Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 59 First Reprint (BDR 43-132)
Proposed by: Committee on Transportation
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Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 2 through 4 as sections 5 through 7 and adding new sections designated sections 2 through 4, following section 1, to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. NRS 482.480 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for each stock passenger car and each reconstructed or specially constructed passenger car registered to a person, regardless of weight or number of passenger capacity, a fee for registration of $33.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:
(a) For each of the fifth and sixth such cars registered to a person for which special license plates have been issued pursuant to NRS 482.380, 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814 or 482.3816, a fee for registration of $16.50.
(b) For each of the seventh and eighth such cars registered to a person for which special license plates have been issued pursuant to NRS 482.380, 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814 or 482.3816, a fee for registration of $12.
(c) For each of the ninth or more such cars registered to a person for which special license plates have been issued pursuant to NRS 482.380, 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814 or 482.3816, a fee for registration of $8.
3. The fees specified in subsection 2 do not apply:
(a) Unless the person registering the cars presents to the department at the time of registration the registrations of all of the cars registered to him.
(b) To cars that are part of a fleet.
4. For every motorcycle, a fee for registration of $33 and for each motorcycle other than a trimobile, an additional fee of $6 for motorcycle safety. The additional fee must be deposited in the state highway fund for credit to the account for the program for the education of motorcycle riders.
5. For each transfer of registration, a fee of $6 in addition to any other fees.
6. To reinstate the registration of a motor vehicle suspended pursuant to NRS 485.317:
(a) A fee of $250 for a registered owner who failed to have insurance on the date specified in the form for verification that was mailed by the department pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 485.317; or
(b) A fee of $50 for a registered owner of a dormant vehicle who canceled the insurance coverage for that vehicle or allowed the insurance coverage for that vehicle to expire without first canceling the registration for the vehicle in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 485.320,
both of which must be deposited in the account for verification of insurance which is hereby created in the state highway fund. Money in the account must be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 485.313 to 485.318, inclusive.
7. For every travel trailer, a fee for registration of $27.
8. For every permit for the operation of a golf cart, an annual fee of $10.
9. For every low-speed vehicle, as that term is defined in section 4 of this act, a fee for registration of $33.
Sec. 3.
NRS 482.480 is hereby amended to read as follows:482.480 There must be paid to the department for the registration or the transfer or reinstatement of the registration of motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, fees according to the following schedule:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for each stock passenger car and each reconstructed or specially constructed passenger car registered to a person, regardless of weight or number of passenger capacity, a fee for registration of $33.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:
(a) For each of the fifth and sixth such cars registered to a person, a fee for registration of $16.50.
(b) For each of the seventh and eighth such cars registered to a person, a fee for registration of $12.
(c) For each of the ninth or more such cars registered to a person, a fee for registration of $8.
3. The fees specified in subsection 2 do not apply:
(a) Unless the person registering the cars presents to the department at the time of registration the registrations of all of the cars registered to him.
(b) To cars that are part of a fleet.
4. For every motorcycle, a fee for registration of $33 and for each motorcycle other than a trimobile, an additional fee of $6 for motorcycle safety. The additional fee must be deposited in the state highway fund for credit to the account for the program for the education of motorcycle riders.
5. For each transfer of registration, a fee of $6 in addition to any other fees.
6. To reinstate the registration of a motor vehicle suspended pursuant to NRS 485.317:
(a) A fee of $250 for a registered owner who failed to have insurance on the date specified in the form for verification that was mailed by the department pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 485.317; or
(b) A fee of $50 for a registered owner of a dormant vehicle who canceled the insurance coverage for that vehicle or allowed the insurance coverage for that vehicle to expire without first canceling the registration for the vehicle in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 485.320,
both of which must be deposited in the account for verification of insurance which is hereby created in the state highway fund. Money in the account must be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 485.313 to 485.318, inclusive.
7. For every travel trailer, a fee for registration of $27.
8. For every permit for the operation of a golf cart, an annual fee of $10.
9. For every low-speed vehicle, as that term is defined in section 4 of this act, a fee for registration of $33.
Chapter 484 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:1. As used in this section, "low-speed vehicle" means a motor vehicle:
(a) Designed to carry not more than four persons;
(b) Designed to operate at a maximum speed of at least 20 but not more than 25 miles per hour;
(c) Having at least four wheels in contact with the ground;
(d) Having an unladen weight of less than 1,800 pounds; and
(e) Complying with the standards for safety of such a vehicle set forth in Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 500 at 49 CFR
§ 571.500.2. If registered, a low-speed vehicle may be operated upon a highway where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. A person shall not operate a low-speed vehicle upon a highway where the posted speed limit is greater than 35 miles per hour, except to cross such a highway at an intersection.
".Amend sec. 4, page 5, by deleting lines 20 and 21 and inserting:
"Sec. 7. 1. This section and sections 2 and 4 of this act become effective on July 1, 1999.
2. Sections 1 and 5 of this act become effective on October 1, 1999.
3. Section 6 of this act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1999.
4. Section 3 of this act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2001.
5. Section 2 of this act expires by limitation on January 1, 2001.".
Amend the title of the bill, third line, after "handicapped;" by inserting:
"requiring the registration of certain low-speed vehicles; limiting highways upon which a low-speed vehicle may be operated;".
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
"SUMMARY—Clarifies provisions governing parking for handicapped persons and limits operation and requires registration of certain low-speed vehicles. (BDR 43-132)".