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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 176 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. 1. In addition to any other action authorized pursuant to

1-4 NRS 176.064, if a fine, administrative assessment, fee, restitution or other

1-5 charge is imposed upon a defendant for a violation of a law, a regulation

1-6 or an ordinance in this state and the defendant is the registered owner of

1-7 a motor vehicle or has a driver’s license issued by the State of Nevada,

1-8 whether or not the fine, administrative assessment, fee, restitution or

1-9 other charge is in addition to any other punishment, and the fine,

1-10 administrative assessment, fee, restitution or other charge or any part of it

1-11 remains unpaid after the time established by the court for its payment, the

2-1 court may, on its own motion or at the request of a state or local entity

2-2 that is responsible for collecting the delinquent fine, administrative

2-3 assessment, fee, restitution or other charge, file a notice of nonpayment

2-4 with the department of motor vehicles and public safety.

2-5 2. The notice of nonpayment must include:

2-6 (a) The time, place and date of each violation;

2-7 (b) If the defendant is a registered owner of a motor vehicle, the

2-8 number of the license plate of the motor vehicle of the defendant and the

2-9 make and model year of the motor vehicle of the defendant;

2-10 (c) If the defendant has a driver’s license issued by the State of

2-11 Nevada, the number of the driver’s license of the defendant;

2-12 (d) The total amount of a delinquent fine, administrative assessment,

2-13 fee, restitution or other charge owed by the defendant; and

2-14 (e) Any other information the department of motor vehicles and public

2-15 safety may require.

2-16 3. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall prescribe

2-17 the form for the notice of nonpayment and may adopt such regulations as

2-18 are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

2-19 Sec. 3. If a court files with the department of motor vehicles and

2-20 public safety a notice of nonpayment pursuant to section 2 of this act and

2-21 the registered owner of the motor vehicle for which the department

2-22 received the notice pays the fine, administrative assessment, fee,

2-23 restitution or other charge imposed against him, the court shall issue to

2-24 the registered owner a receipt which indicates that the fine, administrative

2-25 assessment, fee, restitution or other charge has been paid.

2-26 Sec. 4. NRS 176.064 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-27 176.064 1. If a fine, administrative assessment, fee , [or] restitution

2-43 fine, administrative assessment, fee , [or] restitution or other charge may,

3-1 in addition to attempting to collect the fine, administrative assessment, fee ,

3-2 [or] restitution or other charge through any other lawful means, take any or

3-3 all of the following actions:

3-4 (a) Report the delinquency to reporting agencies that assemble or

3-5 evaluate information concerning credit.

3-6 (b) Request that the court take appropriate action pursuant to subsection

3-7 3 [.] or section 2 of this act.

3-8 (c) Contract with a collection agency licensed pursuant to NRS 649.075

3-9 to collect the delinquent amount and the collection fee. The collection

3-10 agency must be paid as compensation for its services an amount not greater

3-11 than the amount of the collection fee imposed pursuant to subsection 1, in

3-12 accordance with the provisions of the contract.

3-13 3. The court may, on its own motion or at the request of a state or local

3-14 entity that is responsible for collecting the delinquent fine, administrative

3-15 assessment, fee [or restitution,] , restitution or other charge, take any or all

3-16 of the following actions, in the following order of priority if practicable:

3-17 (a) Request that a prosecuting attorney undertake collection of the

3-18 delinquency, including, without limitation, the original amount and the

3-19 collection fee, by attachment or garnishment of the defendant’s property,

3-20 wages or other money receivable.

3-21 (b) Order the suspension of the driver’s license of the defendant. If the

3-22 defendant does not possess a driver’s license, the court may prohibit the

3-23 defendant from applying for a driver’s license for a specified period. If the

3-24 defendant is already the subject of a court order suspending or delaying the

3-25 issuance of his driver’s license, the court may order the additional

3-26 suspension or delay, as appropriate, to apply consecutively with the

3-27 previous order. At the time the court issues an order suspending the driver’s

3-28 license of a defendant pursuant to this paragraph, the court shall require the

3-29 defendant to surrender to the court all driver’s licenses then held by the

3-30 defendant. The court shall, within 5 days after issuing the order, forward to

3-31 the department of motor vehicles and public safety the licenses, together

3-32 with a copy of the order. At the time the court issues an order pursuant to

3-33 this paragraph delaying the ability of a defendant to apply for a driver’s

3-34 license, the court shall, within 5 days after issuing the order, forward to the

3-35 department of motor vehicles and public safety a copy of the order. The

3-36 department of motor vehicles and public safety shall report a suspension

3-37 pursuant to this paragraph to an insurance company or its agent inquiring

3-38 about the defendant’s driving record, but such a suspension must not be

3-39 considered for the purpose of rating or underwriting.

3-40 (c) For a delinquent fine or administrative assessment, order the

3-41 confinement of the person in the appropriate prison, jail or detention

3-42 facility, as provided in NRS 176.065 and 176.075.

4-1 4. Money collected from a collection fee imposed pursuant to

4-2 subsection 1 must be distributed in the following manner:

4-3 (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), if the money is

4-4 collected by or on behalf of a municipal court, the money must be

4-5 deposited in a special fund in the appropriate city treasury. The city may

4-6 use the money in the fund only to develop and implement a program for the

4-7 collection of fines, administrative assessments, fees [and restitution.] ,

4-8 restitution and other charges imposed upon a defendant.

4-9 (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), if the money is

4-10 collected by or on behalf of a justice’s court or district court, the money

4-11 must be deposited in a special fund in the appropriate county treasury. The

4-12 county may use the money in the special fund only to develop and

4-13 implement a program for the collection of fines, administrative

4-14 assessments, fees [and restitution.] , restitution and other charges imposed

4-15 upon a defendant.

4-16 (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), if the money is

4-17 collected by a state entity, the money must be deposited in an account,

4-18 which is hereby created in the state treasury. The court administrator may

4-19 use the money in the account only to develop and implement a program for

4-20 the collection of fines, administrative assessments, fees , [and] restitution

4-21 and other charges imposed upon a defendant in this state.

4-22 (d) If the money is collected by a collection agency, after the collection

4-23 agency has been paid its fee pursuant to the terms of the contract, any

4-24 remaining money must be deposited in the state, city or county treasury,

4-25 whichever is appropriate, to be used only for the purposes set forth in

4-26 paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection.

4-27 Sec. 5. NRS 482.280 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-28 482.280 1. The registration of every vehicle expires at midnight on

4-42 authorized inspection station or authorized station pursuant to the

5-1 provisions of NRS 482.281 must include, if required, evidence of

5-2 compliance with standards for control of emissions.

5-3 3. The department shall insert in each application mailed pursuant to

5-4 subsection 1:

5-5 (a) The amount of privilege tax to be collected for the county pursuant

5-6 to the provisions of NRS 482.260.

5-7 (b) The amount set forth in a notice of nonpayment filed with the

5-8 department by a court pursuant to section 2 of this act or by a local

5-9 authority pursuant to NRS 484.444.

5-10 (c) A statement which informs the applicant that, pursuant to NRS

5-11 485.185, he is legally required to maintain insurance during the period in

5-12 which the motor vehicle is registered.

5-13 4. An owner who has made proper application for renewal of

5-14 registration before the expiration of the current registration but who has not

5-15 received the license plate or plates or card of registration for the ensuing

5-16 period of registration is entitled to operate or permit the operation of that

5-17 vehicle upon the highways upon displaying thereon the license plate or

5-18 plates issued for the preceding period of registration for such a time as may

5-19 be prescribed by the department as it may find necessary for the issuance of

5-20 the new plate or plates or card of registration.

5-21 Sec. 6. NRS 482.2805 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-22 482.2805 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the

5-42 subsection 4.

6-1 4. A court or local authority shall, upon request, issue to a short-term

6-2 lessor for which the department has received a notice of nonpayment

6-3 pursuant to NRS 484.444 or section 2 of this act for a violation of the

6-4 provisions of NRS 484.395 to 484.443, inclusive, or a violation of an

6-5 ordinance of a local authority authorized by chapter 484 of NRS that

6-6 prohibits the same conduct as the provisions of NRS 484.395 to 484.443,

6-7 inclusive, a certificate which requires the department to renew the

6-8 registration of a motor vehicle owned by the short-term lessor without

6-9 requiring the short-term lessor to provide a receipt pursuant to subsection 1

6-10 if the short-term lessor provides the court or local authority with the name,

6-11 address and number of the driver’s license of the short-term lessee who was

6-12 leasing the vehicle at the time of the violation.

6-13 5. Upon the request of the registered owner of a motor vehicle, the

6-14 department shall provide a copy of the notice of nonpayment filed with the

6-15 department by [the local agency] a court pursuant to section 2 of this act

6-16 or by a local authority pursuant to NRS 484.444.

6-17 6. If the registration of a motor vehicle that is identified in a notice of

6-18 nonpayment filed with the department [by a local authority] pursuant to

6-19 NRS 484.444 or section 2 of this act is not renewed for two consecutive

6-20 periods of registration, the department shall delete any records maintained

6-21 by the department concerning that notice.

6-22 7. The department may require a court or local authority to pay a fee

6-23 for the creation, maintenance or revision of a record of the department

6-24 concerning a notice of nonpayment filed with the department by the court

6-25 pursuant to section 2 of this act or by the local authority pursuant to NRS

6-26 484.444. The department shall, by regulation, establish any fee required by

6-27 this subsection. Any fees collected by the department pursuant to this

6-28 subsection must be:

6-29 (a) Deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle

6-30 fund; and

6-31 (b) Allocated to the department to defray the cost of carrying out the

6-32 provisions of this section.

6-33 Sec. 7. Chapter 483 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the

6-34 provisions set forth as sections 8 and 9 of this act.

6-35 Sec. 8. 1. The department shall not renew the driver’s license of a

6-36 licensee if a court has filed a notice of nonpayment with the department

6-37 pursuant to section 2 of this act or a local authority has filed a notice of

6-38 nonpayment with the department pursuant to NRS 484.444 unless, at the

6-39 time for renewal of the license, the licensee provides to the department a

6-40 receipt issued by the court pursuant to section 3 of this act or by the local

6-41 authority pursuant to section 9 of this act.

7-1 2. If the licensee provides a receipt to the department pursuant to

7-2 subsection 1 and complies with the other requirements of this chapter, the

7-3 department shall renew the driver’s license of the licensee.

7-4 3. Upon the request of the licensee, the department shall provide a

7-5 copy of the notice of nonpayment filed with the department by a court

7-6 pursuant to section 2 of this act or by a local authority pursuant to NRS

7-7 484.444.

7-8 4. If the driver’s license that is identified in a notice of nonpayment

7-9 filed with the department pursuant to NRS 484.444 or section 2 of this act

7-10 is not renewed for 2 years after the expiration of the license, the

7-11 department shall delete any records maintained by the department

7-12 concerning that notice.

7-13 5. The department may require a court or local authority to pay a fee

7-14 for the creation, maintenance or revision of a record of the department

7-15 concerning a notice of nonpayment filed with the department by the court

7-16 pursuant to section 2 of this act or by the local authority pursuant to NRS

7-17 484.444. The department shall, by regulation, establish any fee required

7-18 by this subsection. Any fees collected by the department pursuant to this

7-19 subsection must be:

7-20 (a) Deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle

7-21 fund; and

7-22 (b) Allocated to the department to defray the cost of carrying out the

7-23 provisions of this section.

7-24 Sec. 9. If a local authority files with the department a notice of

7-25 nonpayment pursuant to NRS 484.444 of this act and the licensee for

7-26 which the department received the notice pays to the local authority each

7-27 civil penalty or other charge imposed by the local authority against the

7-28 licensee for a violation of:

7-29 1. The provisions of NRS 484.395 to 484.443, inclusive; or

7-30 2. An ordinance of the local authority authorized by chapter 484 of

7-31 NRS that prohibits the same conduct as the provisions of NRS 484.395 to

7-32 484.443, inclusive,

7-33 the local authority shall issue to the licensee a receipt which indicates that

7-34 the penalty or charge has been paid.

7-35 Sec. 10. NRS 483.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-36 483.010 NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, and sections 8 and 9 of

7-37 this act may be cited as the Uniform Motor Vehicle Drivers’ License Act.

7-38 Sec. 11. NRS 483.380 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-39 483.380 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.247, every

7-43 renewal. Any applicant whose date of birth was on February 29 in a leap

8-1 year is, for the purposes of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, and

8-2 sections 8 and 9 of this act, considered to have the anniversary of his birth

8-3 fall on February 28.

8-4 2. [Every] Except as otherwise provided in section 8 of this act, every

8-5 license is renewable at any time before its expiration upon application,

8-6 submission of the statement required pursuant to NRS 483.293 and

8-7 payment of the required fee.

8-8 3. The department may, by regulation, defer the expiration of the

8-9 driver’s license of a person who is on active duty in the Armed Forces upon

8-10 such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. The department may

8-11 similarly defer the expiration of the license of the spouse or dependent son

8-12 or daughter of that person if the spouse or child is residing with the person.

8-13 Sec. 12. NRS 483.380 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-14 483.380 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.247, every

8-29 or daughter of that person if the spouse or child is residing with the person.

8-30 Sec. 13. NRS 483.382 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-31 483.382 1. No later than 30 days before the expiration of his license,

8-41 license applied for.

9-1 Sec. 14. NRS 483.530 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-2 483.530 It is a misdemeanor for any person:

9-25 authorized by this chapter.

9-26 Sec. 15. NRS 484.444 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-27 484.444 1. If the registered owner of a motor vehicle or a person

9-43 the number of the driver’s license of the person;

10-1 (d) The amount of the fine and any other charge imposed for each

10-2 violation;

10-3 [(d)] (e) The total amount of money owed to the local authority by the

10-4 defendant for those violations; and

10-5 [(e)] (f) Any other information the department may require.

10-6 3. The department shall [adopt regulations which] prescribe the form

10-7 for the notice of nonpayment and [any information which must be included

10-8 in that notice.] may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out

10-9 the provisions of this section.

10-10 Sec. 16. 1. This section and sections 1 to 11, inclusive, 13, 14 and 15

10-11 of this act become effective on July 1, 1999, for the purpose of adopting

10-12 regulations and on January 1, 2000, for all other purposes.

10-13 2. Section 12 of this act becomes effective on the date on which the

10-14 provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures

10-15 under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the

10-16 use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:

10-17 (a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a

10-18 proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an

10-19 obligation for the support of a child; or

10-20 (b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more

10-21 children,

10-22 are repealed by the Congress of the United States.