Assembly Bill No. 497–Assemblymen Gibbons, Leslie, Giunchigliani, Buckley, McClain, Anderson, Brown, Cegavske, de Braga, Freeman, Hettrick, Humke, Smith and Tiffany

 

Joint Sponsors: Senators Rawson and O’Donnell

 

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AN ACT relating to anatomical gifts; requiring the bureau of consumer protection in the office of the attorney general to establish certain programs relating to anatomical gifts; creating the anatomical gift account; requiring the department of motor vehicles and public safety to provide certain information to a holder of a driver’s license or an identification card issued by the department who wishes to make an anatomical gift; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. Chapter 460 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act.

   Sec. 2.  As used in sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, unless the

 context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3, 4

 and 5 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

   Sec. 3.  “Anatomical gift” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS

 451.513.

   Sec. 4.  “Bureau” means the bureau of consumer protection in the

 office of the attorney general.

   Sec. 5.  “Consumer’s advocate” means the consumer’s advocate of

 the bureau of consumer protection.

   Sec. 6.  1.  The bureau shall:

   (a) Establish and carry out educational programs relating to

 anatomical gifts;

   (b) Establish and carry out local and statewide programs to

 acknowledge publicly families of donors;

   (c) Prepare and distribute information relating to anatomical gifts;

 and

   (d) If the consumer’s advocate determines that there is sufficient

 money in the anatomical gift account created by section 7 of this act, pay

 the costs for the transplantation of an organ or tissue, including the cost

 for any medicine required as a result of the transplantation.

   2.  As used in this section, “donor” has the meaning ascribed to it in

 NRS 451.525.

   Sec. 7.  1.  The bureau may apply for and accept any gifts, grants,

 appropriations or donations to assist the bureau in carrying out

 programs relating to anatomical gifts.

   2.  Any money received by the bureau for programs relating to

 anatomical gifts must be deposited in the state treasury for credit to the

 anatomical gift account which is hereby created in the state general

 fund. The consumer’s advocate shall administer the account.

   3.  The money in the account must only be used to:

   (a) Carry out the provisions of section 6 of this act; and

   (b) Pay the costs, not to exceed 5 percent of the average balance of the

account for each fiscal year, incurred by the bureau to administer

 programs relating to anatomical gifts.

   4.  The money in the account must:

   (a) Be invested as money in other state accounts is invested; and

   (b) Remain in the account and does notrevert to the state general

 fund at the end of any fiscal year.

   5.  Each claim against the account must be:

   (a) Approved by the consumer’s advocate before the claim is paid; and

   (b) Paid as other claims against the state are paid.

   Sec. 8.  NRS 483.340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   483.340  1.  The department shall , upon payment of the required fee ,

 issue to every qualified applicant a driver’s license indicating the type or

 class of vehicles the licensee may drive. The license must bear a unique

 number assigned to the licensee pursuant to NRS 483.345, the licensee’s

 social security number, if he has one, unless he requests that it not appear

 on the license, the full name, date of birth, mailing address[,] and a brief

 description of the licensee, and a space upon which the licensee shall write

 his usual signature in ink immediately upon receipt of the license. A

 license is not valid until it has been so signed by the licensee.

   2.  The department may issue a driver’s license for purposes of

 identification only for use by officers of local police and sheriffs’

 departments, agents of the investigation division of the department while

 engaged in special undercover investigations relating to narcotics or

 prostitution or for other undercover investigations requiring the

 establishment of a fictitious identity, federal agents while engaged in

 undercover investigations, investigators employed by the attorney general

 while engaged in undercover investigations and agents of the state gaming

 control board while engaged in investigations pursuant to NRS 463.140.

 An application for such a license must be made through the head of the

 police or sheriff’s department, the chief of the investigation division, the

 director of the appropriate federal agency, the attorney general or the

 chairman of the state gaming control board. Such a license is exempt from

 the fees required by NRS 483.410. The department, by regulation, shall

 provide for the cancellation of any such driver’s license upon the

 completion of the special investigation for which it was issued.

   3.  Information pertaining to the issuance of a driver’s license pursuant

 to subsection 2 is confidential.

   4.  It is unlawful for any person to use a driver’s license issued pursuant

 to subsection 2 for any purpose other than the special investigation for

 which it was issued.

   5.  At the time of the issuance or renewal of the driver’s license, the

 department shall [give] :

   (a) Give the holder the opportunity to indicate on his driver’s license

 that he wishes to be a donor of all or part of his body pursuant to NRS

 451.500 to 451.590, inclusive, or that he refuses to make an anatomical

 gift of his body or part of his body[.] ;

   (b) Give the holder the opportunity to indicate whether he wishes to

 donate $1 or more to the anatomical gift account created by section 7 of

 this act; and

   (c) Provide to each holder who is interested in becoming a donor

information relating to anatomical gifts, including the procedure for

 registration as a donor with The Living Bank International or its

 successor organization.

   6.  If the holder wishes to make a donation to the anatomical gift

 account, the department shall collect the donation and deposit the

 money collected in the state treasury for credit to the anatomical gift

 account.

   7.  The department shall submit to The Living Bank International, or

 its successor organization, information from the records of the

 department relating to persons who have drivers’ licenses that indicate

 the intention of those persons to make an anatomical gift. The

 department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this

 subsection.

   Sec. 9.  NRS 483.410 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   483.410  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, for every

 driver’s license, including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued and service

 performed , the following fees must be charged:

 

A license issued to a person 65 years of age or older....................................................... $14

An original license issued to any other person19

A renewal license issued to any other person19

Reinstatement of a license after suspension, revocation or

 cancellation, except a revocation for a violation of NRS

 484.379 or 484.3795 or pursuant to NRS 484.384 and

 484.385...................................................... 40

Reinstatement of a license after revocation for a violation of

 NRS 484.379 or 484.3795 or pursuant to NRS 484.384 and

 484.385...................................................... 65

A new photograph, change of name, change of other

 information, except address, or any combination............................................... 5

A duplicate license....................................... 14

 

   2.  For every motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license , a fee of $5

 must be charged.

   3.  If no other change is requested or required, the department shall not

 charge a fee to convert the number of a license from the licensee’s social

 security number, or a number that was formulated by using the licensee’s

 social security number as a basis for the number, to a unique number that

 is not based on the licensee’s social security number.

   4.  The increase in fees authorized by NRS 483.347 and the fees

 charged pursuant to NRS 483.383 and 483.415 must be paid in addition to

 the fees charged pursuant to subsections 1 and 2.

   5.  A penalty of $10 must be paid by each person renewing his license

 after it has expired for a period of 30 days or more as provided in NRS

 483.386 unless he is exempt pursuant to that section.

   6.  The department may not charge a fee for the reinstatement of a

 driver’s license that has been:

   (a) Voluntarily surrendered for medical reasons; or

   (b) Canceled pursuant to NRS 483.310.

   7.  All fees and penalties are payable to the administrator at the time a

license or a renewal license is issued.

   8.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.340, 483.415 [,] and

 483.840, all money collected by the department pursuant to this chapter

 must be deposited in the state treasury for credit to the motor vehicle fund.

   Sec. 10.  NRS 483.840 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   483.840  1.  The form of the identification cards must be similar to

 that of drivers’ licenses but distinguishable in color or otherwise.

   2.  Identification cards do not authorize the operation of any motor

 vehicles.

   3.  Identification cards must include the following information

 concerning the holder:

   (a) The name and sample signature of the holder.

   (b) A unique identification number assigned to the holder that is not

 based on the holder’s social security number.

   (c) A personal description of the holder.

   (d) The date of birth of the holder.

   (e) The current address of the holder in this state.

   (f) A colored photograph of the holder in full face if he is 21 years of

 age or older, or a colored photograph in profile if he is under 21 years of

 age.

   4.  At the time of the issuance of the identification card, the department

 shall [give] :

   (a) Give the holder the opportunity to indicate on his identification card

 that he wishes to be a donor of all or part of his body pursuant to NRS

 451.500 to 451.590, inclusive, or that he refuses to make an anatomical

 gift of his body or part of his body [.] ;

   (b) Give the holder the opportunity to indicate whether he wishes to

 donate $1 or more to the anatomical gift account created by section 7 of

 this act; and

   (c) Provide to each holder who is interested in becoming a donor

 information relating to anatomical gifts, including the procedure for

 registration as a donor with The Living Bank International or its

 successor organization.

   5. If the holder wishes to make a donation to the anatomical gift

 account, the department shall collect the donation and deposit the

 money collected in the state treasury for credit to the anatomical gift

 account.

   6.  The department shall submit to The Living Bank International, or

 its successor organization, information from the records of the

 department relating to persons who have identification cards issued by

 the department that indicate the intention of those persons to make an

 anatomical gift. The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the

 provisions of this subsection.

   7. As used in this section, “photograph” has the meaning ascribed to it

 in NRS 483.125.

   Sec. 11.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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