
diploma or certificate of attendance; or
(4) A copy of the person’s certificate of
general educational development or an equivalent document;
(e) Has not been found to be responsible for a
motor vehicle accident during the 6 months before applying for the driver’s
license;
(f) Has not been convicted of a moving traffic
violation or a crime involving alcohol or a controlled substance during the 6
months before applying for the driver’s license; and
(g) Has held an instruction permit for not less
than 6 months before applying for the driver’s license.
2. If a course described in paragraph (a)
of subsection 1 is not offered within a 30-mile radius of a person’s residence,
the person may, in lieu of completing such a course as required by that
paragraph, complete an additional 50 hours of supervised experience in driving
a motor vehicle in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2306; A 2013, 2463)
NRS 483.2523 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Restriction on
transporting certain passengers under 18 years of age during initial period of
licensure; penalty; nature of violation.
1. A person to whom a driver’s license is
issued pursuant to NRS 483.2521 shall not, during
the first 6 months after the date on which the driver’s license is issued,
transport as a passenger a person who is under 18 years of age, unless the
person is a member of his or her immediate family.
2. A person who violates the provisions of
this section:
(a) For a first offense, must be ordered to
comply with the provisions of this section for 6 months after the date on which
the driver’s license is issued.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, must be
ordered to:
(1) Pay a fine in an amount not to exceed
$250;
(2) Comply with the provisions of this
section for such additional time as determined by the court; or
(3) Both pay such a fine and comply with
the provisions of this section for such additional time as determined by the
court.
3. A violation of this section:
(a) Is not a moving traffic violation for the
purposes of NRS 483.473; and
(b) Is not grounds for suspension or revocation
of the driver’s license for the purposes of NRS 483.360.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2307; A 2007, 644)
NRS 483.2525 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Violation of restriction
on transporting certain passengers during initial period of licensure not
primary offense; issuance of citations.
1. A peace officer shall not stop a motor
vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether the driver is violating a
provision of NRS 483.2523. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 2, a citation may be issued for a violation of NRS 483.2523 only if the violation is discovered when
the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another alleged violation
or offense.
2. A peace officer shall not issue a
citation to a person for operating a motor vehicle in violation of NRS 483.2523 if the person provides satisfactory
evidence that the person has held the driver’s license for the period required
pursuant to NRS 483.2523.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2307)
NRS 483.2527 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Information included on
and format of license; regulations. The
Department may:
1. With respect to a driver’s license that
is issued pursuant to NRS 483.2521:
(a) Include on the face of the license the
original date on which the license was issued; or
(b) Otherwise indicate that the license is for
use by a person who:
(1) Is 16 or 17 years of age; and
(2) Has satisfied the requirements set
forth in NRS 483.2521 before receiving the
license;
2. Issue drivers’ licenses pursuant to NRS 483.2521, in accordance with the requirements of NRS 483.347, with distinguishing characteristics which
clearly indicate that the licensee is 16 or 17 years of age; and
3. Adopt regulations necessary to carry
out the provisions governing the issuance of drivers’ licenses pursuant to NRS 483.2521.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2307)
NRS 483.2529 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Duration of restriction
or suspension of license for certain violations. If
the driver’s license of a person who is under 18 years of age is restricted or
suspended as a result of an act committed in violation of NRS 483.2521 to 483.2529,
inclusive, the restriction or suspension remains in effect until the end of the
term of the restriction or suspension even if the person becomes 18 years of
age before the end of the term of the restriction or suspension.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2307)
NRS 483.255 Department to adopt regulations regarding hours of training
required for issuance of license to minor who attends school for training
drivers. The Department shall
adopt regulations that set forth the number of hours of training which a person
whose age is less than 18 years must complete in a course provided by a school
for training drivers to be issued a driver’s license pursuant to subparagraph
(2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 483.2521.
The regulations must require that the number of hours that must be completed by
such a person be comparable to the number of hours of instruction which would
be required of such a person if the person completed his or her training in a
course provided pursuant to NRS 389.090.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1520; A 2005, 2309)
NRS 483.267 Restricted license for person between ages of 14 and 18 if
medical hardship exists in family: Issuance; application; restrictions.
1. The Department may issue a restricted
license to any applicant between the ages of 14 and 18 years which entitles the
applicant to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway if a member of his or her
household has a medical condition which renders that member unable to operate a
motor vehicle, and a hardship exists which requires the applicant to drive.
2. An application for a restricted license
under this section must:
(a) Be made upon a form provided by the
Department.
(b) Contain a statement that a person living in
the same household with the applicant suffers from a medical condition which
renders that person unable to operate a motor vehicle and explaining the need
for the applicant to drive.
(c) Be signed and verified as provided in NRS 483.300.
(d) Include:
(1) A written statement signed by the
principal of the public school in which the applicant is enrolled or by a
designee of the principal and which is provided to the applicant pursuant to NRS 392.123;
(2) A written statement signed by the
parent or legal guardian of the applicant which states that the applicant is
excused from compulsory school attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070;
(3) A copy of the applicant’s high school
diploma or certificate of attendance; or
(4) A copy of the applicant’s certificate
of general educational development or an equivalent document.
(e) Contain such other information as may be
required by the Department.
3. A restricted license issued pursuant to
this section:
(a) Is effective for the period specified by the
Department;
(b) Authorizes the licensee to operate a motor
vehicle on a street or highway only under conditions specified by the
Department; and
(c) May contain other restrictions which the
Department deems necessary.
4. No license may be issued under this
section until the Department is satisfied fully as to the applicant’s
competency and fitness to drive a motor vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 477; A 1997, 1522; 2013, 2464)
NRS 483.270 Restricted license for pupil in school: Issuance; application;
restrictions; regulations.
1. The Department may issue a restricted
license to any pupil between the ages of 14 and 18 years who is attending:
(a) A public school in a school district in this
State in a county whose population is less than 55,000 or in a city or town
whose population is less than 25,000 when transportation to and from school is
not provided by the board of trustees of the school district, if the pupil
meets the requirements for eligibility adopted by the Department pursuant to
subsection 5; or
(b) A private school meeting the requirements for
approval under NRS 392.070 when
transportation to and from school is not provided by the private school,
Ê and it is
impossible or impracticable to furnish such pupil with private transportation
to and from school.
2. An application for the issuance of a
restricted license under this section must:
(a) Be made upon a form provided by the
Department.
(b) Be signed and verified as provided in NRS 483.300.
(c) Include a written statement signed by the:
(1) Principal of the public school in
which the pupil is enrolled or by a designee of the principal and which is
provided to the applicant pursuant to NRS
392.123; or
(2) Parent or legal guardian of the pupil
which states that the pupil is excused from compulsory school attendance
pursuant to NRS 392.070.
(d) Contain such other information as may be
required by the Department.
3. Any restricted license issued pursuant
to this section:
(a) Is effective only for the school year during
which it is issued or for a more restricted period.
(b) Authorizes the licensee to drive a motor
vehicle on a street or highway only while going to and from school, and at a
speed not in excess of the speed limit set by law for school buses.
(c) May contain such other restrictions as the
Department may deem necessary and proper.
(d) May authorize the licensee to transport as
passengers in a motor vehicle driven by the licensee, only while the licensee
is going to and from school, members of his or her immediate family, or other
minor persons upon written consent of the parents or guardians of such minors,
but in no event may the number of passengers so transported at any time exceed
the number of passengers for which the vehicle was designed.
4. No restricted license may be issued
under the provisions of this section until the Department is satisfied fully as
to the applicant’s competency and fitness to drive a motor vehicle.
5. The Department shall adopt regulations
that set forth the requirements for eligibility of a pupil to receive a
restricted license pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
[Part 12:190:1941; A 1955, 129; 1956, 203]—(NRS A
1969, 541; 1973, 223; 1975, 207; 1997, 1523; 2001, 1996; 2011, 1289;
2013, 2465)
NRS 483.280 Instruction, restricted instruction and temporary drivers’
permits.
1. Any person who is at least 15 1/2 years
of age may apply to the Department for an instruction permit. The Department
may, in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts
of the examination administered pursuant to NRS 483.330,
other than the driving test, issue to the applicant an instruction permit
entitling the applicant, while having the permit in his or her immediate
possession, to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways for a period of 1 year
when accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age, who has
had at least 1 year of licensed driving experience in the type of vehicle for
which the permit was issued and who is actually occupying a seat beside the
driver, except when the permittee is occupying a motorcycle. The term “licensed
driving experience” as used in this subsection does not include driving
experience gained under an instruction permit issued pursuant to the provisions
of this section.
2. The Department may, in its discretion,
issue a temporary driver’s permit to an applicant for a driver’s license
permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle while the Department is
completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the
applicant’s right to receive a driver’s license. The permit must be in the
applicant’s immediate possession while driving a motor vehicle, and is invalid
when the applicant’s license has been issued or for good cause has been
refused.
3. The Department, upon receiving proper
application, may, in its discretion, issue a restricted instruction permit
effective for a school year, or for a more restricted period, to an applicant
who is enrolled in a drivers’ education program which includes practice driving
and which is approved by the Department even though the applicant has not
reached the legal age to be eligible for a driver’s license. The instruction
permit entitles the permittee, when the permittee has the permit in his or her
immediate possession, to drive a motor vehicle only on a designated highway or
within a designated area, but only when an approved instructor is occupying a
seat beside the permittee.
[Part 12:190:1941; A 1955, 129; 1956, 203]—(NRS A
1959, 498; 1965, 563, 1090; 1969, 541; 1997, 1523; 2001
Special Session, 272; 2013, 505)
NRS 483.283 Proof of compliance with certain statutory provisions required
for issuance to or renewal of license of certain criminal offenders; expiration
of license; regulations.
1. The Department shall not issue a
driver’s license to an offender or renew the driver’s license of an offender
until the Department has received information submitted by the Central
Repository pursuant to NRS 179D.570
or other satisfactory evidence indicating that the offender is in compliance
with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS.
2. If an offender is not in compliance
with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS,
the Department:
(a) Shall not issue a driver’s license to the
offender or renew the driver’s license of the offender; and
(b) Shall advise the offender to contact the
Central Repository to determine the actions that the offender must take to be
in compliance with the provisions of chapter
179D of NRS.
3. A driver’s license issued to an
offender expires on the first anniversary date of the offender’s birthday,
measured in the case of an original license, or a renewal license and a renewal
of an expired license, from the birthday nearest the date of issuance or
renewal.
4. The Department may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Central Repository” means the Central
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.
(b) “Offender” includes an “offender convicted of
a crime against a child” as defined in NRS
179D.0559 and a “sex offender” as defined in NRS 179D.095.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2886; A 2007, 2779)
NRS 483.289 Application for license or instruction permit: Choice of
statutory provisions.
1. A person who wishes to obtain an
instruction permit or a driver’s license may apply using the provisions of NRS 483.290 or 483.291.
2. A person who wishes to apply for any
restricted or limited license issued pursuant to this chapter may do so by:
(a) Submitting an application using the
provisions of NRS 483.290 or 483.291;
and
(b) Fulfilling the requirements for the issuance
of the restricted or limited license.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1294)
NRS 483.290 Application for license or instruction permit; acceptable
documents for proof of full legal name and age; registration to vote; authority
of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; consular
identification cards.
1. An application for an instruction
permit or for a driver’s license must:
(a) Be made upon a form furnished by the
Department.
(b) Be verified by the applicant before a person
authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may
administer those oaths without charge.
(c) Be accompanied by the required fee.
(d) State the full legal name, date of birth,
sex, address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from the
address of principal residence, of the applicant and briefly describe the
applicant.
(e) State whether the applicant has theretofore
been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an
application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the
suspension, revocation or refusal.
(f) Include such other information as the
Department may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the
applicant.
2. Every applicant must furnish proof of his
or her full legal name and age by displaying:
(a) An original or certified copy of the required
documents as prescribed by regulation; or
(b) A photo identification card issued by the
Department of Corrections pursuant to NRS
209.511.
3. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her
full legal name and age to the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of
subsection 2.
4. At the time of applying for a driver’s
license, an applicant may, if eligible, register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.524.
5. Every applicant who has been assigned a
social security number must furnish proof of his or her social security number
by displaying:
(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,
including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax
returns.
6. The Department may refuse to accept a
driver’s license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any
territory of the United States if the Department determines that the other
state, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States has less
stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver’s
license.
7. With respect to any document presented
by a person who was born outside of the United States to prove his or her full
legal name and age, the Department:
(a) May, if the document has expired, refuse to
accept the document or refuse to issue a driver’s license to the person
presenting the document, or both; and
(b) Shall issue to the person presenting the
document a driver’s license that is valid only during the time the applicant is
authorized to stay in the United States, or if there is no definite end to the
time the applicant is authorized to stay, the driver’s license is valid for 1
year beginning on the date of issuance.
8. The Administrator shall adopt
regulations setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue
or refuse to issue a driver’s license in accordance with this section to a person
who is a citizen of any state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the
United States or a foreign country. The criteria pursuant to which the
Department shall issue or refuse to issue a driver’s license to a citizen of a
foreign country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present
within the United States.
9. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as
proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an instruction permit or for a
driver’s license. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card”
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
232.006.
[13:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.12]—(NRS A
1963, 842; 1969, 542; 1975, 722; 1977, 12; 1985, 1470; 1987, 2146; 1989, 473, 1873, 1874; 1993, 2844; 1995, 35; 1999, 2475; 2003, 468, 1237, 1934, 2465; 2007, 2782; 2013, 1260,
1297)
NRS 483.291 Application for driver authorization card or instruction permit;
acceptable documents for proof of name, age and residence; requirements for
card or permit; annual expiration and renewal; exceptions; limitations on use
of card or permit.
1. An application for an instruction
permit or for a driver authorization card must:
(a) Be made upon a form furnished by the
Department.
(b) Be verified by the applicant before a person
authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may
administer those oaths without charge.
(c) Be accompanied by the required fee.
(d) State the name, date of birth, sex and
residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.
(e) State whether the applicant has theretofore
been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an
application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the
suspension, revocation or refusal.
(f) Include such other information as the
Department may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the
applicant.
2. Every applicant must furnish proof of
his or her name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of:
(a) Any one of the following documents:
(1) A birth certificate issued by a state,
a political subdivision of a state, the District of Columbia or any territory
of the United States;
(2) A driver’s license issued by another
state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States which is
issued pursuant to the standards established by 6 C.F.R. Part 37, Subparts A to
E, inclusive, and which contains a security mark approved by the United States
Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17;
(3) A passport issued by the United States
Government;
(4) A military identification card or
military dependent identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces
of the United States;
(5) For persons who served in any branch
of the Armed Forces of the United States, a report of separation;
(6) A Certificate of Degree of Indian
Blood issued by the United States Government;
(7) A Certificate of Citizenship,
Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident
Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the
Department of Homeland Security;
(8) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad
issued by the Department of State; or
(9) Such other documentation as specified
by the Department by regulation; or
(b) Any two of the following documents:
(1) A driver’s license issued by another
state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States other
than such a driver’s license described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a);
(2) A passport issued by a foreign
government;
(3) A birth certificate issued by a
foreign government;
(4) A consular identification card issued
by the Government of Mexico or a document issued by another government that the
Department determines is substantially similar; or
(5) Any other proof acceptable to the
Department.
Ê No document
which is written in a language other than English may be accepted by the
Department pursuant to this subsection unless it is accompanied by a verified
translation of the document in the English language.
3. Every applicant must prove his or her
residence in this State by displaying an original or certified copy of any two
of the following documents:
(a) A receipt from the rent or lease of a
residence located in this State;
(b) A record from a public utility for a service
address located in this State which is dated within the previous 60 days;
(c) A bank or credit card statement indicating a
residential address located in this State which is dated within the previous 60
days;
(d) A stub from an employment check indicating a
residential address located in this State;
(e) A document issued by an insurance company or
its agent, including, without limitation, an insurance card, binder or bill,
indicating a residential address located in this State;
(f) A record, receipt or bill from a medical
provider indicating a residential address located in this State; or
(g) Any other document as prescribed by the
Department by regulation.
4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 5, a driver authorization card or instruction permit obtained in
accordance with this section must:
(a) Contain the same information as prescribed
for a driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.340 and
any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) Be of the same design as a driver’s license
and contain only the minimum number of changes from that design that are
necessary to comply with subsection 5; and
(c) Be numbered from the same sequence of numbers
as a driver’s license.
5. A driver authorization card or
instruction permit obtained in accordance with this section must comply with
the requirements of section 202(d)(11) of the Real ID Act of 2005, Public Law
109-13, Division B, Title II, 119 Stat. 302, 312-15, 49 U.S.C. § 30301 note.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 483.380, every driver authorization card expires
on the anniversary of its issuance or renewal. Every driver authorization card
is renewable at any time before its expiration upon application and payment of
the required fee. The Department may, by regulation, defer the expiration of
the driver authorization card of a person who is on active duty in the Armed Forces
of the United States upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. The
Department may similarly defer the expiration of the driver authorization card
of the spouse or dependent son or daughter of that person if the spouse or
child is residing with the person.
7. A driver authorization card shall not
be used to determine eligibility for any benefits, licenses or services issued
or provided by this State or its political subdivisions.
8. Except as otherwise provided in this
section or by specific statute, any provision of this title that applies to
drivers’ licenses shall be deemed to apply to a driver authorization card and
an instruction permit obtained in accordance with this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1294)
NRS 483.292 Declaration of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon
application for instruction permit or license; provision of evidence by
applicant; required documentation for designation of status on license or
permit; monthly compilation and transmission to Department of Veterans Services
of list of persons who have declared status.
1. When a person applies to the Department
for the initial issuance of an instruction permit or driver’s license pursuant
to NRS 483.290 or 483.291
or the renewal of an instruction permit or driver’s license, the Department
shall inquire whether the person desires to declare that he or she is a veteran
of the Armed Forces of the United States.
2. If the person desires to declare
pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the
United States, the person shall provide:
(a) Evidence satisfactory to the Department that
he or she has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United
States; and
(b) A written release authorizing the Department
of Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Veterans Services personal
information about the person, which release must be signed by the person and in
a form required by the Director pursuant to NRS
481.063.
3. In addition to the declaration
described in subsection 1, a person who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the
United States and who wishes to have placed on his or her instruction permit or
driver’s license a designation that he or she is a veteran, as described in NRS 483.2925, must:
(a) If applying for the initial issuance of an
instruction permit or driver’s license, appear in person at an office of the
Department and submit a copy of his or her DD Form 214, “Certificate of Release
or Discharge from Active Duty,” issued by the United States Department of
Defense, indicating that the person has been honorably discharged from the
Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) If applying for the renewal of an instruction
permit or driver’s license upon which a designation that the person is a
veteran:
(1) Is not placed, submit by mail or in
person a copy of his or her DD Form 214, “Certificate of Release or Discharge
from Active Duty,” issued by the United States Department of Defense,
indicating that the person has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces
of the United States.
(2) Is placed, submit by mail, in person
or by other means authorized by the Department a statement that the person
wishes the instruction permit or driver’s license to continue to designate that
the person is a veteran.
4. The Department shall, at least once
each month:
(a) Compile a list of persons who have, during
the immediately preceding month, declared pursuant to subsection 1 that they
are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(b) Transmit that list to the Department of
Veterans Services to be used for statistical and communication purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2064; A 2013, 1298,
1993, 2520)
NRS 483.2925 Designation of veteran status on license or permit; duties of
Department.
1. Upon the application of a person who
requests that his or her instruction permit or driver’s license indicate that
he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to
subsection 3 of NRS 483.292, and who satisfies the
requirements of that subsection, the Department shall place on any instruction
permit or driver’s license issued to the person pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter a designation that the person is a veteran.
2. The Director shall determine the design
and placement of the designation of veteran status required by subsection 1 on
any instruction permit or driver’s license to which this section applies.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1993)
NRS 483.294 Registration of certain males with Selective Service System when
applying for license or permit to drive; application for license or permit to
drive to include certain information concerning such registration; transmittal
of information to Selective Service System.
1. When applying for a driver’s license,
an instruction permit, a restricted license or a special restricted license or
for a duplicate or the renewal or reinstatement of such a license or permit, a
male applicant who is:
(a) A citizen of the United States or an
immigrant; and
(b) At least 18 years of age but less than 26
years of age,
Ê may
authorize the Department to register him with the Selective Service System in
compliance with section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
§§ 451 et seq., as amended.
2. An application for a driver’s license,
an instruction permit, a restricted license or a special restricted license or
for a duplicate or substitute or the renewal or reinstatement of such a license
or permit must include a box which may be checked by an applicant described in
subsection 1 to authorize the Department to submit the necessary personal information
to the Selective Service System to register the applicant in compliance with
federal law. The application must also inform the applicant that by registering
with the Selective Service System in compliance with federal law, the applicant
remains eligible for federal student loans, grants, benefits relating to job
training, most federal jobs and, if applicable, citizenship in the United
States.
3. If an applicant indicates on his
application that he wishes the Department to forward the necessary personal
information to the Selective Service System, the Department shall forward that
information to the Selective Service System in an electronic format.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 712)
NRS 483.295 Application from person previously licensed in another state;
copy of record from other state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to
furnish records to other states.
1. Whenever an application for an
instruction permit or for a driver’s license is received from a person
previously licensed in another state, the Department shall request a copy of
the driver’s record from such other state. When received, the driver’s record
shall become a part of the driver’s record in this State with the same effect
as though entered on the driver’s record in this State in the original
instance.
2. Whenever the Department receives a
request for a driver’s record from another licensing state the record shall be
forwarded without charge.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 78; A 1969, 542)
NRS 483.300 Signing and verification of application of minor by responsible
person; liability.
1. The application of any person under the
age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver’s license must be signed
and verified, before a person authorized to administer oaths:
(a) By the applicant’s parent who has custody of
the applicant or by either parent if both have custody of the applicant;
(b) If neither parent has custody of the
applicant or if neither parent is living, by the person who has custody of the
applicant, including an officer or employee of the State or a county if the
minor is in the legal custody of the State or county;
(c) If neither parent has custody of the
applicant or if neither is living and the applicant has no custodian, by the
applicant’s employer; or
(d) If neither parent has custody of the applicant
or if neither is living and the applicant has no custodian or employer, by any
responsible person who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, upon a person signing the application of a minor.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.0325, any negligence or willful
misconduct of a minor under the age of 18 years when driving a motor vehicle
upon a highway is imputed to the person who has signed the application of the
minor for a permit or license and that person is jointly and severally liable
with the minor for any damages caused by such negligence or willful misconduct.
[14:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.13]—(NRS A
1969, 542; 1979,
94; 1989,
696; 2005,
1042)
NRS 483.310 Release from liability upon cancellation of minor’s license. Any person who has signed the application of a
minor for a license may thereafter file with the Department a verified written
request that the license of the minor so granted be cancelled. Thereupon, the
Department shall cancel the license of the minor, and the person who signed the
application of such minor shall be relieved from the liability imposed under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, by reason of having signed such application on account of any
subsequent negligence or willful misconduct of such minor in driving a motor
vehicle.
[15:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.14]—(NRS A 1969, 543)
NRS 483.320 Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor’s
application. The Department, upon
receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the persons who signed the
application of a minor for a license, shall cancel such license and shall not
issue a new license until such time as a new application, duly signed and
verified, is made as required by NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive. This provision shall not apply in
the event the minor has attained the age of 18 years.
[16:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.15]—(NRS A 1969, 543)
NRS 483.325 Qualifications for safe driving of types of vehicles; types or
classifications of licenses. The
Department shall establish such qualifications as it believes reasonably
necessary for the safe driving of the various types, sizes or combinations of
vehicles and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 486.071, may require each applicant to
submit to an examination to determine the applicant’s qualification according
to the type or class of license applied for.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 537; A 1971, 227; 1995, 87)
NRS 483.330 Examination of applicants; waiver of examination by Department.
1. The Department may require every
applicant for a driver’s license, including a commercial driver’s license
issued pursuant to NRS 483.900 to 483.940, inclusive, to submit to an examination. The
examination may include:
(a) A test of the applicant’s ability to
understand official devices used to control traffic;
(b) A test of the applicant’s knowledge of
practices for safe driving and the traffic laws of this State;
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
a test of the applicant’s eyesight; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
an actual demonstration of the applicant’s ability to exercise ordinary and
reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle of the type or class of
vehicle for which he or she is to be licensed.
Ê The
examination may also include such further physical and mental examination as
the Department finds necessary to determine the applicant’s fitness to drive a
motor vehicle safely upon the highways. If the Department requires an applicant
to submit to a test specified in paragraph (b), the Department shall ensure
that the test includes at least one question testing the applicant’s knowledge
of the provisions of NRS 484B.165.
2. The Department may provide by
regulation for the acceptance of a report from an ophthalmologist, optician or
optometrist in lieu of an eye test by a driver’s license examiner.
3. If the Department establishes a type or
classification of driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle of a type which
is not normally available to examine an applicant’s ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable control of such a vehicle, the Department may, by
regulation, provide for the acceptance of an affidavit from a:
(a) Past, present or prospective employer of the
applicant; or
(b) Local joint apprenticeship committee which
had jurisdiction over the training or testing, or both, of the applicant,
Ê in lieu of
an actual demonstration.
4. The Department may waive an examination
pursuant to subsection 1 for a person applying for a Nevada driver’s license
who possesses a valid driver’s license of the same type or class issued by
another jurisdiction unless that person:
(a) Has not attained 21 years of age, except that
the Department may, based on the driving record of the applicant, waive the
examination to demonstrate the applicant’s ability to exercise ordinary and
reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle of the same type or
class of vehicle for which he or she is to be licensed;
(b) Has had his or her license or privilege to
drive a motor vehicle suspended, revoked or cancelled or has been otherwise
disqualified from driving during the immediately preceding 4 years;
(c) Has been convicted of a violation of NRS 484C.130 or, during the immediately
preceding 7 years, of a violation of NRS
484C.110, 484C.120 or 484C.430 or a law of any other
jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct;
(d) Has restrictions to his or her driver’s
license which the Department must reevaluate to ensure the safe driving of a
motor vehicle by that person;
(e) Has had three or more convictions of moving
traffic violations on his or her driving record during the immediately
preceding 4 years; or
(f) Has been convicted of any of the offenses
related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle which must be reported
pursuant to the provisions of Parts 1327 et seq. of Title 23 of the Code of
Federal Regulations relating to the National Driver Register Problem Driver
Pointer System during the immediately preceding 4 years.
[Part 17:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL §
4442.16]—(NRS A 1963, 481, 843; 1969, 543; 1985, 570; 1987, 448, 1309, 1318; 1991, 999; 1995, 111; 1997, 61; 1999, 3408; 2005, 130; 2007, 2784; 2009, 2021;
2013, 505)
NRS 483.340 Issuance and contents of license; contents of license to be
prescribed by regulation; license for purposes of identification only issued to
certain persons; confidentiality of certain information; exception; unlawful
acts; anatomical gifts; indicia of medical condition; adoption of regulations.
1. The Department shall, upon payment of
the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant a driver’s license
indicating the type or class of vehicles the licensee may drive.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing the information that must be contained on a driver’s license.
3. The Department may issue a driver’s
license for purposes of identification only for use by officers of local police
and sheriffs’ departments, agents of the Investigation Division of the
Department of Public Safety while engaged in special undercover investigations
relating to narcotics or prostitution or for other undercover investigations
requiring the establishment of a fictitious identity, federal agents while
engaged in undercover investigations, investigators employed by the Attorney
General while engaged in undercover investigations, criminal investigators
employed by the Secretary of State while engaged in undercover investigations
and agents of the State Gaming Control Board while engaged in investigations
pursuant to NRS 463.140. An application
for such a license must be made through the head of the police or sheriff’s
department, the Chief of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public
Safety, the director of the appropriate federal agency, the Attorney General,
the Secretary of State or his or her designee or the Chair of the State Gaming
Control Board. Such a license is exempt from the fees required by NRS 483.410. The Department, by regulation, shall
provide for the cancellation of any such driver’s license upon the completion
of the special investigation for which it was issued.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, information pertaining to
the issuance of a driver’s license pursuant to subsection 3 is confidential.
5. It is unlawful for any person to use a
driver’s license issued pursuant to subsection 3 for any purpose other than the
special investigation for which it was issued.
6. At the time of the issuance or renewal
of the driver’s license, the Department shall:
(a) Give the holder the opportunity to have
indicated on his or her driver’s license that the holder wishes to be a donor
of all or part of his or her body pursuant to NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, or to refuse to make
an anatomical gift of his or her body or part thereof.
(b) Give the holder the opportunity to have
indicated whether he or she wishes to donate $1 or more to the Anatomical Gift
Account created by NRS 460.150.
(c) Provide to each holder who is interested in
becoming a donor information relating to anatomical gifts, including the
procedure for registering as a donor with the donor registry with which the
Department has entered into a contract pursuant to this paragraph. To carry out
this paragraph, the Department shall, on such terms as it deems appropriate,
enter into a contract with a donor registry that is in compliance with the
provisions of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive.
(d) If the Department has established a program
for imprinting a symbol or other indicator of a medical condition on a driver’s
license pursuant to NRS 483.3485, give the holder
the opportunity to have a symbol or other indicator of a medical condition
imprinted on his or her driver’s license.
7. If the holder wishes to make a donation
to the Anatomical Gift Account, the Department shall collect the donation and
deposit the money collected in the State Treasury for credit to the Anatomical
Gift Account.
8. The Department shall submit to the
donor registry with which the Department has entered into a contract pursuant
to paragraph (c) of subsection 6 information from the records of the Department
relating to persons who have drivers’ licenses that indicate the intention of
those persons to make an anatomical gift. The Department shall adopt
regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
[19:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.18]—(NRS A
1963, 843; 1969, 544; 1975, 802; 1977, 449; 1981, 1106, 2007; 1985, 1938; 1987, 895; 1989, 437, 474, 1152; 1991, 487, 2171; 1993, 1188; 2001, 681, 2551; 2003, 180, 469, 830; 2005, 244, 2313; 2007, 795, 2114, 2785; 2009, 2565,
2566)
NRS 483.345 Number of license issued or renewed after January 1, 1998, not to be based on social security number; Department to convert number based on social
security number upon request. Repealed.
(See chapter 369, Statutes of Nevada 2009, at page 1893.)
NRS 483.347 Shape of license; inclusion of color photograph; issuance in
certain circumstances of temporary driver’s license without photograph; duties
of Department.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, the Department shall issue a rectangular-shaped driver’s license
which bears a front view colored photograph of the licensee. The photograph and
any information included on the license must be placed in a manner which
ensures that:
(a) If the licensee is 21 years of age or older,
the longer edges of the rectangle serve as the top and bottom of the license;
or
(b) If the licensee is under 21 years of age, the
shorter edges of the rectangle serve as the top and bottom of the license.
2. The Department may issue a temporary
driver’s license without a photograph of the licensee if the licensee is
temporarily absent from this State and requests the renewal of, the issuance of
a duplicate of, or a change in the information on, his or her driver’s license.
If the licensee returns to this State for 14 continuous days or more, the
licensee shall, within 24 days after the date of return, surrender the
temporary license and obtain a license which bears his or her photograph in
accordance with subsection 1. A licensee charged with violating the provisions
of this subsection may not be convicted if the licensee surrenders the
temporary license, obtains a license which bears his or her photograph in accordance
with subsection 1 and produces that license in court or in the office of the
arresting officer.
3. The Department shall:
(a) Establish a uniform procedure for the
production of drivers’ licenses, applicable to renewal as well as to original
licenses.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.417 and 483.825,
by regulation, increase the fees provided in NRS
483.410, 483.820 and 483.910
as necessary to cover the actual cost of production of photographs for drivers’
licenses and identification cards. The increase must be deposited in the State
Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund and must be allocated to the
Department to defray the increased costs of producing the drivers’ licenses
required by this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1229; A 1975, 553; 1979, 1120; 1991, 1907; 1993, 1242; 1997, 99; 1999, 1110; 2001, 1501, 2826; 2003, 53; 2005, 1216)
NRS 483.348 Issuance of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin
dependent diabetics and epileptics; education of peace officers.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, the Department shall issue a driver’s license with a specially
colored background to any person who qualifies for a driver’s license pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter and delivers to the Department a signed
statement from a physician that the person is an insulin dependent diabetic or
an epileptic. The Department shall designate one color to be used only for a
driver’s license held by a diabetic and another color to be used only for a
driver’s license held by an epileptic.
2. In lieu of issuing a driver’s license
pursuant to subsection 1, the Department may issue to a person specified in
that subsection a driver’s license with a specially colored border around the
photograph on the license.
3. The Department of Public Safety shall
provide for the education of peace officers on the:
(a) Effects and treatment of a person suffering
from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure and the similarity in
appearance of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure
to a person under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and
(b) Procedures for identifying and handling
situations involving a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an
epileptic seizure.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1209; A 2001, 1502; 2007, 2044)
NRS 483.3485 Program for imprinting symbol or other indicator of medical
condition on license: Establishment; regulations; donations.
1. The Department may adopt regulations
establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol or other indicator of a medical
condition on a driver’s license issued by the Department.
2. Regulations adopted pursuant to
subsection 1 must require the symbol or other indicator of a medical condition
which is imprinted on a driver’s license to conform with the International
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, or the
most current revision, adopted by the National Center for Health Statistics and
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
3. The Department may apply for and accept
any gift, grant, appropriation or other donation to assist in carrying out a
program established pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2312)
NRS 483.349 Placement of designation on license issued to person with
disability which limits or impairs ability to walk.
1. Upon the application of a person with a
disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, the Department shall
place on any driver’s license issued to the person pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter a designation that the person is a person with a disability.
The application must include a statement from a licensed physician certifying
that the applicant is a person with a disability which limits or impairs the
ability to walk.
2. For the purposes of this section,
“person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk” has the
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.3835.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2762)
NRS 483.350 License to be carried and surrendered upon demand; limitation on
conviction. Every licensee shall
have his or her driver’s license in his or her immediate possession at all
times when driving a motor vehicle and shall manually surrender the license for
examination, upon demand, to a justice of the peace, a peace officer, or a
deputy of the Department. However, no person charged with violating this
section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court or the office of the
arresting officer a driver’s license theretofore issued to the person and valid
at the time of the demand.
[Part 20:190:1941; A 1953, 191; 1955, 65]—(NRS A
1969, 544)
NRS 483.360 Restricted license; procedure for suspension or revocation;
penalty.
1. The Department upon issuing a driver’s
license shall have authority, whenever good cause appears, to impose
restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to special
mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may
drive, or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the Department
may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe driving of a motor vehicle
by the licensee.
2. The Department may either issue a
special restricted license or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual
license form.
3. The Department may, upon receiving
satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of such license,
suspend or revoke the same, but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing as
upon a suspension or revocation under NRS 483.010
to 483.630, inclusive.
4. It is a misdemeanor for any person to
drive a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in
a restricted license issued to the person.
[21:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.20]—(NRS A 1969, 544)
NRS 483.363 Report requesting that Department examine licensee who may be
unable to safely operate motor vehicle: Who may file; required contents;
confidentiality; exception; limitation upon filing; Administrator to prescribe
form and procedure.
1. A person who is 18 years of age or
older may file with the Department a report requesting that the Department
examine a licensee who:
(a) Is related to the person filing the report
within the third degree of consanguinity or who is the spouse of the person
filing the report; and
(b) The person filing the report reasonably and
in good faith believes cannot safely operate a motor vehicle.
2. The report described in subsection 1
must:
(a) Include the name, relationship, address,
telephone number and signature of the person filing the report.
(b) State the person’s basis for believing that
the licensee cannot safely operate a motor vehicle, which basis must be:
(1) Personal observation or physical
evidence of a physical or medical condition that has the potential to impair
the ability of the licensee to operate a motor vehicle, corroborated by an
affidavit from a physician in which the physician concurs that the licensee
should be examined to determine the licensee’s ability to safely operate a
motor vehicle;
(2) Personal knowledge that the driving
record of the licensee indicates the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle,
corroborated by an affidavit from a physician in which the physician concurs
that the licensee should be examined to determine the licensee’s ability to
safely operate a motor vehicle; or
(3) An investigation by a law enforcement
officer.
(c) Be kept confidential, except as otherwise
provided in NRS 239.0115 and except
that the report must be released upon request of the licensee or an order of a
court of competent jurisdiction.
Ê No person
may file more than one report concerning the same licensee within a 12-month
period.
3. The Administrator shall prescribe:
(a) A standard form to be used for the filing of
a report pursuant to this section; and
(b) The procedure to be used for the filing of a
report pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2311; A 2007, 2115)
NRS 483.367 Report of inability of person to safely operate motor vehicle:
Department to require examination and take other appropriate action;
reinstatement of restricted, suspended or revoked license; issuance of
replacement license.
1. If the Department receives a report
filed pursuant to NRS 483.363, the Department
shall, upon written notice to the licensee of at least 5 days, require the
licensee to submit to all or part of the regular examination set forth in NRS 483.330. Upon conclusion of the examination, the
Department shall take action as it deems appropriate and may suspend or revoke
the license of the person or allow the person to retain the license, or may
issue a license subject to restriction as described in NRS
483.360 or restrictions as to the type or class of vehicle that may be
driven. Refusal or neglect on the part of the licensee to submit to the
examination is grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.
2. A person whose driver’s license is
restricted, suspended or revoked pursuant to this section may request a total
or partial reinstatement of that license. An appropriate replacement license
must be issued to the licensee upon satisfactory completion of the requirements
for reinstatement established by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.495.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2312)
NRS 483.370 Duplicate or substitute permit or license. If an instruction permit or driver’s license
issued under the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, is lost or destroyed, the person
to whom the permit or license was issued may obtain a duplicate, or substitute
thereof, upon:
1. Furnishing proof satisfactory to the
Department that:
(a) The permit or license was lost or destroyed;
and
(b) He or she is the person to whom that permit
or license was issued.
2. Payment of the required fee.
[22:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.21]—(NRS A 1963, 843;
1969, 544; 1987,
1437)
NRS 483.380 Expiration of license; exception; Department to prescribe by
regulation when license expires; deferred expiration of license of persons on
active duty in Armed Forces and certain members of their families.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.283, every driver’s license expires as
prescribed by regulation.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing when a driver’s license expires. The Department may, by regulation,
defer the expiration of the driver’s license of a person who is on active duty
in the Armed Forces upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. The
Department may similarly defer the expiration of the license of the spouse or
dependent son or daughter of that person if the spouse or child is residing
with the person.
[23:190:1941; A 1943, 268; R 1953, 91; added 1953,
191; A 1955, 54]—(NRS A 1959, 95, 785; 1960, 464; 1961, 455; 1963, 844; 1965,
563, 1005; 1969, 545; 1971, 578; 1975, 250; 1977, 326; 1983, 500; 1997, 1222, 2075; 1999, 976; 2005, 2888; 2007, 2786)
NRS 483.382 Renewal of license: Notice to licensee; additional tests.
1. No later than 30 days before the
expiration of a license, the Department shall mail to each licensee who has not
already renewed his or her license an expiration notice.
2. The Department may require an applicant
for a renewal license successfully to pass such additional tests as the
Department finds reasonably necessary to determine the applicant’s qualification
according to the type or class of license applied for.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 502; A 1993, 2845; 1999, 3577)
NRS 483.383 Renewal of license: Procedure for renewal by mail; regulations. The Department shall:
1. Establish a procedure to allow such
persons as it deems appropriate to renew their drivers’ licenses by mail.
2. Adopt regulations necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 835; A 2005, 890)
NRS 483.384 Renewal of license: Test of eyesight; report in lieu of test;
regulations; when examination may be required.
1. The Department may require an applicant
for a renewal license to appear before an examiner for a driver’s license and
successfully pass an eye test.
2. The Department may accept, in lieu of
an eye test, a report from an ophthalmologist, optometrist or agency of another
state which has duties comparable to those of the Department if the reported
test was performed within 90 days before the application for renewal and:
(a) The applicant is qualified to renew his or
her driver’s license by mail in accordance with the procedure established
pursuant to NRS 483.383; or
(b) The Department determines, upon good cause
shown, that the applicant is unable to appear in person.
3. The Department shall adopt regulations
which prescribe:
(a) The criteria to determine which applicant for
a renewal license must appear and successfully pass an eye test.
(b) The circumstances under which the Department
will accept a report from an ophthalmologist, optometrist or agency of another
state which is authorized to conduct eye tests, in lieu of an eye test for the
renewal of an applicant’s driver’s license.
4. If the Administrator or his or her
authorized agent has reason to believe that the licensee is no longer qualified
to receive a license because of the licensee’s physical condition, the
Department may require that the applicant submit to an examination pursuant to
the provisions of NRS 483.330. The age of a
licensee, by itself, does not constitute grounds for requiring an examination
of driving qualifications.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 502; A 1985, 569; 1995, 835)
NRS 483.386 Renewal of license: Reexamination upon good cause; penalty for
late renewal; exemptions. All
persons whose licenses have expired may be required by the Department, whenever
good cause appears, to take all or part of the regular examinations as set
forth in NRS 483.330. All persons whose licenses
have expired for a period of 30 days or more shall pay to the Department the
penalty provided in NRS 483.410 in addition to the
cost of renewing the license except that the following persons are exempt from
this penalty:
1. A person who has not driven a motor
vehicle after the expiration of his or her Nevada driver’s license and who
submits an affidavit stating that fact;
2. A person renewing an expired Nevada
driver’s license who possesses a valid driver’s license from another
jurisdiction;
3. A person whose Nevada driver’s license
expires during a period of suspension if the person completes a renewal
application within 30 days after the date of eligibility for renewal;
4. A person whose Nevada driver’s license
expires while the person is on active duty with any branch of the Armed Forces,
if the person completes a renewal application within 30 days after his or her
discharge; and
5. A person whose Nevada driver’s license
expires while the person was a member of the military deployed to a combat or
combat supporting position. As used in this subsection, “military” means the
Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National
Guard.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 502; A 1985, 1020; 2011, 297)
NRS 483.390 Notice of change of address or name. Whenever
any person after applying for or receiving a driver’s license moves from the
address named in the application or in the license issued to the person, or
when the name of a licensee is changed, that person shall within 30 days
thereafter notify the Department of his or her new and old addresses, or of
such former and new names, and of the number of any license then held by the
person.
[24:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.23]—(NRS A 1965, 1006;
1969, 546; 1973, 449; 1999, 3578; 2001, 920)
NRS 483.400 Records of Department.
1. The Department shall maintain files of
applications for licenses. Such files shall contain:
(a) All applications denied and on each thereof
note the reasons for such denial.
(b) All applications granted.
(c) The name of every licensee whose license has
been suspended or revoked by the Department and after each such name note the
reasons for such action.
2. The Department shall also file all
accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by it
under the laws of this State, and in connection therewith maintain convenient
records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each
licensee showing the convictions of such licensee and the traffic accidents in
which the licensee was involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for
the consideration of the Department upon any application for renewal of license
and at other suitable times.
[25:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.24]—(NRS A 1965, 319; 1993, 2845)
NRS 483.410 Fees and penalties: Amounts, payment and disposition.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 6 and NRS 483.417, for every driver’s
license, including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued and service performed,
the following fees must be charged:
An original or
renewal license issued to a person 65 years of age or older $13.50
An original or
renewal license issued to any person less than 65 years of age which expires on
the eighth anniversary of the licensee’s birthday........................................................................................ 37.00
An original or
renewal license issued to any person less than 65 years of age which expires on
or before the fourth anniversary of the licensee’s birthday...................................................... 18.50
Administration of the
examination required by NRS 483.330 for a
noncommercial driver’s license................... 25.00
Each readministration
to the same person of the examination required by NRS
483.330 for a noncommercial driver’s license............................................................................................................. 10.00
Reinstatement of a
license after suspension, revocation or cancellation, except a revocation for a
violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, or pursuant to NRS 484C.210 and 484C.220....................... 75.00
Reinstatement of a
license after revocation for a violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, or pursuant to NRS 484C.210 and 484C.220........................................... 120.00
A new photograph,
change of name, change of other information, except address, or any combination 5.00
A duplicate license.............................................................................................. 14.00
2. For every motorcycle endorsement to a
driver’s license, a fee of $5 must be charged.
3. If no other change is requested or
required, the Department shall not charge a fee to convert the number of a
license from the licensee’s social security number, or a number that was
formulated by using the licensee’s social security number as a basis for the
number, to a unique number that is not based on the licensee’s social security
number.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.417, the increase in fees authorized by NRS 483.347 and the fees charged pursuant to NRS 483.415 must be paid in addition to the fees
charged pursuant to subsections 1 and 2.
5. A penalty of $10 must be paid by each
person renewing a license after it has expired for a period of 30 days or more
as provided in NRS 483.386 unless the person is
exempt pursuant to that section.
6. The Department may not charge a fee for
the reinstatement of a driver’s license that has been:
(a) Voluntarily surrendered for medical reasons;
or
(b) Cancelled pursuant to NRS
483.310.
7. All fees and penalties are payable to
the Administrator at the time a license or a renewal license is issued.
8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.340, subsection 3 of NRS
483.3485, NRS 483.415 and 483.840, and subsection 3 of NRS
483.863, all money collected by the Department pursuant to this chapter
must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
[27:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1955, 130] + [Part
28:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.27]—(NRS A 1960, 465; 1961, 88; 1963, 844; 1964,
1; 1965, 564; 1969, 546; 1973, 1275; 1975, 211, 553; 1977, 267; 1979, 1121; 1981, 1590; 1983, 501, 1011; 1987, 1437; 1989, 289, 475; 1991, 1907, 2235; 1993, 271, 583; 1995, 836; 1997, 838, 1384; 2001, 682; 2005, 131, 891, 1024, 1216, 2314; 2009, 60, 1862, 2022; 2013, 1241)
NRS 483.415 Additional fee; deposit in Highway and Safety Administrative
Account; use of money.
1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall
charge and collect a fee of:
(a) Fifty cents, in addition to the fees set
forth in NRS 483.410, for every driver’s license,
including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued or renewed which expires on or
before the fourth anniversary of the licensee’s birthday.
(b) One dollar, in addition to the fees set forth
in NRS 483.410, for every driver’s license,
including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued or renewed which expires on the
eighth anniversary of the licensee’s birthday.
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall
deposit the money into the Highway and Safety Administrative Account which is
hereby created in the State Highway Fund. The money in the Account may be used
only by the Department of Transportation for:
(a) The support of the position of Motor Vehicle
Recovery and Transportation Planner created pursuant to NRS 408.234; and
(b) The support of the position of Highway Safety
Information and Outreach Coordinator created pursuant to NRS 408.228, and to carry out the
provisions of that section.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2234; A 1993, 647; 1995, 867; 2011, 2517;
2013, 1242)
NRS 483.417 One-time waiver of fees to furnish duplicate license to homeless
person or person recently released from prison; exception; acceptance of gifts,
grants and donations.
1. The Department shall waive the fee
prescribed by NRS 483.410 and the increase in the
fee required by NRS 483.347 not more than one time
for furnishing a duplicate driver’s license to:
(a) A homeless person who submits a signed
affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the person is
homeless.
(b) A person who submits documentation from the
Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison
within the immediately preceding 90 days.
2. A vendor that has entered into an
agreement with the Department to produce photographs for drivers’ licenses
pursuant to NRS 483.347 may waive the cost it
charges the Department to produce the photograph of a homeless person or person
released from prison for a duplicate driver’s license.
3. If the vendor does not waive pursuant
to subsection 2 the cost it charges the Department and the Department has waived
the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 for
a duplicate driver’s license furnished to a person pursuant to subsection 1,
the person shall reimburse the Department in an amount equal to the increase in
the fee required by NRS 483.347 if the person:
(a) Applies to the Department for the renewal of
his or her driver’s license; and
(b) Is employed at the time of such application.
4. The Department may accept gifts, grants
and donations of money to fund the provision of duplicate drivers’ licenses
without a fee to persons pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1215; A 2011, 2604)
Cancellation, Suspension and Revocation
NRS 483.420 Authority of Department to cancel license.
1. The Department is hereby authorized to
cancel any driver’s license upon determining that the licensee was not entitled
to the issuance thereof pursuant to NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, or that the licensee failed to
give the required or correct information in his or her application or committed
any fraud in making an application.
2. Upon cancellation of a driver’s license
pursuant to subsection 1, the licensee shall surrender the license cancelled to
the Department.
3. The Department is authorized to cancel
any license that is voluntarily surrendered to the Department.
[29:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.28]—(NRS A 1965, 564;
1969, 547; 1971, 579; 1991, 1908; 2011, 2659)
NRS 483.430 Suspension or revocation of privilege of nonresident; report of
certain convictions in this State or revocation or suspension involving
nonresident.
1. The privilege of driving a motor
vehicle on the highways of this State given to a nonresident under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Department in
like manner and for like cause as a driver’s license issued under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, may be suspended or revoked.
2. The Department is further authorized,
upon receiving a record of the conviction in this State of a nonresident driver
of a motor vehicle of any offense under the motor vehicle laws of this State,
to forward a certified copy of such record to the motor vehicle administrator
in the state wherein the person so convicted is a resident.
3. When a nonresident’s driving privilege
is suspended or revoked in this State, the Department shall forward a copy of
the record of such action to the motor vehicle administrator in the state where
such driver resides.
[30:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.29]—(NRS A 1969, 547)
NRS 483.440 Suspension or revocation of license or privilege upon conviction
in another state. The Department
is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any resident of this State or
the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this State upon
receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another state of an
offense therein which, if committed in this State, would be grounds for the
suspension or revocation of the license.
[31:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.30]—(NRS A 1969, 547)
NRS 483.441 Suspension of license for delinquent payment of administrative
fines and other costs owed pursuant to NRS 706.476
or 706.771; notice; plan for
repayment; reinstatement; fee for reinstatement.
1. Upon receipt of notice from the Nevada
Transportation Authority pursuant to NRS
706.772 regarding a driver’s delinquency with respect to the payment of an
administrative fine and any other costs owed to the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.476 or 706.771, the Department shall notify the
driver by mail that his or her driver’s license is subject to suspension and
allow the driver 30 days after the date of mailing the notice to:
(a) Pay to the Authority the delinquent
administrative fine and any other costs or comply with a plan of repayment
approved pursuant to NRS 706.772; or
(b) Make a written request to the Department for
a hearing.
2. If notified by the Nevada
Transportation Authority, within 30 days after the notice of a delinquency in
the payment of an administrative fine, that a driver has entered into a plan
for repayment approved pursuant to NRS
706.772, the Department shall stop the suspension of the driver’s license
from going into effect. If the driver subsequently defaults on the plan of
repayment with the Authority, the Authority shall notify the Department, which
shall immediately suspend the driver’s license until the Authority notifies the
Department that the license is eligible for reinstatement.
3. The Department shall suspend the
driver’s license of a driver 31 days after it mails the notice provided for in
subsection 1 to the driver, unless within that time it has received a written
request for a hearing from the driver or notice from the Nevada Transportation
Authority that the driver has paid the administrative fine and any other costs
or complied with a plan of repayment approved pursuant to NRS 706.772. A license so suspended remains
suspended until:
(a) The Authority notifies the Department that
the license is eligible for reinstatement; and
(b) The Department receives payment of the fee
for reinstatement required by NRS 483.410.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2658)
NRS 483.443 Suspension of license for failure to comply with certain
subpoenas or warrants or failure to satisfy arrearage in payment of support for
child; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. The Department shall, upon receiving
notification from a district attorney or other public agency collecting support
for children pursuant to NRS 425.510
that a court has determined that a person:
(a) Has failed to comply with a subpoena or
warrant relating to a proceeding to establish paternity or to establish or
enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or
(b) Is in arrears in the payment for the support
of one or more children,
Ê send a
written notice to that person that his or her driver’s license is subject to
suspension.
2. The notice must include:
(a) The reason for the suspension of the license;
(b) The information set forth in subsections 3, 5
and 6; and
(c) Any other information the Department deems
necessary.
3. If a person who receives a notice
pursuant to subsection 1 does not, within 30 days after receiving the notice,
comply with the subpoena or warrant or satisfy the arrearage as required in NRS 425.510, the Department shall suspend
the license without providing the person with an opportunity for a hearing.
4. The Department shall suspend
immediately the license of a defendant if so ordered pursuant to NRS 62B.420 or 176.064.
5. The Department shall reinstate the
driver’s license of a person whose license was suspended pursuant to this
section if it receives:
(a) A notice from the district attorney or other
public agency pursuant to NRS 425.510
that the person has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the
arrearage pursuant to that section, from a district judge that a delinquency
for which the suspension was ordered pursuant to NRS 176.064 has been discharged or from a
judge of the juvenile court that an unsatisfied civil judgment for which the
suspension was ordered pursuant to NRS
62B.420 has been satisfied; and
(b) Payment of the fee for reinstatement of a
suspended license prescribed in NRS 483.410.
6. The Department shall not require a
person whose driver’s license was suspended pursuant to this section to submit
to the tests and other requirements which are adopted by regulation pursuant to
subsection 1 of NRS 483.495 as a condition of the
reinstatement of the license.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 947; A 1997, 901, 2076; 2013, 537)
NRS 483.443 Suspension of license for
failure to satisfy arrearage in payment of support for child; reinstatement of
license. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal
law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending
and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for
child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating
to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. The Department shall, upon receiving notification
from a district attorney or other public agency collecting support for children
that a court has determined a person is in arrears in the payment for the
support of a child pursuant to NRS 425.510,
send a written notice to that person that his or her license is subject to
suspension. The notice must include:
(a) The reason for the suspension of the license;
(b) The information set forth in subsections 2, 4
and 5; and
(c) Any other information the Department deems
necessary.
2. If a person who receives a notice
pursuant to subsection 1 does not satisfy the arrearage as required in NRS 425.510 within 30 days after receiving
the notice, the Department shall suspend the license.
3. The Department shall suspend
immediately the license of a defendant if so ordered pursuant to NRS 62B.420 or 176.064.
4. The Department shall reinstate the
driver’s license of a person whose license was suspended pursuant to this
section if it receives:
(a) A notice from the district attorney or other
public agency pursuant to NRS 425.510
that the person has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the
arrearages pursuant to that section, from a district judge that a delinquency
for which the suspension was ordered pursuant to NRS 176.064 has been discharged or from a
judge of the juvenile court that an unsatisfied civil judgment for which the
suspension was ordered pursuant to NRS
62B.420 has been satisfied; and
(b) Payment of the fee for reinstatement of a
suspended license prescribed in NRS 483.410.
5. The Department shall not require a
person whose driver’s license was suspended pursuant to this section to submit
to the tests and other requirements which are adopted by regulation pursuant to
subsection 1 of NRS 483.495 as a condition of the
reinstatement of the license.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 947; A 1997, 901, 2076; 2013, 537,
effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings)
NRS 483.445 Suspension or revocation of license of member of Armed Forces. The Department may suspend or revoke the
license of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed at a
military installation located in Nevada if:
1. It receives notice from the commander
of any such installation that such person’s military driving privilege has been
suspended; and
2. The conduct on which the suspension of
the military license is based is of such a nature that the Department would
revoke or suspend such person’s driver’s license had such conduct occurred
within its jurisdiction.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 595)
NRS 483.447 Future driving privileges: Deemed possession by unlicensed
driver who operates vehicle in Nevada. A
person who does not hold a valid license issued by this State or any other
state and who operates a vehicle in this State shall be deemed to have future
driving privileges that may be suspended if the person is convicted of any
traffic offense in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1235)
NRS 483.448 Future driving privileges: Demerit points; suspension; hearing.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, when a person deemed to have future driving privileges pursuant to NRS 483.447 has accumulated 3 or more demerit points,
but less than 12, the Department shall notify the person of this fact. If,
after the Department mails the notice, the person presents proof to the
Department that he or she has successfully completed a course of traffic safety
approved by the Department and a signed statement which indicates that the
successful completion of the course was not required pursuant to a plea
agreement, the Department shall cancel not more than 3 demerit points from the
person’s driving record. If such a person accumulates 12 or more demerit points
before completing the course of traffic safety, the person will not be entitled
to have demerit points cancelled upon the completion of the course but must
have future driving privileges suspended. A person deemed to have future
driving privileges may attend a course only once in 12 months for the purpose
of reducing demerit points. The 3 demerit points may only be cancelled from the
driver’s record of the person during the 12-month period immediately following
the driver’s successful completion of the course of traffic safety. The
provisions of this subsection do not apply to a person deemed to have future
driving privileges whose successful completion of a course of traffic safety
was required pursuant to a plea agreement.
2. Any reduction of demerit points
pursuant to this section applies only to the demerit record of the person
deemed to have future driving privileges and otherwise does not affect the
person’s driving record with the Department or insurance record.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this
title to the contrary, if a person deemed to have future driving privileges
accumulates demerit points, the Department shall suspend those future driving
privileges:
(a) For the first accumulation of 12 demerit
points during a 12-month period, for 6 months. Such a person is eligible for a
restricted license during this 6-month period.
(b) For the second accumulation within 3 years of
12 demerit points during a 12-month period, for 1 year. Such a person is
eligible for a restricted license during this 1-year period.
(c) For the third accumulation within 5 years of
12 demerit points during a 12-month period, for 1 year. Such a person is not
eligible for a restricted license during this 1-year period.
4. The Department shall suspend for 1 year
the future driving privileges of a person convicted of a sixth traffic offense
within a 5-year period if all six offenses have been assigned a value of 4 or
more demerit points. Such a person is not eligible for a restricted license during
this 1-year period.
5. If the Department determines by its
records that a person deemed to have future driving privileges is not eligible
for a driver’s license pursuant to this section, the Department shall notify
the person by mail of that fact.
6. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 7, the Department shall suspend the future driving privileges of a
person pursuant to this section 30 days after the date on which the Department
mails the notice to the person required by subsection 5.
7. If a written request for a hearing is
received by the Department:
(a) The suspension of the future driving
privileges of the person requesting the hearing is stayed until a determination
is made by the Department after the hearing.
(b) The hearing must be held, within 45 days
after the request is received, in the county in which the person resides unless
the person and the Department agree that the hearing may be held in some other
county. The scope of the hearing must be limited to whether the records of the
Department accurately reflect the driving history of the person.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1235)
NRS 483.450 Conviction of offense making revocation of license mandatory:
Department to adopt regulations prescribing recordation of conviction; duties
of courts; expenses.
1. A record of conviction must be made in
a manner approved by the Department. The court shall provide sufficient
information to allow the Department to include accurately the information
regarding the conviction in the driver’s record.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing the information necessary to record the conviction in the driver’s
record.
3. Every court, including a juvenile
court, having jurisdiction over violations of the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, or any other law of this State or municipal ordinance regulating the
operation of motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to the Department:
(a) If the court is other than a juvenile court,
a record of the conviction of any person in that court for a violation of any
such laws other than regulations governing standing or parking; or
(b) If the court is a juvenile court, a record of
any finding that a child has violated a traffic law or ordinance other than one
governing standing or parking,
Ê within 5
days after the conviction or finding, and may recommend the suspension of the
driver’s license of the person convicted or child found in violation of a
traffic law or ordinance.
4. If a record forwarded to the Department
pursuant to subsection 3 is a record of the conviction of a person who holds a
commercial driver’s license, the Department shall, within 5 days after the date
on which it receives such a record, transmit notice of the conviction to the
Commercial Driver’s License Information System.
5. For the purposes of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive:
(a) “Conviction” has the meaning prescribed by
regulation pursuant to NRS 481.052.
(b) A forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited
to secure a defendant’s appearance in court, if the forfeiture has not been
vacated, is equivalent to a conviction.
6. The necessary expenses of mailing
records of conviction to the Department as required by this section must be
paid by the court charged with the duty of forwarding those records of
conviction.
7. As used in this section, “Commercial
Driver’s License Information System” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 483.904.
[32:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1953, 191]—(NRS A 1961,
79; 1969, 547; 1973, 1533; 1981, 534; 1989, 554; 2003, 1153; 2007, 2787; 2011, 404)
NRS 483.460 Mandatory revocation of license, permit or privilege to drive;
period of revocation; tolling of period of revocation during imprisonment;
eligibility for restricted license; action to carry out court’s order.
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific
statute, the Department shall revoke the license, permit or privilege of any
driver upon receiving a record of his or her conviction of any of the following
offenses, when that conviction has become final, and the driver is not eligible
for a license, permit or privilege to drive for the period indicated:
(a) For a period of 3 years if the offense is:
(1) A violation of subsection 6 of NRS 484B.653.
(2) A third or subsequent violation within
7 years of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120.
(3) A violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 resulting in a felony
conviction pursuant to NRS 484C.400
or 484C.410.
(4) A violation of NRS 484C.430 or a homicide resulting
from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from
any other conduct prohibited by NRS
484C.110, 484C.130 or 484C.430.
Ê The period
during which such a driver is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege
to drive must be set aside during any period of imprisonment and the period of
revocation must resume when the Department is notified pursuant to NRS 209.517 or 213.12185 that the person has completed
the period of imprisonment or that the person has been placed on residential
confinement or parole.
(b) For a period of 1 year if the offense is:
(1) Any other manslaughter, including
vehicular manslaughter as described in NRS
484B.657, resulting from the driving of a motor vehicle or felony in the
commission of which a motor vehicle is used, including the unlawful taking of a
motor vehicle.
(2) Failure to stop and render aid as
required pursuant to the laws of this State in the event of a motor vehicle
accident resulting in the death or bodily injury of another.
(3) Perjury or the making of a false
affidavit or statement under oath to the Department pursuant to NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, or pursuant to any other law relating to the ownership or driving of
motor vehicles.
(4) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail not
vacated, upon three charges of reckless driving committed within a period of 12
months.
(5) A second violation within 7 years of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 and the driver is not eligible
for a restricted license during any of that period.
(6) A violation of NRS 484B.550.
(c) For a period of 90 days, if the offense is a
first violation within 7 years of NRS
484C.110 or 484C.120.
2. The Department shall revoke the
license, permit or privilege of a driver convicted of violating NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 who fails to complete the
educational course on the use of alcohol and controlled substances within the
time ordered by the court and shall add a period of 90 days during which the
driver is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege to drive.
3. When the Department is notified by a
court that a person who has been convicted of a first violation within 7 years
of NRS 484C.110 has been permitted to
enter a program of treatment pursuant to NRS
484C.320, the Department shall reduce by one-half the period during which
the person is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege to drive, but
shall restore that reduction in time if notified that the person was not
accepted for or failed to complete the treatment.
4. The Department shall revoke the
license, permit or privilege to drive of a person who is required to install a
device pursuant to NRS 484C.460 but
who operates a motor vehicle without such a device:
(a) For 3 years, if it is his or her first such
offense during the period of required use of the device.
(b) For 5 years, if it is his or her second such
offense during the period of required use of the device.
5. A driver whose license, permit or
privilege is revoked pursuant to subsection 4 is not eligible for a restricted
license during the period set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection,
whichever applies.
6. In addition to any other requirements
set forth by specific statute, if the Department is notified that a court has
ordered the revocation, suspension or delay in the issuance of a license
pursuant to title 5 of NRS, NRS 176.064,
206.330 or 392.148, chapters
484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS or any
other provision of law, the Department shall take such actions as are necessary
to carry out the court’s order.
7. As used in this section, “device” has
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
484C.450.
[33:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1947, 443; 1943 NCL §
4442.32]—(NRS A 1959, 287; 1969, 760, 761, 1508; 1971, 2030; 1973, 586; 1975,
787; 1981, 535,
1922; 1983, 1081; 1989, 1193, 1397, 1736; 1995, 741, 1156, 1165, 1361, 1372, 1917, 2401; 1997, 802, 1742, 2842, 2856, 3367; 1999, 474, 1384, 2135, 3409; 2001, 245, 246; 2003, 1154; 2005, 76, 132, 604; 2007, 2037, 2045, 2787; 2009, 1031,
1863; 2011, 1630;
2013, 2466)
NRS 483.461 Mandatory suspension of license of person less than 21 years of
age if test shows concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08
in blood or breath; cancellation of suspension and credit toward subsequent
revocation or suspension. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the
federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a
motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as
a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in
this State.]
1. If the result of a test given pursuant
to NRS 484C.150 or 484C.160 shows that a person less than
21 years of age had a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than
0.08 in his or her blood or breath at the time of the test, the person’s
license, permit or privilege to drive must be suspended for a period of 90
days.
2. If a revocation or suspension of a
person’s license, permit or privilege to drive for a violation of NRS 62E.640, 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430 follows a suspension ordered
pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall:
(a) Cancel the suspension ordered pursuant to
subsection 1; and
(b) Give the person credit toward the period of
revocation or suspension ordered pursuant to NRS 62E.640, 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, whichever is applicable, for
any period during which the person’s license, permit or privilege to drive was
suspended pursuant to subsection 1.
3. This section does not preclude:
(a) The prosecution of a person for a violation
of any other provision of law; or
(b) The suspension or revocation of a person’s
license, permit or privilege to drive pursuant to any other provision of law.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3044; A 1999, 2448; 2003, 1155, 2557; 2005, 133; 2009, 1864)
NRS 483.461 Mandatory suspension of
license of person less than 21 years of age if test shows concentration of
alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.10 in blood or breath; cancellation of
suspension and credit toward subsequent revocation or suspension. [Effective on
the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it
unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal
funding for the construction of highways in this State.]
1. If the result of a test given pursuant
to NRS 484C.150 or 484C.160 shows that a person less than
21 years of age had a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than
0.10 in his or her blood or breath at the time of the test, the person’s
license, permit or privilege to drive must be suspended for a period of 90
days.
2. If a revocation or suspension of a
person’s license, permit or privilege to drive for a violation of NRS 62E.640, 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430 follows a suspension ordered
pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall:
(a) Cancel the suspension ordered pursuant to
subsection 1; and
(b) Give the person credit toward the period of
revocation or suspension ordered pursuant to NRS 62E.640, 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, whichever is applicable, for
any period during which the person’s license, permit or privilege to drive was
suspended pursuant to subsection 1.
3. This section does not preclude:
(a) The prosecution of a person for a violation
of any other provision of law; or
(b) The suspension or revocation of a person’s
license, permit or privilege to drive pursuant to any other provision of law.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3044; A 1999, 2448; 2003, 1155, 2557; 2005, 133; 2009, 1864,
1865,
effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to
make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal
funding for the construction of highways in this State)
NRS 483.462 Test indicating person less than 21 years of age has
concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in blood or breath;
duties of peace officer and Department; order for suspension of license.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state
to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood
alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving
federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]
1. A peace officer who has received the
result of a test given pursuant to NRS
484C.150 or 484C.160 which
indicates that a person less than 21 years of age to whom the test was given
had a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in his or her
blood or breath shall prepare a written certificate indicating whether the
peace officer:
(a) Had reasonable grounds to believe that the
person was driving under the influence of alcohol;
(b) Served an order of suspension on the person
pursuant to subsection 2; and
(c) Issued the person a temporary license
pursuant to subsection 2.
2. If a person less than 21 years of age
to whom a test is given pursuant to NRS
484C.150 or 484C.160 is present
when a peace officer receives the result of the test and the test indicates
that the person has a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than
0.08 in his or her blood or breath, the peace officer shall:
(a) Serve an order of suspension of the license,
permit or privilege;
(b) Seize any license or permit of the person;
(c) Advise the person that the person has the
right to:
(1) Administrative and judicial review of
the suspension; and
(2) Have a temporary license;
(d) If the person requests a temporary license,
issue the person a temporary license on a form approved by the Department which
becomes effective 24 hours after the person receives the temporary license and
expires 120 hours after it becomes effective; and
(e) Transmit to the Department:
(1) Any license or permit seized pursuant
to paragraph (b); and
(2) The written certificate which the
peace officer is required to prepare pursuant to subsection 1.
3. If a person less than 21 years of age
to whom a test is given pursuant to NRS
484C.150 or 484C.160 is not
present when a peace officer receives the result of the test and the test
indicates that the person has a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but
less than 0.08 in his or her blood or breath, the peace officer shall transmit
to the Department a copy of the result of the test and the written certificate
which the peace officer is required to prepare pursuant to subsection 1.
4. The Department, upon receiving a copy
of the result of the test and the written certificate transmitted by the peace
officer pursuant to subsection 3, shall:
(a) Review the result of the test and the written
certificate; and
(b) If the Department determines that it is
appropriate, issue an order to suspend the license, permit or privilege to
drive of the person by mailing the order to the person at the person’s last
known address.
5. An order for suspension issued by the
Department pursuant to subsection 4 must:
(a) Explain the grounds for the suspension;
(b) Indicate the period of the suspension;
(c) Require the person to transmit to the
Department any license or permit held by the person; and
(d) Explain that the person has a right to
administrative and judicial review of the suspension.
6. An order for suspension issued by the
Department pursuant to subsection 4 is presumed to have been received by the
person 5 days after the order is deposited, postage prepaid, in the United
States mail by the Department. The date of mailing of the order may be shown by
a certificate that is prepared by an officer or employee of the Department
specifying the date of mailing.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3044; A 1999, 2448; 2003, 2557)
NRS 483.462 Test indicating person
less than 21 years of age has concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less
than 0.10 in blood or breath; duties of peace officer and Department; order for
suspension of license. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law
requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor
vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a
condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this
State.]
1. A peace officer who has received the
result of a test given pursuant to NRS
484C.150 or 484C.160 which
indicates that a person less than 21 years of age to whom the test was given
had a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.10 in his or her
blood or breath shall prepare a written certificate indicating whether the
peace officer:
(a) Had reasonable grounds to believe that the
person was driving under the influence of alcohol;
(b) Served an order of suspension on the person
pursuant to subsection 2; and
(c) Issued the person a temporary license
pursuant to subsection 2.
2. If a person less than 21 years of age
to whom a test is given pursuant to NRS
484C.150 or 484C.160 is present
when a peace officer receives the result of the test and the test indicates
that the person has a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than
0.10 in his or her blood or breath, the peace officer shall:
(a) Serve an order of suspension of the license,
permit or privilege;
(b) Seize any license or permit of the person;
(c) Advise the person that the person has the
right to:
(1) Administrative and judicial review of
the suspension; and
(2) Have a temporary license;
(d) If the person requests a temporary license,
issue the person a temporary license on a form approved by the Department which
becomes effective 24 hours after the person receives the temporary license and
expires 120 hours after it becomes effective; and
(e) Transmit to the Department:
(1) Any license or permit seized pursuant
to paragraph (b); and
(2) The written certificate which the
peace officer is required to prepare pursuant to subsection 1.
3. If a person less than 21 years of age
to whom a test is given pursuant to NRS
484C.150 or 484C.160 is not
present when a peace officer receives the result of the test and the test
indicates that the person has a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but
less than 0.10 in his or her blood or breath, the peace officer shall transmit
to the Department a copy of the result of the test and the written certificate
which the peace officer is required to prepare pursuant to subsection 1.
4. The Department, upon receiving a copy
of the result of the test and the written certificate transmitted by the peace
officer pursuant to subsection 3, shall:
(a) Review the result of the test and the written
certificate; and
(b) If the Department determines that it is
appropriate, issue an order to suspend the license, permit or privilege to
drive of the person by mailing the order to the person at the person’s last
known address.
5. An order for suspension issued by the
Department pursuant to subsection 4 must:
(a) Explain the grounds for the suspension;
(b) Indicate the period of the suspension;
(c) Require the person to transmit to the
Department any license or permit held by the person; and
(d) Explain that the person has a right to
administrative and judicial review of the suspension.
6. An order for suspension issued by the
Department pursuant to subsection 4 is presumed to have been received by the
person 5 days after the order is deposited, postage prepaid, in the United
States mail by the Department. The date of mailing of the order may be shown by
a certificate that is prepared by an officer or employee of the Department
specifying the date of mailing.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3044; A 1999, 2448; 2003, 2557,
effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to
make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal
funding for the construction of highways in this State)
NRS 483.463 Review of order of suspension issued pursuant to NRS
483.462; hearing; issuance of temporary license; affirmation or
rescission of suspension; judicial review. [Effective until the date of the
repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person
to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent
or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of
highways in this State.]
1. At any time during which the license,
permit or privilege to drive is suspended pursuant to NRS
483.462, the person may request in writing a hearing by the Department to
review the order of suspension. A person is entitled to only one administrative
hearing pursuant to this section.
2. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the
hearing must be conducted within 15 days after receipt of the request or as
soon thereafter as is practicable in the county in which the requester resides.
3. The Administrator or an agent thereof
may:
(a) Issue subpoenas for:
(1) The attendance of witnesses at the
hearing; and
(2) The production of relevant books and
papers; and
(b) Require a reexamination of the requester.
4. The scope of the hearing must be
limited to the issues of whether the person, at the time of the test:
(a) Was less than 21 years of age; and
(b) Had a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or
more but less than 0.08 in his or her blood or breath.
5. The Department shall issue the person a
temporary license for a period that is sufficient to complete the
administrative hearing.
6. Upon an affirmative finding on the
issues listed in subsection 4, the Department shall affirm the order of suspension.
Otherwise, the order of suspension must be rescinded.
7. If the order of suspension is affirmed
by the Department, the person is entitled to judicial review of the issues
listed in subsection 4 in the manner provided in chapter
233B of NRS.
8. The court shall notify the Department
upon issuing a stay. Upon receiving such notice, the Department shall issue an
additional temporary license for a period that is sufficient to complete the
judicial review.
9. The hearing officer or the court shall
notify the Department if the hearing officer grants a continuance of the
administrative hearing or the court grants a continuance after issuing a stay
of the suspension. Upon receiving such notice, the Department shall cancel any
temporary license granted pursuant to this section and notify the holder by
mailing an order of cancellation to the last known address of the holder.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3046; A 1999, 2450; 2003, 2559)
NRS 483.463 Review of order of
suspension issued pursuant to NRS 483.462;
hearing; issuance of temporary license; affirmation or rescission of
suspension; judicial review. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the
federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a
motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as
a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in
this State.]
1. At any time during which the license,
permit or privilege to drive is suspended pursuant to NRS
483.462, the person may request in writing a hearing by the Department to
review the order of suspension. A person is entitled to only one administrative
hearing pursuant to this section.
2. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the
hearing must be conducted within 15 days after receipt of the request or as
soon thereafter as is practicable in the county in which the requester resides.
3. The Administrator or an agent thereof
may:
(a) Issue subpoenas for:
(1) The attendance of witnesses at the
hearing; and
(2) The production of relevant books and
papers; and
(b) Require a reexamination of the requester.
4. The scope of the hearing must be
limited to the issues of whether the person, at the time of the test:
(a) Was less than 21 years of age; and
(b) Had a concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or
more but less than 0.10 in his or her blood or breath.
5. The Department shall issue the person a
temporary license for a period that is sufficient to complete the
administrative hearing.
6. Upon an affirmative finding on the
issues listed in subsection 4, the Department shall affirm the order of suspension.
Otherwise, the order of suspension must be rescinded.
7. If the order of suspension is affirmed
by the Department, the person is entitled to judicial review of the issues
listed in subsection 4 in the manner provided in chapter
233B of NRS.
8. The court shall notify the Department
upon issuing a stay. Upon receiving such notice, the Department shall issue an
additional temporary license for a period that is sufficient to complete the
judicial review.
9. The hearing officer or the court shall
notify the Department if the hearing officer grants a continuance of the
administrative hearing or the court grants a continuance after issuing a stay
of the suspension. Upon receiving such notice, the Department shall cancel any
temporary license granted pursuant to this section and notify the holder by
mailing an order of cancellation to the last known address of the holder.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3046; A 1999, 2450; 2003, 2559,
effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to
make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal
funding for the construction of highways in this State)
NRS 483.464 Issuance of restricted license after certain period if license
suspended pursuant to NRS 483.462. After half the period during which the
driver’s license of a person is suspended pursuant to NRS
483.462, the Department may issue the person a restricted driver’s license
in the manner provided in subsection 1 of NRS 483.490.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3046)
NRS 483.465 Mandatory suspension of license when person violates promise to
appear pursuant to citation: Notice; period of suspension.
1. If a driver who holds a Nevada driver’s
license violates a written promise to appear pursuant to a citation that was
prepared manually or electronically for a violation of a traffic law or
ordinance occurring within this State other than one governing standing or
parking, the clerk of the court shall immediately notify the Department on a
form approved by the Department.
2. Upon receipt of notice from a court in
this State of a failure to appear, the Department shall notify the driver by
mail that his or her privilege to drive is subject to suspension and allow 30
days after the date of mailing the notice to:
(a) Appear in court and obtain a dismissal of the
citation or complaint as provided by law;
(b) Appear in court and, if permitted by the
court, make an arrangement acceptable to the court to satisfy a judgment of
conviction; or
(c) Make a written request to the Department for
a hearing.
3. If notified by a court, within 30 days
after the notice of a failure to appear, that a driver has been allowed to make
an arrangement for the satisfaction of a judgment of conviction, the Department
shall remove the suspension from the driver’s record. If the driver
subsequently defaults on the arrangement with the court, the court shall notify
the Department which shall immediately suspend the driver’s license until the
court notifies the Department that the suspension may be removed.
4. The Department shall suspend the
license of a driver 31 days after it mails the notice provided for in
subsection 2 to the driver, unless within that time it has received a written
request for a hearing from the driver or notice from the court on a form
approved by the Department that the driver has appeared or the citation or
complaint has been dismissed. A license so suspended remains suspended until
further notice is received from the court that the driver has appeared or that
the case has been otherwise disposed of as provided by law.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 533; A 1985, 633; 1999, 1144)
NRS 483.470 Grounds for discretionary suspension of license; notice; hearing.
1. The Department may suspend the license
of a driver without preliminary hearing upon a showing by its records or other
sufficient evidence that the licensee:
(a) Has committed an offense for which mandatory
revocation of license is required upon conviction;
(b) Has been involved as a driver in any accident
resulting in the death or personal injury of another or serious property
damage;
(c) Is physically or mentally incompetent to
drive a motor vehicle;
(d) Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use
of his or her license;
(e) Has committed an offense in another state
which if committed in this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation;
or
(f) Has failed to comply with the conditions of
issuance of a restricted license.
2. Upon suspending the license of any
person as authorized in this section, the Department shall immediately notify
the person in writing, and upon his or her request shall afford the person an
opportunity for a hearing as early as practical within 20 days after receipt of
the request in the county wherein the person resides unless the person and the
Department agree that the hearing may be held in some other county. The
Administrator, or an authorized agent thereof, may issue subpoenas for the
attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers, and
may require a reexamination of the licensee in connection with the hearing.
Upon the hearing, the Department shall either rescind its order of suspension
or, for good cause, extend the suspension of the license or revoke it.
[34:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1955, 297]—(NRS A 1963,
845; 1967, 1375; 1969, 548; 1971, 81; 1973, 365, 1534; 1975, 133; 1981, 83, 197, 199; 1985, 1167)
NRS 483.473 Establishment of uniform system of demerit points; schedule of
demerits; assessment of points.
1. As used in this section, “traffic
violation” means conviction of a moving traffic violation in any municipal
court, justice court or district court in this State. The term includes a
finding by a juvenile court that a child has violated a traffic law or
ordinance other than one governing standing or parking. The term does not
include a conviction or a finding by a juvenile court of a violation of the
speed limit posted by a public authority under the circumstances described in
subsection 1 of NRS 484B.617.
2. The Department shall establish a
uniform system of demerit points for various traffic violations occurring
within this State affecting the driving privilege of any person who holds a
driver’s license issued by the Department and persons deemed to have future
driving privileges pursuant to NRS 483.447. The
system must be based on the accumulation of demerits during a period of 12
months.
3. The system must be uniform in its
operation, and the Department shall set up a schedule of demerits for each
traffic violation, depending upon the gravity of the violation, on a scale of
one demerit point for a minor violation of any traffic law to eight demerit
points for an extremely serious violation of the law governing traffic
violations. If a conviction of two or more traffic violations committed on a
single occasion is obtained, points must be assessed for one offense, and if
the point values differ, points must be assessed for the offense having the
greater point value. Details of the violation must be submitted to the
Department by the court where the conviction is obtained. The Department may
provide for a graduated system of demerits within each category of violations
according to the extent to which the traffic law was violated.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1166; A 1987, 656; 1995, 2440, 2441, 2442; 1997, 2524; 2003, 1238)
NRS 483.475 Demerit points: Cancellation for successful completion of course
of traffic safety; limitations; suspension of license; cumulative period for
suspension; notice; hearing.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, when a person who holds a driver’s license has accumulated 3 or
more demerit points, but less than 12, the Department shall notify the person
of this fact. If, after the Department mails the notice, the driver presents
proof to the Department that he or she has successfully completed a course of
traffic safety approved by the Department and a signed statement which
indicates that the successful completion of the course was not required
pursuant to a plea agreement, the Department shall cancel not more than 3
demerit points from the person’s driving record. If the driver accumulates 12
or more demerit points before completing the course of traffic safety, the
person will not be entitled to have demerit points cancelled upon the
completion of the course, but must have his or her license suspended. A person
may attend a course only once in 12 months for the purpose of reducing demerit
points. The 3 demerit points may only be cancelled from a driver’s record
during the 12-month period immediately following the driver’s successful
completion of the course of traffic safety. The provisions of this subsection do
not apply to a person whose successful completion of a course of traffic safety
was required pursuant to a plea agreement.
2. Any reduction of demerit points applies
only to the demerit record of the driver and does not affect the person’s
driving record with the Department or insurance record.
3. The Department shall use a cumulative
period for the suspension of licenses pursuant to subsection 1. The periods of
suspension are:
(a) For the first accumulation of 12 demerit
points during a 12-month period, 6 months. A driver whose license is suspended
pursuant to this paragraph is eligible for a restricted license during the
suspension.
(b) For the second accumulation within 3 years of
12 demerit points during a 12-month period, 1 year. A driver whose license is
suspended pursuant to this paragraph is eligible for a restricted license
during the suspension.
(c) For the third accumulation within 5 years of
12 demerit points during a 12-month period, 1 year. A driver whose license is
suspended pursuant to this paragraph is not eligible for a restricted license
during the suspension.
4. The Department shall suspend for 1 year
the license of a driver who is convicted of a sixth traffic offense within 5
years if all six offenses have been assigned a value of four or more demerit
points. A driver whose license is suspended pursuant to this subsection is not
eligible for a restricted license during the suspension.
5. If the Department determines by its
records that the license of a driver must be suspended pursuant to this
section, it shall notify the driver by mail that his or her privilege to drive
is subject to suspension.
6. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 7, the Department shall suspend the license 30 days after it mails
the notice required by subsection 5.
7. If a written request for a hearing is
received by the Department:
(a) The suspension of the license is stayed until
a determination is made by the Department after the hearing.
(b) The hearing must be held within 45 days after
the request is received in the county where the driver resides unless the
driver and the Department agree that the hearing may be held in some other
county. The scope of the hearing must be limited to whether the records of the
Department accurately reflect the driving history of the driver.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1166; A 2001, 920; 2003, 1238)
NRS 483.477 Attendance at school for training drivers upon suspension. In addition to suspending the license of a
driver pursuant to NRS 483.470 and 483.475, the Department may, for good cause, require
the driver to attend, at his or her own expense, a drivers’ training school
approved by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1167)
NRS 483.480 Department may require examination before suspension or
revocation of license; no additional fee or examination for reinstatement under
certain circumstances.
1. The Department, having good cause to
believe that a licensed driver is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be
licensed, may upon written notice of at least 5 days to the licensee require
the licensee to submit to an examination. Upon the conclusion of the
examination, the Department shall take action as may be appropriate and may
suspend or revoke the license of the person or permit the person to retain the
license, or may issue a license subject to restrictions as permitted under NRS 483.360 or restrictions as to the type or class of
vehicles that may be driven. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to
the examination is grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.
2. Except for the suspension of a driver’s
license pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 483.465,
the Department shall not charge an additional fee or require an additional
examination for the reinstatement of a revoked or suspended license if the
additional fee or examination arises out of the same offense for which the
license was previously revoked or suspended and the driver has previously
reinstated the license after that offense.
[35:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.34]—(NRS A 1969, 549;
1973, 126; 1985,
570; 1989,
1152; 1993,
271)
NRS 483.490 Issuance of restricted license; penalties; period of suspension
or revocation.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, after a driver’s license has been suspended or revoked for an offense
other than a second violation within 7 years of NRS 484C.110, and one-half of the period
during which the driver is not eligible for a license has expired, the
Department may, unless the statute authorizing the suspension prohibits the
issuance of a restricted license, issue a restricted driver’s license to an
applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) To and from work or in the course of his or
her work, or both; or
(b) To acquire supplies of medicine or food or
receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself, herself or a member of
his or her immediate family.
Ê Before a
restricted license may be issued, the applicant must submit sufficient
documentary evidence to satisfy the Department that a severe hardship exists
because the applicant has no alternative means of transportation and that the
severe hardship outweighs the risk to the public if the applicant is issued a
restricted license.
2. A person who has been ordered to
install a device in a motor vehicle pursuant to NRS 484C.460:
(a) Shall install the device not later than 21
days after the date on which the order was issued; and
(b) May not receive a restricted license pursuant
to this section until:
(1) After at least 1 year of the period
during which the person is not eligible for a license, if the person was
convicted of:
(I) A violation of NRS 484C.430 or a homicide resulting from
driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from
any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484C.110,
484C.130 or 484C.430; or
(II) A violation of NRS 484C.110 that is punishable as a
felony pursuant to NRS 484C.410 or 484C.420;
(2) After at least 180 days of the period
during which the person is not eligible for a license, if the person was
convicted of a violation of subsection 6 of NRS 484B.653; or
(3) After at least 45 days of the period
during which the person is not eligible for a license, if the person was
convicted of a first violation within 7 years of NRS 484C.110.
3. If the Department has received a copy
of an order requiring a person to install a device in a motor vehicle pursuant
to NRS 484C.460, the Department shall
not issue a restricted driver’s license to such a person pursuant to this section
unless the applicant has submitted proof of compliance with the order and
subsection 2.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62E.630, after a driver’s license
has been revoked or suspended pursuant to title 5 of NRS or NRS 392.148, the Department may issue a
restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a
motor vehicle:
(a) If applicable, to and from work or in the
course of his or her work, or both; or
(b) If applicable, to and from school.
5. After a driver’s license has been
suspended pursuant to NRS 483.443, the Department
may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the
applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) If applicable, to and from work or in the
course of his or her work, or both;
(b) To receive regularly scheduled medical care
for himself, herself or a member of his or her immediate family; or
(c) If applicable, as necessary to exercise a
court-ordered right to visit a child.
6. A driver who violates a condition of a
restricted license issued pursuant to subsection 1 or by another jurisdiction
is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if the license of the driver was suspended or
revoked for:
(a) A violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.210 or 484C.430;
(b) A homicide resulting from driving or being in
actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from any other conduct prohibited
by NRS 484C.110, 484C.130 or 484C.430; or
(c) A violation of a law of any other
jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct as set forth in
paragraph (a) or (b),
Ê the driver
shall be punished in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 483.560.
7. The periods of suspensions and
revocations required pursuant to this chapter and NRS 484C.210 must run consecutively,
except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.465 and 483.475, when the suspensions must run concurrently.
8. Whenever the Department suspends or
revokes a license, the period of suspension, or of ineligibility for a license
after the revocation, begins upon the effective date of the revocation or
suspension as contained in the notice thereof.
[36:190:1941; A 1953, 191]—(NRS A 1971, 282; 1973,
81; 1975, 200; 1977,
998; 1981,
535, 1923;
1983, 1082;
1985, 633, 1169; 1993, 2482, 2898; 1995, 731, 947, 1157, 1362, 1918, 1919, 2401, 2409; 1997, 803, 2843, 2858, 3368; 1999, 2136, 3411; 2001, 147; 2003, 1156; 2005, 134, 605; 2007, 2038; 2009, 1033;
2011, 1632;
2013, 716,
2467)
NRS 483.495 Tests and other requirements for reinstatement of license;
waiver of tests or requirements; modification of revocation, suspension or
cancellation. The Department shall
by regulation:
1. Except as otherwise provided in title 5
of NRS, set forth any tests and other requirements which are a condition for
the reinstatement of a license after any suspension, revocation, cancellation
or voluntary surrender of the license. The tests and requirements:
(a) Must provide for a fair evaluation of a
person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle; and
(b) May allow for the waiver of certain tests or
requirements as the Department deems necessary.
2. Set forth the circumstances under which
the Administrator may, for good cause shown, rescind the revocation, suspension
or cancellation of a license, or shorten the period for the suspension of a
license.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 270; A 1993, 2899; 1995, 948, 1158, 1363, 1919, 2401, 2409; 1997, 804, 2844; 1999, 1217; 2003, 1157)
NRS 483.500 Surrender and reissuance of license upon suspension or
revocation. The Department upon
suspending or revoking a license shall require that the license be surrendered
to and be retained by the Department. At the end of the period of suspension or
revocation an appropriate replacement license must be issued to the licensee,
upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for reinstatement established
by regulations of the Department adopted pursuant to NRS
483.495.
[37:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.36]—(NRS A 1963, 846;
1973, 126; 1993,
272)
NRS 483.505 Voluntary surrender of license; reissuance. The Department shall by regulation establish a
method to allow a driver, under circumstances specified by regulation, to
surrender a driver’s license voluntarily to the Department, including
conditions and procedures for reissuance of the license at the request of the
driver.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 270)
NRS 483.510 Operation in this State under foreign license during suspension
or revocation prohibited. Any
resident or nonresident whose driver’s license or right or privilege to drive a
motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked, as provided in NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, shall not drive a motor vehicle in this State under a license,
permit or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction, or
otherwise, during such suspension or after such revocation until a license is
obtained when and as permitted under NRS 483.010 to
483.630, inclusive.
[38:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.37]—(NRS A 1969, 550;
1973, 165)
NRS 483.520 Judicial review. Any
person denied a license or whose license has been cancelled, suspended or
revoked by the Department is entitled to judicial review of the decision in the
manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS.
[39:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.38]—(NRS A
1967, 1075; 1969, 550; 1989, 1654)
NRS 483.525 Proof of financial responsibility required for restoration of
revoked license, permit or privilege; maintenance; suspension for failure to
maintain. The Department may not
restore a driver’s license, permit or privilege of driving a motor vehicle in
this State which has been revoked unless the person who is seeking the license,
permit or privilege submits proof of financial responsibility as provided in NRS 485.307. The person shall maintain
proof of financial responsibility for 3 years after the date of reinstatement
of the license, permit or privilege. If the person fails to do so, the
Department shall suspend his or her license, permit or privilege.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1923; A 1983, 1083; 1985, 1173)
Violations
NRS 483.530 Unlawful uses of license; prohibited acts related to provision
of false information or commission of fraud in connection with application for
license or identification card; penalties.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
2, it is a misdemeanor for any person:
(a) To display or cause or permit to be displayed
or possess any cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, fraudulently altered
or fraudulently obtained driver’s license;
(b) To alter, forge, substitute, counterfeit or
use an unvalidated driver’s license;
(c) To lend his or her driver’s license to any
other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;
(d) To display or represent as one’s own any
driver’s license not issued to him or her;
(e) To fail or refuse to surrender to the
Department, a peace officer or a court upon lawful demand any driver’s license
which has been suspended, revoked or cancelled;
(f) To permit any unlawful use of a driver’s
license issued to him or her;
(g) To do any act forbidden, or fail to perform
any act required, by NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive; or
(h) To photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any
way reproduce any driver’s license or facsimile thereof in such a manner that
it could be mistaken for a valid license, or to display or possess any such
photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile unless authorized
by this chapter.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, a person who uses a false or fictitious name in any application for
a driver’s license or identification card or who knowingly makes a false
statement or knowingly conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in
any such application is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as
provided in NRS 193.130. If the false
statement, knowing concealment of a material fact or other commission of fraud
described in this subsection relates solely to the age of a person, including,
without limitation, to establish false proof of age to game, purchase alcoholic
beverages or purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products, the person is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
[40:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.39]—(NRS A
1963, 846; 1965, 1006; 1969, 550; 1973, 165; 1989, 555; 2003, 2466; 2005, 1217; 2013, 1994)
NRS 483.550 Driving without valid license.
1. It is unlawful for any person to drive
a motor vehicle upon a public street or highway in this State without being the
holder of a valid driver’s license.
2. The court shall require any person
convicted of violating this section to obtain a valid driver’s license or
produce a notice of disqualification from the Department.
[Part 20:190:1941; A 1953, 191; 1955, 65]—(NRS A
1959, 224; 1963, 846; 1967, 592; 1969, 551; 1979, 1483; 1981, 585)
NRS 483.560 Driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended;
probation, suspended sentences and plea bargaining prohibited; exception;
penalties.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, any person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway or on premises
to which the public has access at a time when the person’s driver’s license has
been cancelled, revoked or suspended is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, if the license of the person was suspended, revoked or restricted
because of:
(a) A violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.210 or 484C.430;
(b) A homicide resulting from driving or being in
actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from any other conduct prohibited
by NRS 484C.110, 484C.130 or 484C.430; or
(c) A violation of a law of any other
jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct as set forth in
paragraph (a) or (b),
Ê the person
shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than 30 days nor more
than 6 months or by serving a term of residential confinement for not less than
60 days nor more than 6 months, and shall be further punished by a fine of not
less than $500 nor more than $1,000. A person who is punished pursuant to this
subsection may not be granted probation, and a sentence imposed for such a
violation may not be suspended. A prosecutor may not dismiss a charge of such a
violation in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo
contendere to a lesser charge or for any other reason, unless the prosecutor
believes the charge is not supported by probable cause or cannot be proved at
trial. The provisions of this subsection do not apply if the period of
revocation has expired but the person has not reinstated the license.
3. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant
to the provisions of this section may be served intermittently at the
discretion of the judge or justice of the peace. This discretion must be
exercised after considering all the circumstances surrounding the offense, and
the family and employment of the person convicted. However, the full term of
imprisonment must be served within 6 months after the date of conviction, and
any segment of time the person is imprisoned must not consist of less than 24
hours.
4. Jail sentences simultaneously imposed
pursuant to this section and NRS 484C.320,
484C.330, 484C.400, 484C.410 or 484C.420 must run consecutively.
5. If the Department receives a record of
the conviction or punishment of any person pursuant to this section upon a
charge of driving a vehicle while the person’s license was:
(a) Suspended, the Department shall extend the
period of the suspension for an additional like period.
(b) Revoked, the Department shall extend the
period of ineligibility for a license, permit or privilege to drive for an
additional 1 year.
(c) Restricted, the Department shall revoke the
restricted license and extend the period of ineligibility for a license, permit
or privilege to drive for an additional 1 year.
(d) Suspended or cancelled for an indefinite
period, the Department shall suspend the license for an additional 6 months for
the first violation and an additional 1 year for each subsequent violation.
6. Suspensions and revocations imposed
pursuant to this section must run consecutively.
[Part 20:190:1941; A 1953, 191; 1955, 65] + [Part
42:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.41]—(NRS A 1967, 593, 1261; 1969, 551; 1973, 1276;
1981, 535, 1923; 1983, 1083; 1989, 1153; 1993, 113, 2265; 1995, 261, 2470; 1997, 1743; 1999, 3412; 2003, 1489; 2005, 135; 2007, 1449, 2789)
NRS 483.570 Driving when privilege as nonresident cancelled, suspended or
revoked. No person whose driving
privilege as a nonresident has been cancelled, suspended or revoked, as
provided in NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, shall drive any motor vehicle upon the highways of this State while
such privilege is cancelled, suspended or revoked.
[Part 42:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.41]—(NRS A 1969,
551)
NRS 483.580 Permitting unauthorized minor to drive. A
person shall not cause or knowingly permit his or her child or ward under the
age of 18 years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when the minor is not
authorized under the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, or is in violation of any of the
provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, or if the minor’s license is revoked or suspended pursuant to title
5 of NRS or NRS 392.148.
[43:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.42]—(NRS A 1969, 552; 1993, 2899; 1995, 1158, 1363, 1919, 2401; 1997, 805, 2844; 2003, 1158; 2013, 2469)
NRS 483.590 Permitting unauthorized person to drive. No person shall authorize or knowingly permit
a motor vehicle owned by the person or under his or her control to be driven
upon any highway by any person who is not authorized under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, or in violation of any of the provisions of NRS
483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
[44:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.43]—(NRS A 1969, 552)
NRS 483.600 Employing unlicensed driver. No
person shall employ as a driver of a motor vehicle any person not then licensed
as provided in NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
[45:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.44]—(NRS A 1969, 552)
NRS 483.610 Renting motor vehicle to another: Conditions.
1. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to
any other person unless the latter person is then duly licensed under NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the laws
of the state or country of his or her residence except a nonresident whose home
state or country does not require that a driver be licensed.
2. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to
another until the person has inspected the driver’s license of the person to
whom the vehicle is to be rented and compared and verified the signature
thereon with the signature of such person written in his or her presence.
3. Every person renting a motor vehicle to
another shall keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so
rented, the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is rented, the
number of the license of the latter person and the date and place when and
where the license was issued. Such record shall be open to inspection by any
police officer or officer of the Department.
[46:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.45]—(NRS A 1969, 552)
Penalties
NRS 483.620 Violation not declared to be felony is misdemeanor. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate
any of the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, unless such violation is, by NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, or other law of this State, declared to be a felony.
[47:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.46]—(NRS A 1967, 593;
1969, 552; 1997,
1524; 2005,
1218, 2309;
2011, 2874;
2013, 1298,
1995)
Construction
NRS 483.630 Uniformity of interpretation. NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
inclusive, shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general
purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact them.
[48:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.47]—(NRS A 1969, 552; 2005, 1218)
INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS
NRS 483.635 Authority of Department to enter into agreement to facilitate
exchange of information concerning drivers’ licenses and driving records; regulations.
1. The Department may enter into an
agreement with another state to facilitate the exchange of information
concerning the issuance, renewal, suspension or revocation of drivers’ licenses
and to ensure that each driver possesses only one license and driving record.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations
necessary to carry out any such agreement.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 920)
DRIVING SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS
NRS 483.700 License required. No
person may operate a school for training drivers, or engage in the business of
giving instruction for hire in driving motor vehicles or in the preparation of
an applicant for an examination given by the Department for a driver’s license,
unless the person has secured a license therefor from the Department as
provided in NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 76; A 1985, 1939; 1997, 2076)
NRS 483.710 Requirements for licensure as operator of school. An applicant for a license to operate a school
for training drivers must:
1. Be of good moral character.
2. Maintain an established place of
business:
(a) That is open to the public;
(b) That is not within 200 feet of any building
used by the Department as an office; and
(c) Where the records of the school are
maintained.
3. Have the equipment necessary to give
proper instruction in the operation of motor vehicles.
4. Be 21 years of age or older.
5. Have at least 100 hours of experience
as an instructor operating vehicles with pupils at a school for training
drivers, if the school for which the applicant is applying for a license will
provide that training to pupils enrolled at the school.
6. File with the Department a surety bond
in the amount of $10,000 to the Department, executed by the applicant as
principal with a corporation authorized to transact surety business in this
State as surety. The bond must be continuous in form and conditioned that the
operator conduct the business of the school as an instructional institution
without fraud or fraudulent representation. Upon application by an operator,
the Department may reduce the amount of the bond required to an amount not less
than $5,000 if the operator has satisfactorily conducted the school for the 5
years immediately preceding the application for reduction.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 76; A 1963, 847; 1969, 1047; 1985, 571, 1939; 1999, 1924; 2001, 921)
NRS 483.720 Requirements for licensure as instructor for school. An applicant for a license as an instructor
for a school for training drivers must:
1. Be of good moral character;
2. Pass such examination as the Department
may require on traffic laws, safe driving practices and operation of motor
vehicles;
3. Be physically able to operate a motor
vehicle safely and train others in the operation of motor vehicles;
4. Hold a valid Nevada driver’s license;
and
5. Be 21 years of age or older.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 77; A 1963, 847; 1969, 1048; 1985, 1940; 2001, 922)
NRS 483.7205 Applicant for licensure as operator of school or instructor for
school: Submission of fingerprints; payment of fee. An
applicant for a license to operate a school for training drivers or a license
as an instructor for a school for training drivers must submit to the Department:
1. A complete set of fingerprints and
written permission authorizing the Department to forward those fingerprints to
the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report; and
2. The fee established by the Department
for processing the fingerprints of the applicant. The fee must not exceed the
total amount charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal
History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints
of the applicant.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 920)
NRS 483.721 Application for licensure as instructor for school to include
social security number. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. §
666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] An application for the issuance of a license
as an instructor for a school for training drivers must include the social
security number of the applicant.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2075)
NRS 483.722 Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for licensure
as instructor for school; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. An applicant for the issuance or
renewal of a license as an instructor for a school for training drivers shall
submit to the Department the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare
and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant
to NRS 425.520. The statement must be
completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The Department shall include the
statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the Department.
3. A license as an instructor for a school
for training drivers may not be issued or renewed by the Department if the
applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support
of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the
Department shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other
public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant
may take to satisfy the arrearage.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2074)
NRS 483.723 Minimum age for training; exceptions. A
school for training drivers may not offer or provide training to a person whose
age is less than 15 years unless the person has been issued:
1. A restricted license pursuant to the
provisions of NRS 483.267 or 483.270;
or
2. A restricted instruction permit
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS
483.280.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1520; A 1999, 1925)
NRS 483.725 Courses of training: Required topics of instruction; use of
communications technology for interactive instruction and testing; regulations.
1. Each course of training provided by a
school for training drivers licensed pursuant to NRS
483.700 to 483.780, inclusive, must include,
without limitation, instruction in:
(a) Motor vehicle insurance.
(b) The effect of drugs and alcohol on an
operator of a motor vehicle.
2. If a course of training provided by a
school for training drivers licensed pursuant to NRS
483.700 to 483.780, inclusive, consists in
whole or in part of classroom instruction, that part of the course which
consists of classroom instruction may be taught interactively through the use
of communications technology so that persons taking the course need not be
physically present in a classroom.
3. The Department shall adopt regulations
to carry out the provisions of subsection 2. The regulations must include,
without limitation:
(a) Provisions for the licensing and operation of
interactive courses that use communications technology;
(b) Provisions to ensure that interactive courses
which use communications technology are secure, reliable and include measures
for testing and security that are at least as secure as the measures for
testing and security which would be available in an ordinary classroom; and
(c) Standards to ensure that interactive courses
which use communications technology offer a curriculum that is at least as
stringent as the curriculum which would be available in an ordinary classroom.
4. As used in this section,
“communications technology” means any method or component, or both, that is
used by a school for training drivers licensed pursuant to NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, to carry out or facilitate the transmission of information,
including, without limitation, the transmission and reception of information
by:
(a) Systems based on the following technologies:
(1) Video;
(2) Wire;
(3) Cable;
(4) Radio;
(5) Microwave;
(6) Light; or
(7) Optics; and
(b) Computer data networks, including, without
limitation, the Internet or its successor, if any, and intranet services.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1748; A 1997, 1524; 2001
Special Session, 273)
NRS 483.730 Licenses: Issuance; term; renewal; training; exception.
1. The Department shall issue a license to
operate a school for training drivers or to act as an instructor for such a
school, if the Department is satisfied that the applicant has met the
qualifications required by NRS 483.700 to 483.780, inclusive.
2. The license is valid for 1 year after
the date of issuance, unless cancelled, suspended or revoked by the Department
and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, may be renewed subject to
the same conditions as the original license, except that an operator of or
instructor for a school for training drivers is not required to comply with the
provisions of NRS 483.7205 for the renewal of his
or her license.
3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, the Department may renew the license of an instructor of a school
for training drivers if, when the instructor submits an application for the
renewal of the license, the instructor provides evidence satisfactory to the
Department that, during the period of the license, he or she completed training
of a type and in an amount prescribed by the Department by regulation.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not
apply to an instructor who provides instruction solely to applicants for
commercial drivers’ licenses.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 77; A 1971, 579; 1985, 1940; 1997, 2077; 1999, 1925; 2001, 922, 1606; 2001
Special Session, 273; 2003, 320; 2007, 3222)
NRS 483.740 Liability insurance.
1. A person operating a school for
training drivers shall maintain liability insurance on motor vehicles used in driving
instruction, insuring the liability of the driving school, the driving
instructor and any person taking instruction, in at least the following
amounts:
(a) For bodily injury to or death of one person
in any one accident, $100,000;
(b) For bodily injury to or death of two or more
persons in any one accident, $300,000; and
(c) For damage to property of others in any one
accident, $50,000.
2. Evidence of the insurance coverage in
the form of a certificate from the insurance carrier must be filed with the
Department. The certificate must stipulate that the insurance may not be
cancelled except upon 10 days’ written notice to the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 77; A 1985, 1940; 1999, 1926)
NRS 483.745 Inspection of vehicles: Frequency; results to be provided to
Department within certain period; Department to adopt certain regulations;
results thereof to be maintained for certain period.
1. A school for training drivers or a
third-party certifier provided for by regulation shall ensure that each vehicle
used for training drivers and operated on a highway is inspected annually.
2. The school for training drivers or the
third-party certifier shall provide to the Department, within 30 days of the
inspection or by December 31 of each calendar year, whichever comes first, the
results of the inspection regarding the safety and road worthiness of the
vehicles inspected pursuant to subsection 1.
3. The Department shall adopt regulations
setting forth:
(a) The persons qualified to conduct the
inspection; and
(b) The standards with which the inspection must
comply.
4. The owner of the school for training
drivers or the third-party certifier shall maintain a copy of the results of
the inspection at his or her principal place of business for 3 years after the
inspection is completed.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3222)
NRS 483.750 Maintenance of vehicles. A
holder of a license to operate a driver training school shall maintain all
vehicles used in driver training in safe mechanical condition at all times.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 77)
NRS 483.760 Grounds for cancellation, revocation or suspension of license. The Department may cancel, suspend, revoke or
refuse to renew any license granted pursuant to NRS
483.700 to 483.780, inclusive:
1. If the licensee permits fraud or
engages in fraudulent practices either with reference to the applicant or the
Department or induces or countenances fraud or fraudulent practices on the part
of any applicant for driver’s license.
2. If the licensee fails to comply with
any of the provisions of NRS 483.700 to 483.780, inclusive, or any of the regulations or
requirements of the Department made pursuant thereto.
3. If the licensee or any employee or
agent of the licensee solicits persons for enrollment in a school for training
drivers in an office of the Department or within 200 feet of any such office.
4. If the licensee or any employee or
agent of the licensee follows the identical course of training which is used by
the Department in giving an examination for a driver’s license.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 77; A 1971, 580; 1985, 1940)
NRS 483.765 Suspension of license as instructor for school for failure to
pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement
of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the
federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. If the Department receives a copy of a
court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540
that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and
recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the
holder of a license as an instructor for a school for training drivers, the
Department shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the
end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless
the Department receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the
district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the
license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the
arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a
license as an instructor for a school for training drivers that has been
suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS
425.540 if the Department receives a letter issued by the district attorney
or other public agency pursuant to NRS
425.550 to the person whose license was suspended stating that the person
whose license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has
satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2075)
NRS 483.767 Administrative fines; opportunity for hearing; disposition of
fines collected; injunctions and other remedies.
1. The Department may impose an administrative
fine, not to exceed $2,500, for a violation of any provision of NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, or any rule, regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto.
The Department shall afford to any person so fined an opportunity for a hearing
pursuant to the provisions of NRS
233B.121.
2. All administrative fines collected by
the Department pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited with the State
Treasurer to the credit of the State Highway Fund.
3. In addition to any other remedy
provided by NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, the Department may compel compliance with any provision of NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, and any rule, regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant
thereto, by injunction or other appropriate remedy and the Department may
institute and maintain in the name of the State of Nevada any such enforcement
proceedings.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3222)
NRS 483.770 Exemptions. The
provisions of NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, do not apply to:
1. Public schools or educational
institutions in which driving instruction is part of the curriculum.
2. Automobile dealers or their
salespersons giving instruction without charge to purchasers of motor vehicles.
3. Employers giving instruction to their
employees.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 78)
NRS 483.780 Fees. The
Department shall charge annually the following fees for licenses issued
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.700 to 483.780, inclusive:
License for a school
for training drivers............................................................. $50
License for a driving
instructor............................................................................... 10
License for a school,
an agency or a business that provides an educational course on the abuse of
alcohol and controlled substances......................................................................................................... 250
License for an
instructor of an educational course on the abuse of alcohol and controlled
substances 50
License for a school
for traffic safety................................................................ 250
License for an
instructor of traffic safety............................................................ 50
(Added to NRS by 1961, 78; A 1985, 1941; 1991, 1908)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUPILS FOR AUTOMOBILE DRIVER
EDUCATION
NRS 483.785 Department authorized to accept gifts and grants of money to
provide financial assistance to certain pupils for automobile drivers’
education; regulations.
1. The Department may accept gifts and
grants of money to provide grants of money to pupils who are less than 18 years
of age and who need financial assistance to pay:
(a) If a pupil is enrolled in a public school
that provides instruction in automobile education, a laboratory fee required
pursuant to NRS 389.100.
(b) If a pupil is enrolled in a public school
that does not provide instruction in automobile education, the costs and fees
of a course provided by a school for training drivers that is licensed pursuant
to NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, and that complies with the applicable regulations governing the
establishment, conduct and scope of automobile drivers’ education adopted by
the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS
389.090.
2. The Department may, in consultation
with the State Board of Education, adopt regulations to carry out the
provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the:
(a) Procedure by which a person may apply for a
grant of money from the Department;
(b) Criteria that the Department will consider in
determining whether to award a grant of money; and
(c) Procedure by which the Department will
distribute the money it receives pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1520)
REGISTRY OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
NRS 483.790 Definitions. As
used in NRS 483.800:
1. “Person who is blind” means any person
whose visual acuity with correcting lenses does not exceed 20/200 in the better
eye, or whose vision in the better eye is restricted to a field which subtends
an angle of not greater than 20°.
2. “Person who is night-blind” means a
person afflicted with nyctalopia.
3. “Person who is severely visually
impaired” means any person whose visual acuity with correcting lenses does not
exceed 20/70 in the better eye, or whose vision in the better eye is restricted
to a field which subtends an angle of not greater than 30°, or whose vision is impaired to such an
extent that it materially limits, contributes to limiting or, if not corrected,
will probably result in limiting the individual’s activities of functioning.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1522)
NRS 483.800 Information to be furnished to Department; establishment of
registry; regulations; maintenance of file; confidentiality; exception;
penalty.
1. The following sources shall submit,
within 30 days after learning such information, to the Department the name,
address, birth date, social security number, visual acuity and any other
information which may be required by regulation of the Department, of persons
who are blind or night-blind or whose vision is severely impaired and shall
designate whether the person is blind, night-blind or has severely impaired
vision:
(a) Hospitals, medical clinics and similar
institutions which treat persons who are blind, night-blind or whose vision is
severely impaired; and
(b) Agencies of the State and political
subdivisions which provide special tax consideration for blindness.
2. When any source described in subsection
1 learns that vision has been restored to any person whose name appears in the
registry established pursuant to subsection 3, the fact of restoration of
vision must be reported to the registry within 30 days after learning of that
fact.
3. The Department may establish a registry
for the purposes of this section and adopt regulations governing reports to and
operation of the registry.
4. The Department shall maintain a file of
the names, addresses, birth dates and social security numbers of persons who
are blind or night-blind or whose vision is severely impaired.
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all information learned by
the Department pursuant to this section is confidential and any person who,
without the consent of the person concerned, reveals that information for purposes
other than those specified in this section, or other than for administration of
the Program for Supplemental Security Income, including State Supplementary
Assistance pursuant to chapter 422 or 422A of NRS, or services to persons who are
blind pursuant to NRS 426.518 to 426.610, inclusive, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1522; A 1975, 1013; 1981, 1912; 1985, 1941; 1993, 2068; 2005, 630; 2005, 22nd
Special Session, 62; 2007, 2116)
IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR PERSONS WITHOUT DRIVERS’ LICENSES
NRS 483.810 Legislative findings and declaration. The
Legislature finds and declares that:
1. A need exists in this State for the
creation of a system of identification for:
(a) Residents who are 10 years of age or older
and who do not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any
state or jurisdiction; and
(b) Seasonal residents who are 10 years of age or
older and who do not hold a valid Nevada driver’s license.
2. To serve this purpose, official
identification cards must be prepared for issuance to those residents and
seasonal residents who are 10 years of age or older and who apply and qualify
for them. The cards must be designed in such form and distributed pursuant to
such controls that they will merit the general acceptability of drivers’
licenses for personal identification.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 785; A 1979, 301; 1997, 1385, 2987; 1999, 437)
NRS 483.820 Persons entitled to card; fees.
1. A person who applies for an
identification card in accordance with the provisions of NRS
483.810 to 483.890, inclusive, and who is not
ineligible to receive an identification card pursuant to NRS
483.861, is entitled to receive an identification card if the person is:
(a) A resident of this State and is 10 years of
age or older and does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card
from any state or jurisdiction; or
(b) A seasonal resident who does not hold a valid
Nevada driver’s license.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825, the Department shall charge and collect
the following fees for the issuance of an original, duplicate or changed
identification card:
An original or
duplicate identification card issued to a person 65 years of age or older $4
An original or
duplicate identification card issued to a person under 18 years of age which
expires on the eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday...................................................................................... 6
A renewal of an
identification card for a person under 18 years of age which expires on the
eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday.................................................................................................. 6
An original or
duplicate identification card issued to a person under 18 years of age which
expires on or before the fourth anniversary of the person’s birthday................................................................ 3
A renewal of an
identification card for a person under 18 years of age which expires on or
before the fourth anniversary of the person’s birthday........................................................................................... 3
An original or
duplicate identification card issued to any person at least 18 years of age,
but less than 65 years of age, which expires on the eighth anniversary of the
person’s birthday........................ 18
A renewal of an
identification card for any person at least 18 years of age, but less than 65
years of age, which expires on the eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday........................................... 18
An original or
duplicate identification card issued to any person at least 18 years of age,
but less than 65 years of age, which expires on or before the fourth
anniversary of the person’s birthday........ 9
A renewal of an
identification card for any person at least 18 years of age, but less than 65
years of age, which expires on or before the fourth anniversary of the person’s
birthday................................ 9
A new photograph or
change of name, or both..................................................... 4
3. The Department shall not charge a fee
for:
(a) An identification card issued to a person who
has voluntarily surrendered his or her driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.420; or
(b) A renewal of an identification card for a
person 65 years of age or older.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825, the increase in fees authorized in NRS 483.347 must be paid in addition to the fees
charged pursuant to this section.
5. As used in this section, “photograph”
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 483.125.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 785; A 1979, 301; 1985, 1942; 1991, 1909; 1997, 1385, 2988; 1999, 437, 1110; 2001, 2826; 2003, 1239; 2005, 1218, 2888; 2009, 714; 2013, 1243)
NRS 483.825 One-time waiver of fees to furnish duplicate card to homeless
person or person recently released from prison; exception; acceptance of gifts,
grants and donations.
1. The Department shall waive the fee
prescribed by NRS 483.820 and the increase in the
fee required by NRS 483.347 not more than one time
for furnishing a duplicate identification card to:
(a) A homeless person who submits a signed
affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the person is
homeless.
(b) A person who submits documentation from the
Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison
within the immediately preceding 90 days.
2. A vendor that has entered into an
agreement with the Department to produce photographs for identification cards
pursuant to NRS 483.347 may waive the cost it
charges the Department to produce the photograph of a homeless person or person
released from prison for a duplicate identification card.
3. If the vendor does not waive pursuant
to subsection 2 the cost it charges the Department and the Department has
waived the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347
for a duplicate identification card furnished to a person pursuant to
subsection 1, the person shall reimburse the Department in an amount equal to
the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 if
the person:
(a) Applies to the Department for the renewal of
his or her identification card; and
(b) Is employed at the time of such application.
4. The Department may accept gifts, grants
and donations of money to fund the provision of duplicate identification cards
without a fee to persons pursuant to subsection 1.
5. As used in this section, “photograph”
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 483.125.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1215; A 2011, 2605)
NRS 483.830 Duties of Director. The
Director shall:
1. Prepare suitable identification cards.
2. Prepare and furnish application forms
for those cards.
3. Receive applications, grant or deny
them and maintain files of applications.
4. Issue identification cards, recall and
cancel cards when necessary and maintain records adequate to preserve the
integrity of the system for identification cards.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 785; A 1985, 1942)
NRS 483.840 Form and effect of card; Department to adopt regulations
prescribing contents of card; duties of Department concerning anatomical gifts
and indicia of medical condition; Anatomical Gift Account; donor registry.
1. The form of the identification cards
must be similar to that of drivers’ licenses but distinguishable in color or
otherwise.
2. Identification cards do not authorize
the operation of any motor vehicles.
3. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing the information that must be contained on an identification card.
4. At the time of the issuance or renewal
of the identification card, the Department shall:
(a) Give the holder the opportunity to have
indicated on his or her identification card that the holder wishes to be a
donor of all or part of his or her body pursuant to NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, or to refuse to make
an anatomical gift of his or her body or part thereof.
(b) Give the holder the opportunity to indicate
whether he or she wishes to donate $1 or more to the Anatomical Gift Account
created by NRS 460.150.
(c) Provide to each holder who is interested in
becoming a donor information relating to anatomical gifts, including the
procedure for registering as a donor with the donor registry with which the
Department has entered into a contract pursuant to this paragraph. To carry out
this paragraph, the Department shall, on such terms as it deems appropriate,
enter into a contract with a donor registry that is in compliance with the
provisions of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive.
(d) If the Department has established a program
for imprinting a symbol or other indicator of a medical condition on an identification
card pursuant to NRS 483.863, give the holder the
opportunity to have a symbol or other indicator of a medical condition
imprinted on his or her identification card.
5. If the holder wishes to make a donation
to the Anatomical Gift Account, the Department shall collect the donation and
deposit the money collected in the State Treasury for credit to the Anatomical
Gift Account.
6. The Department shall submit to the
donor registry with which the Department has entered into a contract pursuant
to paragraph (c) of subsection 4 information from the records of the Department
relating to persons who have identification cards issued by the Department that
indicate the intention of those persons to make an anatomical gift. The
Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this
subsection.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 785; A 1977, 450; 1979, 301; 1989, 438, 476; 1991, 488, 2172; 1997, 839, 2988; 1999, 425, 1111; 2001, 683, 1502; 2003, 831, 1240; 2005, 244, 245, 2315; 2007, 797, 2790)
NRS 483.850 Application for card; required contents; duties of applicant;
registration to vote; surrender of driver’s license or identification card
issued by another state or jurisdiction.
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, register to vote pursuant
to NRS 293.524.
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)
NRS 483.852 Declaration of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon
application for card; provision of evidence by applicant; required
documentation for designation of status on card; monthly compilation and
transmission to Department of Veterans Services of list of persons who have
declared status.
1. When a person applies to the Department
for the initial issuance of an identification card pursuant to NRS 483.850 or the renewal of an identification card
pursuant to NRS 483.875, the Department shall
inquire whether the person desires to declare that he or she is a veteran of
the Armed Forces of the United States.
2. If the person desires to declare
pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the
United States, the person shall provide:
(a) Evidence satisfactory to the Department that
he or she has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United
States; and
(b) A written release authorizing the Department
of Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Veterans Services personal
information about the person, which release must be signed by the person and in
a form required by the Director pursuant to NRS
481.063.
3. In addition to the declaration
described in subsection 1, a person who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the
United States and who wishes to have placed on his or her identification card a
designation that he or she is a veteran, as described in NRS
483.853, must:
(a) If applying for the initial issuance of an
identification card, appear in person at an office of the Department and submit
a copy of his or her DD Form 214, “Certificate of Release or Discharge from
Active Duty,” issued by the United States Department of Defense, indicating
that the person has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the
United States.
(b) If applying for the renewal of an identification
card upon which a designation that the person is a veteran:
(1) Is not placed, submit by mail or in
person a copy of his or her DD Form 214, “Certificate of Release or Discharge
from Active Duty,” issued by the United States Department of Defense,
indicating that the person has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces
of the United States.
(2) Is placed, submit by mail, in person
or by other means authorized by the Department a statement that the person
wishes the identification card to continue to designate that the person is a
veteran.
4. The Department shall, at least once
each month:
(a) Compile a list of persons who have, during
the immediately preceding month, declared pursuant to subsection 1 that they
are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(b) Transmit that list to the Department of
Veterans Services to be used for statistical and communication purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2064; A 2013, 1995,
2520)
NRS 483.853 Designation of veteran status on card; duties of Department.
1. Upon the application of a person who
requests that his or her identification card indicate that he or she is a
veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 483.852, and who satisfies the requirements of
that subsection, the Department shall place on any identification card issued
to the person pursuant to NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive, a designation that the person is a
veteran.
2. The Director shall determine the design
and placement of the designation of veteran status required by subsection 1 on
any identification card to which this section applies.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1993)
NRS 483.855 Registration of certain males with Selective Service System when
applying for identification card; application for identification card to
include certain information concerning such registration; transmittal of
information to Selective Service System.
1. When applying for an identification
card or for a duplicate or the renewal of such a card, a male applicant who is:
(a) A citizen of the United States or an
immigrant; and
(b) At least 18 years of age but less than 26
years of age,
Ê may
authorize the Department to register him with the Selective Service System in
compliance with section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
§§ 451 et seq., as amended.
2. An application for an identification
card or for a duplicate or the renewal of such a card must include a box which
may be checked by an applicant described in subsection 1 to authorize the
Department to submit the necessary personal information to the Selective
Service System to register the applicant in compliance with federal law. The
application must also inform the applicant that by registering with the
Selective Service System in compliance with federal law, the applicant remains
eligible for federal student loans, grants, benefits relating to job training,
most federal jobs and, if applicable, citizenship in the United States.
3. If an applicant indicates on his
application that he wishes the Department to forward the necessary personal
information to the Selective Service System, the Department shall forward that
information to the Selective Service System in an electronic format.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 713)
NRS 483.860 Proof of full legal name and age; regulations; consular
identification cards.
1. Every applicant for an identification
card must furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age by presenting:
(a) An original or certified copy of the required
documents as prescribed by regulation; or
(b) A photo identification card issued by the
Department of Corrections pursuant to NRS
209.511.
2. The Director shall adopt regulations:
(a) Prescribing the documents an applicant may
use to furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age to the Department
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1; and
(b) Setting forth criteria pursuant to which the
Department will issue or refuse to issue an identification card in accordance
with this section to a person who is a citizen of a state, the District of
Columbia, any territory of the United States or a foreign country. The criteria
pursuant to which the Department shall issue or refuse to issue an
identification card to a citizen of a foreign country must be based upon the
purpose for which that person is present within the United States.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as
proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an identification card. As
used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1989, 476; 1995, 36; 2003, 1241, 1935, 2467; 2007, 2791; 2013, 1261)
NRS 483.861 Proof of compliance with certain statutory provisions required
for issuance to or renewal of card of certain criminal offenders; expiration of
card; regulations.
1. The Department shall not issue an
identification card to an offender or renew the identification card of an
offender until the Department has received information submitted by the Central
Repository pursuant to NRS 179D.570
or other satisfactory evidence indicating that the offender is in compliance
with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS.
2. If an offender is not in compliance
with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS,
the Department:
(a) Shall not issue an identification card to the
offender or renew the identification card of the offender; and
(b) Shall advise the offender to contact the
Central Repository to determine the actions that the offender must take to be
in compliance with the provisions of chapter
179D of NRS.
3. An identification card issued to an
offender expires on the first anniversary date of the offender’s birthday,
measured in the case of an original identification card, a renewal
identification card and a renewal of an expired identification card, from the
birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal.
4. The Department may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Central Repository” means the Central
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.
(b) “Offender” includes, without limitation, an
“offender convicted of a crime against a child” as defined in NRS 179D.0559 and a “sex offender” as
defined in NRS 179D.095.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2886; A 2007, 2779)
NRS 483.863 Program for imprinting symbol or other indicator of medical
condition on card: Establishment; regulations; donations.
1. The Department may adopt regulations
establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol or other indicator of a
medical condition on an identification card issued by the Department.
2. Regulations adopted pursuant to
subsection 1 must require the symbol or other indicator of a medical condition
which is imprinted on an identification card to conform with the International
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, or the
most current revision, adopted by the National Center for Health Statistics and
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
3. The Department may apply for and accept
any gift, grant, appropriation or other donation to assist in carrying out a
program established pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2312)
NRS 483.865 Placement of designation on card issued to person with
disability which limits or impairs ability to walk.
1. Upon the application of a person with a
disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, the Department shall
place on any identification card issued to the person pursuant to NRS 483.810 to 483.890,
inclusive, a designation that the person is a person with a disability. The
application must include a statement from a licensed physician certifying that
the applicant is a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability
to walk.
2. For the purposes of this section,
“person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk” has the
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.3835.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2762)
NRS 483.867 Placement of designation on card issued to person who is seasonal
resident. Upon the application of
a person who is a seasonal resident of this State, the Department shall place
on any identification card issued to the person pursuant to NRS 483.810 to 483.890,
inclusive:
1. A designation indicating that the
person is a seasonal resident; and
2. A statement indicating that the person
holds a valid driver’s license from another state or jurisdiction.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2987)
NRS 483.870 Validity of card; surrender of card; report of change of information
or loss of card.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.875, an identification card that is issued to:
(a) A seasonal resident remains valid until its
expiration date so long as the person does not become licensed in Nevada to
drive a motor vehicle and the facts and circumstances declared in the
application and stated on the card do not change. An identification card must
be surrendered by a seasonal resident upon issuance of a Nevada driver’s
license.
(b) A resident remains valid until its expiration
date so long as the person does not become licensed in any state or
jurisdiction to drive a motor vehicle and the facts and circumstances declared
in the application and stated on the card do not change. An identification card
must be surrendered by a resident upon issuance of a driver’s license from any
state or jurisdiction.
2. The holder of an identification card
shall promptly report any change in the information declared in the application
and stated in the card to the Department.
3. Any change occurring in the holder’s
address or name as the result of marriage or otherwise or any loss of an
identification card must be reported within 30 days after the occurrence to the
Department.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1943; 1997, 1386, 2989; 1999, 437; 2003, 1241)
NRS 483.875 Expiration as prescribed by regulation; renewability of card;
duties of and restriction upon authority of Department.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.861 and 483.870,
an identification card and a renewal of an identification card issued pursuant
to NRS 483.810 to 483.890,
inclusive, expires as prescribed by regulation.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing when an identification card expires.
3. An identification card is renewable at
any time before its expiration upon application and payment of the required
fee.
4. The Department shall issue an
identification card that is valid only during the time the applicant is
authorized to stay in the United States, or if there is no definite end to the
time the applicant is authorized to stay, the identification card is valid for
1 year beginning on the date of issuance.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1236; A 2005, 2889; 2007, 2792)
NRS 483.880 Duplicate card; return of original.
1. Upon furnishing information that his or
her identification card is lost or destroyed and paying the prescribed fee, the
person to whom the original was issued may obtain a duplicate.
2. If the original of a duplicated card is
subsequently recovered or a lost card is found, the person having possession
shall return it immediately to the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1943)
NRS 483.890 Unlawful acts; penalty. A
person who:
1. Forges or alters an identification card
or knowingly possesses an altered or forged identification card;
2. Refuses to surrender an identification
card for cancellation when so directed by the Department;
3. Lends his or her identification card to
another person for the other’s use or uses a card issued to another person; or
4. Willfully fails to surrender to the
Department within 10 days after another’s identification card comes into his or
her possession or to return it to the proper holder,
Ê is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1943)
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS’ LICENSES
General Provisions
NRS 483.900 Purposes. The
purposes of NRS 483.900 to 483.940,
inclusive, are to implement the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, as
amended, 49 U.S.C. chapter 313 (§§ 31301 et seq.), and reduce or prevent
commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities and injuries by:
1. Permitting drivers of commercial motor
vehicles to hold only one license;
2. Providing for the disqualification of
drivers of commercial motor vehicles who have committed certain serious traffic
violations or other specified offenses;
3. Strengthening the licensing and testing
standards for drivers of commercial motor vehicles; and
4. Ensuring that drivers of commercial
motor vehicles carrying hazardous materials are qualified to operate a
commercial motor vehicle in accordance with all regulations pertaining to the
transportation of hazardous materials and have the skills and knowledge
necessary to respond appropriately to any emergency arising out of the
transportation of hazardous materials.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1115)
NRS 483.902 Applicability. The
provisions of NRS 483.900 to 483.940,
inclusive, apply only with respect to commercial drivers’ licenses.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1116; A 2009, 715; 2011, 405)
NRS 483.904 Definitions. As
used in NRS 483.900 to 483.940,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Commercial driver’s license” means a
license issued to a person which authorizes the person to drive a class or type
of commercial motor vehicle.
2. “Commercial Driver’s License
Information System” means the information system maintained by the Secretary of
Transportation pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 31309 to serve as a clearinghouse for
locating information relating to the licensing, identification and
disqualification of operators of commercial motor vehicles.
3. “Out-of-service order” means a
temporary prohibition against:
(a) A person operating a commercial motor vehicle
as such a prohibition is described in 49 C.F.R. § 395.13; or
(b) The operation of a commercial motor vehicle
as such a prohibition is described in 49 C.F.R. § 396.9(c).
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1116; A 2009, 715; 2011, 405)
Administration
NRS 483.906 Authority of Department. The
Department may enter into or make agreements, arrangements or declarations to
carry out the provisions of NRS 483.900 to 483.940, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1119)
NRS 483.908 Adoption of regulations. The
Department shall adopt regulations:
1. Providing for the issuance, expiration,
renewal, suspension, revocation and reinstatement of commercial drivers’
licenses;
2. Providing the same exemptions allowed
pursuant to federal regulations for farmers, firefighters, military personnel
or any other class of operators or vehicles for which exemptions are authorized
by federal law or regulations;
3. Specifying the violations which
constitute grounds for disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle
and the penalties associated with each violation;
4. Setting forth a schedule of various
alcohol concentrations and the penalties which must be imposed if those
concentrations are detected in the breath, blood, urine or other bodily
substances of a person who is driving, operating or is in actual physical
control of a commercial motor vehicle; and
5. Necessary to enable it to carry out the
provisions of NRS 483.900 to 483.940,
inclusive.
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Department shall not adopt regulations which are more restrictive than the
federal regulations adopted pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1986, as amended, 49 U.S.C. chapter 313 (§§ 31301 et seq.).
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1119; A 1999, 3414)
NRS 483.910 Schedule of fees.
1. The Department shall charge and collect
the following fees:
For an original
commercial driver’s license or nonresident commercial driver’s license which
expires on the eighth anniversary of the date of issuance of the license ........................................................ $108
For an original commercial
driver’s license, nonresident commercial driver’s license, commercial learner’s
permit or nonresident commercial learner’s permit which expires on or before
the fourth anniversary of the birthday of the licensee or permit holder.................................................................................................. 54
For renewal of a
commercial driver’s license or nonresident commercial driver’s license which
expires on the eighth anniversary of the date of issuance of the license .................................... 108
For renewal of a
commercial driver’s license, nonresident commercial driver’s license,
commercial learner’s permit or nonresident commercial learner’s permit which
expires on or before the fourth anniversary of the birthday of the licensee or
permit holder.................................................................................................. 54
For reinstatement of
a commercial driver’s license after suspension or revocation of the license for
a violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, or pursuant to NRS 484C.210 and 484C.220, or pursuant to 49 C.F.R. §
383.51(b)(2)(i) or (ii)........................................................................................ 145
For reinstatement of
a commercial driver’s license after suspension, revocation, cancellation or
disqualification of the license, except a suspension or revocation for a
violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, or pursuant to NRS 484C.210 and 484C.220, or pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 383.51(b)(2)(i)
or (ii) 110
For a duplicate
commercial driver’s license......................................................... 19
For any change of
information on a commercial driver’s license...................... 9
For each endorsement
added after the issuance of an original commercial driver’s license 14
For the
administration of a driving skills test for the issuance, renewal or transfer
of a commercial driver’s license or to change any information on, or add an
endorsement to, an existing commercial driver’s license 30
2. The Department shall charge and collect
an annual fee of $555 from each person who is authorized by the Department to
administer a driving skills test pursuant to NRS
483.912.
3. An additional charge of $3 must be
charged for each knowledge test administered to a person who has twice failed
the test.
4. An additional charge of $25 must be
charged for each driving skills test administered to a person who has twice
failed the test.
5. The increase in fees authorized in NRS 483.347 must be paid in addition to the fees
charged pursuant to this section.
6. The Department shall charge an
applicant for a hazardous materials endorsement an additional fee for the
processing of fingerprints. The Department shall establish the additional fee
by regulation, except that the amount of the additional fee must not exceed the
sum of the amount charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of
Criminal History and each applicable federal agency to process the fingerprints
for a background check of the applicant in accordance with Section 1012 of the
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, 49 U.S.C. §
5103a.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1119; A 1993, 1242; 1995, 16; 1997, 1222; 2003, 1241; 2005, 136; 2009, 61, 1865; 2013, 1244)
NRS 483.912 Administration of driving skills test by person or agency other
than Department; credit for passing test.
1. The Department may authorize any
person, including an agency of this or another state, or a department, agency
or instrumentality of local government to administer any driving skills test
required by the provisions of NRS 483.900 to 483.940, inclusive, or by regulations adopted by the
Department pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.908,
if:
(a) The test is the same as that which would
otherwise be administered by the Department; and
(b) That person has entered into an agreement
with the Department which includes provisions that:
(1) Allow the United States Federal
Highway Administration, its representative or the Department to conduct random
examinations, inspections and audits without prior notice;
(2) Require the Department to conduct
on-site inspections not less than annually;
(3) Require all examiners used by that
person to meet the same qualification and training standards established in
regulations adopted by the Department for examiners employed by the Department
to give driving skills tests in commercial motor vehicles;
(4) Require that, not less than annually,
employees of the Department take the tests administered by that person as if
they were actual applicants or that the State retest a sample of drivers who
were examined by that person and compare the passage rates; and
(5) Reserve to the Department the right to
take prompt and appropriate remedial action against that person if the person
fails to comply with any standard of this State or the Federal Government
relating to the tests required for a commercial driver’s license or with any
term of the agreement.
2. An applicant for a commercial driver’s
license who passes a driving skills test administered pursuant to subsection 1
must provide evidence of that fact to the Department to receive credit for
having passed that test.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1117)
NRS 483.914 Department to notify Commercial Driver’s License Information
System of certain matters concerning issuance and validity of licenses.
1. Within 10 days after issuing,
transferring, renewing or upgrading any commercial driver’s license, the
Department shall so notify the Commercial Driver’s License Information System
and provide it with such information as it may require regarding the person who
holds that license.
2. Within 10 days after the
disqualification for 60 days or more of a person who holds a commercial
driver’s license, or after the suspension, revocation or cancellation of that
license, the Department shall update its records to reflect that action and
shall provide notification of that disqualification, suspension, revocation or
cancellation to the Commercial Driver’s License Information System and, if the
license was issued by another jurisdiction, to the licensing authority of the
jurisdiction which issued the license.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1118)
NRS 483.916 Release of information regarding driver’s record. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 481.063, the Department shall furnish
full information regarding the driving record of any person to:
1. The driver’s license administrator of
any other state or of any province or territory of Canada who requests that
information;
2. Any employer or prospective employer of
that person upon his or her request and payment of a fee established in
regulations adopted by the Department; or
3. Any insurer upon its request and
payment of a fee established in regulations adopted by the Department if the
insurer has complied with the provisions of NRS
485.314.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1118; A 1993, 2482; 1995, 1929)
NRS 483.918 Department to notify jurisdiction issuing license of certain
violations committed in Nevada. Within
10 days after the conviction of any person who holds a commercial driver’s
license issued by another jurisdiction for a violation of a state law or local
ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking
violation, committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Department
shall provide notification of the conviction to the licensing authority of the
jurisdiction which issued the license.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1118)
NRS 483.920 Effect of convictions entered in other states. The Department shall give full faith and
credit to all convictions entered in another state and treat them for the
purpose of imposing penalties pursuant to the regulations adopted by the
Department pursuant to NRS 483.908, as if they were
entered in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1119)
Restrictions and Requirements
NRS 483.924 Restrictions on driving commercial motor vehicle on highways of
Nevada. A person shall not drive a
commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this State:
1. Unless the person has been issued and
has in his or her immediate possession a:
(a) Commercial driver’s license with applicable
endorsements valid for the vehicle the person is driving issued by this State
or by any other jurisdiction in accordance with the minimum federal standards
for the issuance of a commercial driver’s license; or
(b) Valid learner’s permit for the operation of a
commercial motor vehicle and is accompanied by the holder of a commercial
driver’s license valid for the vehicle being driven.
2. At any time while the person’s driving
privilege is suspended, revoked or cancelled, or while subject to a
disqualification, including, without limitation, a disqualification for
violating an out-of-service order that is imposed pursuant to 49 C.F.R. §
383.51(e).
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1116; A 2011, 405)
NRS 483.926 Commercial driver’s license: Privilege granted; general
requirement; surrender of other licenses.
1. Any person to whom a valid commercial
driver’s license has been issued may exercise the privilege thereby granted
upon all streets and highways of this State and shall not be required to obtain
any other license to exercise the privilege by any county, municipal or local
board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations.
2. Except persons expressly exempted in
regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS
483.908, a person shall not steer or exercise any degree of physical
control of a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle upon a highway unless the
person has a license to drive the type or class of vehicle being towed.
3. The Department shall not issue a
commercial driver’s license to a person until the person surrenders to the
Department all valid licenses in his or her possession issued to the person by
this or any other jurisdiction. Surrendered licenses issued by another
jurisdiction must be returned by the Department to that jurisdiction. A person
shall not have more than one valid driver’s license.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1116)
NRS 483.928 Requirements for issuance of license. A
person who wishes to be issued a commercial driver’s license by this State
must:
1. Apply to the Department for a
commercial driver’s license;
2. In accordance with standards contained
in regulations adopted by the Department:
(a) Pass a knowledge test for the type of motor
vehicle the person operates or expects to operate; and
(b) Pass a driving skills test for driving a
commercial motor vehicle taken in a motor vehicle which is representative of
the type of motor vehicle the person operates or expects to operate;
3. Comply with all other requirements
contained in the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908;
4. Not be ineligible to be issued a
commercial driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.929;
and
5. For the issuance of a commercial driver’s
license with an endorsement for hazardous materials, submit a complete set of
fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Department to forward the
fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History
and all applicable federal agencies to process the fingerprints for a
background check of the applicant in accordance with Section 1012 of the
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, 49 U.S.C. §
5103a.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1116; A 2003, 1243; 2005, 2889)
NRS 483.929 Proof of compliance with certain statutory provisions required
for issuance to or renewal of license of certain criminal offenders; expiration
of license; regulations.
1. The Department shall not issue a
commercial driver’s license to an offender or renew the commercial driver’s
license of an offender until the Department has received information submitted
by the Central Repository pursuant to NRS
179D.570 or other satisfactory evidence indicating that the offender is in
compliance with the provisions of chapter 179D
of NRS.
2. If an offender is not in compliance
with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS,
the Department:
(a) Shall not issue a commercial driver’s license
to the offender or renew the commercial driver’s license of the offender; and
(b) Shall advise the offender to contact the
Central Repository to determine the actions that the offender must take to be
in compliance with the provisions of chapter
179D of NRS.
3. A commercial driver’s license issued to
an offender expires on the first anniversary date of the offender’s birthday,
measured in the case of an original license, a renewal license and a renewal of
an expired license, from the birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal.
4. The Department may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Central Repository” means the Central
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.
(b) “Offender” includes, without limitation, an
“offender convicted of a crime against a child” as defined in NRS 179D.0559 and a “sex offender” as
defined in NRS 179D.095.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2886; A 2007, 2780)
NRS 483.930 Transfer of license issued in another jurisdiction. A person who holds a commercial driver’s
license issued in another jurisdiction who wishes to transfer that license to
this State must, within 30 days after becoming a resident of this State:
1. Apply to the Department for a
commercial driver’s license; and
2. Comply with all other requirements
contained in the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1117)
NRS 483.932 Use of license issued by another jurisdiction prohibited after
becoming resident of Nevada. A
person who is a resident of this State for 30 days or more shall not drive a
commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver’s license
issued by another jurisdiction.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1117)
NRS 483.934 Issuance of license or learner’s permit to nonresidents
prohibited; exception. Except as
otherwise provided in NRS 483.936, the Department
may not issue a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit to a
person unless the person is a resident of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1117; A 2013, 1245)
NRS 483.936 Licensing and permitting of nonresidents. A person who is a resident of a foreign
jurisdiction which the Federal Highway Administrator has determined does not
test drivers and issue commercial drivers’ licenses in accordance with federal
standards or who is a resident of a state while that state is prohibited from
issuing commercial drivers’ licenses pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 384.405 and who
wishes to be issued a nonresident commercial driver’s license or nonresident
commercial learner’s permit by this State must:
1. Apply to the Department for a
nonresident commercial driver’s license or nonresident commercial learner’s
permit; and
2. Comply with all other requirements
contained in the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1117; A 2013, 1246)
NRS 483.937 Registration of certain males with Selective Service System when
applying for commercial driver’s license; application for commercial driver’s
license to include certain information concerning such registration;
transmittal of information to Selective Service System.
1. When applying for a commercial driver’s
license or for a duplicate or the renewal or reinstatement of such a license, a
male applicant who is:
(a) A citizen of the United States or an
immigrant; and
(b) At least 18 years of age but less than 26
years of age,
Ê may
authorize the Department to register him with the Selective Service System in
compliance with section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
§§ 451 et seq., as amended.
2. An application for a commercial
driver’s license or for a duplicate or the renewal or reinstatement of such a
license must include a box which may be checked by an applicant described in
subsection 1 to authorize the Department to submit the necessary personal
information to the Selective Service System to register the applicant in
compliance with federal law. The application must also inform the applicant
that by registering with the Selective Service System in compliance with
federal law, the applicant remains eligible for federal student loans, grants,
benefits relating to job training, most federal jobs and, if applicable,
citizenship in the United States.
3. If an applicant indicates on his
application that he wishes the Department to forward the necessary personal
information to the Selective Service System, the Department shall forward that
information to the Selective Service System in an electronic format.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 713)
NRS 483.938 Application for noncommercial driver’s license after
disqualification for commercial driver’s license based on concentration of
alcohol. Any person who, in
accordance with regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908, is disqualified from driving a commercial
motor vehicle based on an alcohol concentration level that:
1. Does not otherwise constitute grounds
for disqualifying the person from driving a noncommercial motor vehicle
pursuant to the provisions of NRS
484C.210, may apply to the Department for a noncommercial driver’s license
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
2. Also constitutes grounds for
disqualifying the person from driving a noncommercial motor vehicle pursuant to
the provisions of NRS 484C.210 may,
upon the expiration of the period of disqualification specified in that
section, apply to the Department for a noncommercial driver’s license pursuant
to the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1119)
NRS 483.939 Mandatory suspension of commercial driver’s license upon notice
of conviction of violation of federal regulations regarding out-of-service
declaration; civil penalties; reinstatement; regulations.
1. If the Department receives notice that
a person who holds a commercial driver’s license has been convicted of driving
a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service declaration, as
described in 49 C.F.R. § 395.13, the Department shall:
(a) Suspend the privilege of the person to
operate a commercial motor vehicle for the period set forth in 49 C.F.R. §
383.51(e); and
(b) In addition to any other applicable fees and
penalties that must be paid to reinstate the commercial driver’s license after
suspension, impose against the person a civil penalty in the amount set forth
in 49 C.F.R. § 383.53(b)(1).
2. If the Department receives notice that
the employer of a person who holds a commercial driver’s license has been convicted
of a violation of 49 C.F.R. § 383.37(c) for knowingly allowing, requiring,
permitting or authorizing the person to operate a commercial motor vehicle
during any period in which the person or the commercial motor vehicle is
subject to an out-of-service order, the Department shall impose against the
employer a civil penalty in the amount set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.53(b)(2).
3. All money collected by the Department
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or subsection 2 must be deposited in
the State Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
4. The Department shall adopt regulations
to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 404)
NRS 483.940 Falsification of information or certification on application:
Criminal and administrative penalties. Any
person who knowingly falsifies any information or certification on an
application filed with the Department for a commercial driver’s license or
learner’s permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal
penalty which may be imposed on the person, shall be punished as provided in
regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS
483.908.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1119)
