Senate Bill No. 43–Senator Washington
Prefiled January 24, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
SUMMARY—Eliminates requirements relating to driver
education or training for issuance of driver’s license to certain persons. (BDR 43‑27)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; eliminating the requirements relating to driver
education or training for the issuance of a driver’s license to certain
persons; 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 483.250
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-2 483.250 The department
shall not issue any license under the
1-3 provisions of NRS 483.010 to
483.630, inclusive:
1-4 1. To any person who is
under the age of 18 years, except that the
1-5 department may issue:
1-6 (a) A restricted license to a person between the ages of 14 and 18
years
1-7 pursuant to the provisions
of NRS 483.267 and 483.270.
1-8 (b) An instruction permit to a person who is at least 15 1/2 years
of age
1-9 pursuant to the provisions
of subsection 1 of NRS 483.280.
1-10 (c) A restricted instruction permit to a person under the age of 18
years
1-11 pursuant to the provisions
of subsection 3 of NRS 483.280.
1-12 (d) Except as otherwise provided in [paragraph (e),]
paragraphs (e) and
1-13 (f), a license to a person between the ages of 16 and 18 years who has
1-14 completed a course:
1-15 (1) In automobile driver education pursuant to NRS 389.090; or
1-16 (2) Provided by a school for training drivers licensed pursuant
to
1-17 NRS 483.700 to 483.780,
inclusive, if the course complies with the
1-18 applicable regulations
governing the establishment, conduct and scope of
1-19 automobile driver education
adopted by the state board of education
1-20 pursuant to NRS 389.090,
2-1 and who has at least 50
hours of experience in driving a motor vehicle with
2-2 a restricted license,
instruction permit or restricted instruction permit issued
2-3 pursuant to NRS 483.267,
483.270 or 483.280. The parent or legal
2-4 guardian of a person who
desires to obtain a license pursuant to this
2-5 paragraph must sign and
submit to the department a form provided by the
2-6 department which attests
that the person who desires a license has
2-7 completed the training and
experience required by this paragraph.
2-8 (e) A license to a person who is between the ages of 16 and 18
years if:
2-9 (1) The public school in which he is enrolled is located in a
county
2-10 whose population is less
than 35,000 or in a city or town whose population
2-11 is less than 25,000;
2-12 (2) The public school does not offer automobile driver education;
2-13 (3) He has at least 50 hours of experience in driving a motor
vehicle
2-14 with a restricted license,
instruction permit or restricted instruction permit
2-15 issued pursuant to NRS
483.267, 483.270 or 483.280; and
2-16 (4) His parent or legal guardian signs and submits to the
department a
2-17 form provided by the
department which attests that the person who desires
2-18 a license has completed the
experience required by subparagraph (3).
2-19 (f) During the period in
which a school is in recess for the summer, a
2-20 license to a person who is enrolled in that school and whose 16th
2-21 birthday occurs during that period of recess, if:
2-22 (1) He has at least 50
hours of experience in driving a motor
2-23 vehicle with a restricted license, instruction permit or restricted
2-24 instruction permit issued pursuant to NRS 483.267, 483.270 or
483.280;
2-25 and
2-26 (2) His parent or legal
guardian signs and submits to the
2-27 department a form provided by the department which attests that the
2-28 person who desires a license has completed the experience required
by
2-29 subparagraph (1).
2-30 The eligibility of a person to receive a driver’s license pursuant
to this
2-31 paragraph is not affected by whether the school in which he is
enrolled is
2-32 located in a school district whose board of trustees has
established and
2-33 maintains automobile driver education classes during summer
sessions,
2-34 as authorized pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 389.090.
2-35 2. To any person whose
license has been revoked until the expiration
2-36 of the period during which
he is not eligible for a license.
2-37 3. To any person whose
license has been suspended, but, upon good
2-38 cause shown to the
administrator, the department may issue a restricted
2-39 license to him or shorten
any period of suspension.
2-40 4. To any person who has
previously been adjudged to be afflicted
2-41 with or suffering from any
mental disability or disease and who has not at
2-42 the time of application been
restored to legal capacity.
2-43 5. To any person who is
required by NRS 483.010 to 483.630,
2-44 inclusive, to take an
examination, unless he has successfully passed the
2-45 examination.
2-46 6. To any person when the
administrator has good cause to believe that
2-47 by reason of physical or
mental disability that person would not be able to
2-48 operate a motor vehicle
safely.
2-49 7. To any person who is not
a resident of this state.
3-1 8. To any child who is the
subject of a court order issued pursuant to
3-2 paragraph (h) of subsection
1 of NRS 62.211, NRS 62.2255, 62.226 or
3-3 62.228 which delays his
privilege to drive.
3-4 9. To any person who is the
subject of a court order issued pursuant to
3-5 NRS 206.330 which suspends
or delays his privilege to drive until the
3-6 expiration of the period of
suspension or delay.
3-7 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
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