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1-1 Section 1. NRS 485.187 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 485.187 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the owner

1-3 of a motor vehicle shall not:

1-4 (a) Operate the motor vehicle, if it is registered or required to be

1-5 registered in this state, without having insurance as required by NRS

1-6 485.185.

1-7 (b) Operate or knowingly permit the operation of the motor vehicle

1-8 without having evidence of insurance of the operator or the vehicle in the

1-9 vehicle.

1-10 (c) Fail or refuse to surrender, upon demand, to a peace officer or to an

1-11 authorized representative of the department the evidence of insurance.

1-12 (d) Knowingly permit the operation of the motor vehicle in violation of

1-13 subsection 3 of NRS 485.186.

1-14 2. A person shall not operate the motor vehicle of another person

1-15 unless:

1-16 (a) He first ensures that the required evidence of insurance is present in

1-17 the motor vehicle; or

2-1 (b) He has his own evidence of insurance which covers him as the

2-2 operator of the motor vehicle.

2-3 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, any person who

2-4 violates subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Except as otherwise

2-5 provided in this subsection, in addition to any other penalty, a person

2-6 sentenced pursuant to this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not

2-7 less than $600 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. The fine must be

2-8 reduced to $100 for the first violation if the person obtains a motor vehicle

2-9 liability policy [not later than 30 days after the fine is imposed,] by the time

2-10 of sentencing, unless:

2-11 (a) The person has registered the vehicle as part of a fleet of vehicles

2-12 pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 482.215; or

2-13 (b) The person has been issued a certificate of self-insurance pursuant to

2-14 NRS 485.380.

2-15 4. A court:

2-16 (a) Shall not find a person guilty or fine a person for a violation of

2-17 paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 or for a violation of subsection 2 if

2-18 he presents evidence to the court that the insurance required by NRS

2-19 485.185 was in effect at the time demand was made for it.

2-20 (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), may impose a fine of

2-21 not more than $1,000 for a violation of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of

2-22 subsection 1, and suspend the balance of the fine on the condition that the

2-23 person presents proof to the court each month for 12 months that the

2-24 insurance required by NRS 485.185 is currently in effect.

2-25 5. The provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 1 do not

2-26 apply if the motor vehicle in question displays a valid permit issued by the

2-27 department pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 482.3955, or NRS

2-28 482.396, 482.3965, 482.423 or 482.424 authorizing the movement or

2-29 operation of that vehicle within the state for a limited time.

2-30 Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act do not apply

2-31 to offenses that were committed before October 1, 1999.