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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 a permanent disability; and

1-11 2. Entitles the person to expedited service pursuant to the provisions

1-12 of section 8 of this act.

1-13 Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.)

2-1 Sec. 6. "Person with a permanent disability" means a person:

2-2 1. With a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as

2-3 defined in NRS 482.3835; and

2-4 2. Whose disability has been certified by a licensed physician as

2-5 irreversible.

2-6 Sec. 7. 1. A person with a permanent disability may apply to the

2-7 department for an expedited service permit. The application must:

2-8 (a) Be submitted on a form approved by the department; and

2-9 (b) Include a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the

2-10 applicant is a person with a permanent disability.

2-11 2. Upon receipt of a completed application pursuant to subsection 1

2-12 and the payment of any required fee, the department shall issue a permit

2-13 to the applicant. The permit must:

2-14 (a) Set forth the name and address of the person to whom it is issued;

2-15 (b) Include a colored photograph of the applicant and the

2-16 international symbol of access which must be white on a blue

2-17 background;

2-18 (c) Include any other information the department may require; and

2-19 (d) Be the same size as a driver’s license issued by the department

2-20 pursuant to the provisions of chapter 483 of NRS.

2-21 3. A permit is valid for the period for which a physician has certified

2-22 that the person to whom the permit is issued has a disability which limits

2-23 or impairs the ability to walk.

2-24 4. The department may:

2-25 (a) At any time review its determination of whether a holder of a

2-26 permit is eligible for issuance of the permit pursuant to the provisions of

2-27 this section. If the department determines that a holder of a permit is not

2-28 eligible for issuance of the permit, the department shall notify the person

2-29 of that fact in writing. Upon receipt of the notice, the holder shall, as soon

2-30 as practicable, surrender the permit to the department.

2-31 (b) Charge a fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions

2-32 of this section.

2-33 (c) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of sections

2-34 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act.

2-35 Sec. 8. 1. A person to whom an expedited service permit is issued

2-36 pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of this act, or a person who is

2-37 assisting him, may present the permit to any officer or employee of a state

2-38 agency who is, at the time the permit is presented to him, providing any

2-39 services of the agency to the public. The permit must be presented during

2-40 the regular business hours of the agency.

2-41 2. Upon presentation of the permit, the officer or employee to whom

2-42 the permit is presented shall, before serving any other person who is

3-1 waiting to receive services, serve or otherwise accommodate the person to

3-2 whom the permit is issued.

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

3-4 an expedited service permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of section

3-5 7 of this act, to use or attempt to use such a permit to obtain services from

3-6 a state agency pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of this act.

3-7 2. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a

3-8 misdemeanor.

3-9 Sec. 10. NRS 426.800 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-10 426.800 1. [Whoever] Except as otherwise provided in section 9 of

3-23 that the payment was fraudulently received.

3-24 Sec. 11. NRS 481.023 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-25 481.023 Except as otherwise provided therein, the department shall

3-40 9. The provisions of sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act.

3-41 Sec. 12. Each county, city or other local government in this state is

3-42 hereby encouraged to require each officer or employee of that local

3-43 government to provide services in the manner prescribed in sections 2 to 9,

4-1 inclusive, of this act, to any person who presents to the officer or employee

4-2 an expedited service permit issued pursuant to those sections.

4-3 Sec. 13. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

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