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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 426 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act, unless the

1-4 context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 to 6,

1-5 inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

1-6 Sec. 3. "Department" means the department of motor vehicles and

1-7 public safety.

1-8 Sec. 4. "Expedited service permit" means a permit that:

1-9 1. Is issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of section 7

1-10 of this act to a person with:

1-11 (a) A disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk; or

1-12 (b) A permanent disability; and

1-13 2. Entitles the person to expedited service pursuant to the provisions

1-14 of section 8 of this act.

2-1 Sec. 5. "Person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to

2-2 walk" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.3835.

2-3 Sec. 6. "Person with a permanent disability" means a person:

2-4 1. With a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk; and

2-5 2. Whose disability has been certified by a licensed physician as

2-6 irreversible.

2-7 Sec. 7. 1. A person with a disability which limits or impairs the

2-8 ability to walk or a permanent disability may apply to the department for

2-9 a permit. The application must:

2-10 (a) Be submitted on a form approved by the department; and

2-11 (b) Include a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the

2-12 applicant is a person with:

2-13 (1) A disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk; or

2-14 (2) A permanent disability.

2-15 2. Upon receipt of a completed application pursuant to subsection 1

2-16 and the payment of any required fee, the department shall issue a permit

2-17 to the applicant. The permit must:

2-18 (a) Set forth the name and address of the person to whom it is issued;

2-19 (b) Include a colored photograph of the applicant and the

2-20 international symbol of access which must be white on a blue

2-21 background;

2-22 (c) Unless the permit is issued to a person with a permanent disability,

2-23 specify the date upon which the permit expires;

2-24 (d) Include any other information the department may require; and

2-25 (e) Be the same size as a driver’s license issued by the department

2-26 pursuant to the provisions of chapter 483 of NRS.

2-27 3. Except for a permit issued to a person who has a permanent

2-28 disability, a permit is valid for 6 months or for the period for which a

2-29 physician has certified that the person to whom the permit is issued has a

2-30 disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, whichever is less.

2-31 4. The department may:

2-32 (a) At any time review its determination of whether a holder of a

2-33 permit is eligible for issuance of the permit pursuant to the provisions of

2-34 this section. If the department determines that a holder of a permit is not

2-35 eligible for issuance of the permit, the department shall notify the person

2-36 of that fact in writing. Upon receipt of the notice, the holder shall, as soon

2-37 as practicable, surrender the permit to the department.

2-38 (b) Charge a fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions

2-39 of this section.

2-40 (c) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of sections

2-41 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act.

2-42 Sec. 8. 1. A person to whom a permit is issued pursuant to the

2-43 provisions of section 7 of this act, or a person who is assisting him, may

3-1 present the permit to any officer or employee of a state agency who is, at

3-2 the time the permit is presented to him, providing any services of the

3-3 agency to the public. The permit must be presented during the regular

3-4 business hours of the agency.

3-5 2. Upon presentation of the permit, the officer or employee to whom

3-6 the permit is presented shall, before serving any other person who is

3-7 waiting to receive services, serve or otherwise accommodate the person to

3-8 whom the permit is issued.

3-9 Sec. 9. 1. It is unlawful for a person, other than a person to whom

3-10 a permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of this act, to use

3-11 or attempt to use a permit to obtain services from a state agency pursuant

3-12 to the provisions of section 8 of this act.

3-13 2. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a

3-14 misdemeanor.

3-15 Sec. 10. NRS 426.800 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-16 426.800 1. [Whoever] Except as otherwise provided in section 9 of

3-29 that the payment was fraudulently received.

3-30 Sec. 11. NRS 481.023 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-31 481.023 Except as otherwise provided therein, the department shall

3-43 6. Chapter 414 of NRS relating to emergency management.

4-1 7. Chapter 477 of NRS relating to the state fire marshal.

4-2 8. Chapters 176A and 213 of NRS relating to parole and probation.

4-3 9. The provisions of sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act.

4-4 Sec. 12. Each county, city or other local government in this state is

4-5 hereby encouraged to require each officer or employee of that local

4-6 government to provide services in the manner prescribed in sections 2 to 9,

4-7 inclusive, of this act, to any person who presents to the officer or employee

4-8 an expedited services permit issued pursuant to those sections.

4-9 Sec. 13. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

4-10 that are committed before October 1, 1999.