Assembly Bill No. 136–Assemblymen Gustavson,
Humke, Claborn, Collins, Lee and Mortenson
February 14, 2001
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Joint Sponsors: Senators O’Connell, Amodei,
McGinness
and Townsend
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
SUMMARY—Requires issuance and display of one
license plate for motor vehicle. (BDR 43‑952)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the issuance and display of one license plate
for a motor vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1-1 Section 1. NRS 482.216
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-2 482.216 1. Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the
department
1-3 may authorize the new
vehicle dealer to:
1-4 (a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor
vehicles he
1-5 sells and the related fees
and taxes;
1-6 (b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy
the
1-7 requirements of this
chapter; and
1-8 (c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant
to NRS
1-9 482.399 if the applicant
purchased from the new vehicle dealer a new
1-10 vehicle to which the
registration is to be transferred.
1-11 2. A new vehicle dealer who
is authorized to issue certificates of
1-12 registration pursuant to
subsection 1 shall:
1-13 (a) Transmit the applications he receives to the department within
the
1-14 period prescribed by the
department;
1-15 (b) Transmit the fees he collects from the applicants and properly
1-16 account for them within the
period prescribed by the department;
1-17 (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4;
and
2-1 (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue
certificates
2-2 of registration, including
any computer hardware or software.
2-3 3. A new vehicle dealer who
is authorized to issue certificates of
2-4 registration pursuant to
subsection 1 shall not:
2-5 (a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those
services;
2-6 (b) Receive compensation from the department for the performance of
2-7 those services;
2-8 (c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor
2-9 vehicle; or
2-10 (d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle
if the
2-11 applicant wishes to:
2-12 (1) Obtain a special
license [plates] plate pursuant to NRS 482.3667
2-13 to 482.3825, inclusive; or
2-14 (2) Claim the exemption from the vehicle privilege tax provided
2-15 pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to
veterans and their relations.
2-16 4. The director shall adopt
such regulations as are necessary to carry
2-17 out the provisions of this
section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this
2-18 subsection must provide for:
2-19 (a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals
by
2-20 the department; and
2-21 (b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer
2-22 pursuant to subsection 1 if
that dealer fails to comply with the regulations
2-23 adopted by the department.
2-24 Sec. 2. NRS 482.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-25 482.260 1. When registering a vehicle, the department
and its agents
2-26 or a registered dealer
shall:
2-27 (a) Collect the fees for the license [plates]
plate and
registration as
2-28 provided for in this
chapter.
2-29 (b) Collect the privilege tax on the vehicle, as agent for the
county
2-30 where the applicant intends
to base the vehicle for the period of
2-31 registration, unless the
vehicle is deemed to have no base.
2-32 (c) Collect the applicable taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 372,
374,
2-33 377 and 377A of NRS.
2-34 (d) Issue a certificate of registration.
2-35 (e) If the registration is performed by the department, issue the
regular
2-36 license plate . [or plates.]
2-37 (f) If the registration is performed by a registered dealer,
provide
2-38 information to the owner
regarding the manner in which the regular license
2-39 plate [or plates]
will be made available to him.
2-40 2. Upon proof of ownership
satisfactory to the director, he shall cause
2-41 to be issued a certificate
of ownership as provided in this chapter.
2-42 3. Every vehicle being
registered for the first time in Nevada must be
2-43 taxed for the purposes of
the privilege tax for a 12-month period.
2-44 4. The department shall deduct
and withhold 2 percent of the taxes
2-45 collected pursuant to
paragraph (c) of subsection 1 and remit the
2-46 remainder to the department
of taxation.
2-47 5. A registered dealer
shall forward all fees and taxes collected for the
2-48 registration of vehicles to
the department.
3-1 Sec. 3. NRS 482.265 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-2 482.265 1. The department shall , upon the registration of a vehicle,
3-3 furnish to [every owner whose vehicle is registered two license plates
for a
3-4 motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or power cycle, and] the
owner of
3-5 the vehicle one license plate for [all other
vehicles required to be registered
3-6 hereunder.] the vehicle. Upon renewal of the registration, the
department
3-7 may issue one or more
license plate stickers, tabs or other suitable devices
3-8 in lieu of a new license [plates.] plate.
3-9 2. The director [shall have the authority to] may require
the return to
3-10 the department of all number
plates upon termination of the lawful use
3-11 thereof by the owner under
this chapter.
3-12 3. Except as otherwise
specifically provided by statute, for the
3-13 issuance of each special
license plate authorized pursuant to this chapter:
3-14 (a) The fee to be received by the department for the initial
issuance of
3-15 the special license plate is
$35, exclusive of any additional fee which may
3-16 be added to generate [funds]
financial support for
a particular cause or
3-17 charitable organization;
3-18 (b) The fee to be received by the department for the renewal of the
3-19 special license plate is
$10, exclusive of any additional fee which may be
3-20 added to generate financial
support for a particular cause or charitable
3-21 organization; and
3-22 (c) The department shall not design, prepare or issue a special
license
3-23 plate unless, within 4 years
after the date on which the measure authorizing
3-24 the issuance becomes
effective, it receives at least 250 applications for the
3-25 issuance of that plate.
3-26 Sec. 4. NRS 482.266 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-27 482.266 1. A person who desires to have a regular or personalized
3-28 license [plates that are]
plate that is substantially
in the same color and
3-29 form as license plates
manufactured before January 1, 1982, must:
3-30 (a) Submit a written request for each such license [plates]
plate to the
3-31 department in a manner and
form prescribed by the department; and
3-32 (b) In addition to all other applicable registration fees,
licensing fees
3-33 and motor vehicle privilege
taxes, pay the manufacturing fee prescribed by
3-34 the department.
3-35 A person requesting a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
this section must
3-36 comply with all requirements
for registration and licensing pursuant to this
3-37 chapter. A request for a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
this section does
3-38 not, by itself, constitute a
request for a special
license [plates] plate
3-39 pursuant to subsection 3 of
NRS 482.265.
3-40 2. After receiving a
request and the full amount of the payment due for
3-41 a license [plates] plate requested pursuant to subsection 1, the
department
3-42 shall manufacture the
license [plates] plate using substantially the same
3-43 process, dies and materials
as were used to manufacture license plates
3-44 before January 1, 1982. The
department shall deliver a license
[plates]
3-45 plate requested pursuant to this section to a person who requests such a
3-46 license [plates]
plate within 180
days after acceptance of the written
3-47 request or after receipt of
payment therefor, whichever occurs last.
3-48 3. The department shall:
4-1 (a) Prescribe, by regulation, a manner and form for submitting a
written
4-2 request pursuant to
subsection 1. The form must include, without
4-3 limitation, an indication of
whether the requester desires to have the same
4-4 letters and numbers on the
license [plates] plate requested as are on the
4-5 license [plates that are]
plate that is registered
to him at the time of the
4-6 request.
4-7 (b) Determine the cost of manufacturing a license plate pursuant to
this
4-8 section and prescribe a
manufacturing fee, which must not exceed $25, to
4-9 defray the cost of
manufacturing license plates pursuant to this section. The
4-10 manufacturing fee must be:
4-11 (1) Collected by the department;
4-12 (2) Deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the motor
4-13 vehicle fund; and
4-14 (3) Allocated to the revolving account for the issuance of
special
4-15 license plates created
pursuant to NRS 482.1805 to defray the costs of
4-16 manufacturing license plates
pursuant to this section.
4-17 4. A person who requests a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
this
4-18 section may keep the license
[plates which are] plate that is registered to
4-19 him at the time of the
request if the license [plates requested contain] plate
4-20 requested contains the same letters and numbers as the license [plates
4-21 which are] plate that is registered to him at the time of
the request.
4-22 Sec. 5. NRS 482.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4-23 482.270 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific
statute, the
4-24 director shall order the
redesign and preparation of motor vehicle license
4-25 plates with colors that are
predominately blue and silver. The director may
4-26 substitute white in place of
silver when no suitable material is available.
4-27 2. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 3, the department shall,
4-28 upon the payment of all
applicable fees, issue a redesigned
motor vehicle
4-29 license [plates]
plate pursuant to
this section to [persons who apply] a
4-30 person who applies for the registration or renewal of the registration
of a
4-31 motor vehicle on or after
January 1, 2001.
4-32 3. The department shall not
issue a redesigned
motor vehicle license
4-33 [plates] plate pursuant to this section to a person who
was issued a motor
4-34 vehicle license [plates]
plate before January
1, 1982, or pursuant to NRS
4-35 482.3747, 482.3763,
482.3775, 482.378 or 482.379, without the approval
4-36 of the person.
4-37 4. The director may
determine and vary the size, shape and form and
4-38 the material of which
license plates are made, but each license plate must
4-39 be of sufficient size to be
plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet
4-40 during daylight. [All license plates]
Each license plate must
be treated to
4-41 reflect light and to be at
least 100 times brighter than conventional painted
4-42 number plates. When properly
mounted on an unlighted vehicle, [the
4-43 license plates,] a license plate, when viewed from a vehicle
equipped with
4-44 standard headlights, must be
visible for a distance of not less than 1,500
4-45 feet and readable for a
distance of not less than 110 feet.
4-46 5. Every license plate must
have displayed upon it:
4-47 (a) The registration number, or combination of letters and numbers,
4-48 assigned to the vehicle and
to the owner thereof;
4-49 (b) The name of this state, which may be abbreviated;
5-1 (c) If issued for a calendar year, the year; and
5-2 (d) If issued for a registration period other than a calendar year,
the
5-3 month and year the
registration expires.
5-4 6. The letters I and Q must
not be used in the designation.
5-5 7. Except as otherwise
provided in NRS 482.379, all letters and
5-6 numbers must be of the same
size.
5-7 Sec. 6. NRS 482.2715 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-8 482.2715 1. Unless the vehicle license plate is:
5-9 (a) A special plate which the registrant is no longer eligible to
display;
5-10 or
5-11 (b) A personalized plate, the code of which denotes that the
registrant
5-12 holds a public office which
he no longer holds,
5-13 if a certificate of
registration and vehicle license plate with a particular
5-14 code are continuously
renewed, the registrant is entitled to maintain that
5-15 code as long as he desires
to do so.
5-16 2. When any certificate of
registration and vehicle license plate expires
5-17 and remains expired for a continuous
period longer than 18 months, the
5-18 department may issue,
without notice to the previous registrant, a
5-19 replacement [plates which bear]
plate that bears the
same [codes.] code.
5-20 An applicant for such a replacement [plates]
plate must pay the
usual
5-21 registration fees and an
application fee of $25.
5-22 Sec. 7. NRS 482.2717 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-23 482.2717 The department
shall provide suitable plates for automobile
5-24 wreckers and operators of
salvage pools upon payment of a fee of $12 for
5-25 each [set of plates.]
plate. The department
shall not issue more than three
5-26 [sets of] plates to a licensee. Such
plates authorize the movement of
5-27 vehicles in accordance with
NRS 487.090 and 487.460.
5-28 Sec. 8. NRS 482.275 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-29 482.275 1. The license [plates for a motor vehicle other than a
5-30 motorcycle, power cycle or motor vehicle being transported by a
licensed
5-31 vehicle transporter must be attached thereto, one in the front and
the other
5-32 in the rear. The license plate issued for all other vehicles] plate
for each
5-33 vehicle required to be registered must be attached to the rear of the vehicle.
5-34 The license [plates]
plate must be so
displayed during the current calendar
5-35 year or registration period.
5-36 2. Every license plate must
at all times be securely fastened to the
5-37 vehicle to which it is
assigned so as to prevent the plate from swinging and
5-38 at a height not less than 12
inches from the ground, measuring from the
5-39 bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be clearly visible, and must
5-40 be maintained free from
foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly
5-41 legible.
5-42 3. Any license plate which
is issued to a vehicle transporter or a dealer,
5-43 rebuilder or manufacturer
may be attached to a vehicle owned or controlled
5-44 by that person by a secure
means. No license plate may be displayed
5-45 loosely in the window or by
any other unsecured method in any motor
5-46 vehicle.
5-47 Sec. 9. NRS 482.280 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-48 482.280 1. The registration of every vehicle expires at
midnight on
5-49 the day specified on the
receipt of registration, unless the day specified
6-1 falls on a Saturday, Sunday
or legal holiday. If the day specified on the
6-2 receipt of registration is a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the
6-3 registration of the vehicle
expires at midnight on the next judicial day. The
6-4 department shall mail to
each holder of a certificate of registration an
6-5 application for renewal of
registration for the following period of
6-6 registration. The
applications must be mailed by the department in
6-7 sufficient time to allow all
applicants to mail the applications to the
6-8 department and to receive
new certificates of registration and license
6-9 plates, stickers, tabs or
other suitable devices by mail before the expiration
6-10 of their registrations. An
applicant may present the application to any agent
6-11 or office of the department.
6-12 2. An application mailed or
presented to the department or to a county
6-13 assessor pursuant to the
provisions of this section, or presented to an
6-14 authorized inspection
station or authorized station pursuant to the
6-15 provisions of NRS 482.281
must include, if required, evidence of
6-16 compliance with standards
for control of emissions.
6-17 3. The department shall
insert in each application mailed pursuant to
6-18 subsection 1:
6-19 (a) The amount of privilege tax to be collected for the county
pursuant
6-20 to the provisions of NRS
482.260.
6-21 (b) The amount set forth in a notice of nonpayment filed with the
6-22 department by a local
authority pursuant to NRS 484.444.
6-23 (c) A statement which informs the applicant that, pursuant to NRS
6-24 485.185, he is legally
required to maintain insurance during the period in
6-25 which the motor vehicle is
registered.
6-26 4. An owner who has made
proper application for renewal of
6-27 registration before the
expiration of the current registration but who has not
6-28 received the license plate [or plates]
or card of registration for the ensuing
6-29 period of registration is
entitled to operate or permit the operation of that
6-30 vehicle upon the highways
upon displaying thereon the license plate [or
6-31 plates] issued for the preceding
period of registration for such a time as
6-32 may be prescribed by the
department as it may find necessary for the
6-33 issuance of the new plate [or plates]
or card of registration.
6-34 Sec. 10. NRS 482.285 is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-35 482.285 1. If any certificate of registration or
certificate of
6-36 ownership is lost, mutilated
or illegible, the person to whom it was issued
6-37 shall immediately make
application for and obtain a duplicate or substitute
6-38 therefor upon furnishing
information satisfactory to the department and
6-39 upon payment of the required
fees.
6-40 2. If any license plate [or plates]
or any decal is lost, mutilated or
6-41 illegible, the person to
whom it was issued shall immediately make
6-42 application for and obtain a
duplicate or substitute therefor upon:
6-43 (a) Furnishing information satisfactory to the department; and
6-44 (b) Payment of the fees required by NRS 482.500.
6-45 3. The department shall
issue a duplicate or
substitute [plates] plate if
6-46 the applicant:
6-47 (a) Returns the mutilated or illegible [plates]
plate to the
department or
6-48 certifies under oath that
the [plates were] plate was lost or stolen; and
7-1 (b) Makes application for renewal of registration. Credit must be
7-2 allowed for the portion of
the registration fee and privilege tax attributable
7-3 to the remainder of the
current registration period.
7-4 Sec. 11. NRS 482.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-5 482.310 The department
shall issue for every passenger motor vehicle
7-6 leased by a short-term
lessor the same type of number [plates] plate as the
7-7 type of [plates]
plate issued for a private passenger [vehicles.] vehicle.
7-8 Sec. 12. NRS 482.3173 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-9 482.3173 1. A vehicle transporter shall not operate any
motor
7-10 vehicle being transported by
him on the highways of this state, or permit it
7-11 to be so operated, unless a
license plate assigned to him is attached thereto
7-12 in the manner specified in
this chapter.
7-13 2. A vehicle transporter
shall not:
7-14 (a) Loan [the license plates] a license plate assigned to him to any other
7-15 person;
7-16 (b) Permit [those license plates] such a license plate to be used by any
7-17 other person or for a
purpose other than permitted by NRS 482.316 to
7-18 482.3175, inclusive; or
7-19 (c) Use [those license plates] such a license plate on any vehicle in
7-20 which he has any ownership
interest.
7-21 Sec. 13. NRS 482.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-22 482.320 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS
482.31776, a
7-23 manufacturer, distributor,
dealer or rebuilder who has an established place
7-24 of business in this state,
or a manufacturer who has executed a franchise
7-25 with a dealer or distributor
who has an established place of business in this
7-26 state, and who owns or
controls any new or used vehicle of a type
7-27 otherwise required to be
registered under the provisions of this chapter,
7-28 may operate that vehicle or
allow it to be operated for purposes of display,
7-29 demonstration, maintenance,
sale or exchange if there is displayed thereon
7-30 a special plate [or plates]
issued to the manufacturer, distributor, dealer or
7-31 rebuilder as provided in NRS
482.275 and 482.330. Such a vehicle may
7-32 also be moved or operated
for the purpose of towing other vehicles which
7-33 are to be sold or exchanged,
or stored for the purpose of sale or exchange.
7-34 Owners or officers of the
corporation, heads of departments and salesmen
7-35 may operate a vehicle
displaying such [plates.] a plate.
7-36 2. The provisions of this
section do not apply to:
7-37 (a) Work or service vehicles owned or controlled by a manufacturer,
7-38 distributor, dealer or
rebuilder.
7-39 (b) Vehicles leased by dealers, except vehicles rented or leased to
7-40 vehicle salesmen in the
course of their employment.
7-41 (c) Vehicles which are privately owned by the owners, officers or
7-42 employees of the
manufacturer, distributor, dealer or rebuilder.
7-43 (d) Vehicles which are being used for personal reasons by a person
who
7-44 is not licensed by the
department or otherwise exempted in subsection 1.
7-45 (e) Vehicles which have been given or assigned to persons who work
7-46 for a manufacturer,
distributor, dealer or rebuilder for services performed.
7-47 Sec. 14. NRS 482.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-48 482.330 1. Upon issuance of a dealer’s, distributor’s,
manufacturer’s
7-49 or rebuilder’s license
certificate pursuant to NRS 482.322, the department
8-1 shall furnish to the manufacturer,
distributor, dealer or rebuilder one or
8-2 more registration
certificates and special plates for use on the vehicles
8-3 described in the provisions
of NRS 482.320. Each plate must have
8-4 displayed upon it the
identification number which is assigned to the dealer,
8-5 distributor, manufacturer or
rebuilder, and may at the discretion of the
8-6 department have a different
letter or symbol on each plate . [or pair of
8-7 plates.] The manufacturer’s,
distributor’s, dealer’s or rebuilder’s license
8-8 plates may be used
interchangeably on that vehicle.
8-9 2. The department shall
issue to each dealer a reasonable number of
8-10 registration certificates
and license plates.
8-11 3. The department shall
provide by regulation for the issuance of
8-12 special license plates to
dealers or rebuilders and for the number of those
8-13 plates for use on vehicles
loaned by those dealers or rebuilders to:
8-14 (a) Customers in the course of business.
8-15 (b) The State of Nevada.
8-16 (c) The University and Community College System of Nevada.
8-17 (d) A school district.
8-18 (e) A county, city or town.
8-19 (f) An organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to the
8-20 provisions of section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
8-21 The regulations must
prescribe what use may be made of the plates and the
8-22 persons who may operate [a motor vehicle]
motor vehicles with
those
8-23 plates.
8-24 Sec. 15. NRS 482.335 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-25 482.335 1. [No] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no
8-26 manufacturer, distributor,
dealer or rebuilder may operate any vehicle
8-27 owned or controlled by him
upon any public highway, or permit it to be so
8-28 operated, unless a license [plates]
plate assigned to
him [are] is attached
8-29 thereto in the manner
specified in this chapter.
8-30 2. [It shall be lawful for a]
A manufacturer,
distributor or dealer [to]
8-31 may operate a new
[vehicles] vehicle without the [plates]
plate being
8-32 attached thereto from the
railroad depot, warehouse or other place of
8-33 storage to the place of
business of that manufacturer, distributor or dealer
8-34 where the depot, warehouse
or place of storage is within the same city or
8-35 town or not more than 5
miles from the place of business.
8-36 Sec. 16. NRS 482.3667 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-37 482.3667 1. The department shall establish, design and
otherwise
8-38 prepare for issue
personalized prestige license plates and shall establish all
8-39 necessary procedures not
inconsistent with this section for the application
8-40 and issuance of such license
plates.
8-41 2. The department shall
issue a personalized
prestige license [plates,]
8-42 plate, upon payment of the prescribed fee, to any person who otherwise
8-43 complies with the laws
relating to the registration and licensing of motor
8-44 vehicles or trailers for use
on a private
passenger [cars, motorcycles, trucks
8-45 or trailers.
8-46 3. Personalized] car, motorcycle,
truck or trailer.
8-47 3. A personalized prestige license [plates are]
plate is valid for
12
8-48 months and [are]
is renewable upon
expiration. [These plates] Such a plate
8-49 may be transferred from one
vehicle or trailer to another if the transfer and
9-1 registration fees are paid
as set out in this chapter. Any person transferring
9-2 [plates] a plate must be allowed a 1/12 reduction in
fees for each calendar
9-3 month remaining unused from
the previous registration, applicable to the
9-4 fees which are for the
registration year for which the [plates are] plate is
9-5 being transferred.
9-6 4. In case of any conflict,
the person who first made application for a
9-7 personalized prestige
license [plates] plate and has continuously renewed
9-8 [them] it by payment of the required fee has
priority.
9-9 5. The department may limit
by regulation the number of letters and
9-10 numbers used and prohibit
the use of inappropriate letters or combinations
9-11 of letters and numbers.
9-12 6. The department shall not
assign to any person not holding the
9-13 relevant office any letters
and numbers denoting that the holder holds a
9-14 public office.
9-15 Sec. 17. NRS 482.3669 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-16 482.3669 The department may
make such regulations as are necessary
9-17 to insure compliance with
all applicable laws pertaining to the licensing
9-18 and registration of vehicles
before issuing personalized prestige license
9-19 plates in lieu of the
regular Nevada license [plate or] plates, and all
9-20 applications for a personalized prestige
license [plates] plate must be made
9-21 to the department.
9-22 Sec. 18. NRS 482.367 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-23 482.367 1. The department shall charge and collect the following
9-24 fees for the issuance of a personalized prestige
license [plates,] plate,
9-25 which fees are in addition
to all other license fees and motor vehicle taxes:
9-26 (a) For the
first issuance................... $35
9-27 (b) For a
renewal sticker.................... 20
9-28 (c) For
changing to another personalized prestige license plate................................ 35
9-29 2. The additional fees
collected by the department for the issuing of
9-30 personalized prestige
license plates must be deposited with the state
9-31 treasurer to the credit of the
motor vehicle fund.
9-32 Sec. 19. NRS 482.3672 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-33 482.3672 1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident
of this
9-34 state and who is regularly
employed or engaged as an editor, reporter or
9-35 photographer by a newspaper
or television or radio station may, upon
9-36 signed application on a form
prescribed and provided by the department,
9-37 accompanied by:
9-38 (a) The fee charged for a personalized prestige license [plates]
plate in
9-39 NRS 482.367 in addition to
all other required registration fees and taxes;
9-40 and
9-41 (b) A letter from the news director, editor or publisher of the
periodical
9-42 or station by whom he is
employed,
9-43 be issued a license [plates]
plate upon which is
inscribed PRESS with three
9-44 consecutive numbers.
9-45 2. Each person who is
eligible for a special
license [plates] plate under
9-46 this section may apply for
one [set of plates. The plates] plate which may
9-47 be used only on a private
passenger vehicle or a noncommercial truck.
9-48 3. When a person to whom a special license [plates have]
plate has
9-49 been issued pursuant to this
section leaves the service of the newspaper or
10-1 station which has provided
the letter required by subsection 1, he shall
10-2 surrender [any special plates in his possession] the
special license plate to
10-3 the department and is
entitled to receive a regular
Nevada license [plates.]
10-4 plate. Surrendered plates may be reissued or disposed of in a manner
10-5 authorized by the
regulations of the department.
10-6 4. The department may adopt
regulations governing the issuance of
10-7 special license plates to
members of the press.
10-8 5. [Special license plates]
A special license plate issued
pursuant to
10-9 this section [are]
is renewable upon
the payment of $10.
10-10 Sec. 20. NRS 482.3675 is hereby amended to read as follows:
10-11 482.3675 1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a United
States
10-12 citizen or a citizen of a
foreign country residing in this state and who holds
10-13 from a foreign country a
letter of appointment as an honorary consul may,
10-14 upon signed application on a
form prescribed and provided by the
10-15 department, accompanied by:
10-16 (a) The fee charged for a
personalized prestige license [plates]
plate in
10-17 NRS 482.367 in addition to
all other required registration fees and taxes;
10-18 and
10-19 (b) A copy of the letter of appointment from that country,
10-20 be issued a [set of license plates]
license plate upon
which is inscribed
10-21 CONSULAR CORPS with three
consecutive numbers.
10-22 2. Each person who is
eligible for a special
license [plates] plate under
10-23 this section may apply for
one [set of plates. The plates] plate which may
10-24 be used only on a private
passenger vehicle or a noncommercial truck.
10-25 3. When a person to whom a special license [plates have]
plate has
10-26 been issued pursuant to this
section loses his status as an honorary consul,
10-27 he shall surrender [any special plates in his possession] the
special plate to
10-28 the department and is
entitled to receive a regular
Nevada license [plates.]
10-29 plate. Surrendered plates may be reissued or disposed of in a manner
10-30 authorized by the
regulations of the department.
10-31 4. The department may adopt
regulations governing the issuance of
10-32 special license plates to
honorary consuls of foreign countries. The
10-33 department shall include on
the form for application a notice to the
10-34 applicant that the issuance
of such a license [plates]
plate does not
confer
10-35 any diplomatic immunity.
10-36 5. [Special license plates]
A special license plate issued
pursuant to
10-37 this section [are]
is renewable upon
the payment of $10.
10-38 Sec. 21. NRS 482.368 is hereby amended to read as follows:
10-39 482.368 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
the
10-40 department shall provide
suitable distinguishing license plates for exempt
10-41 vehicles. [These plates]
Such a plate must be
displayed on [the vehicles]
10-42 an exempt vehicle in the same manner as provided for privately owned
10-43 vehicles. The fee for the
issuance of [the plates] such a plate is $5. Any
10-44 license [plates]
plate authorized by
this section must be immediately
10-45 returned to the department
when the vehicle for which [they were] the
10-46 plate was issued ceases to be used exclusively for the purpose for which
10-47 [it] the vehicle was exempted from the privilege
tax.
10-48 2. License plates furnished
for:
11-1 (a) Those vehicles which are maintained for and used by the
governor
11-2 or under the authority and
direction of the chief parole and probation
11-3 officer, the state
contractors’ board and auditors, the state fire marshal, the
11-4 investigation division of
the department and any authorized federal law
11-5 enforcement agency or law
enforcement agency from another state;
11-6 (b) One vehicle used by the department of prisons, three vehicles
used
11-7 by the division of wildlife
of the state department of conservation and
11-8 natural resources, two
vehicles used by the Caliente youth center and four
11-9 vehicles used by the Nevada
youth training center;
11-10 (c) Vehicles of a city, county or the state, if authorized by the
11-11 department for the purposes
of law enforcement or work related thereto or
11-12 such other purposes as are
approved upon proper application and
11-13 justification; and
11-14 (d) Vehicles maintained for and used by investigators of the
following:
11-15 (1) The state gaming control board;
11-16 (2) The state department of agriculture;
11-17 (3) The attorney general;
11-18 (4) City or county juvenile officers;
11-19 (5) District attorneys’ offices;
11-20 (6) Public administrators’ offices;
11-21 (7) Public guardians’ offices;
11-22 (8) Sheriffs’ offices;
11-23 (9) Police departments in the state; and
11-24 (10) The securities division of the office of the secretary of
state,
11-25 must not bear any
distinguishing mark which would serve to identify the
11-26 vehicles as owned by the
state, county or city. These license plates must be
11-27 issued annually for $12 per
plate . [or, if issued in sets, per set.]
11-28 3. The director may enter
into agreements with departments of motor
11-29 vehicles of other states
providing for exchanges of license plates of regular
11-30 series for vehicles
maintained for and used by investigators of the law
11-31 enforcement agencies
enumerated in paragraph (d) of subsection 2, subject
11-32 to all of the requirements
imposed by that paragraph, except that the fee
11-33 required by that paragraph
must not be charged.
11-34 4. Applications for the
licenses must be made through the head of the
11-35 department, board, bureau,
commission, school district or irrigation
11-36 district, or through the
chairman of the board of county commissioners of
11-37 the county or town or
through the mayor of the city, owning or controlling
11-38 the vehicles, and no plate [or plates]
may be issued until a certificate has
11-39 been filed with the
department showing that the name of the department,
11-40 board, bureau, commission,
county, city, town, school district or irrigation
11-41 district, as the case may
be, and the words “For Official Use Only” have
11-42 been permanently and legibly
affixed to each side of the vehicle, except
11-43 those vehicles enumerated in
subsection 2.
11-44 5. As used in this section,
“exempt vehicle” means a vehicle exempt
11-45 from the privilege tax,
except a vehicle owned by the United States.
11-46 6. The department shall
adopt regulations governing the use of all
11-47 license plates provided for
in this section. Upon a finding by the
11-48 department of any violation
of its regulations, it may revoke the violator’s
11-49 privilege of registering
vehicles pursuant to this section.
12-1 Sec. 22. NRS 482.374 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-2 482.374 1. Except as otherwise provided in a special
act, the
12-3 department shall furnish to
each state senator and state assemblyman a
12-4 special license plate [or plates]
showing on the face thereof, in the case of
12-5 the senators, “State
Senator,” together with the designated number showing
12-6 the seniority of the senator
in the senate, and, in the case of the
12-7 assemblymen, “State
Assemblyman” or “State Assemblywoman,” as
12-8 appropriate, together with
the designated number showing the seniority of
12-9 the assemblyman in the
assembly. If two or more legislators have the same
12-10 seniority, the designated
number given to them must be determined
12-11 according to the
alphabetical order of their last names, except that numbers
12-12 drawn by lot by legislators
having the same seniority before January 1,
12-13 1971, must be maintained in
the same sequence.
12-14 2. The department shall
furnish to each justice of the supreme court a
12-15 special license plate [or plates]
showing on the face thereof “Supreme
12-16 Court Justice,” together
with the designated number showing the seniority
12-17 of the justice. If two or
more justices have the same seniority, the
12-18 designated number given to
them must be determined according to the
12-19 alphabetical order of their
last names.
12-20 3. The department shall
issue the license [plates] plate described in this
12-21 section and a duplicate [set of those plates]
plate to the state
legislators and
12-22 justices of the supreme
court upon payment of the license fees set forth in
12-23 NRS 482.3745.
12-24 Sec. 23. NRS 482.3745 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-25 482.3745 The fee for a
license plate [or set of plates] issued pursuant
12-26 to NRS 482.370 to 482.374,
inclusive, is $5, in addition to all other
12-27 applicable registration and
license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.
12-28 Sec. 24. 482.3747 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-29 482.3747 1. The department, in cooperation with the board
of
12-30 regents and the athletic
departments of the University of Nevada, Reno,
12-31 and the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas, shall design, prepare and issue
12-32 collegiate license plates,
using any appropriate colors and designs to
12-33 represent each university.
12-34 2. The department may issue a collegiate license [plates]
plate for any
12-35 passenger car or light
commercial vehicle upon application by any person
12-36 who is entitled to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265 and who
12-37 otherwise complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing
12-38 pursuant to this chapter. A
person may request that a personalized
prestige
12-39 license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a
12-40 collegiate license [plates]
plate if that person
pays the fees for the
12-41 personalized prestige
license [plates] plate in addition to the fees for the
12-42 collegiate license [plates]
plate pursuant to
subsections 3 and 4.
12-43 3. The fee for [the]
a collegiate license
[plates] plate is $35, in addition
12-44 to all other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle
12-45 privilege taxes. [Collegiate license plates are] A
collegiate license plate is
12-46 renewable upon the payment
of $10.
12-47 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
12-48 taxes, a person who requests
a collegiate license plate shall pay for the
12-49 initial issuance of a plate
an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of
13-1 the plate an additional fee
of $20 for academic and athletic scholarships to
13-2 students of the University
of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada,
13-3 Las Vegas.
13-4 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
13-5 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the collegiate license plate
13-6 account in the state general
fund created pursuant to NRS 396.384.
13-7 6. If, during a
registration year, the holder of a
collegiate [plates] plate
13-8 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
13-9 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
13-10 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
13-11 this section if the transfer
and registration fees are paid as set out in this
13-12 chapter; or
13-13 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
13-14 return [them]
it to the
department.
13-15 Sec. 25. NRS 482.3748 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13-16 482.3748 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the
13-17 department, in cooperation
with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
13-18 Masons of the State of
Nevada, shall design, prepare and issue license
13-19 plates that indicate
affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
13-20 Masons using any colors and
designs which the department deems
13-21 appropriate. The department
shall not design, prepare or issue the license
13-22 plates unless it receives at
least 250 applications for the issuance of those
13-23 plates.
13-24 2. The department shall
issue a license [plates that indicate]
plate that
13-25 indicates affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
13-26 for a passenger car or a
light commercial vehicle upon application by a
13-27 person who is entitled to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265
13-28 and who otherwise complies
with the requirements for registration and
13-29 licensing pursuant to this
chapter. A person may request that a
personalized
13-30 prestige license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be
13-31 combined with a license [plates that indicate]
plate that indicates
13-32 affiliation with the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons if that
13-33 person pays the fees for the
personalized prestige license [plates] plate in
13-34 addition to the fees for the
license [plates that indicate] plate that indicates
13-35 affiliation with the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
13-36 3. An application for the
issuance or renewal of a license
[plates that
13-37 indicate] plate that indicates affiliation with the
Grand Lodge of Free and
13-38 Accepted Masons is void
unless it has been stamped or otherwise validated
13-39 by the Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons. The Grand Lodge of
13-40 Free and Accepted Masons may
charge a fee for validating an application.
13-41 4. The fee payable to the
department for a license
[plates that indicate]
13-42 plate that indicates affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted
13-43 Masons is $35, in addition
to all other applicable registration and license
13-44 fees and motor vehicle
privilege taxes. The license [plates are] plate is
13-45 renewable upon the payment
to the department of $10 in addition to all
13-46 other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege
13-47 taxes.
14-1 5. If, during a
registration year, the holder of a
license [plates] plate
14-2 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
14-3 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
14-4 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
14-5 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set out in this
14-6 chapter; or
14-7 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
14-8 return [them]
it to the
department.
14-9 6. For the purposes of this
section, “Grand Lodge of Free and
14-10 Accepted Masons” means the
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
14-11 of the State of Nevada, or
its successor, and any recognized sister
14-12 jurisdiction or organization
of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
14-13 Masons.
14-14 Sec. 26. NRS 482.3749 is hereby amended to read as follows:
14-15 482.3749 1. The department shall, in cooperation with the
Nevada
14-16 commission on sports and
using any colors and designs that the department
14-17 deems appropriate, design,
prepare and issue license plates which indicate
14-18 status as a hall of fame
athlete. The design of the license plates must
14-19 include the words “hall of
fame.”
14-20 2. The department shall
issue a license [plates that indicate]
plate that
14-21 indicates status as a hall of fame athlete for a passenger car or a light
14-22 commercial vehicle upon
application by a person who is entitled to a
14-23 license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265 and who otherwise
14-24 complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to
14-25 this chapter. A person may
request that a personalized
prestige license
14-26 [plates] plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be
combined with a license
14-27 [plates that indicate] plate that indicates status as a hall of fame
athlete if
14-28 that person pays the fees
for the personalized prestige license [plates] plate
14-29 in addition to the fees for
the license [plates that indicate] plate that
14-30 indicates status as a hall of fame athlete.
14-31 3. An application for the
issuance or renewal of a license
[plates that
14-32 indicate] plate that indicates status as a hall of fame
athlete is void unless
14-33 it is accompanied by
documentation which, in the determination of the
14-34 department, provides
reasonable proof of identity and status as a hall of
14-35 fame athlete.
14-36 4. In addition to all other
applicable registration and license fees and
14-37 motor vehicle privilege
taxes:
14-38 (a) A person who requests a license [plates that indicate]
plate that
14-39 indicates status as a hall of fame athlete shall pay a fee to the department
14-40 of $35.
14-41 (b) [License plates that
indicate] A license plate that indicates status
as
14-42 a hall of fame athlete [are]
is renewable upon
the payment to the
14-43 department of $10.
14-44 5. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
14-45 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
14-46 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
14-47 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
14-48 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set forth in this
14-49 chapter; or
15-1 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
15-2 return [them]
it to the
department.
15-3 6. As used in this section,
“hall of fame athlete” means a current or
15-4 former athlete who has been
inducted into a hall of fame pertaining to the
15-5 sport in which the athlete
participates or participated, including, but not
15-6 limited to:
15-7 (a) The National Baseball Hall of Fame, located in Cooperstown, New
15-8 York.
15-9 (b) The Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield,
Massachusetts.
15-10 (c) The Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio.
15-11 (d) The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
15-12 (e) The National Soccer Hall of Fame, located in Oneonta, New York.
15-13 (f) The International Tennis Hall of Fame, located in Newport, Rhode
15-14 Island.
15-15 (g) The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, located in Colorado Springs,
15-16 Colorado.
15-17 (h) Any hall of fame which has been established at a university or
15-18 community college within the
University and Community College System
15-19 of Nevada.
15-20 Sec. 27. NRS 482.375 is hereby amended to read as follows:
15-21 482.375 1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident
of the
15-22 State of Nevada and who
holds an unrevoked and unexpired official
15-23 amateur radio station
license issued by the Federal Communications
15-24 Commission, upon application
accompanied by proof of ownership of that
15-25 license, complying with the
state motor vehicle laws relating to registration
15-26 and licensing of motor
vehicles, and upon the payment of the regular
15-27 license fee for [plates]
a plate as prescribed
by law, and the payment of an
15-28 additional fee of $35, must
be issued a license plate [or plates,] upon which
15-29 in lieu of the numbers as
prescribed by law must be inscribed the words
15-30 “RADIO AMATEUR” and the
official amateur radio call letters of the
15-31 applicant as assigned by the
Federal Communications Commission. The
15-32 annual fee for a renewal
sticker is $10 unless waived by the department
15-33 pursuant to subsection 2.
The plate [or plates] may be used only on a
15-34 private passenger car,
trailer or travel trailer or on a noncommercial truck.
15-35 2. The department may waive
the annual fee for a renewal sticker if
15-36 the applicant for renewal:
15-37 (a) Submits with his application for renewal a statement under
penalty
15-38 of perjury that he will
assist in communications during local, state and
15-39 federal emergencies; and
15-40 (b) Satisfies any other requirements established by the department
by
15-41 regulation for such a
waiver.
15-42 3. The cost of the die and
modifications necessary for the issuance of a
15-43 license plate pursuant to
this section must be paid from private sources
15-44 without any expense to the
State of Nevada.
15-45 4. The department may adopt
regulations:
15-46 (a) To ensure compliance with all state license laws relating to the
use
15-47 and operation of a motor
vehicle before issuance of [the plates] a plate in
15-48 lieu of the regular Nevada
license plate . [or plates.]
16-1 (b) Setting forth the requirements and procedure for obtaining a
waiver
16-2 of the annual fee for a
renewal sticker.
16-3 5. All applications for [the plates]
a plate authorized
by this section
16-4 must be made to the
department.
16-5 Sec. 28. NRS 482.3753 is hereby amended to read as follows:
16-6 482.3753 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the
16-7 department, in cooperation
with professional fire fighters in the State of
16-8 Nevada, shall design,
prepare and issue license plates that recognize
16-9 employment as a professional
fire fighter using any colors and designs
16-10 which the department deems
appropriate. The department shall not design,
16-11 prepare or issue the license
plates unless it receives at least 250
16-12 applications for the
issuance of those plates.
16-13 2. The department shall
issue a license [plates that recognize]
plate
16-14 that recognizes employment as a professional fire fighter for a
passenger
16-15 car or a light commercial
vehicle upon application by a qualified person
16-16 who is entitled to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265 and who
16-17 otherwise complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing
16-18 pursuant to this chapter. A
person may request that a personalized
prestige
16-19 license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a
16-20 license [plates that recognize]
plate that recognizes employment
as a
16-21 professional fire fighter if
that person pays the fees for the personalized
16-22 prestige license [plates]
plate in addition to
the fees for the license [plates
16-23 that recognize] plate that recognizes employment as a
professional fire
16-24 fighter.
16-25 3. An application for the
issuance or renewal of a license
[plates that
16-26 recognize] plate that recognizes employment as a
professional fire fighter
16-27 is void unless it is
accompanied by documentation which, in the
16-28 determination of the
department, provides reasonable proof of the identity
16-29 of the applicant and proof
of his current employment as a professional fire
16-30 fighter or his status as a
retired professional fire fighter. Such
16-31 documentation may include,
but is not limited to:
16-32 (a) An identification card which indicates that the applicant is
currently
16-33 employed as a professional
fire fighter or is currently a member of a fire-
16-34 fighters’ union; or
16-35 (b) Evidence of his former employment as a professional fire fighter.
16-36 4. The fee payable to the
department for a license
[plates that
16-37 recognize] plate that recognizes employment as a
professional fire fighter
16-38 is $35, in addition to all
other applicable registration and license fees and
16-39 motor vehicle privilege
taxes. The license [plates are] plate is renewable
16-40 upon the payment to the
department of $10 in addition to all other
16-41 applicable registration and
license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.
16-42 5. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
16-43 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
16-44 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
16-45 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
16-46 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set out in this
16-47 chapter; or
16-48 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
16-49 return [them]
it to the
department.
17-1 6. As used in this section,
“retired professional fire fighter” means a
17-2 person who retired from
employment with a fire department within this
17-3 state after completing at
least 10 years of creditable service as a fire fighter
17-4 within this state.
17-5 Sec. 29. NRS 482.3755 is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-6 482.3755 1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident
of this
17-7 state and is a member of the
Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol may,
17-8 upon application on a form
prescribed and furnished by the department,
17-9 signed by the member and his
commanding officer and accompanied by
17-10 proof of membership, be
issued a license [plates]
plate upon which is
17-11 inscribed CIVIL AIR PATROL
with four consecutive numbers. The fee for
17-12 the special license [plates]
plate is $35, in
addition to all other applicable
17-13 registration and license
fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes. The annual
17-14 fee for a renewal sticker is
$10.
17-15 2. Each member may request
two [sets of] license plates as
described
17-16 in subsection 1. The second [set of license plates]
license plate for an
17-17 additional vehicle must have
a different number than the first [set of
license
17-18 plates] license plate issued to the same member. The
license plates may
17-19 only be used on private
passenger vehicles or noncommercial trucks.
17-20 3. Any member of the Nevada
Wing of the Civil Air Patrol who retires
17-21 or is honorably discharged
may retain any license plates issued to him
17-22 pursuant to subsection 1. If
a member is dishonorably discharged, he shall
17-23 surrender any of these
special plates in his possession to the department at
17-24 least 10 days before his
discharge and, in lieu of those plates, is entitled to
17-25 receive regular Nevada
license plates.
17-26 Sec. 30. NRS 482.376 is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-27 482.376 1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident
of this
17-28 state and is an enlisted or
commissioned member of the Nevada National
17-29 Guard may, upon application
on a form prescribed and furnished by the
17-30 department, signed by the
member and his commanding officer and
17-31 accompanied by proof of
enlistment, be issued a license
[plates] plate upon
17-32 which is inscribed NAT’L
GUARD with four consecutive numbers. The
17-33 applicant shall comply with
the laws of this state concerning motor
17-34 vehicles, including the
payment of the regular registration fees, as
17-35 prescribed by this chapter.
There is an additional fee of $5 for the issuance
17-36 of [those plates.] this plate.
17-37 2. Each member may request
two [sets of] license plates as
described
17-38 in subsection 1. The second [set of license plates]
license plate for an
17-39 additional vehicle must have
a different number than the first [set of
license
17-40 plates] license plate issued to the same member. The
license plates may
17-41 only be used on private
passenger vehicles or noncommercial trucks.
17-42 3. Any member of the Nevada
National Guard other than the adjutant
17-43 general, who retires or is
honorably discharged may retain any license
17-44 plates issued to him
pursuant to subsection 1. The adjutant general shall
17-45 surrender any license plates
issued to him as adjutant general to the
17-46 department when he leaves
office, and may then be issued special license
17-47 plates as described in
subsection 1. If a member is dishonorably
17-48 discharged, he shall
surrender any of these special plates in his possession
18-1 to the department at least
10 days before his discharge and, in lieu of those
18-2 plates, is entitled to
receive regular Nevada license plates.
18-3 Sec. 31. NRS 482.3763 is hereby amended to read as follows:
18-4 482.3763 1. The director shall order the preparation of
special
18-5 license plates in support of
veterans’ homes, and establish procedures for
18-6 the application for and
issuance of the plates.
18-7 2. The department shall,
upon application therefor and payment of the
18-8 prescribed fees, issue a special license [plates]
plate in support of
veterans’
18-9 homes to any veteran of the
Armed Forces of the United States or his
18-10 spouse, parent or child. The
[plates] plate must be inscribed with the word
18-11 VETERAN and four consecutive
numbers, and with the seal of the branch
18-12 of the Armed Forces of the
United States requested by the applicant.
18-13 3. If during a registration
year, the holder of a special
[plates] plate
18-14 issued pursuant to this
section disposes of the vehicle to which the [plates
18-15 are] plate is affixed, he shall retain the [plates]
plate and:
18-16 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
18-17 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
18-18 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
18-19 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
18-20 return [them]
it to the
department.
18-21 4. In addition to all other
applicable registration and license fees and
18-22 motor vehicle privilege
taxes, and to the special fee for veterans’ homes,
18-23 the fee for:
18-24 (a) The initial issuance of [the] a special license [plates]
plate is $35.
18-25 (b) The annual renewal sticker is $10.
18-26 5. If [the special plates]
a special plate issued
pursuant to this section
18-27 [are] is lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the
vehicle may secure a [set
18-28 of] replacement license [plates]
plate from the
department for a fee of $10.
18-29 Sec. 32. NRS 482.37635 is hereby amended to read as follows:
18-30 482.37635 1. The director shall approve the design and
order the
18-31 preparation of decals that
may be affixed by the department, upon request,
18-32 to special license plates
issued pursuant to NRS 482.3763. The decals
18-33 must:
18-34 (a) Display the emblem or other insigne of specific military units within
18-35 particular branches of the
Armed Forces of the United States;
18-36 (b) Be no more than 1 3/4 inches in height by 1 3/4 inches in width;
and
18-37 (c) Be affixed to the right side of the license plates.
18-38 2. An applicant for the issuance
or renewal of [the] a special
license
18-39 [plates] plate described in NRS 482.3763 may obtain [decals for those
18-40 plates] a decal for that plate if:
18-41 (a) The military unit he requests to be displayed on the [decals]
decal is
18-42 a recognized unit within a
particular branch of the Armed Forces of the
18-43 United States;
18-44 (b) He meets the requirements set forth in NRS 482.3763; and
18-45 (c) He provides documentation which, in the determination of the
18-46 department, provides
reasonable proof of the identity of the applicant and
18-47 proof of his status as a
member of the specific military unit to be displayed
18-48 on the [decals.] decal.
19-1 3. The director may use or
imitate a seal, emblem or other insigne of a
19-2 unit within a branch of the
Armed Forces of the United States only if that
19-3 use or imitation complies
with the provisions of 10 U.S.C. § 1057.
19-4 4. The department may adopt
regulations governing the issuance of a
19-5 decal described in
subsection 1.
19-6 Sec. 33. NRS 482.3764 is hereby amended to read as follows:
19-7 482.3764 1. Before the department issues to any person,
pursuant to
19-8 NRS 482.3763:
19-9 (a) An initial [set of] special license [plates,]
plate, it shall:
19-10 (1) Collect a special fee for a veterans’ home in the amount of
$25;
19-11 and
19-12 (2) Affix a decal to [each] the plate if requested by an applicant who
19-13 meets the requirements set
forth in NRS 482.37635.
19-14 (b) An annual renewal sticker, it shall:
19-15 (1) Collect a special fee for a veterans’ home in the amount of
$20;
19-16 and
19-17 (2) Affix a decal to [each] the plate if requested by an applicant who
19-18 meets the requirements set
forth in NRS 482.37635.
19-19 2. The department shall
deposit any money collected pursuant to this
19-20 section with the state
treasurer for credit to the veterans’ home account.
19-21 Sec. 34. NRS 482.3765 is hereby amended to read as follows:
19-22 482.3765 1. A person who qualifies pursuant to this
section may
19-23 register one passenger car
or light commercial vehicle having a
19-24 manufacturer’s rated
carrying capacity of 1 ton or less, for his own
19-25 personal use. A veteran of
the Armed Forces of the United States who
19-26 survived the attack on Pearl
Harbor on December 7, 1941, is entitled to a
19-27 specially designed license
plate inscribed with the words PEARL
19-28 HARBOR VETERAN or PEARL
HARBOR SURVIVOR, at the option of
19-29 the person who qualifies
pursuant to this section, and three or four
19-30 consecutive numbers.
19-31 2. The department shall
issue a specially designed license plate for
19-32 persons qualified pursuant
to this section who submit an application on a
19-33 form prescribed by the
department and evidence of their status as a
19-34 survivor required by the
department.
19-35 3. If during a registration
year, the holder of a special plate issued
19-36 pursuant to this section
disposes of the vehicle to which the [plates are]
19-37 plate is affixed, he shall retain the [plates] plate and:
19-38 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
19-39 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
19-40 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
19-41 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
19-42 return [them]
it to the
department.
19-43 4. The fee for the special
license plate is $25, in addition to all other
19-44 applicable registration and
license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.
19-45 The annual fee for a renewal
sticker is $5.
19-46 Sec. 35. NRS 482.377 is hereby amended to read as follows:
19-47 482.377 1. A person who qualifies pursuant to this
section may
19-48 register one passenger car
or light commercial vehicle having a
19-49 manufacturer’s rated
carrying capacity of one ton or less, for his own
20-1 personal use. A veteran of
the Armed Forces of the United States who, as a
20-2 result of his service:
20-3 (a) Has suffered a 100-percent service-connected disability and who
20-4 receives compensation from
the United States for his disability, is entitled
20-5 to a specially designed
license plate inscribed with the words DISABLED
20-6 VETERAN and three or four
consecutive numbers.
20-7 (b) Has been captured and held prisoner by a military force of a
foreign
20-8 nation, is entitled to a
specially designed license plate inscribed with the
20-9 words ex-PRISONER OF WAR and
three or four consecutive numbers.
20-10 2. The department shall
issue a specially designed license plate for
20-11 persons qualified pursuant
to this section who submit an application on a
20-12 form prescribed by the
department and evidence of disability or former
20-13 imprisonment required by the
department.
20-14 3. A vehicle on which a license [plates]
plate issued by the
department
20-15 pursuant to this section [are]
is displayed is
exempt from the payment of
20-16 any parking fees, including
those collected through parking meters,
20-17 charged by the state or any
political subdivision or other public body
20-18 within the state, other than
the United States.
20-19 4. If during a registration
year, the holder of a special plate issued
20-20 pursuant to this section
disposes of the vehicle to which the [plates are]
20-21 plate is affixed, he shall retain the [plates] plate and:
20-22 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
20-23 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
20-24 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
20-25 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
20-26 return [them]
it to the
department.
20-27 Sec. 36. NRS 482.3775 is hereby amended to read as follows:
20-28 482.3775 1. A person who qualifies pursuant to this
section may
20-29 register one passenger car
or light commercial vehicle having a
20-30 manufacturer’s rated
carrying capacity of 1 ton or less, for his own
20-31 personal use. A veteran of
the Armed Forces of the United States who was
20-32 awarded the Purple Heart is
entitled to a specially designed license plate
20-33 which indicates that he is a
recipient of the Purple Heart.
20-34 2. The department shall
issue a specially designed license plate for any
20-35 person qualified pursuant to
this section who submits an application on a
20-36 form prescribed by the
department and evidence of his status as a recipient
20-37 of the Purple Heart as
required by the department. The department may
20-38 designate any appropriate
colors for the special plates.
20-39 3. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a special plate issued
20-40 pursuant to the provisions
of this section disposes of the vehicle to which
20-41 the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
shall retain the [plates] plate and:
20-42 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
20-43 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
20-44 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
20-45 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
20-46 return [them]
it to the
department.
20-47 4. Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, no fee in addition
20-48 to the applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege
20-49 taxes may be charged for the
issuance or renewal of a special
license
21-1 [plates] plate issued pursuant to this section. If [the special plates]
a special
21-2 plate issued pursuant to this section [are]
is lost, stolen or
mutilated, the
21-3 owner of the vehicle may
secure a [set of] replacement license [plates]
21-4 plate from the department for a fee of $5.
21-5 Sec. 37. NRS 482.378 is hereby amended to read as follows:
21-6 482.378 1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident
of this
21-7 state and has been awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor may, upon
21-8 signed application on a form
prescribed and furnished by the department,
21-9 be issued a license [plates which indicate]
plate which indicates that
he is
21-10 a recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor. The applicant shall
21-11 comply with the motor
vehicle laws of this state, including the provisions
21-12 of chapter 371 of NRS and
the payment of the registration fees required by
21-13 this chapter, but no fee may
be charged under NRS 482.367.
21-14 2. Each person who is
eligible for a special
license [plates] plate under
21-15 this section may apply for
two [sets of] plates. The second [set of plates]
21-16 plate for an additional vehicle must have a different number than the first
21-17 [set of plates] plate issued to the same applicant. [The plates]
Each plate
21-18 may be used only on a
private passenger vehicle, a noncommercial truck or
21-19 a motor home.
21-20 3. The department may adopt
regulations governing the issuance of
21-21 special license plates to
recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
21-22 Sec. 38. NRS 482.379 is hereby amended to read as follows:
21-23 482.379 1. The director may order the design and
preparation of
21-24 license plates which
commemorate the 125th anniversary of Nevada’s
21-25 admission into the Union and
establish the procedures for the application
21-26 and issuance of the plates.
21-27 2. The department may
designate any colors, numbers and letters for
21-28 the commemorative plates.
21-29 3. A person who is entitled
to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS
21-30 482.265 may apply for a commemorative license [plates.] plate.
21-31 4. The fee for [the]
a commemorative
license [plates] plate is $10, in
21-32 addition to all other
applicable registration and license fees and motor
21-33 vehicle privilege taxes. If
a person is eligible for and applies for any special
21-34 license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,
21-35 482.3675, 482.368 or 482.370
to 482.3825, inclusive, and applies to have
21-36 [those] that special license [plates]
plate combined with a commemorative
21-37 [plates,] plate, the person must pay the fees for the
special license [plates]
21-38 plate in addition to the [fee] fees for the commemorative [plates.] plate.
21-39 5. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
21-40 taxes, a person who is
eligible for and applies for a commemorative
21-41 [plates] plate must pay $25 for the celebration of the
125th anniversary of
21-42 Nevada’s admission into the
Union. The fees for the license, registration,
21-43 privilege taxes and the
charge for the celebration may be paid with a single
21-44 check.
21-45 6. [Commemorative plates are]
A commemorative plate is renewable
21-46 upon the payment of $10.
21-47 7. If during a registration
year, the holder of a commemorative
[plates]
21-48 plate issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the
22-1 vehicle to which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates]
22-2 plate and:
22-3 (a) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
22-4 return [them]
it to the
department; or
22-5 (b) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
22-6 this section if the transfer
and registration fees are paid as is provided for in
22-7 this chapter. A person who
transfers [plates] a plate must be allowed a one-
22-8 twelfth reduction in fees
for each calendar month remaining unused from
22-9 the previous registration.
22-10 8. Except as otherwise
provided by subsection 10, if a commemorative
22-11 license plate [or set of license plates]
issued pursuant to the provisions of
22-12 this section is lost, stolen
or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure
22-13 a replacement license plate [or set of replacement license plates, as the case
22-14 may be,] from the department upon
payment of the fees set forth in
22-15 subsection 2 of NRS 482.500.
22-16 9. The department shall, for
each [set of] commemorative license
22-17 [plates] plate that it issues:
22-18 (a) Deposit the $25 collected for the celebration of the 125th
22-19 anniversary of Nevada’s
admission into the Union with the state treasurer
22-20 for credit to the account
for Nevada’s 125th anniversary in the state general
22-21 fund;
22-22 (b) Deposit $7.50 with the state treasurer for credit to the motor
vehicle
22-23 fund pursuant to the
provisions of NRS 482.180; and
22-24 (c) Deposit $2.50 with the state treasurer for credit to the motor
vehicles
22-25 branch of the department to
reimburse the motor vehicles branch of the
22-26 department for the cost of
manufacturing the license [plates.] plate.
22-27 10. The department shall
not:
22-28 (a) Issue the commemorative license plates after October 31, 1990.
22-29 (b) Issue replacement commemorative license plates after June 30,
22-30 1995.
22-31 Sec. 39. NRS 482.37905 is hereby amended to read as follows:
22-32 482.37905 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
22-33 department, in cooperation
with the organizations in this state which assist
22-34 in the donation and
procurement of human organs, shall design, prepare
22-35 and issue license plates
that encourage the donation of human organs using
22-36 any colors and designs that
the department deems appropriate. The
22-37 department shall not design,
prepare or issue the license plates unless it
22-38 receives at least 250
applications for the issuance of those plates.
22-39 2. The department may issue a license [plates that encourage]
plate
22-40 that encourages the donation of human organs for any passenger car
or
22-41 light commercial vehicle
upon application by a person who is entitled to a
22-42 license [plates]
plate pursuant to NRS
482.265 and who otherwise
22-43 complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to
22-44 this chapter. A person may
request that a personalized
prestige license
22-45 [plates] plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be
combined with a license
22-46 [plates that encourage] plate that encourages the donation of human
22-47 organs if that person pays
the fees for the personalized prestige license
22-48 [plates] plate in addition to the fees for the license [plates which
23-1 encourage] plate that encourages the donation of human
organs pursuant
23-2 to subsection 3.
23-3 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate to encourage
the donation of
23-4 human organs is $35, in
addition to all other applicable registration and
23-5 license fees and motor
vehicle privilege taxes. The license [plates are] plate
23-6 is renewable upon the payment of $10.
23-7 4. If, during a
registration year, the holder of a
license [plates] plate
23-8 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
23-9 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
23-10 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
23-11 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set forth in this
23-12 chapter; or
23-13 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
23-14 return [them]
it to the
department.
23-15 Sec. 40. NRS 482.37915 is hereby amended to read as follows:
23-16 482.37915 1. The department shall, using any colors and
designs that
23-17 the department deems
appropriate, design, prepare and issue license plates
23-18 which indicate combined
support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
23-19 International and the Sickle
Cell Disease Association of America. The
23-20 department shall not design,
prepare or issue the license plates unless it
23-21 receives at least 250
applications for the issuance of those plates.
23-22 2. The department shall
issue a license [plates that indicate]
plate that
23-23 indicates combined support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
23-24 International and the Sickle
Cell Disease Association of America for a
23-25 passenger car or a light
commercial vehicle upon application by a person
23-26 who is entitled to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265 and who
23-27 otherwise complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing
23-28 pursuant to this chapter. A
person may request that a personalized
prestige
23-29 license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a
23-30 license [plates that indicate]
plate that indicates support
for the Juvenile
23-31 Diabetes Foundation
International and the Sickle Cell Disease Association
23-32 of America if that person
pays the fees for the personalized prestige license
23-33 [plates] plate in addition to the fees for the license [plates that indicate]
23-34 plate that indicates combined support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
23-35 International and the Sickle
Cell Disease Association of America.
23-36 3. The fee for a license [plates that indicate]
plate that indicates
23-37 combined support for the
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International and
23-38 the Sickle Cell Disease
Association of America is $35, in addition to all
23-39 other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege
23-40 taxes. The license [plates are]
plate is renewable
upon the payment of $10.
23-41 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
23-42 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates
that indicate] license
23-43 plate that indicates support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
23-44 International and the Sickle
Cell Disease Association of America must pay
23-45 for the initial issuance of
the [plates] plate and for each renewal of the
23-46 [plates] plate an additional fee of $20, to be
distributed to the Juvenile
23-47 Diabetes Foundation
International and the Sickle Cell Disease Association
23-48 of America in accordance
with subsection 5.
24-1 5. The department shall
transmit each fee collected pursuant to
24-2 subsection 4 to the health
division of the department of human resources,
24-3 which shall distribute those
fees to the Nevada chapter of the Juvenile
24-4 Diabetes Foundation International
or to the Sickle Cell Disease Association
24-5 of America in accordance
with the preference expressed by the person at
24-6 the time the fees are paid.
24-7 6. If, during a
registration year, the holder of a
license [plates] plate
24-8 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
24-9 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
24-10 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
24-11 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set forth in this
24-12 chapter; or
24-13 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
24-14 return [them]
it to the
department.
24-15 Sec. 41. NRS 482.37917 is hereby amended to read as follows:
24-16 482.37917 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
24-17 department, in cooperation
with the state department of agriculture and the
24-18 Nevada Future Farmers of
America Foundation, shall design, prepare and
24-19 issue license plates which
indicate support for the promotion of agriculture
24-20 within this state,
including, without limitation, support for the programs
24-21 and activities of the Future
Farmers of America within this state, using any
24-22 colors that the department
deems appropriate. The design of the license
24-23 plates must include the
phrase “People Grow Things Here!” and an
24-24 identifying symbol furnished
by the Nevada Future Farmers of America
24-25 Foundation. The department
shall not design, prepare or issue the license
24-26 plates unless it receives at
least 250 applications for the issuance of those
24-27 plates.
24-28 2. If the department
receives at least 250 applications for the issuance
24-29 of license plates which
indicate support for the promotion of agriculture
24-30 within this state, the
department shall issue [those plates] such a plate for a
24-31 passenger car or light
commercial vehicle upon application by a person
24-32 who is entitled to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265 and who
24-33 otherwise complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing
24-34 pursuant to this chapter. A
person may request that a personalized
prestige
24-35 license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a
24-36 license [plates which indicate]
plate which indicates support
for the
24-37 promotion of agriculture
within this state if that person pays the fees for the
24-38 personalized prestige license
[plates] plate in addition to the fees for the
24-39 license [plates which indicate]
plate which indicates support
for the
24-40 promotion of agriculture
within this state pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.
24-41 3. The fee for a license [plates which indicate]
plate which indicates
24-42 support for the promotion of
agriculture within this state is $35, in addition
24-43 to all other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle
24-44 privilege taxes. The license
[plates are] plate is renewable upon the
24-45 payment of $10.
24-46 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
24-47 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates
which indicate] license
24-48 plate which indicates support for the promotion of agriculture within this
24-49 state must pay for the
initial issuance of the [plates] plate an additional fee
25-1 of $25 and for each renewal
of the [plates] plate an additional fee of $20, to
25-2 be distributed in accordance
with subsection 5.
25-3 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
25-4 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the state general fund. The
25-5 state treasurer shall, on a
quarterly basis, distribute the fees deposited
25-6 pursuant to this section in
the following manner:
25-7 (a) Remit one-half of the fees to the Nevada Future Farmers of
America
25-8 Foundation for the support
of programs and activities of the Future
25-9 Farmers of America within
this state.
25-10 (b) Deposit one-half of the fees for credit to the account for
license
25-11 plates for the promotion of
agriculture within this state created pursuant to
25-12 NRS 561.411.
25-13 6. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
25-14 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
25-15 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
25-16 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
25-17 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set out in this
25-18 chapter; or
25-19 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
25-20 return [them]
it to the
department.
25-21 Sec. 42. NRS 482.37919 is hereby amended to read as follows:
25-22 482.37919 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
25-23 department shall, in
cooperation with the board of directors of the Las
25-24 Vegas Valley water district,
design, prepare and issue license plates to
25-25 support the desert preserve
established by the board of directors of the Las
25-26 Vegas Valley water district.
The license plates may include any colors and
25-27 designs that the department
deems appropriate.
25-28 2. The department may issue a license [plates]
plate specified in
25-29 subsection 1 for a passenger
car or light commercial vehicle upon
25-30 application by a person who
is entitled to a license
[plates] plate pursuant
25-31 to the provisions of NRS
482.265 and who otherwise complies with the
25-32 requirements for
registration and licensing pursuant to the provisions of
25-33 this chapter. A person may
request that a personalized
prestige license
25-34 [plates] plate issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS
482.3667 be
25-35 combined with a license [plates]
plate specified in
subsection 1 if that
25-36 person pays, in addition to
the fees specified in subsections 3 and 4, the
25-37 fees for the personalized
prestige license plates.
25-38 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate specified in
subsection 1 is $35.
25-39 The fee is in addition to
any other applicable registration and license fees
25-40 and motor vehicle privilege
taxes. The license [plates are] plate is
25-41 renewable upon the payment
of $10.
25-42 4. In addition to the fees
for the license, registration and privilege
25-43 taxes, a person who requests
the issuance of a license
[plates] plate
25-44 specified in subsection 1
must pay:
25-45 (a) For the initial issuance of the [plates,]
plate, an additional
fee of
25-46 $25; and
25-47 (b) For each renewal of the [plates,] plate, an additional $20 to support
25-48 the desert preserve
specified in subsection 1.
26-1 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to the
26-2 provisions of subsection 4
with the state treasurer for credit to an account
26-3 for the support of the
desert preserve established by the board of directors
26-4 of the Las Vegas Valley
water district. On or before January 1, April 1,
26-5 July 1 and October 1 of each
year, the state controller shall distribute the
26-6 money deposited in the
account for the preceding quarter to the board of
26-7 directors of the Las Vegas
Valley water district.
26-8 6. If, during a
registration year, the holder of a
license [plates] plate
26-9 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
26-10 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
26-11 (a) Affix the license [plates] plate to another vehicle that meets the
26-12 requirements of this section
if the transfer and registration fees are paid
26-13 pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter; or
26-14 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
26-15 return the [plates]
plate to the
department.
26-16 Sec. 43. NRS 482.3792 is hereby amended to read as follows:
26-17 482.3792 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
26-18 department shall, in
cooperation with the state arts council, design, prepare
26-19 and issue license plates for
the support of the education of children in the
26-20 arts, using any colors and
designs which the department deems appropriate.
26-21 The department shall not
design, prepare or issue the license plates unless
26-22 it receives at least 250
applications for the issuance of those plates.
26-23 2. The department may issue a license [plates]
plate for the
support of
26-24 the education of children in
the arts for a passenger car or light commercial
26-25 vehicle upon application by
a person who is entitled to a license
[plates]
26-26 plate pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the
26-27 requirements for
registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A
26-28 person may request that a personalized prestige
license [plates] plate issued
26-29 pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be
combined with a license
[plates] plate for the
26-30 support of the education of
children in the arts if that person pays the fee
26-31 for the personalized
prestige license [plates] plate in addition to the fees for
26-32 the license [plates]
plate for the
support of the education of children in the
26-33 arts pursuant to subsections
3 and 4.
26-34 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate for the
support of the education
26-35 of children in the arts is
$35, in addition to all other applicable registration
26-36 and license fees and motor
vehicle taxes. The license [plates are] plate is
26-37 renewable upon the payment
of $10.
26-38 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
26-39 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates] license plate for the
26-40 support of the education of
children in the arts must pay for the initial
26-41 issuance of the [plates]
plate an additional
fee of $15 and for each renewal
26-42 of the [plates]
plate an additional
fee of $10 to finance programs which
26-43 promote the education of
children in the arts.
26-44 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
26-45 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the account for license
26-46 plates for the support of
the education of children in the arts created
26-47 pursuant to NRS 233C.094.
27-1 6. If, during a
registration year, the holder of a
license [plates] plate
27-2 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
27-3 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
27-4 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
27-5 this section if the transfer
and registration fees are paid as set out in this
27-6 chapter; or
27-7 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the vehicle,
27-8 return [them]
it to the
department.
27-9 Sec. 44. NRS 482.3793 is hereby amended to read as follows:
27-10 482.3793 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
27-11 department, in cooperation
with the director of the clearinghouse
27-12 established pursuant to NRS
432.170, shall design, prepare and issue
27-13 license plates for the
support of missing or exploited children. The license
27-14 plates must be inscribed
with a hand. The department may designate any
27-15 appropriate colors for the
license plates. The department shall not design,
27-16 prepare or issue the license
plates unless it receives at least 250
27-17 applications for the
issuance of those plates.
27-18 2. The department may issue a license [plates]
plate for the
support of
27-19 missing or exploited
children for any passenger car or light commercial
27-20 vehicle upon application by
any person who is entitled to a license
[plates]
27-21 plate pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the
27-22 requirements for
registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A
27-23 person may request that a personalized prestige
license [plates] plate issued
27-24 pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be
combined with a license
[plates] plate for the
27-25 support of missing or
exploited children if that person pays the fees for the
27-26 personalized prestige
license [plates] plate in addition to the fees for the
27-27 license [plates]
plate for the
support of missing or exploited children
27-28 pursuant to subsections 3
and 4.
27-29 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate for the
support of missing or
27-30 exploited children is $35,
in addition to all other applicable registration and
27-31 license fees and motor
vehicle privilege taxes. The license [plates are] plate
27-32 is renewable upon the payment of $10.
27-33 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
27-34 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates] license plate for the
27-35 support of missing or
exploited children must pay for the initial issuance of
27-36 the [plates]
plate an additional
fee of $15 and for each renewal of the
27-37 [plates] plate an additional fee of $10 to carry out
the provisions of NRS
27-38 432.150 to 432.220,
inclusive.
27-39 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
27-40 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the account for license
27-41 plates for the support of
missing or exploited children created pursuant to
27-42 NRS 432.154.
27-43 6. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
27-44 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
27-45 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
27-46 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
27-47 this section if the transfer
and registration fees are paid as set out in this
27-48 chapter; or
28-1 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the vehicle,
28-2 return [them]
it to the
department.
28-3 Sec. 45. NRS 482.37933 is hereby amended to read as follows:
28-4 482.37933 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
28-5 department, in cooperation
with the division of state lands of the state
28-6 department of conservation
and natural resources, shall design, prepare and
28-7 issue license plates for the
support of the preservation and restoration of the
28-8 natural environment of the
Lake Tahoe Basin using any colors that the
28-9 department deems
appropriate. The design of the license plates must
28-10 include a depiction of Lake
Tahoe and its surrounding area. The
28-11 department shall not design,
prepare or issue the license plates unless it
28-12 receives at least 250
applications for the issuance of those plates.
28-13 2. The department may issue a license [plates]
plate for the
support of
28-14 the preservation and
restoration of the natural environment of the Lake
28-15 Tahoe Basin for a passenger car
or light commercial vehicle upon
28-16 application by a person who
is entitled to a license
[plates] plate pursuant
28-17 to NRS 482.265 and who
otherwise complies with the requirements for
28-18 registration and licensing
pursuant to this chapter. A person may request
28-19 that a personalized prestige license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS
28-20 482.3667 be combined with a license [plates]
plate for the
support of the
28-21 preservation and restoration
of the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe
28-22 Basin if that person pays
the fees for the personalized prestige license
28-23 [plates] plate in addition to the fees for the license [plates]
plate for the
28-24 support of the preservation
and restoration of the natural environment of
28-25 the Lake Tahoe Basin
pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.
28-26 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate for the
support of the
28-27 preservation and restoration
of the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe
28-28 Basin is $35, in addition to
all other applicable registration and license fees
28-29 and motor vehicle privilege
taxes. The license [plates are] plate is
28-30 renewable upon the payment
of $10.
28-31 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
28-32 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates] license plate for the
28-33 support of the preservation
and restoration of the natural environment of
28-34 the Lake Tahoe Basin must
pay for the initial issuance of the [plates] plate
28-35 an additional fee of $25 and
for each renewal of the [plates] plate an
28-36 additional fee of $20 to
finance projects for the preservation and restoration
28-37 of the natural environment
of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
28-38 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
28-39 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the account for license
28-40 plates for the support of
the preservation and restoration of the natural
28-41 environment of the Lake
Tahoe Basin created pursuant to NRS 321.5951.
28-42 6. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
28-43 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
28-44 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
28-45 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
28-46 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set out in this
28-47 chapter; or
28-48 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
28-49 return [them]
it to the
department.
29-1 Sec. 46. NRS 482.37935 is hereby amended to read as follows:
29-2 482.37935 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
29-3 department, in cooperation
with the division of state lands of the state
29-4 department of conservation
and natural resources, shall design, prepare and
29-5 issue license plates for the
support of the natural environment of the Mount
29-6 Charleston area using any
colors that the department deems appropriate.
29-7 The design of the license
plates must include a depiction of Mount
29-8 Charleston and its
surrounding area. The department shall not design,
29-9 prepare or issue the license
plates unless it receives at least 250
29-10 applications for the
issuance of those plates.
29-11 2. If the department
receives at least 250 applications for the issuance
29-12 of license plates for the
support of the natural environment of the Mount
29-13 Charleston area, the
department shall issue [those plates] such a plate for a
29-14 passenger car or light
commercial vehicle upon application by a person
29-15 who is entitled to a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
NRS 482.265 and who
29-16 otherwise complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing
29-17 pursuant to this chapter. A
person may request that a personalized
prestige
29-18 license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a
29-19 license [plates]
plate for the
support of the natural environment of the
29-20 Mount Charleston area if
that person pays the fees for the personalized
29-21 prestige license [plates]
plate in addition to
the fees for the license [plates]
29-22 plate for the support of the natural environment of the Mount Charleston
29-23 area pursuant to subsections
3 and 4.
29-24 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate for the
support of the natural
29-25 environment of the Mount
Charleston area is $35, in addition to all other
29-26 applicable registration and
license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.
29-27 The license [plates are]
plate is renewable
upon the payment of $10.
29-28 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
29-29 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates] license plate for the
29-30 support of the natural environment
of the Mount Charleston area must pay
29-31 for the initial issuance of
the [plates] plate an additional fee of $25 and for
29-32 each renewal of the [plates]
plate an additional
fee of $20 to finance
29-33 projects for the natural
environment of the Mount Charleston area.
29-34 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
29-35 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the account for license
29-36 plates for the support of
the natural environment of the Mount Charleston
29-37 area created pursuant to NRS
321.5959.
29-38 6. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
29-39 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
29-40 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
29-41 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
29-42 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set out in this
29-43 chapter; or
29-44 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
29-45 return [them]
it to the
department.
29-46 Sec. 47. NRS 482.37936 is hereby amended to read as follows:
29-47 482.37936 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the
29-48 department, in cooperation
with the department of education, shall design,
29-49 prepare and issue license
plates for the support of public education using
30-1 any colors that the
department deems appropriate. The department shall not
30-2 design, prepare or issue the
license plates unless it receives at least 250
30-3 applications for the
issuance of those plates.
30-4 2. The department may issue
a license [plates]
plate for the
support of
30-5 public education for a
passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon
30-6 application by a person who
is entitled to a license
[plates] plate pursuant
30-7 to NRS 482.265 and who
otherwise complies with the requirements for
30-8 registration and licensing
pursuant to this chapter. A person may request
30-9 that a personalized prestige license [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS
30-10 482.3667 be combined with a license [plates]
plate for the
support of
30-11 public education if that
person pays the fees for the personalized prestige
30-12 license [plates]
plate in addition to
the fees for the license [plates] plate for
30-13 the support of public
education pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.
30-14 3. The fee for a license [plates]
plate for the
support of public
30-15 education is $35, in
addition to all other applicable registration and license
30-16 fees and motor vehicle
privilege taxes. The license [plates are] plate is
30-17 renewable upon the payment
of $10.
30-18 4. In addition to all fees
for the license, registration and privilege
30-19 taxes, a person who requests
a [set of license plates] license plate for the
30-20 support of public education
must pay for the initial issuance of the [plates]
30-21 plate an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of the [plates]
plate an
30-22 additional fee of $20 to be
used to purchase textbooks and laboratory
30-23 equipment and pay for field
trips for the benefit of pupils in this state.
30-24 5. The department shall
deposit the fees collected pursuant to
30-25 subsection 4 with the state
treasurer for credit to the fund for public
30-26 education created pursuant
to NRS 387.612.
30-27 6. If, during a registration
year, the holder of a license
[plates] plate
30-28 issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to
30-29 which the [plates are]
plate is affixed, he
may retain the [plates] plate and:
30-30 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle that meets the requirements of this
30-31 section if the transfer and
registration fees are paid as set out in this
30-32 chapter; or
30-33 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
30-34 return [them]
it to the
department.
30-35 Sec. 48. NRS 482.3795 is hereby amended to read as follows:
30-36 482.3795 1. The department may issue a special license [plates]
30-37 plate and registration [certificates] certificate to residents of Nevada for a
30-38 fire truck pursuant to this
section. Except as otherwise provided in
30-39 subsection 3, the fire truck
must not be used for general transportation, but
30-40 may be used for musters,
exhibitions, parades or similar activities.
30-41 2. In lieu of the annual
registration and fees required by this chapter,
30-42 and of the privilege tax
imposed by chapter 371 of NRS, the owner of a fire
30-43 truck may submit:
30-44 (a) An affidavit to the department indicating that the fire truck:
30-45 (1) Will only be used for the permitted purposes enumerated in
30-46 subsection 1;
30-47 (2) Has been inspected and found safe to be operated on the
highways
30-48 of this state; and
31-1 (3) Qualifies as a fire truck pursuant to regulations adopted by
the
31-2 department for this purpose.
31-3 (b) The following fees for the issuance of [these license plates:] each
31-4 such license plate:
31-5 (1) For the
first issuance................ $15
31-6 (2) For a
renewal sticker.................... 5
31-7 3. If the owner elects to
use the fire truck as general transportation, he
31-8 shall pay the regular annual
registration and fees prescribed by law and the
31-9 privilege tax imposed by
chapter 371 of NRS.
31-10 4. License plates issued
pursuant to this section must bear the
31-11 inscription “Fire Truck” and
the plates must be numbered consecutively.
31-12 5. The cost of the die and
the modifications necessary for the issuance
31-13 of a license plate pursuant
to this section must be paid from private sources
31-14 without any expense to the
State of Nevada.
31-15 Sec. 49. NRS 482.380 is hereby amended to read as follows:
31-16 482.380 1. The department may issue a special motor vehicle license
31-17 [plates] plate from year to year to a person who has
resided in the State of
31-18 Nevada for a period of 6
months preceding the date of application for the
31-19 license [plates]
plate and who owns a
motor vehicle which is a model
31-20 manufactured during or
before 1915.
31-21 2. To administer the
provisions of this section, the department may
31-22 recognize the Horseless
Carriage Club of Nevada as presently constituted
31-23 as the official Horseless
Carriage Club of Nevada and to designate and
31-24 appoint one member of the
board of directors of the Horseless Carriage
31-25 Club of Nevada to act as and
be an ex officio deputy of the department and
31-26 to perform the duties and
functions prescribed by this section without
31-27 compensation, per diem
allowance or travel expenses.
31-28 3. An applicant for a license [plates]
plate pursuant to
the provisions
31-29 of this section must:
31-30 (a) Fill out and sign an application for a license [plates]
plate on a form
31-31 prescribed and furnished by
the ex officio deputy for licensing antique
31-32 motor vehicles.
31-33 (b) Present evidence of his eligibility for a license [plates]
plate by
31-34 showing, to the satisfaction
of the ex officio deputy, residence in this state
31-35 for 6 months preceding the
date of application and ownership of an antique
31-36 motor vehicle which is a
model manufactured during or before 1915.
31-37 (c) Present a certificate of inspection issued by a committee, or
member
31-38 thereof, appointed by the
board of directors of the Horseless Carriage Club
31-39 of Nevada verifying that the
antique motor vehicle is in safe and
31-40 satisfactory mechanical
condition, is in good condition and state of repair,
31-41 is well equipped and is
covered by a policy of insurance covering public
31-42 liability and property
damage written by an insurance company qualified to
31-43 do business in this state
with limits of not less than $10,000 for each person
31-44 nor less than $20,000 for
each accident, and not less than $5,000 for
31-45 property damage and which
otherwise meets the requirements of chapter
31-46 485 of NRS.
31-47 (d) Exhibit a valid driver’s license authorizing the applicant to
drive a
31-48 motor vehicle on the
highways of this state.
32-1 (e) Pay the fee prescribed by the laws of this state for the
operation of a
32-2 passenger car, without
regard to the weight or the capacity for passengers.
32-3 (f) Pay such other fee as prescribed by the board of directors of
the
32-4 Horseless Carriage Club of
Nevada necessary to defray all cost of
32-5 manufacture, transportation
and issuance of the special license [plates.]
32-6 plate.
32-7 4. The ex officio deputy
for licensing antique motor vehicles shall each
32-8 calendar year issue a license [plates,]
plate, approved by
the department,
32-9 for each motor vehicle owned
by an applicant who meets the requirements
32-10 of subsection 3, subject to
the following conditions:
32-11 (a) The license plates must be numbered and issued consecutively
each
32-12 year beginning with “Horseless
Carriage 1.”
32-13 (b) The license plates must conform, as nearly as possible, to the
color
32-14 and type of license plate
issued in this state for regular passenger cars.
32-15 (c) The special license plates issued pursuant to this section must
be
32-16 specified, procured,
transported and issued solely at the expense and cost
32-17 of the Horseless Carriage
Club of Nevada and without any expense to the
32-18 State of Nevada.
32-19 5. The ex officio deputy for
licensing antique motor vehicles shall pay
32-20 quarterly to the department
the prescribed fee as provided in paragraph (e)
32-21 of subsection 3. The fees so
received must be used, disbursed or deposited
32-22 by the department in the
same manner as provided by law for other fees for
32-23 registration and licensing.
All other fees collected to defray expenses must
32-24 be retained by the board of
directors of the Horseless Carriage Club of
32-25 Nevada.
32-26 6. [The license plates]
A license plate obtained
pursuant to this section
32-27 [are] is in lieu of the license [plates]
plate otherwise
provided for in this
32-28 chapter and [are]
is valid for the
calendar year in which [they are] it is
32-29 issued.
32-30 7. The department shall
charge and collect the following fees for the
32-31 issuance of [these license plates,]
each such license plate, which
fees are
32-32 in addition to all other
license fees and motor vehicle taxes:
32-33 (a) For the
first issuance................... $35
32-34 (b) For a
renewal sticker.................... 10
32-35 Sec. 50. NRS 482.381 is hereby amended to read as follows:
32-36 482.381 1. The department may issue a special license [plates]
plate
32-37 and registration [certificates]
certificate to
residents of Nevada for any
32-38 motor vehicle which is a
model manufactured more than 40 years before
32-39 the date of application for
registration pursuant to this section.
32-40 2. License plates issued
pursuant to this section must bear the
32-41 inscription “Old Timer” and
the plates must be numbered consecutively.
32-42 3. The Nevada Old Timer Club
members shall bear the cost of the dies
32-43 for carrying out the
provisions of this section.
32-44 4. The department shall
charge and collect the following fees for the
32-45 issuance of [these license plates,]
each such license plate, which
fees are
32-46 in addition to all other
license fees and motor vehicle taxes:
32-47 (a) For the
first issuance................... $35
32-48 (b) For a renewal
sticker.................... 10
33-1 Sec. 51. NRS 482.3812 is hereby amended to read as follows:
33-2 482.3812 1. The department may issue a special license [plates]
33-3 plate and registration [certificates] certificate to residents of Nevada for
33-4 any passenger car or light
commercial vehicle:
33-5 (a) Having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or
less; and
33-6 (b) Manufactured not later than 1948.
33-7 2. License plates issued
pursuant to this section must be inscribed with
33-8 the words STREET ROD and
three or four consecutive numbers.
33-9 3. If during a registration
year, the holder of a special
[plates] plate
33-10 issued pursuant to this
section disposes of the vehicle to which the [plates
33-11 are] plate is affixed, he shall retain the [plates]
plate and:
33-12 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
33-13 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
33-14 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
33-15 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
33-16 return [them]
it to the
department.
33-17 4. The fee for [the]
a special license [plates]
plate is $35, in
addition to
33-18 all other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle
33-19 privilege taxes. The fee for
an annual renewal sticker is $10.
33-20 Sec. 52. NRS 482.3814 is hereby amended to read as follows:
33-21 482.3814 1. The department may issue a special license [plates]
33-22 plate and registration [certificates] certificate to residents of Nevada for
33-23 any passenger car or light
commercial vehicle:
33-24 (a) Having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or
less; and
33-25 (b) Manufactured not earlier than 1949, but at least 20 years before
the
33-26 application is submitted to
the department.
33-27 2. License plates issued
pursuant to this section must be inscribed with
33-28 the words CLASSIC ROD and
three or four consecutive numbers.
33-29 3. If during a registration
year, the holder of a special
[plates] plate
33-30 issued pursuant to this
section disposes of the vehicle to which the [plates
33-31 are] plate is affixed, he shall retain the [plates]
plate and:
33-32 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
33-33 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
33-34 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
33-35 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
33-36 return [them]
it to the
department.
33-37 4. The fee for [the]
a special license [plates]
plate is $35, in
addition to
33-38 all other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle
33-39 privilege taxes. The fee for
an annual renewal sticker is $10.
33-40 Sec. 53. NRS 482.3816 is hereby amended to read as follows:
33-41 482.3816 1. The department may issue a special license [plates]
33-42 plate and registration [certificates] certificate to residents of Nevada for
33-43 any passenger car or light
commercial vehicle:
33-44 (a) Having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or
less;
33-45 (b) Manufactured at least 25 years before the application is
submitted to
33-46 the department; and
33-47 (c) Containing only the original parts which were used to
manufacture
33-48 the vehicle or replacement
parts that duplicate those original parts.
34-1 2. License plates issued
pursuant to this section must be inscribed with
34-2 the words CLASSIC VEHICLE
and three or four consecutive numbers.
34-3 3. If during a registration
year, the holder of a special
[plates] plate
34-4 issued pursuant to this
section disposes of the vehicle to which the [plates
34-5 are] plate is affixed, he shall retain the [plates]
plate and:
34-6 (a) Affix [them] it to
another vehicle which meets the requirements of
34-7 this section and report the
change to the department in accordance with the
34-8 procedure set forth for
other transfers; or
34-9 (b) Within 30 days after removing the [plates]
plate from the
vehicle,
34-10 return [them]
it to the
department.
34-11 4. The fee for [the]
a special license [plates]
plate is $35, in
addition to
34-12 all other applicable
registration and license fees and motor vehicle
34-13 privilege taxes. The fee for
an annual renewal sticker is $10.
34-14 Sec. 54. NRS 482.3823 is hereby amended to read as follows:
34-15 482.3823 1. An educational institution may operate on the
highways
34-16 of this state an
unregistered motor vehicle otherwise required to be
34-17 registered pursuant to this
chapter if there is displayed on the vehicle a
34-18 special license plate
assigned to the educational institution pursuant to
34-19 subsection 2. Such operation
is strictly limited to movement of the vehicle:
34-20 (a) From one educational institution to another educational
institution;
34-21 (b) From the educational institution to an established place of
business
34-22 which specializes in
particular automotive repairs; and
34-23 (c) Which is necessary to test the vehicle under practical operating
34-24 conditions on the road.
34-25 2. Upon application by an
educational institution, submission of such
34-26 evidence of qualification as
is determined necessary by the director and
34-27 payment of the applicable
fee, the department shall assign to the
34-28 educational institution one
or more [sets of] special license plates
for use
34-29 on educational vehicles. The
department shall charge and collect a fee of
34-30 $5 for each [set of]
special license [plates] plate issued pursuant to this
34-31 section. The plates are
valid for 1 year. The fee for renewal is $5.
34-32 3. Any unauthorized use of
special license plates issued pursuant to
34-33 this section is cause for
the department to revoke all [sets of] those plates
34-34 issued to the educational
institution. Unauthorized use of the plates
34-35 includes:
34-36 (a) Display on a vehicle which is not an educational vehicle; and
34-37 (b) Movement of an educational vehicle in any manner not authorized
34-38 in subsection 1.
34-39 4. Each special plate issued
pursuant to this section must have
34-40 displayed upon it suitable
characters, as determined by the department, to
34-41 identify the vehicle as an
educational vehicle. The special plates may be
34-42 used interchangeably on
educational vehicles by the educational institution
34-43 to which the plates were
issued.
34-44 5. As used in this section:
34-45 (a) “Educational institution” means:
34-46 (1) A public school as that term is defined in NRS 385.007; or
34-47 (2) One of the branches or facilities within the University and
34-48 Community College System of Nevada,
35-1 which offers a course of
instruction in automotive repair and owns or
35-2 controls an educational
vehicle.
35-3 (b) “Educational vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is owned or
35-4 controlled by an educational
institution and used exclusively for the
35-5 purposes of a course of
instruction in automotive repair. The term does not
35-6 include any motor vehicle:
35-7 (1) Used by the educational institution for any purpose not
directly
35-8 related to a course of
instruction in automotive repair.
35-9 (2) Owned by a pupil, student or employee of the educational
35-10 institution.
35-11 Sec. 55. NRS 482.384 is hereby amended to read as follows:
35-12 482.384 1. Upon the application of a person with a
disability which
35-13 limits or impairs the
ability to walk, the department may issue a special
35-14 license [plates]
plate for a vehicle,
including a motorcycle, registered by
35-15 the applicant pursuant to
this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in
35-16 subsection 2, the
application must include a statement from a licensed
35-17 physician certifying that
the applicant is a person with a disability which
35-18 limits or impairs the
ability to walk. The issuance of a special license plate
35-19 pursuant to this subsection
does not preclude the issuance of a special
35-20 parking placard for a
vehicle other than a motorcycle or a special parking
35-21 sticker for a motorcycle
pursuant to subsection 6.
35-22 2. Every second year after
the initial issuance of a special
license
35-23 [plates] plate to a person who the department
determines is not
35-24 permanently disabled, the
department shall require the person, when he
35-25 applies to renew his special
license [plates,] plate, to include with his
35-26 application a statement from
a licensed physician certifying that the
35-27 applicant is a person with a
disability which limits or impairs the ability to
35-28 walk. The department shall
not require a person who it determines is
35-29 permanently disabled to
include such a statement with his application for
35-30 renewal.
35-31 3. Upon the application of
an organization which provides
35-32 transportation for a person
with a disability which limits or impairs the
35-33 ability to walk, the
department may issue a special
license [plates] plate for
35-34 a vehicle registered by the
organization pursuant to this chapter. The
35-35 application must include a
statement from the organization certifying that
35-36 the vehicle is used
primarily to transport persons with disabilities which
35-37 limit or impair the ability
to walk.
35-38 4. The department may charge
a fee for a special
license [plates] plate
35-39 issued pursuant to this
section not to exceed the fee charged for the
35-40 issuance of a license [plates]
plate for the same
class of vehicle.
35-41 5. Special license plates
issued pursuant to this section must display
35-42 the international symbol of
access in a color which contrasts with the
35-43 background and is the same
size as the numerals and letters on the plate.
35-44 6. Upon the application of a
person with a disability which limits or
35-45 impairs the ability to walk,
the department may issue:
35-46 (a) A special parking placard for a vehicle other than a motorcycle.
35-47 Upon request, the department
may issue one additional placard to an
35-48 applicant to whom a special license [plates have]
plate has not been
issued
35-49 pursuant to this section.
36-1 (b) A special parking sticker for a motorcycle.
36-2 The application must include
a statement from a licensed physician
36-3 certifying that the
applicant is a person with a disability which limits or
36-4 impairs the ability to walk.
36-5 7. A special parking
placard issued pursuant to subsection 6 must:
36-6 (a) Have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which
is at
36-7 least 3 inches in height, is
centered on the placard and is white on a blue
36-8 background;
36-9 (b) Have an identification number and date of expiration;
36-10 (c) Have placed or inscribed on it the seal or other identification
of the
36-11 department; and
36-12 (d) Have a form of attachment which enables a person using the
placard
36-13 to display the placard from
the rearview mirror of the vehicle.
36-14 8. A special parking sticker
issued pursuant to subsection 6 must:
36-15 (a) Have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which
36-16 complies with any applicable
federal standards, is centered on the sticker
36-17 and is white on a blue
background;
36-18 (b) Have an identification number and a date of expiration; and
36-19 (c) Have placed or inscribed on it the seal or other identification
of the
36-20 department.
36-21 9. The department, or a city
or county, may issue, and charge a
36-22 reasonable fee for, a
temporary parking placard for a vehicle other than a
36-23 motorcycle or a temporary
parking sticker for a motorcycle upon the
36-24 application of a person with
a temporary disability which limits or impairs
36-25 the ability to walk. Upon
request, the department, city or county may issue
36-26 one additional temporary
parking placard to an applicant. The application
36-27 must include a certificate
from a licensed physician indicating:
36-28 (a) That the applicant has a temporary disability which limits or
impairs
36-29 the ability to walk; and
36-30 (b) The estimated period of the disability.
36-31 10. A temporary parking
placard issued pursuant to subsection 9 must:
36-32 (a) Have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which is
at
36-33 least 3 inches in height, is
centered on the placard and is white on a red
36-34 background; and
36-35 (b) Have a form of attachment which enables a person using the
placard
36-36 to display the placard from
the rearview mirror of the vehicle.
36-37 11. A temporary parking
sticker issued pursuant to subsection 9 must
36-38 have inscribed on it the
international symbol of access which is at least 3
36-39 inches in height, is centered
on the sticker and is white on a red
36-40 background.
36-41 12. A temporary parking
placard or temporary parking sticker is valid
36-42 only for the period for
which a physician has certified the disability, but in
36-43 no case longer than 6
months.
36-44 13. A special or temporary
parking placard must be displayed in the
36-45 vehicle when the vehicle is
parked by hanging or attaching the placard to
36-46 the rearview mirror of the
vehicle. If the vehicle has no rearview mirror,
36-47 the placard must be placed
on the dashboard of the vehicle in such a
36-48 manner that the placard can
easily be seen from outside the vehicle when
36-49 the vehicle is parked.
37-1 14. A special or temporary
parking sticker must be affixed to the
37-2 windscreen of the
motorcycle. If the motorcycle has no windscreen, the
37-3 sticker must be affixed to
any other part of the motorcycle which may be
37-4 easily seen when the
motorcycle is parked.
37-5 15. Special or temporary
parking placards, special or temporary
37-6 parking stickers, or special
license plates issued pursuant to this section do
37-7 not authorize parking in any
area on a highway where parking is prohibited
37-8 by law.
37-9 16. No person, other than
the person certified as being a person with a
37-10 disability which limits or
impairs the ability to walk, or a person actually
37-11 transporting such a person,
may use [the] a special
license [plates] plate or
37-12 a special or temporary
parking placard, or a special or temporary parking
37-13 sticker issued pursuant to
this section to obtain any special parking
37-14 privileges available
pursuant to this section.
37-15 17. Any person who violates
the provisions of subsection 16 is guilty
37-16 of a misdemeanor.
37-17 18. The department may
review the eligibility of each holder of a
37-18 special parking placard, a
special parking sticker or special license [plates,]
37-19 plate, or any combination thereof. Upon a determination of ineligibility by
37-20 the department, the holder
shall surrender the special parking placard,
37-21 special parking sticker or
special license [plates,] plate, or any combination
37-22 thereof, to the department.
37-23 19. The department may adopt
such regulations as are necessary to
37-24 carry out the provisions of
this section.
37-25 Sec. 56. NRS 482.399 is hereby amended to read as follows:
37-26 482.399 1. Upon the transfer of the ownership of or
interest in any
37-27 vehicle by any holder of a
valid registration, or upon destruction of the
37-28 vehicle, the registration
expires.
37-29 2. The holder of the
original registration may transfer the registration
37-30 to another vehicle to be
registered by him and use the same license plate
37-31 [or plates] thereon, if the license
plate [or plates are] is appropriate for the
37-32 second vehicle, upon filing
an application for transfer of registration and
37-33 upon paying the transfer
registration fee and the excess, if any, of the
37-34 registration fee and
privilege tax on the vehicle to which the registration is
37-35 transferred over the total
registration fee and privilege tax paid on all
37-36 vehicles from which he is
transferring his ownership or interest.
37-37 Application for transfer of
registration must be made in person, if
37-38 practicable, to any office
or agent of the department or to a registered
37-39 dealer, and the license
plate [or plates] may not be used upon a second
37-40 vehicle until registration
of that vehicle is complete. In computing the
37-41 privilege tax, the
department, its agent or the registered dealer shall credit
37-42 the portion of the tax paid
on the first vehicle attributable to the remainder
37-43 of the current registration
period or calendar year on a pro rata monthly
37-44 basis against the tax due on
the second vehicle or on any other vehicle of
37-45 which the person is the
registered owner. If any person transfers his
37-46 ownership or interest in two
or more vehicles, the department or the
37-47 registered dealer shall
credit the portion of the tax paid on all of the
37-48 vehicles attributable to the
remainder of the current registration period or
37-49 calendar year on a pro rata
monthly basis against the tax due on the vehicle
38-1 to which the registration is
transferred or on any other vehicle of which the
38-2 person is the registered
owner. The certificates of registration and unused
38-3 license plates of the
vehicles from which a person transfers his ownership
38-4 or interest must be
submitted before credit is given against the tax due on
38-5 the vehicle to which the
registration is transferred or on any other vehicle
38-6 of which the person is the
registered owner.
38-7 3. In computing the
registration fee, the department or its agent or the
38-8 registered dealer shall
credit the portion of the registration fee paid on each
38-9 vehicle attributable to the
remainder of the current calendar year or
38-10 registration period on a pro
rata basis against the registration fee due on the
38-11 vehicle to which
registration is transferred. If the amount owed on the
38-12 registration fee or
privilege tax on that vehicle is less than the credit on the
38-13 total registration fee or
privilege tax paid on all vehicles from which a
38-14 person transfers his
ownership or interest, the department shall issue to the
38-15 person a refund in an amount
equal to the difference between the amount
38-16 owed on the registration fee
or privilege tax on that vehicle and the credit
38-17 on the total registration
fee or privilege tax paid on all vehicles from which
38-18 a person transfers his
ownership or interest.
38-19 4. If [the]
a license plate [or plates are]
is not appropriate
for the
38-20 second vehicle, the plate [or plates]
must be surrendered to the department
38-21 or registered dealer and an
appropriate plate [or plates] must be issued by
38-22 the department. The department
shall not reissue the surrendered plate [or
38-23 plates] until the next succeeding
licensing period.
38-24 5. If application for
transfer of registration is not made within 60 days
38-25 after the destruction or
transfer of ownership of or interest in any vehicle,
38-26 the license plate [or plates]
must be surrendered to the department on or
38-27 before the 60th day for
cancellation of the registration.
38-28 6. If a person cancels his
registration and surrenders to the department
38-29 his license [plates]
plate for a vehicle,
the department shall issue to the
38-30 person a refund of the portion
of the registration fee and privilege tax paid
38-31 on the vehicle attributable
to the remainder of the current calendar year or
38-32 registration period on a pro
rata basis.
38-33 Sec. 57. NRS 482.400 is hereby amended to read as follows:
38-34 482.400 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection and
38-35 subsections 2, 5 and 6, upon
a transfer of the title to, or the interest of an
38-36 owner in, a vehicle
registered or issued a certificate of ownership under the
38-37 provisions of this chapter,
the person or persons whose title or interest is to
38-38 be transferred and the
transferee shall write their signatures with pen and
38-39 ink upon the certificate of
ownership issued for the vehicle, together with
38-40 the residence address of the
transferee, in the appropriate spaces provided
38-41 upon the reverse side of the
certificate. The department may, by regulation,
38-42 prescribe alternative
methods by which a signature may be affixed upon a
38-43 manufacturer’s certificate
of origin or a manufacturer’s statement of origin
38-44 issued for a vehicle. The
alternative methods must ensure the authenticity
38-45 of the signatures.
38-46 2. The department shall
provide a form for use by a dealer for the
38-47 transfer of ownership of a
vehicle when the spaces provided upon the
38-48 reverse side of the
certificate of ownership issued for the vehicle have been
38-49 filled. The form must be
produced in a manner which ensures that the form
39-1 may not be easily
counterfeited. Upon the attachment of the form to a
39-2 certificate of ownership
issued for a vehicle, the form becomes a part of
39-3 that certificate of
ownership. The department may charge a fee not to
39-4 exceed $5 for each form it
provides.
39-5 3. Except as otherwise
provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, the
39-6 transferee shall immediately
apply for registration as provided in NRS
39-7 482.215, and shall pay the
privilege taxes due.
39-8 4. If the transferee is a
dealer who intends to resell the vehicle, he shall
39-9 deliver immediately to the
department or its agent the certificate of
39-10 registration and the license
plate [or plates] for the vehicle. When
the
39-11 vehicle is resold, the
purchaser shall apply for registration as provided in
39-12 NRS 482.215, and shall pay
the privilege taxes due. The dealer is not
39-13 required to register, pay a
transfer or registration fee for, or pay a privilege
39-14 tax on the vehicle.
39-15 5. If the transferee consigns
the vehicle to a wholesale vehicle
39-16 auctioneer:
39-17 (a) The transferee shall, within 30 days after that consignment,
provide
39-18 the wholesale vehicle
auctioneer with the certificate of ownership for the
39-19 vehicle, executed as required
by subsection 1, and any other documents
39-20 necessary to obtain another
certificate of ownership for the vehicle.
39-21 (b) The wholesale vehicle auctioneer shall be deemed a transferee of
the
39-22 vehicle for the purposes of
subsection 4. The wholesale vehicle auctioneer
39-23 is not required to comply
with subsection 1 if he:
39-24 (1) Does not take an ownership interest in the vehicle;
39-25 (2) Auctions the vehicle to a vehicle dealer or automobile wrecker
39-26 who is licensed as such in
this or any other state; and
39-27 (3) Stamps his name, his identification number as a vehicle dealer
39-28 and the date of the auction
on the certificate of ownership and the bill of
39-29 sale and any other documents
of transfer for the vehicle.
39-30 6. A charitable organization
which intends to sell a vehicle which has
39-31 been donated to the
organization must deliver immediately to the
39-32 department or its agent the
certificate of registration and the license plate
39-33 [or plates] for the vehicle. The
charitable organization must not be required
39-34 to register, pay a transfer
or registration fee for, or pay a privilege tax on
39-35 the vehicle. When the
vehicle is sold by the charitable organization, the
39-36 purchaser shall apply for
registration as provided in NRS 482.215 and pay
39-37 the privilege taxes due.
39-38 7. As used in this section,
“wholesale vehicle auctioneer” means a
39-39 dealer who:
39-40 (a) Is engaged in the business of auctioning consigned motor
vehicles to
39-41 vehicle dealers or
automobile wreckers, or both, who are licensed as such
39-42 in this or any other state;
and
39-43 (b) Does not in the ordinary course of his business buy, sell or own
the
39-44 vehicles he auctions.
39-45 Sec. 58. NRS 482.415 is hereby amended to read as follows:
39-46 482.415 1. Whenever application is made to the
department for
39-47 registration of a vehicle
previously registered pursuant to this chapter and
39-48 the applicant is unable to
present the certificate of registration or ownership
39-49 previously issued for the
vehicle because the certificate of registration or
40-1 ownership is lost,
unlawfully detained by one in possession or otherwise
40-2 not available, the
department may receive the application, investigate the
40-3 circumstances of the case
and require the filing of affidavits or other
40-4 information. When the
department is satisfied that the applicant is entitled
40-5 to new certificates of
registration and ownership, it may register the
40-6 applicant’s vehicle and
issue new certificates and a new license plate [or
40-7 plates] to the person or persons
entitled thereto.
40-8 2. Whenever application is
made to the department for the registration
40-9 of a motor vehicle of which
the:
40-10 (a) Ownership has been transferred;
40-11 (b) Certificate of ownership is lost, unlawfully detained by one in
40-12 possession or otherwise not
available; and
40-13 (c) Model year is 9 years old or newer,
40-14 the transferor of the motor
vehicle may, for the purpose of furnishing any
40-15 information required by the
department to carry out the provisions of NRS
40-16 484.60665, designate the
transferee of the motor vehicle as his attorney in
40-17 fact on a form for a power
of attorney provided by the department.
40-18 3. The department shall
provide the form described in subsection 2.
40-19 The form must be:
40-20 (a) Produced in a manner that ensures that the form may not be
easily
40-21 counterfeited; and
40-22 (b) Substantially similar to the form set forth in Appendix E of
Part 580
40-23 of Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
40-24 4. The department may charge
a fee not to exceed 50 cents for each
40-25 form it provides.
40-26 Sec. 59. NRS 482.423 is hereby amended to read as follows:
40-27 482.423 1. When a new vehicle is sold in this state for
the first time,
40-28 the seller shall complete
and execute a manufacturer’s certificate of origin
40-29 or a manufacturer’s
statement of origin and, unless the vehicle is sold to a
40-30 licensed dealer, a dealer’s
report of sale. The dealer’s report of sale must be
40-31 in a form prescribed by the
department and must include:
40-32 (a) A description of the vehicle;
40-33 (b) The name and address of the seller; and
40-34 (c) The name and address of the buyer.
40-35 2. If, in connection with
the sale, a security interest is taken or retained
40-36 by the seller to secure all
or part of the purchase price, or a security interest
40-37 is taken by a person who
gives value to enable the buyer to acquire rights
40-38 in the vehicle, the name and
address of the secured party or his assignee
40-39 must be entered on the
dealer’s report of sale and on the manufacturer’s
40-40 certificate or statement of
origin.
40-41 3. Unless an extension of
time is granted by the department, the seller
40-42 shall:
40-43 (a) Collect the fee set forth in NRS 482.429 for a certificate of
title for a
40-44 vehicle registered in this
state;
40-45 (b) Submit the original of the dealer’s report of sale and the
40-46 manufacturer’s certificate
or statement of origin and remit the fee collected
40-47 pursuant to this subsection
for the certificate of title to the department
40-48 within 20 days after the
execution of the dealer’s report of sale; and
40-49 (c) Furnish to the buyer:
41-1 (1) One copy of the dealer’s report of sale; and
41-2 (2) A temporary placard for use in place of a license plate. The
41-3 temporary placard must be in
a form prescribed by the department, be
41-4 made of a material appropriate
for use on the exterior of a vehicle and
41-5 contain the date of
expiration of the dealer’s report of sale in a size
41-6 consistent with the unique
numbers and letters of a license plate.
41-7 4. One copy of the dealer’s
report of sale must be affixed to the right
41-8 front windshield of the
vehicle, and the temporary placard must be affixed
41-9 to the rear of the vehicle
in place of the license plate.
41-10 5. Compliance with the
requirements of subsection 4 permits the
41-11 vehicle to be operated for a
period not to exceed 10 days. Upon the
41-12 issuance of the certificate
of registration and license [plates] plate for the
41-13 vehicle or the expiration of
10 days after the sale, whichever occurs first,
41-14 the buyer shall remove the
copy of the dealer’s report of sale from the
41-15 windshield of the vehicle
and the temporary placard from the rear of the
41-16 vehicle.
41-17 6. For the purposes of
establishing compliance with the period
41-18 required by paragraph (b) of
subsection 3, the department shall use the date
41-19 imprinted or otherwise
indicated on the dealer’s report of sale as the
41-20 beginning date of the 20-day
period.
41-21 7. The department shall
furnish a special permit for use when a
41-22 contract of sale is entered
to enable the buyer to operate the vehicle for a
41-23 period not to exceed 20
days. Upon execution of all required documents to
41-24 complete the sale of a
vehicle, the dealer shall:
41-25 (a) Remove the special permit; and
41-26 (b) Execute a dealer’s report of sale and furnish a copy of the
report and
41-27 a temporary placard to the
buyer as required by this section.
41-28 Sec. 60. NRS 482.451 is hereby amended to read as follows:
41-29 482.451 1. The department shall, upon receiving an order
from a
41-30 court to suspend the
registration of each motor vehicle that is registered to
41-31 or owned by a person
pursuant to NRS 484.37975, suspend the registration
41-32 of each such motor vehicle
for 5 days and require the return to the
41-33 department of the license [plates]
plate of each such
motor vehicle.
41-34 2. If the registration of a
motor vehicle of a person is suspended
41-35 pursuant to this section, he
shall immediately return the certificate of
41-36 registration and the license
[plates] plate to the department.
41-37 3. The period of suspension
of the registration of a motor vehicle that
41-38 is suspended pursuant to
this section begins on the effective date of the
41-39 suspension as set forth in
the notice thereof.
41-40 4. The department shall
reinstate the registration of a motor vehicle
41-41 that was suspended pursuant
to this section and reissue the license [plates]
41-42 plate of the motor vehicle only upon the payment of the fee for
41-43 reinstatement of
registration prescribed in subsection 10 of NRS 482.480.
41-44 5. The suspension of the
registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to
41-45 this section does not
prevent the owner of the motor vehicle from selling or
41-46 otherwise transferring an
interest in the motor vehicle.
41-47 Sec. 61. NRS 482.456 is hereby amended to read as follows:
41-48 482.456 1. A person who has had the registration of his
motor
41-49 vehicle suspended pursuant
to NRS 482.451 and who drives the motor
42-1 vehicle for which the
registration has been suspended on a highway is
42-2 guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be:
42-3 (a) Punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than
30
42-4 days nor more than 6 months;
or
42-5 (b) Sentenced to a term of not less than 60 days nor more than 6
months
42-6 in residential confinement,
and by a fine of not less than $500 and not more
42-7 than $1,000.
42-8 The provisions of this
subsection do not apply if the period of suspension
42-9 has expired but the person
has not reinstated his registration.
42-10 2. A person who has had the
registration of his motor vehicle
42-11 suspended pursuant to NRS
482.451 and who knowingly allows the motor
42-12 vehicle for which the
registration has been suspended to be operated by
42-13 another person upon a
highway is guilty of a misdemeanor.
42-14 3. A person who willfully
fails to return a certificate of registration or
42-15 the license [plates]
plate as required
pursuant to NRS 482.451 is guilty of a
42-16 misdemeanor.
42-17 4. A term of imprisonment
imposed pursuant to the provisions of this
42-18 section may be served
intermittently at the discretion of the judge or justice
42-19 of the peace, except that
the full term of imprisonment must be served
42-20 within 6 months after the
date of conviction, and any segment of time the
42-21 person is imprisoned must
not consist of less than 24 hours. This discretion
42-22 must be exercised after
considering all the circumstances surrounding the
42-23 offense, and the family and
employment of the person convicted.
42-24 5. Jail sentences
simultaneously imposed pursuant to this section and
42-25 NRS 484.3792, 484.37937 or
484.3794 must run consecutively.
42-26 Sec. 62. NRS 482.463 is hereby amended to read as follows:
42-27 482.463 The holder of an
original registration for a motor vehicle with
42-28 a declared gross weight in
excess of 26,000 pounds may, upon
42-29 surrendering the certificate
of registration and the corresponding license
42-30 [plates] plate to the department or upon signing a
notarized statement
42-31 indicating the certificate
of registration and the corresponding license
42-32 [plates] plate were lost and providing such supporting
documentation as
42-33 the department requires,
apply to the department:
42-34 1. For a refund of an amount
equal to that portion of the privilege taxes
42-35 and registration fees paid
for the motor vehicle that is attributable, on a pro
42-36 rata monthly basis, to the
remainder of the calendar year; or
42-37 2. To have that amount
credited against excise taxes due pursuant to
42-38 the provisions of chapter
366 of NRS.
42-39 Sec. 63. NRS 482.465 is hereby amended to read as follows:
42-40 482.465 1. The department shall rescind and cancel the
registration
42-41 of a vehicle whenever the
person to whom the certificate of registration or
42-42 license [plates therefor have]
plate therefor has been
issued makes or
42-43 permits to be made any
unlawful use of the certificate or [plates] plate or
42-44 permits the use thereof by a
person not entitled thereto.
42-45 2. The department shall
cancel a certificate of ownership or certificate
42-46 of registration and license [plates]
plate which have
been issued
42-47 erroneously or improperly,
or obtained illegally.
42-48 3. In addition to any other
penalty set forth in this chapter and chapters
42-49 366 and 706 of NRS, the
department may revoke a certificate of ownership
43-1 or a certificate of
registration and license [plates] plate for a vehicle with a
43-2 declared gross weight in
excess of 26,000 pounds if the department
43-3 determines that:
43-4 (a) The licensee of the vehicle has violated one or more of the
43-5 provisions of this chapter
or chapter 366 or 706 of NRS; and
43-6 (b) There is reasonable cause for the revocation.
43-7 4. Before revoking a
certificate of ownership or a certificate of
43-8 registration and license [plates]
plate pursuant to
subsection 3, the
43-9 department must send a
written notice by certified mail to the licensee at
43-10 his last known address ordering
him to appear before the department at a
43-11 time not less than 10 days
after the mailing of the notice to show cause
43-12 why the certificate of
ownership or the certificate of registration and
43-13 license [plates]
plate should not be
revoked pursuant to this section.
43-14 5. Upon rescission,
revocation or cancellation of the certificate of
43-15 ownership or of the
certificate of registration and license [plates,]
plate, the
43-16 affected certificate or
certificate and [plates] plate must be returned to the
43-17 department upon receipt of
notice of rescission, revocation or cancellation.
43-18 Sec. 64. NRS 482.478 is hereby amended to read as follows:
43-19 482.478 Except as otherwise
provided in NRS 482.463, upon the
43-20 rescission or cancellation
of the registration of any vehicle pursuant to
43-21 NRS 482.460 to 482.475,
inclusive, or the surrender of the corresponding
43-22 license [plates,]
plate, no refund of
the registration fees or privilege taxes
43-23 paid for the vehicle may be
allowed by the department.
43-24 Sec. 65. NRS 482.490 is hereby amended to read as follows:
43-25 482.490 Each person who
applies for a manufacturer’s, distributor’s,
43-26 dealer’s or rebuilder’s
license plate [, or pair of plates]
shall pay at the time
43-27 of application a fee according
to the following schedule:
43-28 For each plate
[or pair of plates] for a motor vehicle,
including a
43-29 motorcycle....................................... $12
43-30 For [plates]
each plate for a
trailer or semitrailer............................................... 12
43-31 This fee is in lieu of any
other fee specified in this chapter except the fee
43-32 imposed by NRS 482.268.
43-33 Sec. 66. NRS 482.500 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
43-34 482.500 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2
or 3,
43-35 whenever upon application
any duplicate or substitute certificate of
43-36 registration, decal or
number plate is issued, the following fees must be
43-37 paid:
43-38 For a
certificate of registration....... $5.00
43-39 For every
substitute number plate [or set of
plates] ............................................ 5.00
43-40 For every
duplicate number plate [or set of plates] ........................................... 10.00
43-41 For every
decal displaying a county name .50
43-42 For every
other decal, license plate sticker or tab........................................ 5.00
43-43 2. The following fees must
be paid for any replacement plate [or set of
43-44 plates] issued for the following
special license plates:
43-45 (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,
43-46 482.3675, 482.370 to
482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to 482.3816,
43-47 inclusive, a fee of $10.
43-48 (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368, 482.3765,
43-49 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of
$5.
44-1 (c) For any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825
or
44-2 sample license plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that
44-3 established by the director
for the issuance of those plates.
44-4 3. A fee must not be
charged for a duplicate or substitute decal
44-5 requested pursuant to NRS
482.37635.
44-6 4. The fees which are paid
for duplicate number plates and decals
44-7 displaying county names must
be deposited with the state treasurer for
44-8 credit to the motor vehicle
fund and allocated to the department to defray
44-9 the costs of duplicating the
plates and manufacturing the decals.
44-10 5. As used in this section:
44-11 (a) “Duplicate number plate” means a license plate [or a set of license
44-12 plates] issued to a registered
owner which [repeat] repeats the code of a
44-13 plate [or set of plates]
previously issued to the owner to maintain his
44-14 registration using the same
code.
44-15 (b) “Substitute number plate” means a license plate [or a set of license
44-16 plates] issued in place of a previously
issued and unexpired plate . [or set
44-17 of plates.] The plate [or set of plates]
does not repeat the code of the
44-18 previously issued plate . [or set.]
44-19 Sec. 67. NRS 482.515 is hereby amended to read as follows:
44-20 482.515 1. Whenever a person operates any vehicle upon
the public
44-21 highways of this state
without having paid therefor the registration or
44-22 transfer fee required by
this chapter, the required fee shall be deemed
44-23 delinquent.
44-24 2. If the fee for
registration is not paid by the end of the last working
44-25 day of the preceding period
of registration, a penalty of $6 must be added
44-26 for each period of 30
calendar days or fraction thereof during which the
44-27 delinquency continues,
unless the vehicle has not been operated on the
44-28 highways since the
expiration of the prior registration. Evidence of
44-29 nonoperation of a vehicle
must be furnished by an affidavit executed by a
44-30 person having knowledge of
the fact. The affidavit must accompany the
44-31 application for renewal of
registration.
44-32 3. If the transferee of a
vehicle, required to be registered under the
44-33 provisions of NRS 482.205,
has not registered the vehicle within 10 days
44-34 after the transfer, a
penalty of $6 must be added to the fee for registration.
44-35 The provisions of this
section do not apply to vehicles which come within
44-36 the provisions of NRS
706.801 to 706.861, inclusive.
44-37 4. In addition to the
penalties prescribed in subsections 2 and 3, the
44-38 department and its agents
shall collect the fees for a license
[plates] plate
44-39 and registration for each
period of 30 calendar days, or portion thereof in
44-40 excess of 15 days, during
which the delinquency has continued or for
44-41 which the vehicle has not
been registered pursuant to NRS 482.205.
44-42 Sec. 68. NRS 482.545 is hereby amended to read as follows:
44-43 482.545 It is unlawful for
any person to commit any of the following
44-44 acts:
44-45 1. To operate, or for the
owner thereof knowingly to permit the
44-46 operation of, upon a highway
any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer
44-47 which is not registered or
which does not have attached thereto and
44-48 displayed thereon the [number of plate or plates]
license plate assigned
44-49 thereto by the department
for the current period of registration or calendar
45-1 year, subject to the
exemption allowed in NRS 482.316 to 482.3175,
45-2 inclusive, 482.320 to
482.363, inclusive, 482.385 to 482.3965, inclusive,
45-3 and 482.420.
45-4 2. To display, cause or
permit to be displayed or to have in possession
45-5 any certificate of
registration, license plate, certificate of ownership or
45-6 other document of title
knowing it to be fictitious or to have been canceled,
45-7 revoked, suspended or
altered.
45-8 3. To lend to or knowingly
permit the use of by one not entitled thereto
45-9 any registration card or
plate issued to the person so lending or permitting
45-10 the use thereof.
45-11 4. To fail or to refuse to
surrender to the department, upon demand,
45-12 any registration card or
plate which has been suspended, canceled or
45-13 revoked as provided in this
chapter.
45-14 5. To use a false or
fictitious name or address in any application for the
45-15 registration of any vehicle
or for any renewal or duplicate thereof, or
45-16 knowingly to make a false
statement or knowingly to conceal a material
45-17 fact or otherwise commit a
fraud in an application. A violation of this
45-18 subsection is a gross misdemeanor.
45-19 6. Knowingly to operate a
vehicle which:
45-20 (a) Has an altered identification number or mark; or
45-21 (b) Contains a part which has an altered identification number or
mark.
45-22 Sec. 69. NRS 484.228 is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-23 484.228 1. A peace officer at the scene of an accident
involving a
45-24 motor vehicle shall, by
radio, request that the information on file with the
45-25 department be checked
regarding the validity of the registration for each
45-26 motor vehicle involved in
the accident. If he is informed that the
45-27 registration of a motor
vehicle involved in the accident has been suspended
45-28 pursuant to any provision of
chapter 485 of NRS, he shall determine
45-29 whether the license [plates]
plate and
certificate of registration for the
45-30 motor vehicle have been
surrendered as required by NRS 485.320. If the
45-31 license [plates]
plate and
certificate have not been surrendered, the peace
45-32 officer shall:
45-33 (a) Issue a traffic citation in the manner provided in NRS 484.799
45-34 charging the registered
owner with a violation of NRS 485.320 and
45-35 485.330; and
45-36 (b) Without a warrant, seize and take possession of the motor
vehicle
45-37 and cause it to be towed and
impounded until the owner claims it by:
45-38 (1) Presenting proof that the vehicle’s registration has been
reinstated
45-39 by the department; and
45-40 (2) Paying the cost of the towing and impoundment.
45-41 2. Neither the peace officer
nor the governmental entity which
45-42 employs him is civilly
liable for any damage to the vehicle that occurs after
45-43 the vehicle is seized, but
before the towing process begins.
45-44 Sec. 70. NRS 484.407 is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-45 484.407 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
an owner
45-46 or operator of a motor
vehicle displaying a special parking placard, a
45-47 special parking sticker, a
temporary parking placard, a temporary parking
45-48 sticker or a special [plates]
plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.384, or a
45-49 special [plates]
plate for a disabled
veteran issued pursuant to NRS
46-1 482.377, may park the motor
vehicle for not more than 4 hours at any one
46-2 time in a parking zone
restricted as to the length of time parking is
46-3 permitted, without penalty,
removal or impoundment of the vehicle if the
46-4 parking is otherwise
consistent with public safety and is done by a person
46-5 with a disability which limits
or impairs the ability to walk, a disabled
46-6 veteran or a person
transporting such a person.
46-7 2. This section does not
authorize the parking of a motor vehicle in any
46-8 privately or municipally
owned facility for parking off the highway without
46-9 paying the required fee for
the time during which the vehicle is so parked.
46-10 Sec. 71. NRS 484.408 is hereby amended to read as follows:
46-11 484.408 1. Any parking space designated for the
handicapped must
46-12 be indicated by a sign:
46-13 (a) Bearing the international symbol of access with or without the
words
46-14 “Parking,” “Handicapped
Parking,” “Handicapped Parking Only,” or
46-15 “Reserved for the
Handicapped,” or any other word or combination of
46-16 words indicating that the
space is designated for the handicapped;
46-17 (b) Stating “Minimum fine of $100 for use by others” or equivalent
46-18 words; and
46-19 (c) The bottom of which must be not less than 4 feet above the
ground.
46-20 2. In addition to the
requirements of subsection 1, a parking space
46-21 designated for the
handicapped which:
46-22 (a) Is designed for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a
side-loading
46-23 wheelchair lift; and
46-24 (b) Is located in a parking lot with 60 or more parking spaces,
46-25 must be indicated by a sign
using a combination of words to state that the
46-26 space is for the exclusive
use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair
46-27 lift.
46-28 3. If a parking space is
designed for the use of a vehicle with a side-
46-29 loading wheelchair lift, the
space which is immediately adjacent and
46-30 intended for use in the
loading and unloading of a wheelchair into or out of
46-31 such a vehicle must be
indicated by a sign:
46-32 (a) Stating “No Parking” or similar words which indicate that
parking in
46-33 such a space is prohibited;
46-34 (b) Stating “Minimum fine of $100 for violation” or similar words
46-35 indicating that the minimum
fine for parking in such a space is $100; and
46-36 (c) The bottom of which must not be less than 4 feet above the
ground.
46-37 4. A person shall not park a
vehicle in a space designated for the
46-38 handicapped by a sign that
meets the requirements of subsection 1, whether
46-39 on public or privately owned
property, unless he is eligible to do so and the
46-40 vehicle displays:
46-41 (a) [Special license plates] A special license plate issued pursuant to
46-42 NRS 482.384;
46-43 (b) A special or temporary parking placard issued pursuant to NRS
46-44 482.384;
46-45 (c) A special or temporary parking sticker issued pursuant to NRS
46-46 482.384;
46-47 (d) [Special license plates,] A special license plate, a special or
46-48 temporary parking sticker,
or a special or temporary parking placard
47-1 displaying the international
symbol of access issued by another state or a
47-2 foreign country; or
47-3 (e) [Special license plates] A special license plate for a disabled veteran
47-4 and a special parking
placard issued pursuant to NRS 482.384.
47-5 5. Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, a person shall not
47-6 park a vehicle in a space
that is reserved for the exclusive use of a vehicle
47-7 with a side-loading
wheelchair lift and is designated for the handicapped
47-8 by a sign that meets the
requirements of subsection 2, whether on public or
47-9 privately owned property,
unless:
47-10 (a) He is eligible to do so;
47-11 (b) The vehicle displays the special license [plates]
plate or placard set
47-12 forth in subsection 4; and
47-13 (c) The vehicle is equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift.
47-14 A person who meets the
requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) may park a
47-15 vehicle that is not equipped
with a side-loading wheelchair lift in such a
47-16 parking space if the space
is in a parking lot with fewer than 60 parking
47-17 spaces.
47-18 6. A person shall not park
in a space which:
47-19 (a) Is immediately adjacent to a space designed for use by a vehicle
47-20 with a side-loading
wheelchair lift; and
47-21 (b) Is designated as a space in which parking is prohibited by a
sign that
47-22 meets the requirements of
subsection 3,
47-23 whether on public or
privately owned property.
47-24 7. A person shall not use a
plate, sticker or placard set forth in
47-25 subsection 4 to park in a
space designated for the handicapped unless he is
47-26 a person with a disability
which limits or impairs the ability to walk, a
47-27 disabled veteran or the
driver of a vehicle in which such a person is a
47-28 passenger.
47-29 8. A person who violates any
provision of this section is guilty of a
47-30 misdemeanor and shall be
punished:
47-31 (a) Upon the first offense, by a fine of $100.
47-32 (b) Upon the second offense, by a fine of $250 and not less than 8
47-33 hours, but not more than 50
hours, of community service.
47-34 (c) Upon the third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than
$500,
47-35 but not more than $1,000 and
not less than 25 hours, but not more than 100
47-36 hours, of community service.
47-37 Sec. 72. NRS 485.317 is hereby amended to read as follows:
47-38 485.317 1. The department shall, at least monthly,
compare the
47-39 current registrations of
motor vehicles to the information in the database
47-40 created pursuant to NRS
485.313 to verify that each motor vehicle:
47-41 (a) Which is newly registered in this state; or
47-42 (b) For which a policy of liability insurance has been issued,
amended
47-43 or terminated,
47-44 is covered by a policy of
liability insurance as required by NRS 485.185. In
47-45 identifying a motor vehicle
for verification pursuant to this subsection, the
47-46 department shall, if the
motor vehicle was manufactured during or after
47-47 1981, use only the vehicle
identification number, in whole or in part.
47-48 2. The department shall send
a form for verification by first-class mail
47-49 to each registered owner
that it determines has not maintained the
48-1 insurance required by NRS
485.185. The owner shall complete the form
48-2 with all the information
which is requested by the department, including
48-3 whether he carries an
owner’s or operator’s policy of liability insurance or
48-4 a certificate of
self-insurance, and return the completed form within 20
48-5 days after the date on which
the form was mailed by the department. If the
48-6 department does not receive
the completed form within 20 days after it
48-7 mailed the form to the
owner, the department shall send to the owner a
48-8 second form for verification
by certified mail. The owner shall complete
48-9 the form and return it to
the department within 15 days after the date on
48-10 which it was sent by the
department. This subsection does not prohibit an
48-11 authorized agent of the
owner from providing to the department:
48-12 (a) The information requested by the department pursuant to this
48-13 subsection.
48-14 (b) Additional information to amend or correct information already
48-15 submitted to the department
pursuant to this subsection.
48-16 3. When the department
receives a completed form for verification it
48-17 shall verify the information
on the form.
48-18 4. The department shall
suspend the registration and require the return
48-19 to the department of the
license [plates] plate of any vehicle for which:
48-20 (a) Neither of the forms for verification set forth in subsection 2
is
48-21 returned to the department
by the registered owner or his authorized agent
48-22 within the period specified
in that subsection;
48-23 (b) Either of the forms for verification set forth in subsection 2
is
48-24 returned to the department
by the registered owner or his authorized agent
48-25 and the department is not
able to verify the information on the form; or
48-26 (c) Either of the forms for verification set forth in subsection 2
is
48-27 returned by the registered
owner or his authorized agent with an admission
48-28 of having no insurance or
without indicating an insurer or the number of a
48-29 motor vehicle liability
policy or a certificate of self-insurance.
48-30 5. If the department
suspends a registration pursuant to subsection 4
48-31 because:
48-32 (a) Neither the owner nor his authorized agent returned a form for
48-33 verification within the
specified period or the owner or his authorized agent
48-34 returned a form for
verification that was not completed sufficiently, and the
48-35 owner or his authorized
agent, thereafter:
48-36 (1) Proves to the satisfaction of the department that there was a
48-37 justifiable cause for his
failure to do so;
48-38 (2) Submits a completed form regarding his insurance on the date
48-39 stated in the form mailed by
the department pursuant to subsection 2; and
48-40 (3) Presents evidence of current insurance; or
48-41 (b) The owner or his authorized agent submitted to the department a
48-42 form for verification
containing information that the department was
48-43 unable to verify and,
thereafter, the owner or his authorized agent presents
48-44 to the department:
48-45 (1) A corrected form or otherwise verifiable evidence setting
forth
48-46 that the owner possessed
insurance on the date stated in the form; and
48-47 (2) Evidence of current insurance,
48-48 the department shall rescind
its suspension of the registration if it is able to
48-49 verify the information on
the form or the other evidence presented. The
49-1 department shall not charge
a fee to reinstate a registration, the suspension
49-2 of which was rescinded
pursuant to this subsection. For the purposes of this
49-3 subsection, “justifiable
cause” may include, but is not limited to, the fact
49-4 that the owner did not
receive the form mailed by the department pursuant
49-5 to subsection 2.
49-6 6. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 7, if a registered owner
49-7 whose registration is
suspended pursuant to subsection 4, failed to have
49-8 insurance on the date
specified in the form for verification, the department
49-9 shall reinstate the
registration of the vehicle and reissue the license [plates]
49-10 plate only upon filing by the registered owner of evidence of current
49-11 insurance and payment of the
fee for reinstatement of registration
49-12 prescribed in paragraph (a)
of subsection 6 of NRS 482.480.
49-13 7. If a registered owner
proves to the satisfaction of the department
49-14 that his vehicle was a
dormant vehicle during the period in which the
49-15 information provided
pursuant to NRS 485.314 indicated that there was no
49-16 insurance for the vehicle,
the department shall reinstate his registration and,
49-17 if applicable, reissue his
license [plates.] plate. If such an owner of a
49-18 dormant vehicle failed to
cancel the registration for the vehicle in
49-19 accordance with subsection 3
of NRS 485.320, the department shall not
49-20 reinstate his registration
or reissue his license [plates] plate unless the
49-21 owner pays the fee set forth
in paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS
49-22 482.480.
49-23 8. For the purposes of
verification of insurance by the department
49-24 pursuant to this section, a
registered owner shall not be deemed to have
49-25 failed to maintain liability
insurance for a motor vehicle unless the vehicle
49-26 is without coverage for a
period of more than 7 days.
49-27 Sec. 73. NRS 485.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
49-28 485.320 1. If the license of any person is suspended as
provided in
49-29 this chapter, he shall
immediately return the license to the motor vehicles
49-30 branch of the department. If
his registration is suspended, he shall
49-31 immediately return the
certificate of registration and the license [plates]
49-32 plate to the motor vehicles branch of the department.
49-33 2. If any person fails to
return any item as required by subsection 1, the
49-34 motor vehicles branch of the
department shall forthwith direct any peace
49-35 officer to secure possession
thereof and to return the item to the motor
49-36 vehicles branch of the
department.
49-37 3. A person who owns a
dormant vehicle who desires to cancel the
49-38 policy of liability
insurance covering that vehicle or to allow such a policy
49-39 to expire:
49-40 (a) Shall, on or before the date on which the policy is canceled or
49-41 expires, cancel the
registration of the vehicle to which that policy pertains.
49-42 (b) May, if he presents the license [plates]
plate for that
vehicle to the
49-43 authorized personnel of the
motor vehicles branch of the department for the
49-44 removal and destruction of
the sticker or other device evidencing the
49-45 current registration of the
vehicle, retain for potential reinstatement the
49-46 license [plates]
plate for a period
not to exceed 1 year.
49-47 4. The department shall
adopt regulations which define “extended
49-48 period,” “mechanical
circumstances” and “seasonal circumstances” for the
49-49 purposes of NRS 485.0335.
50-1 Sec. 74. NRS 371.190 is hereby amended to read as follows:
50-2 371.190 1. Every privilege tax and any penalty added
thereto
50-3 constitute a lien upon the
vehicle for which due from the date on which the
50-4 tax becomes due.
50-5 2. The department may
collect the tax and any penalty by seizure and
50-6 sale of the vehicle or, if
the department determines that it is impractical to
50-7 seize and sell such vehicle,
the Nevada highway patrol shall remove the
50-8 registration certificate and
license [plates] plate from such vehicle and
50-9 retain such certificate and [plates]
plate until the
privilege tax and any
50-10 penalty are paid.
50-11 3. The seizure and sale
shall be conducted by the department in the
50-12 same manner as is provided
by law for the seizure and sale of personal
50-13 property for the collection
of taxes due on personal property.
50-14 H