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Senate Bill No. 520–Committee on Transportation

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes optional registration of vehicles for 2-year period and makes various changes in provisions governing imposition and procedure for distribution of vehicle privilege tax. (BDR 43‑1171)

 

FISCAL NOTE:    Effect on Local Government: No.

                                 Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to vehicles; authorizing the optional registration of vehicles for a 2-year period; making various changes in the provisions governing the imposition and the procedure for distribution of the vehicle privilege tax; 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. Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2  the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

1-3    Sec. 2.  If a vehicle is registered pursuant to NRS 482.206 for:

1-4    1.  A period of 24 consecutive months, the department shall:

1-5    (a) Initially issue to the registered owner of the vehicle a decal, sticker

1-6  or other device for the vehicle license plate validating the first 12 months

1-7  of that registration period; and

1-8    (b) If the department has:

1-9       (1) No knowledge of any facts that would constitute grounds to

1-10  cancel, rescind, suspend or refuse the registration of that vehicle, or to

1-11  refuse the renewal of registration of that vehicle, issue to the registered

1-12  owner of the vehicle a decal, sticker or other device for the vehicle license

1-13  plate validating the second 12 months of that registration period. The

1-14  decal, sticker or other device must be issued during the final month of

1-15  the first 12 months of that registration period.

1-16      (2) Knowledge of any facts that would constitute grounds to cancel,

1-17  rescind, suspend or refuse the registration of that vehicle, or to refuse the

1-18  renewal of registration of that vehicle, issue to the registered owner of

1-19  the vehicle, only if the department is satisfied that those grounds have

1-20  been removed, a decal, sticker or other device for the vehicle license plate

1-21  validating the second 12 months of that registration period. The

2-1  department shall mail to the registered owner of the vehicle notice of any

2-2  such grounds in sufficient time to allow the removal of those grounds

2-3  before the expiration of the first 12 months of that registration period. If

2-4  a decal, sticker or other device is issued pursuant to this subparagraph, it

2-5  must be issued during the final month of the first 12 months of that

2-6  registration period.

2-7    2.  A period of 2 calendar years, the department shall:

2-8    (a) Initially issue the registered owner of the vehicle a decal, sticker or

2-9  other device for the vehicle license plate validating the first calendar year

2-10  of that registration period; and

2-11    (b) If the department has:

2-12      (1) No knowledge of any facts that would constitute grounds to

2-13  cancel, rescind, suspend or refuse the registration of that vehicle, or to

2-14  refuse the renewal of registration of that vehicle, issue to the registered

2-15  owner of the vehicle a decal, sticker or other device for the vehicle license

2-16  plate validating the second calendar year of that registration period. The

2-17  decal, sticker or other device must be issued during December of the first

2-18  calendar year of that registration period.

2-19      (2) Knowledge of any facts that would constitute grounds to cancel,

2-20  rescind, suspend or refuse the registration of that vehicle, or to refuse the

2-21  renewal of registration of that vehicle, issue to the registered owner of

2-22  the vehicle, only if the department is satisfied that those grounds have

2-23  been removed, a decal, sticker or other device for the vehicle license plate

2-24  validating the second calendar year of that registration period. The

2-25  department shall mail to the registered owner of the vehicle notice of any

2-26  such grounds in sufficient time to allow the removal of those grounds

2-27  before the expiration of the first calendar year of that registration period.

2-28  If a decal, sticker or other device is issued pursuant to this subparagraph,

2-29  it must be issued during December of the first calendar year of that

2-30  registration period.

2-31    Sec. 3.  1.  Notwithstanding any specific statutory provision to the

2-32  contrary, if a vehicle is registered pursuant to NRS 482.206 for:

2-33    (a) A period of 24 consecutive months, all money received or collected

2-34  by the department for privilege taxes attributable to the second 12 months

2-35  of that registration period; and

2-36    (b) A period of 2 calendar years, all money received or collected by the

2-37  department for privilege taxes attributable to the second calendar year of

2-38  that registration period,

2-39  must be deposited in the state treasury for credit to the prepaid privilege

2-40  tax trust fund, which is hereby created.

2-41    2.  The amount deposited each month in the trust fund pursuant to

2-42  subsection 1 must be maintained in the trust fund for a period of 12

2-43  months. Upon the termination of that period, the state controller shall

2-44  transfer that amount for deposit, allocation and distribution, as directed

2-45  by the department, in the same manner as if the money had been received

2-46  and collected during the preceding month.

2-47    3.  The interest and income earned on the money in the trust fund,

2-48  after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the state

3-1  general fund. The money in the trust fund does not revert to the state

3-2  general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

3-3    Sec. 4.  NRS 482.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-4    482.180  1.  The motor vehicle fund is hereby created as an agency

3-5  fund. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 or by a specific statute,

3-6  all money received or collected by the department must be deposited in the

3-7  state treasury for credit to the motor vehicle fund.

3-8    2.  The interest and income on the money in the motor vehicle fund,

3-9  after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the state

3-10  highway fund.

3-11    3.  Any check accepted by the department in payment of vehicle

3-12  privilege tax or any other fee required to be collected pursuant to this

3-13  chapter must, if it is dishonored upon presentation for payment, be charged

3-14  back against the motor vehicle fund , the prepaid privilege tax trust fund

3-15  or the county to which the payment was credited, in the proper proportion.

3-16    4.  [All] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, all

3-17  money received or collected by the department for the basic vehicle

3-18  privilege tax must be deposited in the local government tax distribution

3-19  account, created by NRS 360.660, for credit to the appropriate county

3-20  pursuant to subsection 6.

3-21    5.  Money for the administration of the provisions of this chapter must

3-22  be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the state highway

3-23  fund, upon the presentation of budgets in the manner required by law. Out

3-24  of the appropriation, the department shall pay every item of expense.

3-25    6.  The privilege tax collected on vehicles subject to the provisions of

3-26  chapter 706 of NRS and engaged in interstate or intercounty operation

3-27  must be distributed among the counties in the following percentages:

 

3-28  .................. Carson City    1.07 percent..... Lincoln   3.12 percent

3-29  ....................... Churchill    5.21 percent......... Lyon   2.90 percent

3-30  ............................ Clark    22.54 percent.... Mineral   2.40 percent

3-31  ........................ Douglas    2.52 percent........... Nye   4.09 percent

3-32  ............................. Elko    13.31 percent.. Pershing   7.00 percent

3-33  ..................... Esmeralda    2.52 percent....... Storey     .19 percent

3-34  .......................... Eureka    3.10 percent.... Washoe   12.24 percent

3-35  ..................... Humboldt    8.25 percentWhite Pine   5.66 percent

3-36  .......................... Lander    3.88 percent

 

3-37  The distributions must be allocated among local governments within the

3-38  respective counties pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.181.

3-39    7.  Subject to the requirements of section 3 of this act:

3-40    (a) The department shall withhold 6 percent from the amount of

3-41  privilege tax collected by the department as a commission.

3-42    (b) From the amount of privilege tax collected by a county assessor, the

3-43  state controller shall credit 1 percent to the department as a commission

3-44  and remit 5 percent to the county for credit to its general fund as

3-45  commission for the services of the county assessor.

4-1    8.  When the requirements of this section and NRS 482.181 have been

4-2  met, and when directed by the department, the state controller shall transfer

4-3  monthly to the state highway fund any balance in the motor vehicle fund.

4-4    9.  If a statute requires that any money in the motor vehicle fund be

4-5  transferred to another fund or account, the department shall direct the

4-6  controller to transfer the money in accordance with the statute.

4-7    Sec. 5.  NRS 482.181 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-8    482.181  [1.] Except as otherwise provided in [subsection 4, the] this

4-9  section and section 3 of this act:

4-10    1.  The department shall certify monthly to the state board of examiners

4-11  the amount of the basic and supplemental privilege taxes collected for each

4-12  county by the department and its agents during the preceding month, and

4-13  that money must be distributed monthly as provided in this section.

4-14    2.  Any supplemental privilege tax collected for a county must be

4-15  distributed only to the county, to be used as provided in NRS 371.045 and

4-16  371.047.

4-17    3.  The distribution of the basic privilege tax within a county must be

4-18  made to local governments, special districts and enterprise districts

4-19  pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690. The distribution

4-20  of the basic privilege tax must be made to the county school district within

4-21  the county before the distribution of the basic privilege tax pursuant to the

4-22  provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690 and in the same ratio as all

4-23  property taxes were levied in the county in the previous fiscal year, but the

4-24  State of Nevada is not entitled to share in that distribution. For the purpose

4-25  of calculating the amount of basic privilege tax to be distributed to the

4-26  county school district, the taxes levied by each local government, special

4-27  district and enterprise district are the product of its certified valuation,

4-28  determined pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 361.405, and its tax rate,

4-29  established pursuant to NRS 361.455 for the fiscal year beginning on
July 1, 1980, except that the tax rate for school districts, including the rate

4-30  attributable to a district’s debt service, is the rate established pursuant to

4-31  NRS 361.455 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1978, but if the rate

4-32  attributable to a district’s debt service in any fiscal year is greater than its

4-33  rate for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1978, the higher rate must be

4-34  used to determine the amount attributable to debt service.

4-35    4.  An amount equal to any basic privilege tax distributed to a

4-36  redevelopment agency in the fiscal year 1987-1988 must continue to be

4-37  distributed to that agency as long as it exists but must not be increased.

4-38    5.  The department shall make distributions of basic privilege tax

4-39  directly to county school districts.

4-40    6.  As used in this section:

4-41    (a) “Enterprise district” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 360.620.

4-42    (b) “Local government” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 360.640.

4-43    (c) “Special district” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 360.650.

4-44    Sec. 6.  NRS 482.206 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-45    482.206  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section[, every] and

4-46  NRS 482.380:

4-47    (a) Every motor vehicle[, except for a motor vehicle that is registered

4-48  pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, or which

5-1  is a motor vehicle with a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000

5-2  pounds,] must be registered for a period of 12 or 24 consecutive months ,

5-3  at the option of the person applying for the registration, beginning the

5-4  day after the first registration by the owner in this state.

5-5    [2.] (b) Every vehicle registered by an agent of the department or a

5-6  registered dealer must be registered for a period of 12 or 24 consecutive

5-7  months , at the option of the person applying for registration, beginning

5-8  the first day of the month after the first registration by the owner in this

5-9  state.

5-10    [3.] (c) Upon the application of the owner of a fleet of vehicles, the

5-11  director may permit him to register his fleet on the basis of [a calendar

5-12  year.] 1 or 2 calendar years.

5-13    [4.] (d) When the registration of any vehicle is transferred pursuant to

5-14  the provisions of NRS 482.3667, 482.379 or 482.399, the expiration date of

5-15  each regular license plate, special license plate or substitute decal must, at

5-16  the time of the transfer of registration, be advanced for a period of 12 or 24

5-17  consecutive months , at the option of the person applying for the transfer

5-18  of registration, beginning:

5-19    [(a)] (1) The first day of the month after the transfer, if the vehicle is

5-20  transferred by an agent of the department; or

5-21    [(b)] (2) The day after the transfer in all other cases,

5-22  and a credit on the portion of the fee for registration and privilege tax

5-23  attributable to the remainder of the current period of registration allowed

5-24  pursuant to the applicable provisions of NRS 482.3667, 482.379 and

5-25  482.399.

5-26    2.  Subsection 1 does not apply to a motor vehicle that:

5-27    (a) Is registered pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to

5-28  706.861, inclusive; or

5-29    (b) Has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds.

5-30    Sec. 7.  NRS 482.215 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-31    482.215  1.  All applications for registration, except applications for

5-32  renewal of registration, must be made as provided in this section.

5-33    2.  Applications for all registrations, except renewals of registration,

5-34  must be made in person, if practicable, to any office or agent of the

5-35  department or to a registered dealer.

5-36    3.  Each application must be made upon the appropriate form furnished

5-37  by the department and contain:

5-38    (a) The signature of the owner.

5-39    (b) His residential address.

5-40    (c) His declaration of the county where he intends the vehicle to be

5-41  based, unless the vehicle is deemed to have no base. The department shall

5-42  use this declaration to determine the county to which the privilege tax is to

5-43  be paid.

5-44    (d) A brief description of the vehicle to be registered, including the

5-45  name of the maker, the engine, identification or serial number, whether

5-46  new or used, and the last license number, if known, and the state in which

5-47  it was issued, and upon the registration of a new vehicle, the date of sale by

5-48  the manufacturer or franchised and licensed dealer in this state for the

6-1  make to be registered to the person first purchasing or operating the

6-2  vehicle.

6-3    (e) Proof satisfactory to the department or registered dealer that the

6-4  applicant has provided the insurance required by NRS 485.185 and his

6-5  signed declaration that he will maintain the insurance during the period of

6-6  registration.

6-7    (f) If the insurance is provided by a contract of insurance, evidence of

6-8  that insurance provided by the insurer in the form of:

6-9       (1) A certificate of insurance on a form approved by the

6-10  commissioner of insurance; or

6-11      (2) A card issued pursuant to NRS 690B.023 which identifies the

6-12  vehicle and indicates, at the time of application for registration, coverage

6-13  which meets the requirements of NRS 485.185.

6-14  The department may file that evidence, return it to the applicant or

6-15  otherwise dispose of it.

6-16    (g) If required, evidence of the applicant’s compliance with controls

6-17  over emission.

6-18    4.  The application must contain such other information as is required

6-19  by the department or registered dealer, and must be accompanied by proof

6-20  of ownership satisfactory to the department.

6-21    5.  For purposes of the proof, declaration and evidence required by

6-22  paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection 3:

6-23    (a) Vehicles which are subject to the fee for a license and the

6-24  requirements of registration of the Interstate Highway User Fee

6-25  Apportionment Act, and which are based in this state, may be declared as a

6-26  fleet by the registered owner thereof, on his original application for or

6-27  application for renewal of a proportional registration. The owner may file a

6-28  single certificate of insurance covering that fleet.

6-29    (b) Other fleets composed of 10 or more vehicles based in this state or

6-30  vehicles insured under a blanket policy which does not identify individual

6-31  vehicles may each be declared [annually] as a fleet by the registered owner

6-32  thereof for the purposes of an application for his original or any renewed

6-33  registration. The owner may file a single certificate of insurance covering

6-34  that fleet.

6-35    (c) A person who qualifies as a self-insurer pursuant to the provisions of

6-36  NRS 485.380 may file a copy of his certificate of self-insurance.

6-37    (d) A person who qualifies for an operator’s policy of liability insurance

6-38  pursuant to the provisions of NRS 485.186 and 485.3091 may file evidence

6-39  of that insurance.

6-40    Sec. 8.  NRS 482.240 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-41    482.240  1.  Upon a registration of a vehicle, the department or a

6-42  registered dealer shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner.

6-43    2.  When an applicant for registration or transfer of registration is

6-44  unable, for any reason, to submit to the department in support of the

6-45  application for registration, or transfer of registration, such documentary

6-46  evidence of legal ownership as, in the opinion of the department, is

6-47  sufficient to establish the legal ownership of the vehicle concerned in the

6-48  application for registration or transfer of registration, the department may

6-49  issue to the applicant only a certificate of registration.

7-1    3.  The department may, upon proof of ownership satisfactory to it,

7-2  issue a certificate of ownership before the registration of the vehicle

7-3  concerned. The certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter is

7-4  valid only during the registration period [or calendar year] for which it is

7-5  issued, and a certificate of ownership is valid until canceled by the

7-6  department upon the transfer of interest therein.

7-7    Sec. 9.  NRS 482.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-8    482.260  1.  When registering a vehicle, the department and its agents

7-9  or a registered dealer shall:

7-10    (a) Collect the fees for license plates and registration as provided for in

7-11  this chapter.

7-12    (b) Collect the privilege tax on the vehicle, as agent for the county

7-13  where the applicant intends to base the vehicle for the period of

7-14  registration, unless the vehicle is deemed to have no base.

7-15    (c) Collect the applicable taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 372, 374,

7-16  377 and 377A of NRS.

7-17    (d) Issue a certificate of registration.

7-18    (e) If the registration is performed by [the] :

7-19      (1) The department, issue the regular license plate or plates.

7-20    [(f) If the registration is performed by a]

7-21      (2) A registered dealer, provide information to the owner regarding

7-22  the manner in which the regular license plate or plates will be made

7-23  available to him.

7-24    2.  Upon proof of ownership satisfactory to the director, he shall cause

7-25  to be issued a certificate of ownership as provided in this chapter.

7-26    3.  Every vehicle being registered [for the first time] in Nevada must be

7-27  taxed for the purposes of the privilege tax for [a 12-month period.] the

7-28  entire period for which it is being registered.

7-29    4.  The department shall deduct and withhold 2 percent of the taxes

7-30  collected pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 and remit the

7-31  remainder to the department of taxation.

7-32    5.  A registered dealer shall forward all fees and taxes collected for the

7-33  registration of vehicles to the department.

7-34    Sec. 10.  NRS 482.265 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-35    482.265  1.  The department shall furnish to every owner whose

7-36  vehicle is registered two license plates for a motor vehicle other than a

7-37  motorcycle or power cycle, and one license plate for all other vehicles

7-38  required to be registered hereunder. Upon renewal of registration, the

7-39  department may issue one or more license plate stickers, tabs or other

7-40  suitable devices in lieu of new license plates.

7-41    2.  The director [shall have the authority to] may require the return to

7-42  the department of all number plates upon termination of the lawful use

7-43  thereof by the owner under this chapter.

7-44    3.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, for the

7-45  issuance of each special license plate authorized pursuant to this chapter:

7-46    (a) The fee to be received by the department for the [initial] first year of

7-47  issuance of the special license plate is $35, exclusive of any additional fee

7-48  which may be added to generate funds for a particular cause or charitable

7-49  organization;

8-1    (b) The fee to be received by the department for [the renewal] each

8-2  additional year of issuance of the special license plate is $10, exclusive of

8-3  any additional fee which may be added to generate financial support for a

8-4  particular cause or charitable organization; and

8-5    (c) The department shall not design, prepare or issue a special license

8-6  plate unless, within 4 years after the date on which the measure authorizing

8-7  the issuance becomes effective, it receives at least 250 applications for the

8-8  issuance of that plate.

8-9    Sec. 11.  NRS 482.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-10    482.270  1.  Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the

8-11  director shall order the redesign and preparation of motor vehicle license

8-12  plates with colors that are predominately blue and silver. The director may

8-13  substitute white in place of silver when no suitable material is available.

8-14    2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the department shall,

8-15  upon the payment of all applicable fees, issue redesigned motor vehicle

8-16  license plates pursuant to this section to persons who apply for the

8-17  registration or renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle on or after

8-18  January 1, 2001.

8-19    3.  The department shall not issue redesigned motor vehicle license

8-20  plates pursuant to this section to a person who was issued motor vehicle

8-21  license plates before January 1, 1982, or pursuant to NRS 482.3747,

8-22  482.3763, 482.3775, 482.378 or 482.379, without the approval of the

8-23  person.

8-24    4.  The director may determine and vary the size, shape and form and

8-25  the material of which license plates are made, but each license plate must

8-26  be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet

8-27  during daylight. All license plates must be treated to reflect light and to be

8-28  at least 100 times brighter than conventional painted number plates. When

8-29  properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the license plates, when viewed

8-30  from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for a

8-31  distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less

8-32  than 110 feet.

8-33    5.  Every license plate must have displayed upon it:

8-34    (a) The registration number, or combination of letters and numbers,

8-35  assigned to the vehicle and to the owner thereof;

8-36    (b) The name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and

8-37    (c) If issued for [a calendar year, the year; and

8-38    (d) If issued for a registration]

8-39      (1) A period of 1 or 2 calendar years, the year or years;

8-40      (2) A period other than [a calendar year,] 1 or 2 calendar years, the

8-41  month and year the registration expires[.] ; and

8-42      (3) A period of 24 consecutive months or 2 calendar years, a decal,

8-43  sticker or other device provided for the license plate pursuant to section 2

8-44  of this act validating the current 12 months or calendar year of that

8-45  period.

8-46    6.  The letters I and Q must not be used in the designation.

8-47    7.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.379, all letters and

8-48  numbers must be of the same size.

 

9-1    Sec. 12.  NRS 482.2705 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-2    482.2705  1.  The director shall order the preparation of vehicle

9-3  license plates for passenger cars and trucks in the same manner as is

9-4  provided for motor vehicles generally in NRS 482.270.

9-5    2.  Every license plate assigned to a passenger car or truck must

9-6  contain:

9-7    (a) A space for the name of a county or other identification; and

9-8    (b) Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a designation

9-9  which consists of a group of three numerals followed by a group of three

9-10  letters.

9-11    3.  Any license plate issued for a passenger car or truck before
January 1, 1982, bearing a designation which is not in conformance with

9-12  the system described in subsection 2 is valid during the period for which

9-13  the plate was originally issued as well as during any annual extensions by

9-14  decals, stickers[.] or other devices issued by the department.

9-15    Sec. 13.  NRS 482.275 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-16    482.275  1.  The license plates for a motor vehicle other than a

9-17  motorcycle, power cycle or motor vehicle being transported by a licensed

9-18  vehicle transporter must be attached thereto, one in the front and the other

9-19  in the rear. The license plate issued for all other vehicles required to be

9-20  registered must be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The license plates

9-21  must be so displayed during the current [calendar year or] registration

9-22  period.

9-23    2.  Every license plate must at all times be securely fastened to the

9-24  vehicle to which it is assigned so as to prevent the plate from swinging and

9-25  at a height not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the

9-26  bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and must

9-27  be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly

9-28  legible.

9-29    3.  Any license plate which is issued to a vehicle transporter or a dealer,

9-30  rebuilder or manufacturer may be attached to a vehicle owned or controlled

9-31  by that person by a secure means. No license plate may be displayed

9-32  loosely in the window or by any other unsecured method in any motor

9-33  vehicle.

9-34    Sec. 14.  NRS 482.2805 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-35    482.2805  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the

9-36  department shall not renew the registration of a motor vehicle if a local

9-37  authority has filed with the department a notice of nonpayment pursuant to

9-38  NRS 484.444 unless, at the time for renewal of the registration, the

9-39  registered owner of the motor vehicle provides to the department a receipt

9-40  issued by the local authority pursuant to NRS 482.2807.

9-41    2.  If the registered owner provides a receipt to the department pursuant

9-42  to subsection 1 and complies with the other requirements of this chapter,

9-43  the department shall renew the registration of the motor vehicle.

9-44    3.  The department shall renew the registration of a motor vehicle

9-45  owned by a short-term lessor for which the department has received a

9-46  notice of nonpayment pursuant to NRS 484.444 without requiring the

9-47  short-term lessor to provide a receipt pursuant to subsection 1 if the short-

10-1  term lessor submits to the department a certificate issued by a local

10-2  authority pursuant to subsection 4.

10-3    4.  A local authority shall, upon request, issue to a short-term lessor a

10-4  certificate which requires the department to renew the registration of a

10-5  motor vehicle owned by the short-term lessor without requiring the short-

10-6  term lessor to provide a receipt pursuant to subsection 1 if the short-term

10-7  lessor provides the local authority with the name, address and number of

10-8  the driver’s license of the short-term lessee who was leasing the vehicle at

10-9  the time of the violation.

10-10  5.  Upon the request of the registered owner of a motor vehicle, the

10-11  department shall provide a copy of the notice of nonpayment filed with the

10-12  department by the local agency pursuant to NRS 484.444.

10-13  6.  If the registration of a motor vehicle that is identified in a notice of

10-14  nonpayment filed with the department by a local authority pursuant to NRS

10-15  484.444 is not renewed for two consecutive periods of registration, the

10-16  department shall delete any records maintained by the department

10-17  concerning that notice.

10-18  7.  The department may require a local authority to pay a fee for the

10-19  creation, maintenance or revision of a record of the department concerning

10-20  a notice of nonpayment filed with the department by the local authority

10-21  pursuant to NRS 484.444. The department shall, by regulation, establish

10-22  any fee required by this subsection. Any fees collected by the department

10-23  pursuant to this subsection must be:

10-24  (a) Deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle

10-25  fund; and

10-26  (b) Allocated to the department to defray the cost of carrying out the

10-27  provisions of this section.

10-28  8.  For the purposes of subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this section,

10-29  all references to the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle shall be

10-30  deemed to include the issuance of a decal, sticker or other device

10-31  pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or paragraph (b) of subsection

10-32  2 of section 2 of this act.

10-33  Sec. 15.  NRS 482.3667 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-34  482.3667  1.  The department shall establish, design and otherwise

10-35  prepare for issue personalized prestige license plates and shall establish all

10-36  necessary procedures not inconsistent with this section for the application

10-37  and issuance of such license plates.

10-38  2.  The department shall issue personalized prestige license plates,

10-39  upon payment of the prescribed fee, to any person who otherwise complies

10-40  with the laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles or

10-41  trailers for use on private passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks or trailers.

10-42  3.  Personalized prestige license plates are valid for [12 months] the

10-43  registration period of the vehicle or trailer for which they are issued and

10-44  are renewable upon expiration. These plates may be transferred from one

10-45  vehicle or trailer to another if the transfer and registration fees are paid as

10-46  set out in this chapter. Any person transferring plates must be allowed a

10-47  [1/12 reduction in fees for each calendar month remaining unused from the

10-48  previous registration,] credit on the portion of the fees attributable to the

10-49  remainder of the current registration period, applicable to the fees [which

11-1  are] for the registration [year] period for which the plates are being

11-2  transferred[.] , consisting of:

11-3    (a) If the current registration period is 12 consecutive months or 1

11-4  calendar year, a pro rata amount for each calendar month of that

11-5  registration period remaining unused; or

11-6    (b) If the current registration period is 24 consecutive months or 2

11-7  calendar years:

11-8      (1) A pro rata amount for each calendar month of the current year

11-9  of that registration period remaining unused; and

11-10     (2) The entire amount attributable to any additional year of that

11-11  registration period remaining unused.

11-12  4.  In case of any conflict, the person who first [made application]

11-13  applied for personalized prestige license plates and has continuously

11-14  renewed them by payment of the required fee has priority.

11-15  5.  The department may limit by regulation the number of letters and

11-16  numbers used and prohibit the use of inappropriate letters or combinations

11-17  of letters and numbers.

11-18  6.  The department shall not assign to any person not holding the

11-19  relevant office any letters and numbers denoting that the holder holds a

11-20  public office.

11-21  Sec. 16.  NRS 482.367 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-22  482.367  1.  The department shall charge and collect the following

11-23  fees for the issuance of personalized prestige license plates, which fees are

11-24  in addition to all other license fees and motor vehicle taxes:

11-25  (a) For the first year of issuance    $35

11-26  (b) For [a renewal sticker] each additional year of issuance   20

11-27  (c) For changing to another personalized prestige license plate35

11-28  2.  The additional fees collected by the department for the issuing of

11-29  personalized prestige license plates must be deposited with the state

11-30  treasurer to the credit of the motor vehicle fund.

11-31  Sec. 17.  NRS 482.3672 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-32  482.3672  1.  An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this

11-33  state and who is regularly employed or engaged as an editor, reporter or

11-34  photographer by a newspaper or television or radio station may, upon

11-35  signed application on a form prescribed and provided by the department,

11-36  accompanied by:

11-37  (a) The fee [charged for personalized prestige license plates in NRS

11-38  482.367 in addition to all other required registration fees and taxes;]

11-39  required pursuant to this section; and

11-40  (b) A letter from the news director, editor or publisher of the periodical

11-41  or station by whom he is employed,

11-42  be issued license plates upon which is inscribed PRESS with three

11-43  consecutive numbers.

11-44  2.  Each person who is eligible for special license plates under this

11-45  section may apply for one set of plates. The plates may be used only on a

11-46  private passenger vehicle or a noncommercial truck.

11-47  3.  When a person to whom special license plates have been issued

11-48  pursuant to this section leaves the service of the newspaper or station

11-49  which has provided the letter required by subsection 1, he shall surrender

12-1  any special plates in his possession to the department and is entitled to

12-2  receive regular Nevada license plates. Surrendered plates may be reissued

12-3  or disposed of in a manner authorized by the regulations of the department.

12-4    4.  The department may adopt regulations governing the issuance of

12-5  special license plates to members of the press.

12-6    5.  [Special] The fee for the special license plates issued pursuant to

12-7  this section [are renewable upon the payment of $10.] is:

12-8    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35; and

12-9    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

12-10  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

12-11  vehicle privilege taxes.

12-12  Sec. 18.  NRS 482.3675 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-13  482.3675  1.  An owner of a motor vehicle who is a United States

12-14  citizen or a citizen of a foreign country residing in this state and who holds

12-15  from a foreign country a letter of appointment as an honorary consul may,

12-16  upon signed application on a form prescribed and provided by the

12-17  department, accompanied by:

12-18  (a) The fee [charged for personalized prestige license plates in NRS

12-19  482.367 in addition to all other required registration fees and taxes;]

12-20  required pursuant to this section; and

12-21  (b) A copy of the letter of appointment from that country,

12-22  be issued a set of license plates upon which is inscribed CONSULAR

12-23  CORPS with three consecutive numbers.

12-24  2.  Each person who is eligible for special license plates under this

12-25  section may apply for one set of plates. The plates may be used only on a

12-26  private passenger vehicle or a noncommercial truck.

12-27  3.  When a person to whom special license plates have been issued

12-28  pursuant to this section loses his status as an honorary consul, he shall

12-29  surrender any special plates in his possession to the department and is

12-30  entitled to receive regular Nevada license plates. Surrendered plates may

12-31  be reissued or disposed of in a manner authorized by the regulations of the

12-32  department.

12-33  4.  The department may adopt regulations governing the issuance of

12-34  special license plates to honorary consuls of foreign countries. The

12-35  department shall include on the form for application a notice to the

12-36  applicant that the issuance of such license plates does not confer any

12-37  diplomatic immunity.

12-38  5.  [Special] The fee for the special license plates issued pursuant to

12-39  this section [are renewable upon the payment of $10.] is:

12-40  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35; and

12-41  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

12-42  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

12-43  vehicle privilege taxes.

12-44  Sec. 19.  NRS 482.368 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-45  482.368  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the

12-46  department shall provide suitable distinguishing license plates for exempt

12-47  vehicles. These plates must be displayed on the vehicles in the same

12-48  manner as provided for privately owned vehicles. The fee for the issuance

12-49  of the plates is $5[.] for each year of issuance. Any license plates

13-1  authorized by this section must be immediately returned to the department

13-2  when the vehicle for which they were issued ceases to be used exclusively

13-3  for the purpose for which it was exempted from the privilege tax.

13-4    2.  License plates furnished for:

13-5    (a) Those vehicles which are maintained for and used by the governor

13-6  or under the authority and direction of the chief parole and probation

13-7  officer, the state contractors’ board and auditors, the state fire marshal, the

13-8  investigation division of the department and any authorized federal law

13-9  enforcement agency or law enforcement agency from another state;

13-10  (b) One vehicle used by the department of prisons, three vehicles used

13-11  by the division of wildlife of the state department of conservation and

13-12  natural resources, two vehicles used by the Caliente youth center and four

13-13  vehicles used by the Nevada youth training center;

13-14  (c) Vehicles of a city, county or the state, if authorized by the

13-15  department for the purposes of law enforcement or work related thereto or

13-16  such other purposes as are approved upon proper application and

13-17  justification; and

13-18  (d) Vehicles maintained for and used by investigators of the following:

13-19     (1) The state gaming control board;

13-20     (2) The state department of agriculture;

13-21     (3) The attorney general;

13-22     (4) City or county juvenile officers;

13-23     (5) District attorneys’ offices;

13-24     (6) Public administrators’ offices;

13-25     (7) Public guardians’ offices;

13-26     (8) Sheriffs’ offices;

13-27     (9) Police departments in the state; and

13-28     (10) The securities division of the office of the secretary of
state,

13-29  must not bear any distinguishing mark which would serve to identify the

13-30  vehicles as owned by the state, county or city. These license plates must be

13-31  issued [annually] for a fee of $12 per year per plate or, if issued in sets, per

13-32  set.

13-33  3.  The director may enter into agreements with departments of motor

13-34  vehicles of other states providing for exchanges of license plates of regular

13-35  series for vehicles maintained for and used by investigators of the law

13-36  enforcement agencies enumerated in paragraph (d) of subsection 2, subject

13-37  to all of the requirements imposed by that paragraph, except that the fee

13-38  required by that paragraph must not be charged.

13-39  4.  Applications for the licenses must be made through the head of the

13-40  department, board, bureau, commission, school district or irrigation

13-41  district, or through the chairman of the board of county commissioners of

13-42  the county or town or through the mayor of the city, owning or controlling

13-43  the vehicles, and no plate or plates may be issued until a certificate has

13-44  been filed with the department showing that the name of the department,

13-45  board, bureau, commission, county, city, town, school district or irrigation

13-46  district, as the case may be, and the words “For Official Use Only” have

13-47  been permanently and legibly affixed to each side of the vehicle, except

13-48  those vehicles enumerated in subsection 2.

14-1    5.  As used in this section, “exempt vehicle” means a vehicle exempt

14-2  from the privilege tax, except a vehicle owned by the United States.

14-3    6.  The department shall adopt regulations governing the use of all

14-4  license plates provided for in this section. Upon a finding by the

14-5  department of any violation of its regulations, it may revoke the violator’s

14-6  privilege of registering vehicles pursuant to this section.

14-7    Sec. 20.  NRS 482.3745 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-8    482.3745  The fee for a license plate or set of plates issued pursuant to

14-9  NRS 482.370 to 482.374, inclusive, is $5[,] for each year of issuance, in

14-10  addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

14-11  vehicle privilege taxes.

14-12  Sec. 21.  NRS 482.3747 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-13  482.3747  1.  The department, in cooperation with the board of

14-14  regents and the athletic departments of the University of Nevada, Reno,

14-15  and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, shall design, prepare and issue

14-16  collegiate license plates, using any appropriate colors and designs to

14-17  represent each university.

14-18  2.  The department may issue collegiate license plates for any

14-19  passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by any person

14-20  who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who

14-21  otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing

14-22  pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige

14-23  license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with

14-24  collegiate license plates if that person pays the fees for the personalized

14-25  prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the collegiate license

14-26  plates pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

14-27  3.  The fee for the collegiate license plates is :

14-28  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

14-29  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

14-30  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

14-31  vehicle privilege taxes. [Collegiate license plates are renewable upon the

14-32  payment of $10.]

14-33  4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

14-34  taxes, a person who requests a collegiate license plate shall pay for the

14-35  initial year of issuance of a plate an additional fee of $25 and for each

14-36  [renewal] additional year of issuance of the plate an additional fee of $20

14-37  for academic and athletic scholarships to students of the University of

14-38  Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

14-39  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

14-40  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the collegiate license plate

14-41  account in the state general fund created pursuant to NRS 396.384.

14-42  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of collegiate plates

14-43  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

14-44  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

14-45  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

14-46  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

14-47  chapter; or

14-48  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

14-49  them to the department.

15-1    Sec. 22.  NRS 482.3748 is hereby amended to read as follows:

15-2    482.3748  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the

15-3  department, in cooperation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted

15-4  Masons of the State of Nevada, shall design, prepare and issue license

15-5  plates that indicate affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted

15-6  Masons using any colors and designs which the department deems

15-7  appropriate. The department shall not design, prepare or issue the license

15-8  plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those

15-9  plates.

15-10  2.  The department shall issue license plates that indicate affiliation

15-11  with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for a passenger car or

15-12  a light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to

15-13  license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with

15-14  the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A

15-15  person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued

15-16  pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates that indicate

15-17  affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons if that

15-18  person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition

15-19  to the fees for the license plates that indicate affiliation with the Grand

15-20  Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.

15-21  3.  An application for the issuance or renewal of license plates that

15-22  indicate affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons is

15-23  void unless it has been stamped or otherwise validated by the Grand Lodge

15-24  of Free and Accepted Masons. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted

15-25  Masons may charge a fee for validating an application.

15-26  4.  The fee payable to the department for license plates that indicate

15-27  affiliation with the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons is :

15-28  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

15-29  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

15-30  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

15-31  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

15-32  to the department of $10 in addition to all other applicable registration and

15-33  license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.]

15-34  5.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

15-35  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

15-36  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

15-37  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

15-38  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

15-39  chapter; or

15-40  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

15-41  them to the department.

15-42  6.  For the purposes of this section, “Grand Lodge of Free and

15-43  Accepted Masons” means the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons

15-44  of the State of Nevada, or its successor, and any recognized sister

15-45  jurisdiction or organization of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted

15-46  Masons.

15-47  Sec. 23.  NRS 482.3749 is hereby amended to read as follows:

15-48  482.3749  1.  The department shall, in cooperation with the Nevada

15-49  commission on sports and using any colors and designs that the department

16-1  deems appropriate, design, prepare and issue license plates which indicate

16-2  status as a hall of fame athlete. The design of the license plates must

16-3  include the words “hall of fame.”

16-4    2.  The department shall issue license plates that indicate status as a

16-5  hall of fame athlete for a passenger car or a light commercial vehicle upon

16-6  application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS

16-7  482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration

16-8  and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that

16-9  personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be

16-10  combined with license plates that indicate status as a hall of fame athlete if

16-11  that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in

16-12  addition to the fees for the license plates that indicate status as a hall of

16-13  fame athlete.

16-14  3.  An application for the issuance or renewal of license plates that

16-15  indicate status as a hall of fame athlete is void unless it is accompanied by

16-16  documentation which, in the determination of the department, provides

16-17  reasonable proof of identity and status as a hall of fame athlete.

16-18  4.  In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and

16-19  motor vehicle privilege taxes[:

16-20  (a) A person who requests] , the fee for license plates that indicate

16-21  status as a hall of fame athlete [shall pay a fee to the department of $35.

16-22  (b) License plates that indicate status as a hall of fame athlete are

16-23  renewable upon the payment to the department of] is:

16-24  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35; and

16-25  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10.

16-26  5.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

16-27  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

16-28  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

16-29  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

16-30  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set forth in this

16-31  chapter; or

16-32  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

16-33  them to the department.

16-34  6.  As used in this section, “hall of fame athlete” means a current or

16-35  former athlete who has been inducted into a hall of fame pertaining to the

16-36  sport in which the athlete participates or participated, including, but not

16-37  limited to:

16-38  (a) The National Baseball Hall of Fame, located in Cooperstown, New

16-39  York.

16-40  (b) The Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

16-41  (c) The Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio.

16-42  (d) The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

16-43  (e) The National Soccer Hall of Fame, located in Oneonta, New York.

16-44  (f) The International Tennis Hall of Fame, located in Newport, Rhode

16-45  Island.

16-46  (g) The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, located in Colorado Springs,

16-47  Colorado.

17-1    (h) Any hall of fame which has been established at a university or

17-2  community college within the University and Community College System

17-3  of Nevada.

17-4    Sec. 24.  NRS 482.375 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-5    482.375  1.  An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the

17-6  State of Nevada and who holds an unrevoked and unexpired official

17-7  amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications

17-8  Commission, upon application accompanied by proof of ownership of that

17-9  license, complying with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration

17-10  and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon the payment of the regular

17-11  license fee for plates as prescribed by law[, and the payment of an

17-12  additional fee of $35,] and the additional fee required pursuant to this

17-13  section, must be issued a license plate or plates, upon which in lieu of the

17-14  numbers as prescribed by law must be inscribed the words “RADIO

17-15  AMATEUR” and the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant as

17-16  assigned by the Federal Communications Commission. [The annual fee for

17-17  a renewal sticker is $10 unless waived by the department pursuant to

17-18  subsection 2.] The plate or plates may be used only on a private passenger

17-19  car, trailer or travel trailer or on a noncommercial truck.

17-20  2.  The additional fee for the plate or plates is:

17-21  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35; and

17-22  (b) For each additional year of issuance, except as otherwise provided

17-23  in subsection 3, $10.

17-24  3.  The department may waive the [annual fee for a renewal sticker]

17-25  additional fee required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if the

17-26  applicant for [renewal:] an additional period of issuance:

17-27  (a) Submits with his application [for renewal] a statement under penalty

17-28  of perjury that he will assist in communications during local, state and

17-29  federal emergencies; and

17-30  (b) Satisfies any other requirements established by the department by

17-31  regulation for such a waiver.

17-32  [3.] 4.  The cost of the die and modifications necessary for the issuance

17-33  of a license plate pursuant to this section must be paid from private sources

17-34  without any expense to the State of Nevada.

17-35  [4.] 5.  The department may adopt regulations:

17-36  (a) To ensure compliance with all state license laws relating to the use

17-37  and operation of a motor vehicle before issuance of the plates in lieu of the

17-38  regular Nevada license plate or plates.

17-39  (b) Setting forth the requirements and procedure for obtaining a waiver

17-40  [of the annual fee for a renewal sticker.

17-41  5.] pursuant to subsection 3.

17-42  6.  All applications for the plates authorized by this section must be

17-43  made to the department.

17-44  Sec. 25.  NRS 482.3753 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-45  482.3753  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the

17-46  department, in cooperation with professional fire fighters in the State of

17-47  Nevada, shall design, prepare and issue license plates that recognize

17-48  employment as a professional fire fighter using any colors and designs

17-49  which the department deems appropriate. The department shall not design,

18-1  prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250

18-2  applications for the issuance of those plates.

18-3    2.  The department shall issue license plates that recognize employment

18-4  as a professional fire fighter for a passenger car or a light commercial

18-5  vehicle upon application by a qualified person who is entitled to license

18-6  plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the

18-7  requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A

18-8  person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued

18-9  pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates that recognize

18-10  employment as a professional fire fighter if that person pays the fees for

18-11  the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the

18-12  license plates that recognize employment as a professional fire fighter.

18-13  3.  An application for the issuance or renewal of license plates that

18-14  recognize employment as a professional fire fighter is void unless it is

18-15  accompanied by documentation which, in the determination of the

18-16  department, provides reasonable proof of the identity of the applicant and

18-17  proof of his current employment as a professional fire fighter or his status

18-18  as a retired professional fire fighter. Such documentation may include, but

18-19  is not limited to:

18-20  (a) An identification card which indicates that the applicant is currently

18-21  employed as a professional fire fighter or is currently a member of a fire-

18-22  fighters’ union; or

18-23  (b) Evidence of his former employment as a professional fire fighter.

18-24  4.  The fee payable to the department for license plates that recognize

18-25  employment as a professional fire fighter is :

18-26  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

18-27  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

18-28  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

18-29  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

18-30  to the department of $10 in addition to all other applicable registration and

18-31  license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.]

18-32  5.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

18-33  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

18-34  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

18-35  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

18-36  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

18-37  chapter; or

18-38  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

18-39  them to the department.

18-40  6.  As used in this section, “retired professional fire fighter” means a

18-41  person who retired from employment with a fire department within this

18-42  state after completing at least 10 years of creditable service as a fire fighter

18-43  within this state.

18-44  Sec. 26.  NRS 482.3755 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-45  482.3755  1.  An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this

18-46  state and is a member of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol may,

18-47  upon application on a form prescribed and furnished by the department,

18-48  signed by the member and his commanding officer and accompanied by

18-49  proof of membership, be issued license plates upon which is inscribed

19-1  CIVIL AIR PATROL with four consecutive numbers. The fee for the

19-2  special license plates is :

19-3    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

19-4    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

19-5  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

19-6  vehicle privilege taxes. [The annual fee for a renewal sticker is $10.]

19-7    2.  Each member may request two sets of license plates as described in

19-8  subsection 1. The second set of license plates for an additional vehicle

19-9  must have a different number than the first set of license plates issued to

19-10  the same member. The license plates may only be used on private

19-11  passenger vehicles or noncommercial trucks.

19-12  3.  Any member of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol who retires

19-13  or is honorably discharged may retain any license plates issued to him

19-14  pursuant to subsection 1. If a member is dishonorably discharged, he shall

19-15  surrender any of these special plates in his possession to the department at

19-16  least 10 days before his discharge and, in lieu of those plates, is entitled to

19-17  receive regular Nevada license plates.

19-18  Sec. 27.  NRS 482.376 is hereby amended to read as follows:

19-19  482.376  1.  An owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this

19-20  state and is an enlisted or commissioned member of the Nevada National

19-21  Guard may, upon application on a form prescribed and furnished by the

19-22  department, signed by the member and his commanding officer and

19-23  accompanied by proof of enlistment, be issued license plates upon which is

19-24  inscribed NAT’L GUARD with four consecutive numbers. The applicant

19-25  shall comply with the laws of this state concerning motor vehicles,

19-26  including the payment of the regular registration fees, as prescribed by this

19-27  chapter. There is an additional fee of $5 for [the] each year of issuance of

19-28  those plates.

19-29  2.  Each member may request two sets of license plates as described in

19-30  subsection 1. The second set of license plates for an additional vehicle

19-31  must have a different number than the first set of license plates issued to

19-32  the same member. The license plates may only be used on private

19-33  passenger vehicles or noncommercial trucks.

19-34  3.  Any member of the Nevada National Guard other than the adjutant

19-35  general, who retires or is honorably discharged may retain any license

19-36  plates issued to him pursuant to subsection 1. The adjutant general shall

19-37  surrender any license plates issued to him as adjutant general to the

19-38  department when he leaves office, and may then be issued special license

19-39  plates as described in subsection 1. If a member is dishonorably

19-40  discharged, he shall surrender any of these special plates in his possession

19-41  to the department at least 10 days before his discharge and, in lieu of those

19-42  plates, is entitled to receive regular Nevada license plates.

19-43  Sec. 28.  NRS 482.3763 is hereby amended to read as follows:

19-44  482.3763  1.  The director shall order the preparation of special

19-45  license plates in support of veterans’ homes, and establish procedures for

19-46  the application for and issuance of the plates.

19-47  2.  The department shall, upon application therefor and payment of the

19-48  prescribed fees, issue special license plates in support of veterans’ homes

19-49  to any veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or his spouse,

20-1  parent or child. The plates must be inscribed with the word VETERAN and

20-2  four consecutive numbers, and with the seal of the branch of the Armed

20-3  Forces of the United States requested by the applicant.

20-4    3.  If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of special plates

20-5  issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates

20-6  are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

20-7    (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

20-8  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

20-9  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

20-10  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

20-11  them to the department.

20-12  4.  In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and

20-13  motor vehicle privilege taxes, and to the special fee for veterans’ homes,

20-14  the fee for[:

20-15  (a) The initial issuance of] the special license plates is [$35.

20-16  (b) The annual renewal sticker is] :

20-17  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35; and

20-18  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10.

20-19  5.  If the special plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen or

20-20  mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a set of replacement license

20-21  plates from the department for a fee of $10.

20-22  Sec. 29.  NRS 482.3764 is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-23  482.3764  1.  Before the department [issues to any person, pursuant to

20-24  NRS 482.3763:

20-25  (a) An initial] :

20-26  (a) Initially issues a set of special license plates[,] pursuant to NRS

20-27  482.3763, it shall:

20-28     (1) Collect a special fee for a veterans’ home in the amount of :

20-29         (I) For the first year of issuance, $25; and

20-30         (II) For any additional year of issuance, $20; and

20-31     (2) Affix a decal to each plate if requested by an applicant who meets

20-32  the requirements set forth in NRS 482.37635.

20-33  (b) [An annual renewal sticker,] Renews the issuance of those special

20-34  license plates, it shall:

20-35     (1) Collect a special fee for a veterans’ home in the amount of $20[;]

20-36  for each year of renewal; and

20-37     (2) Affix a decal to each plate if requested by an applicant who meets

20-38  the requirements set forth in NRS 482.37635.

20-39  2.  The department shall deposit any money collected pursuant to this

20-40  section with the state treasurer for credit to the veterans’ home account.

20-41  Sec. 30.  NRS 482.3765 is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-42  482.3765  1.  A person who qualifies pursuant to this section may

20-43  register one passenger car or light commercial vehicle having a

20-44  manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less, for his own

20-45  personal use. A veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who

20-46  survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, is entitled to a

20-47  specially designed license plate inscribed with the words PEARL

20-48  HARBOR VETERAN or PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR, at the option of

21-1  the person who qualifies pursuant to this section, and three or four

21-2  consecutive numbers.

21-3    2.  The department shall issue a specially designed license plate for

21-4  persons qualified pursuant to this section who submit an application on a

21-5  form prescribed by the department and evidence of their status as a

21-6  survivor required by the department.

21-7    3.  If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of a special plate

21-8  issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates

21-9  are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

21-10  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

21-11  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

21-12  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

21-13  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

21-14  them to the department.

21-15  4.  The fee for the special license plate is :

21-16  (a) For the first year of issuance, $25[,] ; and

21-17  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $5,

21-18  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

21-19  vehicle privilege taxes. [The annual fee for a renewal sticker is $5.]

21-20  Sec. 31.  NRS 482.377 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-21  482.377  1.  A person who qualifies pursuant to this section may

21-22  register one passenger car or light commercial vehicle having a

21-23  manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of one ton or less, for his own

21-24  personal use. A veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who, as a

21-25  result of his service:

21-26  (a) Has suffered a 100-percent service-connected disability and who

21-27  receives compensation from the United States for his disability, is entitled

21-28  to a specially designed license plate inscribed with the words DISABLED

21-29  VETERAN and three or four consecutive numbers.

21-30  (b) Has been captured and held prisoner by a military force of a foreign

21-31  nation, is entitled to a specially designed license plate inscribed with the

21-32  words ex-PRISONER OF WAR and three or four consecutive numbers.

21-33  2.  The department shall issue a specially designed license plate for

21-34  persons qualified pursuant to this section who submit an application on a

21-35  form prescribed by the department and evidence of disability or former

21-36  imprisonment required by the department.

21-37  3.  A vehicle on which license plates issued by the department pursuant

21-38  to this section are displayed is exempt from the payment of any parking

21-39  fees, including those collected through parking meters, charged by the state

21-40  or any political subdivision or other public body within the state, other than

21-41  the United States.

21-42  4.  If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of a special plate

21-43  issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates

21-44  are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

21-45  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

21-46  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

21-47  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

21-48  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

21-49  them to the department.

22-1    Sec. 32.  NRS 482.3775 is hereby amended to read as follows:

22-2    482.3775  1.  A person who qualifies pursuant to this section may

22-3  register one passenger car or light commercial vehicle having a

22-4  manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less, for his own

22-5  personal use. A veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who was

22-6  awarded the Purple Heart is entitled to a specially designed license plate

22-7  which indicates that he is a recipient of the Purple Heart.

22-8    2.  The department shall issue a specially designed license plate for any

22-9  person qualified pursuant to this section who submits an application on a

22-10  form prescribed by the department and evidence of his status as a recipient

22-11  of the Purple Heart as required by the department. The department may

22-12  designate any appropriate colors for the special plates.

22-13  3.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of a special plate

22-14  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

22-15  which the plates are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

22-16  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

22-17  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

22-18  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

22-19  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

22-20  them to the department.

22-21  4.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no fee in addition

22-22  to the applicable registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege

22-23  taxes may be charged for the issuance or renewal of special license plates

22-24  issued pursuant to this section. If the special plates issued pursuant to this

22-25  section are lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a

22-26  set of replacement license plates from the department for a fee of $5.

22-27  Sec. 33.  NRS 482.379 is hereby amended to read as follows:

22-28  482.379  1.  The director may order the design and preparation of

22-29  license plates which commemorate the 125th anniversary of Nevada’s

22-30  admission into the Union and establish the procedures for the application

22-31  and issuance of the plates.

22-32  2.  The department may designate any colors, numbers and letters for

22-33  the commemorative plates.

22-34  3.  A person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265

22-35  may apply for commemorative license plates.

22-36  4.  The fee for the commemorative license plates is $10[,] for each

22-37  year of issuance, in addition to all other applicable registration and license

22-38  fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes. If a person is eligible for and

22-39  applies for any special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667,

22-40  482.3672, 482.3675, 482.368 or 482.370 to 482.3825, inclusive, and

22-41  applies to have those special license plates combined with commemorative

22-42  plates, the person must pay the fees for the special license plates in addition

22-43  to the fee for the commemorative plates.

22-44  5.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

22-45  taxes, a person who is eligible for and applies for commemorative plates

22-46  must pay $25 for the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Nevada’s

22-47  admission into the Union. The fees for the license, registration, privilege

22-48  taxes and the charge for the celebration may be paid with a single check.

22-49  6.  [Commemorative plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

23-1    7.] If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of commemorative

23-2  plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the

23-3  vehicle to which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

23-4    (a) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

23-5  them to the department; or

23-6    (b) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

23-7  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as is provided for in this

23-8  chapter. A person who transfers plates must be allowed a [one-twelfth

23-9  reduction in fees for each calendar month remaining unused from the

23-10  previous registration.

23-11  8.] credit on the portion of the fees attributable to the remainder of

23-12  the current registration period, applicable to the fees for the registration

23-13  period for which the plates are being transferred, consisting of:

23-14     (1) If the current registration period is 12 consecutive months or 1

23-15  calendar year, a pro rata amount for each calendar month of that

23-16  registration period remaining unused; or

23-17     (2) If the current registration period is 24 consecutive months or 2

23-18  calendar years:

23-19         (I) A pro rata amount for each calendar month of the current

23-20  year of that registration period remaining unused; and

23-21         (II) The entire amount attributable to any additional year of that

23-22  registration period remaining unused.

23-23  7.  Except as otherwise provided by subsection [10,] 9, if a

23-24  commemorative license plate or set of license plates issued pursuant to the

23-25  provisions of this section is lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the

23-26  vehicle may secure a replacement license plate or set of replacement

23-27  license plates, as the case may be, from the department upon payment of

23-28  the fees set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 482.500.

23-29  [9.] 8.  The department shall, for each set of commemorative license

23-30  plates that it issues:

23-31  (a) Deposit the $25 collected for the celebration of the 125th

23-32  anniversary of Nevada’s admission into the Union with the state treasurer

23-33  for credit to the account for Nevada’s 125th anniversary in the state general

23-34  fund;

23-35  (b) Deposit $7.50 with the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle

23-36  fund pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.180; and

23-37  (c) Deposit $2.50 with the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicles

23-38  branch of the department to reimburse the motor vehicles branch of the

23-39  department for the cost of manufacturing the license plates.

23-40  [10.] 9.  The department shall not:

23-41  (a) Issue the commemorative license plates after October 31, 1990.

23-42  (b) Issue replacement commemorative license plates after June 30,

23-43  1995.

23-44  Sec. 34.  NRS 482.37905 is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-45  482.37905  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

23-46  department, in cooperation with the organizations in this state which assist

23-47  in the donation and procurement of human organs, shall design, prepare

23-48  and issue license plates that encourage the donation of human organs using

23-49  any colors and designs that the department deems appropriate. The

24-1  department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it

24-2  receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

24-3    2.  The department may issue license plates that encourage the donation

24-4  of human organs for any passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon

24-5  application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS

24-6  482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration

24-7  and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that

24-8  personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be

24-9  combined with license plates that encourage the donation of human organs

24-10  if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in

24-11  addition to the fees for the license plates which encourage the donation of

24-12  human organs pursuant to subsection 3.

24-13  3.  The fee for license plates to encourage the donation of human

24-14  organs is :

24-15  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

24-16  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

24-17  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

24-18  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

24-19  of $10.]

24-20  4.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

24-21  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

24-22  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

24-23  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

24-24  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set forth in this

24-25  chapter; or

24-26  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

24-27  them to the department.

24-28  Sec. 35.  NRS 482.37915 is hereby amended to read as follows:

24-29  482.37915  1.  The department shall, using any colors and designs that

24-30  the department deems appropriate, design, prepare and issue license plates

24-31  which indicate combined support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

24-32  International and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. The

24-33  department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it

24-34  receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

24-35  2.  The department shall issue license plates that indicate combined

24-36  support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International and the Sickle

24-37  Cell Disease Association of America for a passenger car or a light

24-38  commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license

24-39  plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the

24-40  requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A

24-41  person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued

24-42  pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates that indicate

24-43  support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International and the Sickle

24-44  Cell Disease Association of America if that person pays the fees for the

24-45  personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license

24-46  plates that indicate combined support for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

24-47  International and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.

25-1    3.  The fee for license plates that indicate combined support for the

25-2  Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International and the Sickle Cell Disease

25-3  Association of America is :

25-4    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

25-5    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

25-6  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

25-7  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

25-8  of $10.]

25-9    4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

25-10  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates that indicate support for

25-11  the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International and the Sickle Cell Disease

25-12  Association of America must pay [for the initial issuance of the plates and

25-13  for each renewal of the plates] an additional fee of $20[,] for each year of

25-14  issuance of the plates to be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

25-15  International and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America in

25-16  accordance with subsection 5.

25-17  5.  The department shall transmit each fee collected pursuant to

25-18  subsection 4 to the health division of the department of human resources,

25-19  which shall distribute those fees to the Nevada chapter of the Juvenile

25-20  Diabetes Foundation International or to the Sickle Cell Disease Association

25-21  of America in accordance with the preference expressed by the person at

25-22  the time the fees are paid.

25-23  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

25-24  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

25-25  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

25-26  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

25-27  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set forth in this

25-28  chapter; or

25-29  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

25-30  them to the department.

25-31  Sec. 36.  NRS 482.37917 is hereby amended to read as follows:

25-32  482.37917  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

25-33  department, in cooperation with the state department of agriculture and the

25-34  Nevada Future Farmers of America Foundation, shall design, prepare and

25-35  issue license plates which indicate support for the promotion of agriculture

25-36  within this state, including, without limitation, support for the programs

25-37  and activities of the Future Farmers of America within this state, using any

25-38  colors that the department deems appropriate. The design of the license

25-39  plates must include the phrase “People Grow Things Here!” and an

25-40  identifying symbol furnished by the Nevada Future Farmers of America

25-41  Foundation. The department shall not design, prepare or issue the license

25-42  plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those

25-43  plates.

25-44  2.  If the department receives at least 250 applications for the issuance

25-45  of license plates which indicate support for the promotion of agriculture

25-46  within this state, the department shall issue those plates for a passenger car

25-47  or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to

25-48  license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with

25-49  the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A

26-1  person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued

26-2  pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates which indicate

26-3  support for the promotion of agriculture within this state if that person pays

26-4  the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees

26-5  for the license plates which indicate support for the promotion of

26-6  agriculture within this state pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

26-7    3.  The fee for license plates which indicate support for the promotion

26-8  of agriculture within this state is :

26-9    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

26-10  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

26-11  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

26-12  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

26-13  of $10.]

26-14  4.  In addition to all other fees for the license, registration and privilege

26-15  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates which indicate support

26-16  for the promotion of agriculture within this state must pay [for the initial

26-17  issuance of the plates] an additional fee of [$25 and for each renewal of the

26-18  plates an additional fee of] :

26-19  (a) For the first year of issuance of the plates, $25; and

26-20  (b) For each additional year of issuance of the plates, $20,

26-21  to be distributed in accordance with subsection 5.

26-22  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

26-23  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the state general fund. The

26-24  state treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees deposited

26-25  pursuant to this section in the following manner:

26-26  (a) Remit one-half of the fees to the Nevada Future Farmers of America

26-27  Foundation for the support of programs and activities of the Future

26-28  Farmers of America within this state.

26-29  (b) Deposit one-half of the fees for credit to the account for license

26-30  plates for the promotion of agriculture within this state created pursuant to

26-31  NRS 561.411.

26-32  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

26-33  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

26-34  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

26-35  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

26-36  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

26-37  chapter; or

26-38  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

26-39  them to the department.

26-40  Sec. 37.  NRS 482.37919 is hereby amended to read as follows:

26-41  482.37919  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

26-42  department shall, in cooperation with the board of directors of the Las

26-43  Vegas Valley water district, design, prepare and issue license plates to

26-44  support the desert preserve established by the board of directors of the Las

26-45  Vegas Valley water district. The license plates may include any colors and

26-46  designs that the department deems appropriate.

26-47  2.  The department may issue license plates specified in subsection 1

26-48  for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a

26-49  person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to the provisions of NRS

27-1  482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration

27-2  and licensing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A person may

27-3  request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to the

27-4  provisions of NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates specified in

27-5  subsection 1 if that person pays, in addition to the fees specified in

27-6  subsections 3 and 4, the fees for the personalized prestige license plates.

27-7    3.  The fee for license plates specified in subsection 1 is [$35. The fee

27-8  is] :

27-9    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35; and

27-10  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

27-11  in addition to any other applicable registration and license fees and motor

27-12  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

27-13  of $10.]

27-14  4.  In addition to the fees for the license, registration and privilege

27-15  taxes, a person who requests the issuance of license plates specified in

27-16  subsection 1 must pay[:] an additional fee of:

27-17  (a) For the [initial] first year of issuance of the plates, [an additional fee

27-18  of] $25; and

27-19  (b) For each [renewal] additional year of issuance of the plates, [an

27-20  additional] $20 ,

27-21  to support the desert preserve specified in subsection 1.

27-22  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to the

27-23  provisions of subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to an account

27-24  for the support of the desert preserve established by the board of directors

27-25  of the Las Vegas Valley water district. On or before January 1, April 1,

27-26  July 1 and October 1 of each year, the state controller shall distribute the

27-27  money deposited in the account for the preceding quarter to the board of

27-28  directors of the Las Vegas Valley water district.

27-29  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

27-30  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

27-31  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

27-32  (a) Affix the license plates to another vehicle that meets the

27-33  requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid

27-34  pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or

27-35  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return the

27-36  plates to the department.

27-37  Sec. 38.  NRS 482.3792 is hereby amended to read as follows:

27-38  482.3792  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

27-39  department shall, in cooperation with the state arts council, design, prepare

27-40  and issue license plates for the support of the education of children in the

27-41  arts, using any colors and designs which the department deems appropriate.

27-42  The department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless

27-43  it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

27-44  2.  The department may issue license plates for the support of the

27-45  education of children in the arts for a passenger car or light commercial

27-46  vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates

27-47  pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the

27-48  requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A

27-49  person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued

28-1  pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates for the support

28-2  of the education of children in the arts if that person pays the fee for the

28-3  personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license

28-4  plates for the support of the education of children in the arts pursuant to

28-5  subsections 3 and 4.

28-6    3.  The fee for license plates for the support of the education of children

28-7  in the arts is :

28-8    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

28-9    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

28-10  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

28-11  vehicle taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.]

28-12  4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

28-13  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of the

28-14  education of children in the arts must pay [for the initial issuance of the

28-15  plates] an additional fee of [$15 and for each renewal of the plates an

28-16  additional fee of] :

28-17  (a) For the first year of issuance of the plates, $15; and

28-18  (b) For each additional year of issuance of the plates, $10 ,

28-19  to finance programs which promote the education of children in the arts.

28-20  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

28-21  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the account for license

28-22  plates for the support of the education of children in the arts created

28-23  pursuant to NRS 233C.094.

28-24  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

28-25  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

28-26  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

28-27  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

28-28  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

28-29  chapter; or

28-30  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

28-31  them to the department.

28-32  Sec. 39.  NRS 482.3793 is hereby amended to read as follows:

28-33  482.3793  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

28-34  department, in cooperation with the director of the clearinghouse

28-35  established pursuant to NRS 432.170, shall design, prepare and issue

28-36  license plates for the support of missing or exploited children. The license

28-37  plates must be inscribed with a hand. The department may designate any

28-38  appropriate colors for the license plates. The department shall not design,

28-39  prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250

28-40  applications for the issuance of those plates.

28-41  2.  The department may issue license plates for the support of missing

28-42  or exploited children for any passenger car or light commercial vehicle

28-43  upon application by any person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to

28-44  NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for

28-45  registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request

28-46  that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667

28-47  be combined with license plates for the support of missing or exploited

28-48  children if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license

29-1  plates in addition to the fees for the license plates for the support of

29-2  missing or exploited children pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

29-3    3.  The fee for license plates for the support of missing or exploited

29-4  children is :

29-5    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

29-6    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

29-7  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

29-8  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

29-9  of $10.]

29-10  4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

29-11  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of

29-12  missing or exploited children must pay [for the initial issuance of the plates

29-13  an additional fee of $15 and for each renewal of the plates] an additional

29-14  fee of :

29-15  (a) For the first year of issuance of the plates, $15; and

29-16  (b) For each additional year of issuance of the plates, $10 ,

29-17  to carry out the provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive.

29-18  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

29-19  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the account for license

29-20  plates for the support of missing or exploited children created pursuant to

29-21  NRS 432.154.

29-22  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

29-23  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

29-24  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

29-25  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

29-26  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

29-27  chapter; or

29-28  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

29-29  them to the department.

29-30  Sec. 40.  NRS 482.37933 is hereby amended to read as follows:

29-31  482.37933  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

29-32  department, in cooperation with the division of state lands of the state

29-33  department of conservation and natural resources, shall design, prepare and

29-34  issue license plates for the support of the preservation and restoration of the

29-35  natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin using any colors that the

29-36  department deems appropriate. The design of the license plates must

29-37  include a depiction of Lake Tahoe and its surrounding area. The

29-38  department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it

29-39  receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

29-40  2.  The department may issue license plates for the support of the

29-41  preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe

29-42  Basin for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a

29-43  person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who

29-44  otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing

29-45  pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige

29-46  license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license

29-47  plates for the support of the preservation and restoration of the natural

29-48  environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin if that person pays the fees for the

29-49  personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license

30-1  plates for the support of the preservation and restoration of the natural

30-2  environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

30-3    3.  The fee for license plates for the support of the preservation and

30-4  restoration of the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin is :

30-5    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

30-6    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

30-7  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

30-8  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

30-9  of $10.]

30-10  4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

30-11  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of the

30-12  preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe

30-13  Basin must pay [for the initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of

30-14  $25 and for each renewal of the plates] an additional fee of :

30-15  (a) For the first year of issuance of the plates, $25; and

30-16  (b) For each additional year of issuance of the plates, $20 ,

30-17  to finance projects for the preservation and restoration of the natural

30-18  environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

30-19  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

30-20  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the account for license

30-21  plates for the support of the preservation and restoration of the natural

30-22  environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin created pursuant to NRS 321.5951.

30-23  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

30-24  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

30-25  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

30-26  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

30-27  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

30-28  chapter; or

30-29  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

30-30  them to the department.

30-31  Sec. 41.  NRS 482.37935 is hereby amended to read as follows:

30-32  482.37935  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

30-33  department, in cooperation with the division of state lands of the state

30-34  department of conservation and natural resources, shall design, prepare and

30-35  issue license plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

30-36  Charleston area using any colors that the department deems appropriate.

30-37  The design of the license plates must include a depiction of Mount

30-38  Charleston and its surrounding area. The department shall not design,

30-39  prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250

30-40  applications for the issuance of those plates.

30-41  2.  If the department receives at least 250 applications for the issuance

30-42  of license plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

30-43  Charleston area, the department shall issue those plates for a passenger car

30-44  or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to

30-45  license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with

30-46  the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A

30-47  person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued

30-48  pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates for the support

30-49  of the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area if that person pays

31-1  the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees

31-2  for the license plates for the support of the natural environment of the

31-3  Mount Charleston area pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

31-4    3.  The fee for license plates for the support of the natural environment

31-5  of the Mount Charleston area is :

31-6    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

31-7    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

31-8  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

31-9  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

31-10  of $10.]

31-11  4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

31-12  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of the

31-13  natural environment of the Mount Charleston area must pay [for the initial

31-14  issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of the

31-15  plates] an additional fee of :

31-16  (a) For the first year of issuance of the plates, $25; and

31-17  (b) For each additional year of issuance of the plates, $20 ,

31-18  to finance projects for the natural environment of the Mount Charleston

31-19  area.

31-20  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

31-21  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the account for license

31-22  plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount Charleston

31-23  area created pursuant to NRS 321.5959.

31-24  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

31-25  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

31-26  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

31-27  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

31-28  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

31-29  chapter; or

31-30  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

31-31  them to the department.

31-32  Sec. 42.  NRS 482.37936 is hereby amended to read as follows:

31-33  482.37936  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

31-34  department, in cooperation with the department of education, shall design,

31-35  prepare and issue license plates for the support of public education using

31-36  any colors that the department deems appropriate. The department shall not

31-37  design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250

31-38  applications for the issuance of those plates.

31-39  2.  The department may issue license plates for the support of public

31-40  education for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application

31-41  by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and

31-42  who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and

31-43  licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized

31-44  prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with

31-45  license plates for the support of public education if that person pays the

31-46  fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for

31-47  the license plates for the support of public education pursuant to

31-48  subsections 3 and 4.

31-49  3.  The fee for license plates for the support of public education is :

32-1    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

32-2    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

32-3  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

32-4  vehicle privilege taxes. [The license plates are renewable upon the payment

32-5  of $10.]

32-6    4.  In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

32-7  taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of public

32-8  education must pay [for the initial issuance of the plates an additional fee

32-9  of $25 and for each renewal of the plates] an additional fee of :

32-10  (a) For the first year of issuance of the plates, $25; and

32-11  (b) For each additional year of issuance of the plates, $20 ,

32-12  to be used to purchase textbooks and laboratory equipment and pay for

32-13  field trips for the benefit of pupils in this state.

32-14  5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

32-15  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the fund for public

32-16  education created pursuant to NRS 387.612.

32-17  6.  If, during a registration [year,] period, the holder of license plates

32-18  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to

32-19  which the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

32-20  (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

32-21  section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

32-22  chapter; or

32-23  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

32-24  them to the department.

32-25  Sec. 43.  NRS 482.3795 is hereby amended to read as follows:

32-26  482.3795  1.  The department may issue special license plates and

32-27  registration certificates to residents of Nevada for a fire truck pursuant to

32-28  this section. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the fire truck

32-29  must not be used for general transportation, but may be used for musters,

32-30  exhibitions, parades or similar activities.

32-31  2.  In lieu of the [annual] registration and fees required by this chapter,

32-32  and of the privilege tax imposed by chapter 371 of NRS, the owner of a fire

32-33  truck may submit:

32-34  (a) An affidavit to the department indicating that the fire truck:

32-35     (1) Will only be used for the permitted purposes enumerated in

32-36  subsection 1;

32-37     (2) Has been inspected and found safe to be operated on the highways

32-38  of this state; and

32-39     (3) Qualifies as a fire truck pursuant to regulations adopted by the

32-40  department for this purpose.

32-41  (b) The following fees for the issuance of these license plates:

32-42                              .......................... (1) For the first year of issuance.. $15

32-43  (2) For [a renewal sticker] each additional year of issuance   5

32-44  3.  If the owner elects to use the fire truck as general transportation, he

32-45  shall pay the regular [annual] registration and fees prescribed by law and

32-46  the privilege tax imposed by chapter 371 of NRS.

32-47  4.  License plates issued pursuant to this section must bear the

32-48  inscription “Fire Truck” and the plates must be numbered consecutively.

33-1    5.  The cost of the die and the modifications necessary for the issuance

33-2  of a license plate pursuant to this section must be paid from private sources

33-3  without any expense to the State of Nevada.

33-4    Sec. 44.  NRS 482.380 is hereby amended to read as follows:

33-5    482.380  1.  The department may issue special motor vehicle license

33-6  plates from year to year to a person who has resided in the State of Nevada

33-7  for a period of 6 months preceding the date of application for the license

33-8  plates and who owns a motor vehicle which is a model manufactured

33-9  during or before 1915.

33-10  2.  To administer the provisions of this section, the department may

33-11  recognize the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada as presently constituted

33-12  as the official Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada and to designate and

33-13  appoint one member of the board of directors of the Horseless Carriage

33-14  Club of Nevada to act as and be an ex officio deputy of the department and

33-15  to perform the duties and functions prescribed by this section without

33-16  compensation, per diem allowance or travel expenses.

33-17  3.  An applicant for license plates pursuant to the provisions of this

33-18  section must:

33-19  (a) Fill out and sign an application for license plates on a form

33-20  prescribed and furnished by the ex officio deputy for licensing antique

33-21  motor vehicles.

33-22  (b) Present evidence of his eligibility for license plates by showing, to

33-23  the satisfaction of the ex officio deputy, residence in this state for 6 months

33-24  preceding the date of application and ownership of an antique motor

33-25  vehicle which is a model manufactured during or before 1915.

33-26  (c) Present a certificate of inspection issued by a committee, or member

33-27  thereof, appointed by the board of directors of the Horseless Carriage Club

33-28  of Nevada verifying that the antique motor vehicle is in safe and

33-29  satisfactory mechanical condition, is in good condition and state of repair,

33-30  is well equipped and is covered by a policy of insurance covering public

33-31  liability and property damage written by an insurance company qualified to

33-32  do business in this state with limits of not less than $10,000 for each person

33-33  nor less than $20,000 for each accident, and not less than $5,000 for

33-34  property damage and which otherwise meets the requirements of chapter

33-35  485 of NRS.

33-36  (d) Exhibit a valid driver’s license authorizing the applicant to drive a

33-37  motor vehicle on the highways of this state.

33-38  (e) Pay the fee prescribed by the laws of this state for the operation of a

33-39  passenger car, without regard to the weight or the capacity for passengers.

33-40  (f) Pay such other fee as prescribed by the board of directors of the

33-41  Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada necessary to defray all cost of

33-42  manufacture, transportation and issuance of the special license plates.

33-43  4.  The ex officio deputy for licensing antique motor vehicles shall each

33-44  calendar year issue license plates, approved by the department, for each

33-45  motor vehicle owned by an applicant who meets the requirements of

33-46  subsection 3, subject to the following conditions:

33-47  (a) The license plates must be numbered and issued consecutively each

33-48  year beginning with “Horseless Carriage 1.”

34-1    (b) The license plates must conform, as nearly as possible, to the color

34-2  and type of license plate issued in this state for regular passenger cars.

34-3    (c) The special license plates issued pursuant to this section must be

34-4  specified, procured, transported and issued solely at the expense and cost

34-5  of the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada and without any expense to the

34-6  State of Nevada.

34-7    5.  The ex officio deputy for licensing antique motor vehicles shall pay

34-8  quarterly to the department the prescribed fee as provided in paragraph (e)

34-9  of subsection 3. The fees so received must be used, disbursed or deposited

34-10  by the department in the same manner as provided by law for other fees for

34-11  registration and licensing. All other fees collected to defray expenses must

34-12  be retained by the board of directors of the Horseless Carriage Club of

34-13  Nevada.

34-14  6.  The license plates obtained pursuant to this section are in lieu of the

34-15  license plates otherwise provided for in this chapter and are valid for the

34-16  calendar year in which they are issued.

34-17  7.  The department shall charge and collect the following fees for the

34-18  issuance of these license plates, which fees are in addition to all other

34-19  license fees and motor vehicle taxes:

34-20  (a) For the first year of issuance..................... $35

34-21  (b) For [a renewal sticker] each additional year of issuance   10

34-22  Sec. 45.  NRS 482.381 is hereby amended to read as follows:

34-23  482.381  1.  The department may issue special license plates and

34-24  registration certificates to residents of Nevada for any motor vehicle which

34-25  is a model manufactured more than 40 years before the date of application

34-26  for registration pursuant to this section.

34-27  2.  License plates issued pursuant to this section must bear the

34-28  inscription “Old Timer” and the plates must be numbered consecutively.

34-29  3.  The Nevada Old Timer Club members shall bear the cost of the dies

34-30  for carrying out the provisions of this section.

34-31  4.  The department shall charge and collect the following fees for the

34-32  issuance of these license plates, which fees are in addition to all other

34-33  license fees and motor vehicle taxes:

34-34  (a) For the first year of issuance..................... $35

34-35  (b) For [a renewal sticker] each additional year of issuance   10

34-36  Sec. 46.  NRS 482.3812 is hereby amended to read as follows:

34-37  482.3812  1.  The department may issue special license plates and

34-38  registration certificates to residents of Nevada for any passenger car or

34-39  light commercial vehicle:

34-40  (a) Having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less; and

34-41  (b) Manufactured not later than 1948.

34-42  2.  License plates issued pursuant to this section must be inscribed with

34-43  the words STREET ROD and three or four consecutive numbers.

34-44  3.  If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of special plates

34-45  issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates

34-46  are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

34-47  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

34-48  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

34-49  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

35-1    (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

35-2  them to the department.

35-3    4.  The fee for the special license plates is :

35-4    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

35-5    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

35-6  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

35-7  vehicle privilege taxes. [The fee for an annual renewal sticker is $10.]

35-8    Sec. 47.  NRS 482.3814 is hereby amended to read as follows:

35-9    482.3814  1.  The department may issue special license plates and

35-10  registration certificates to residents of Nevada for any passenger car or

35-11  light commercial vehicle:

35-12  (a) Having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less; and

35-13  (b) Manufactured not earlier than 1949, but at least 20 years before the

35-14  application is submitted to the department.

35-15  2.  License plates issued pursuant to this section must be inscribed with

35-16  the words CLASSIC ROD and three or four consecutive numbers.

35-17  3.  If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of special plates

35-18  issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates

35-19  are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

35-20  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

35-21  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

35-22  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

35-23  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

35-24  them to the department.

35-25  4.  The fee for the special license plates is :

35-26  (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

35-27  (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

35-28  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

35-29  vehicle privilege taxes. [The fee for an annual renewal sticker is $10.]

35-30  Sec. 48.  NRS 482.3816 is hereby amended to read as follows:

35-31  482.3816  1.  The department may issue special license plates and

35-32  registration certificates to residents of Nevada for any passenger car or

35-33  light commercial vehicle:

35-34  (a) Having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less;

35-35  (b) Manufactured at least 25 years before the application is submitted to

35-36  the department; and

35-37  (c) Containing only the original parts which were used to manufacture

35-38  the vehicle or replacement parts that duplicate those original parts.

35-39  2.  License plates issued pursuant to this section must be inscribed with

35-40  the words CLASSIC VEHICLE and three or four consecutive numbers.

35-41  3.  If during a registration [year,] period, the holder of special plates

35-42  issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates

35-43  are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:

35-44  (a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this

35-45  section and report the change to the department in accordance with the

35-46  procedure set forth for other transfers; or

35-47  (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

35-48  them to the department.

35-49  4.  The fee for the special license plates is :

36-1    (a) For the first year of issuance, $35[,] ; and

36-2    (b) For each additional year of issuance, $10,

36-3  in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor

36-4  vehicle privilege taxes. [The fee for an annual renewal sticker is $10.]

36-5    Sec. 49.  NRS 482.3823 is hereby amended to read as follows:

36-6    482.3823  1.  An educational institution may operate on the highways

36-7  of this state an unregistered motor vehicle otherwise required to be

36-8  registered pursuant to this chapter if there is displayed on the vehicle a

36-9  special license plate assigned to the educational institution pursuant to

36-10  subsection 2. Such operation is strictly limited to movement of the vehicle:

36-11  (a) From one educational institution to another educational institution;

36-12  (b) From the educational institution to an established place of business

36-13  which specializes in particular automotive repairs; and

36-14  (c) Which is necessary to test the vehicle under practical operating

36-15  conditions on the road.

36-16  2.  Upon application by an educational institution, submission of such

36-17  evidence of qualification as is determined necessary by the director and

36-18  payment of the applicable fee, the department shall assign to the

36-19  educational institution one or more sets of special license plates for use on

36-20  educational vehicles. The department shall charge and collect a fee of $5

36-21  for each year of issuance of each set of special license plates issued

36-22  pursuant to this section. [The plates are valid for 1 year. The fee for

36-23  renewal is $5.]

36-24  3.  Any unauthorized use of special license plates issued pursuant to

36-25  this section is cause for the department to revoke all sets of those plates

36-26  issued to the educational institution. Unauthorized use of the plates

36-27  includes:

36-28  (a) Display on a vehicle which is not an educational vehicle; and

36-29  (b) Movement of an educational vehicle in any manner not authorized

36-30  in subsection 1.

36-31  4.  Each special plate issued pursuant to this section must have

36-32  displayed upon it suitable characters, as determined by the department, to

36-33  identify the vehicle as an educational vehicle. The special plates may be

36-34  used interchangeably on educational vehicles by the educational institution

36-35  to which the plates were issued.

36-36  5.  As used in this section:

36-37  (a) “Educational institution” means:

36-38     (1) A public school as that term is defined in NRS 385.007; or

36-39     (2) One of the branches or facilities within the University and

36-40  Community College System of Nevada,

36-41  which offers a course of instruction in automotive repair and owns or

36-42  controls an educational vehicle.

36-43  (b) “Educational vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is owned or

36-44  controlled by an educational institution and used exclusively for the

36-45  purposes of a course of instruction in automotive repair. The term does not

36-46  include any motor vehicle:

36-47     (1) Used by the educational institution for any purpose not directly

36-48  related to a course of instruction in automotive repair.

37-1      (2) Owned by a pupil, student or employee of the educational

37-2  institution.

37-3    Sec. 50.  NRS 482.384 is hereby amended to read as follows:

37-4    482.384  1.  Upon the application of a person with a disability which

37-5  limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department may issue special

37-6  license plates for a vehicle, including a motorcycle, registered by the

37-7  applicant pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in

37-8  subsection 2, the application must include a statement from a licensed

37-9  physician certifying that the applicant is a person with a disability which

37-10  limits or impairs the ability to walk. The issuance of a special license plate

37-11  pursuant to this subsection does not preclude the issuance of a special

37-12  parking placard for a vehicle other than a motorcycle or a special parking

37-13  sticker for a motorcycle pursuant to subsection 6.

37-14  2.  Every second year after the initial issuance of special license plates

37-15  to a person who the department determines is not permanently disabled, the

37-16  department shall require the person[, when] :

37-17  (a) When he applies to renew his special license plates, to include with

37-18  his application ; or

37-19  (b) Before the department issues a decal, sticker or other device for

37-20  the special license plates pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or

37-21  paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of section 2 of this act, to provide to the

37-22  department,

37-23  a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the applicant is a

37-24  person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk. The

37-25  department shall not require a person who it determines is permanently

37-26  disabled to [include such a statement with his application for renewal.]

37-27  provide any statements pursuant to this subsection.

37-28  3.  Upon the application of an organization which provides

37-29  transportation for a person with a disability which limits or impairs the

37-30  ability to walk, the department may issue special license plates for a

37-31  vehicle registered by the organization pursuant to this chapter. The

37-32  application must include a statement from the organization certifying that

37-33  the vehicle is used primarily to transport persons with disabilities which

37-34  limit or impair the ability to walk.

37-35  4.  The department may charge a fee for special license plates issued

37-36  pursuant to this section not to exceed the fee charged for the issuance of

37-37  license plates for the same class of vehicle.

37-38  5.  Special license plates issued pursuant to this section must display

37-39  the international symbol of access in a color which contrasts with the

37-40  background and is the same size as the numerals and letters on the plate.

37-41  6.  Upon the application of a person with a disability which limits or

37-42  impairs the ability to walk, the department may issue:

37-43  (a) A special parking placard for a vehicle other than a motorcycle.

37-44  Upon request, the department may issue one additional placard to an

37-45  applicant to whom special license plates have not been issued pursuant to

37-46  this section.

37-47  (b) A special parking sticker for a motorcycle.

38-1  The application must include a statement from a licensed physician

38-2  certifying that the applicant is a person with a disability which limits or

38-3  impairs the ability to walk.

38-4    7.  A special parking placard issued pursuant to subsection 6 must:

38-5    (a) Have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which is at

38-6  least 3 inches in height, is centered on the placard and is white on a blue

38-7  background;

38-8    (b) Have an identification number and date of expiration;

38-9   (c) Have placed or inscribed on it the seal or other identification of the

38-10  department; and

38-11  (d) Have a form of attachment which enables a person using the placard

38-12  to display the placard from the rearview mirror of the vehicle.

38-13  8.  A special parking sticker issued pursuant to subsection 6 must:

38-14  (a) Have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which

38-15  complies with any applicable federal standards, is centered on the sticker

38-16  and is white on a blue background;

38-17  (b) Have an identification number and a date of expiration; and

38-18  (c) Have placed or inscribed on it the seal or other identification of the

38-19  department.

38-20  9.  The department, or a city or county, may issue, and charge a

38-21  reasonable fee for, a temporary parking placard for a vehicle other than a

38-22  motorcycle or a temporary parking sticker for a motorcycle upon the

38-23  application of a person with a temporary disability which limits or impairs

38-24  the ability to walk. Upon request, the department, city or county may issue

38-25  one additional temporary parking placard to an applicant. The application

38-26  must include a certificate from a licensed physician indicating:

38-27  (a) That the applicant has a temporary disability which limits or impairs

38-28  the ability to walk; and

38-29  (b) The estimated period of the disability.

38-30  10.  A temporary parking placard issued pursuant to subsection 9 must:

38-31  (a) Have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which is at

38-32  least 3 inches in height, is centered on the placard and is white on a red

38-33  background; and

38-34  (b) Have a form of attachment which enables a person using the placard

38-35  to display the placard from the rearview mirror of the vehicle.

38-36  11.  A temporary parking sticker issued pursuant to subsection 9 must

38-37  have inscribed on it the international symbol of access which is at least 3

38-38  inches in height, is centered on the sticker and is white on a red

38-39  background.

38-40  12.  A temporary parking placard or temporary parking sticker is valid

38-41  only for the period for which a physician has certified the disability, but in

38-42  no case longer than 6 months.

38-43  13.  A special or temporary parking placard must be displayed in the

38-44  vehicle when the vehicle is parked by hanging or attaching the placard to

38-45  the rearview mirror of the vehicle. If the vehicle has no rearview mirror,

38-46  the placard must be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle in such a

38-47  manner that the placard can easily be seen from outside the vehicle when

38-48  the vehicle is parked.

39-1    14.  A special or temporary parking sticker must be affixed to the

39-2  windscreen of the motorcycle. If the motorcycle has no windscreen, the

39-3  sticker must be affixed to any other part of the motorcycle which may be

39-4  easily seen when the motorcycle is parked.

39-5    15.  Special or temporary parking placards, special or temporary

39-6  parking stickers, or special license plates issued pursuant to this section do

39-7  not authorize parking in any area on a highway where parking is prohibited

39-8  by law.

39-9    16.  No person, other than the person certified as being a person with a

39-10  disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, or a person actually

39-11  transporting such a person, may use the special license plates or a special

39-12  or temporary parking placard, or a special or temporary parking sticker

39-13  issued pursuant to this section to obtain any special parking privileges

39-14  available pursuant to this section.

39-15  17.  Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 16 is guilty

39-16  of a misdemeanor.

39-17  18.  The department may review the eligibility of each holder of a

39-18  special parking placard, a special parking sticker or special license plates,

39-19  or any combination thereof. Upon a determination of ineligibility by the

39-20  department, the holder shall surrender the special parking placard, special

39-21  parking sticker or special license plates, or any combination thereof, to the

39-22  department.

39-23  19.  The department may adopt such regulations as are necessary to

39-24  carry out the provisions of this section.

39-25  Sec. 51.  NRS 482.399 is hereby amended to read as follows:

39-26  482.399  1.  Upon the transfer of the ownership of or interest in any

39-27  vehicle by any holder of a valid registration, or upon destruction of the

39-28  vehicle, the registration expires.

39-29  2.  The holder of the original registration may transfer the registration

39-30  to another vehicle to be registered by him and use the same license plate or

39-31  plates thereon, if the license plate or plates are appropriate for the second

39-32  vehicle, upon filing an application for transfer of registration and upon

39-33  paying the transfer registration fee and the excess, if any, of the registration

39-34  fee and privilege tax on the vehicle to which the registration is transferred

39-35  over the total registration fee and privilege tax paid on all vehicles from

39-36  which he is transferring his ownership or interest. Application for transfer

39-37  of registration must be made in person, if practicable, to any office or agent

39-38  of the department or to a registered dealer, and the license plate or plates

39-39  may not be used upon a second vehicle until registration of that vehicle is

39-40  complete. In computing the privilege tax, the department, its agent or the

39-41  registered dealer shall credit the portion of the tax paid on the first vehicle

39-42  attributable to the remainder of the current registration period [or calendar

39-43  year on a pro rata monthly basis] against the tax due on the second vehicle

39-44  or on any other vehicle of which the person is the registered owner. If any

39-45  person transfers his ownership or interest in two or more vehicles, the

39-46  department or the registered dealer shall credit the portion of the tax paid

39-47  on all of the vehicles attributable to the remainder of the current

39-48  registration period [or calendar year on a pro rata monthly basis] against

39-49  the tax due on the vehicle to which the registration is transferred or on any

40-1  other vehicle of which the person is the registered owner. The certificates

40-2  of registration and unused license plates of the vehicles from which a

40-3  person transfers his ownership or interest must be submitted before credit

40-4  is given against the tax due on the vehicle to which the registration is

40-5  transferred or on any other vehicle of which the person is the registered

40-6  owner.

40-7    3.  In computing the registration fee, the department or its agent or the

40-8  registered dealer shall credit the portion of the registration fee paid on each

40-9  vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current [calendar year or]

40-10  registration period [on a pro rata basis] against the registration fee due on

40-11  the vehicle to which registration is transferred. If the amount owed on the

40-12  registration fee or privilege tax on that vehicle is less than the credit on the

40-13  total registration fee or privilege tax paid on all vehicles from which a

40-14  person transfers his ownership or interest, the department shall issue to the

40-15  person a refund in an amount equal to the difference between the amount

40-16  owed on the registration fee or privilege tax on that vehicle and the credit

40-17  on the total registration fee or privilege tax paid on all vehicles from which

40-18  a person transfers his ownership or interest.

40-19  4.  If the license plate or plates are not appropriate for the second

40-20  vehicle, the plate or plates must be surrendered to the department or

40-21  registered dealer and an appropriate plate or plates must be issued by the

40-22  department. The department shall not reissue the surrendered plate or

40-23  plates until the next succeeding licensing period.

40-24  5.  If application for transfer of registration is not made within 60 days

40-25  after the destruction or transfer of ownership of or interest in any vehicle,

40-26  the license plate or plates must be surrendered to the department on or

40-27  before the 60th day for cancellation of the registration.

40-28  6.  If a person cancels his registration and surrenders to the department

40-29  his license plates for a vehicle, the department shall issue to the person a

40-30  refund of the portion of the registration fee and privilege tax paid on the

40-31  vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current [calendar year or]

40-32  registration period . [on a pro rata basis.]

40-33  7.  For the purposes of this section, the amount attributable to the

40-34  remainder of a current registration period consists of:

40-35  (a) If the current registration period is 12 consecutive months or 1

40-36  calendar year, a pro rata amount for each calendar month of that

40-37  registration period remaining unused; or

40-38  (b) If the current registration period is 24 consecutive months or 2

40-39  calendar years:

40-40     (1) A pro rata amount for each calendar month of the current year

40-41  of that registration period remaining unused; and

40-42     (2) The entire amount attributable to any additional year of that

40-43  registration period remaining unused.

40-44  Sec. 52.  NRS 482.480 is hereby amended to read as follows:

40-45  482.480  There must be paid to the department for the registration or

40-46  the transfer or reinstatement of the registration of motor vehicles, trailers

40-47  and semitrailers, fees according to the following schedule:

40-48  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, for each stock

40-49  passenger car and each reconstructed or specially constructed passenger car

41-1  registered to a person, regardless of weight or number of passenger

41-2  capacity, a fee for registration of $33 [.] for each year of registration.

41-3    2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:

41-4    (a) For each of the fifth and sixth such cars registered to a person, a fee

41-5  for registration of $16.50 [.] for each year of registration.

41-6    (b) For each of the seventh and eighth such cars registered to a person, a

41-7  fee for registration of $12 [.] for each year of registration.

41-8    (c) For each of the ninth or more such cars registered to a person, a fee

41-9  for registration of $8[.] for each year of registration.

41-10  3.  The fees specified in subsection 2 do not apply:

41-11  (a) Unless the person registering the cars presents to the department at

41-12  the time of registration the registrations of all of the cars registered to him.

41-13  (b) To cars that are part of a fleet.

41-14  4.  For every motorcycle, a registration fee [for registration] of $33 for

41-15  each year of registration and for each motorcycle other than a trimobile,

41-16  an additional registration fee of $6 for each year of registration for

41-17  motorcycle safety. The additional fee must be deposited in the state

41-18  highway fund for credit to the account for the program for the education of

41-19  motorcycle riders.

41-20  5.  For each transfer of registration, a fee of $6 in addition to any other

41-21  fees.

41-22  6.  To reinstate the registration of a motor vehicle suspended pursuant

41-23  to NRS 485.317:

41-24  (a) A fee of $250 for a registered owner who failed to have insurance on

41-25  the date specified in the form for verification that was mailed by the

41-26  department pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 485.317; or

41-27  (b) A fee of $50 for a registered owner of a dormant vehicle who

41-28  canceled the insurance coverage for that vehicle or allowed the insurance

41-29  coverage for that vehicle to expire without first canceling the registration

41-30  for the vehicle in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 485.320,

41-31  both of which must be deposited in the account for verification of

41-32  insurance which is hereby created in the state highway fund. Money in the

41-33  account must be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 485.313 to

41-34  485.318, inclusive.

41-35  7.  For every travel trailer, a registration fee [for registration] of $27[.]

41-36  for each year of registration.

41-37  8.  For every permit for the operation of a golf cart, [an annual] a fee of

41-38  $10[.] for each year of the permit.

41-39  9.  For every low-speed vehicle, as that term is defined in NRS

41-40  484.527, a registration fee [for registration] of $33[.] for each year of

41-41  registration.

41-42  10.  To reinstate the registration of a motor vehicle that is suspended

41-43  pursuant to NRS 482.451, a fee of $33.

41-44  Sec. 53.  NRS 482.481 is hereby amended to read as follows:

41-45  482.481  The total registration [fees] fee for a motortruck, truck tractor,

41-46  bus or combination of vehicles having a declared gross weight of 10,001

41-47  pounds or more which is registered on the basis of [a] :

42-1    1.  One calendar year must be reduced by [one-twelfth] 1/12 for each

42-2  calendar month which has elapsed from the beginning of the year and

42-3  rounded to the nearest dollar.

42-4    2.  Two calendar years must be reduced by 1/24 for each calendar

42-5  month which has elapsed from the beginning of the first year and

42-6  rounded to the nearest dollar.

42-7    Sec. 54.  NRS 482.482 is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-8    482.482  1.  In addition to any other applicable fee listed in NRS

42-9  482.480, there must be paid to the department for the registration of every

42-10  motortruck, truck-tractor or bus which has a declared gross weight of:

42-11  (a) Less than 6,000 pounds, a fee of $33[.] for each year of

42-12  registration.

42-13  (b) Not less than 6,000 pounds and not more than 8,499 pounds, a fee of

42-14  $38[.] for each year of registration.

42-15  (c) Not less than 8,500 pounds and not more than 10,000 pounds, a fee

42-16  of $48[.] for each year of registration.

42-17  (d) Not less than 10,001 pounds and not more than 26,000 pounds, a fee

42-18  of $12 for each 1,000 pounds or fraction thereof[.] for each year of

42-19  registration.

42-20  (e) Not less than 26,001 pounds and not more than 80,000 pounds, a fee

42-21  of $17 for each 1,000 pounds or fraction thereof[.] for each year of

42-22  registration. The maximum fee is $1,360[.] for each year of registration.

42-23  2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the original or

42-24  renewal registration fees for fleets of vehicles with a declared gross weight

42-25  in excess of 26,000 pounds and the tax imposed by the provisions of

42-26  chapter 371 of NRS for the privilege of operating those vehicles may be

42-27  paid in equal installments. Installments are due on or before January 31,

42-28  April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year. The amount of each installment

42-29  must be determined by taking the total fee and privilege tax due for the

42-30  calendar year and dividing that total by four. The department shall not

42-31  allow installment payments for a vehicle added to a fleet after the original

42-32  or renewal registration is issued.

42-33  3.  If the due date of any installment falls on a Saturday, Sunday or

42-34  legal holiday, that installment is not due until the next following business

42-35  day.

42-36  4.  Any payment required by subsection 2 shall be deemed received by

42-37  the department on the date shown by the post office cancellation mark

42-38  stamped on an envelope containing payment properly addressed to the

42-39  department, if that date is earlier than the actual receipt of that payment.

42-40  5.  A person who fails to pay any fee pursuant to subsection 2 or

42-41  privilege tax when due shall pay to the department a penalty of 10 percent

42-42  of the amount of the unpaid fee, plus interest on the unpaid fee at the rate

42-43  of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month from the date the fee and tax

42-44  were due until the date of payment.

42-45  6.  If a person fails to pay any fee pursuant to subsection 2 or privilege

42-46  tax when due, the department may, in addition to the penalty provided for

42-47  in subsection 5, require that person to pay:

42-48  (a) The entire amount of the unpaid registration fee and privilege tax

42-49  owed by that person for the remainder of the calendar year; and

43-1    (b) On an annual basis, any registration fee and privilege tax set forth in

43-2  subsection 2 which may be incurred by that person in any subsequent

43-3  calendar year.

43-4    Sec. 55.  NRS 482.483 is hereby amended to read as follows:

43-5    482.483  In addition to any other applicable fee listed in NRS 482.480,

43-6  there must be paid to the department:

43-7    1.  For every trailer or semitrailer having an unladen weight of 1,000

43-8  pounds or less, a flat registration fee of $12[.] for each year of

43-9  registration.

43-10  2.  For every trailer having an unladen weight of more than 1,000

43-11  pounds, a flat registration fee of $24[.] for each year of registration.

43-12  Sec. 56.  NRS 482.520 is hereby amended to read as follows:

43-13  482.520  Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or

43-14  semitrailer which is stolen or embezzled files an affidavit alleging such fact

43-15  with the department, [it] the department shall immediately suspend the

43-16  registration of and refuse to reregister such vehicle until such time as it is

43-17  notified that the owner has recovered the vehicle . [, but notices given as

43-18  herein provided shall be] An affidavit filed pursuant to this section is

43-19  effective only during the current registration [year] period in which given.

43-20  [If during such year] If the vehicle is not recovered during that period, a

43-21  new affidavit may be filed with like effect during [the] each ensuing year.

43-22  Every owner who has filed an affidavit of theft or embezzlement must

43-23  immediately notify the department of the recovery of such vehicle.

43-24  Sec. 57.  NRS 482.545 is hereby amended to read as follows:

43-25  482.545  It is unlawful for any person to commit any of the following

43-26  acts:

43-27  1.  To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the

43-28  operation of, upon a highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer

43-29  which is not registered or which does not have attached thereto and

43-30  displayed thereon the number of plate or plates assigned thereto by the

43-31  department for the current period of registration , [or calendar year,]

43-32  subject to the exemption allowed in NRS 482.316 to 482.3175, inclusive,

43-33  482.320 to 482.363, inclusive, 482.385 to 482.3965, inclusive, and

43-34  482.420.

43-35  2.  To display, cause or permit to be displayed or to have in possession

43-36  any certificate of registration, license plate, certificate of ownership or

43-37  other document of title knowing it to be fictitious or to have been canceled,

43-38  revoked, suspended or altered.

43-39  3.  To lend to or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto

43-40  any registration card or plate issued to the person so lending or permitting

43-41  the use thereof.

43-42  4.  To fail or to refuse to surrender to the department, upon demand,

43-43  any registration card or plate which has been suspended, canceled or

43-44  revoked as provided in this chapter.

43-45  5.  To use a false or fictitious name or address in any application for the

43-46  registration of any vehicle or for any renewal or duplicate thereof, or

43-47  knowingly to make a false statement or knowingly to conceal a material

43-48  fact or otherwise commit a fraud in an application. A violation of this

43-49  subsection is a gross misdemeanor.

44-1    6.  Knowingly to operate a vehicle which:

44-2    (a) Has an altered identification number or mark; or

44-3    (b) Contains a part which has an altered identification number or mark.

44-4    Sec. 58.  NRS 371.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-5    371.050  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4,

44-6  valuation of vehicles must be determined by the department upon the basis

44-7  of :

44-8    (a) For a bus, truck or truck tractor having a declared gross weight of

44-9  10,000 pounds or more or a trailer or semitrailer having an unladen

44-10  weight of 4,000 pounds or more, 35 percent of the manufacturer’s

44-11  suggested retail price in Nevada;

44-12  (b) For a vehicle not subject to paragraph (a) that is first registered in

44-13  Nevada on or after July 1, 2001, or the ownership of which is transferred

44-14  on or after that date, 25 percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail

44-15  price in Nevada; or

44-16  (c) For all other vehicles, 35 percent of the manufacturer’s suggested

44-17  retail price in Nevada ,

44-18  excluding options and extras, as of the time the particular make and model

44-19  for that year is first offered for sale in Nevada.

44-20  2.  If the department is unable to determine the manufacturer’s

44-21  suggested retail price in Nevada with respect to any vehicle because the

44-22  vehicle is specially constructed, or for any other reason, the department

44-23  shall determine the valuation upon the basis of [35 percent] the applicable

44-24  percentage set forth in subsection 1 of the original retail price to the

44-25  original purchaser of the vehicle as evidenced by such document or

44-26  documents as the department may require.

44-27  3.  For each:

44-28  (a) Bus, truck, truck tractor or combination of vehicles having a

44-29  declared gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more; and

44-30  (b) Trailer or semitrailer having an unladen weight of 4,000 pounds or

44-31  more,

44-32  the department may use 85 percent of the original purchaser’s cost price in

44-33  lieu of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price.

44-34  4.  If the department is unable to determine the original manufacturer’s

44-35  suggested retail price in Nevada, or the original retail price to the

44-36  purchaser, the department may determine the original value of the vehicle

44-37  on the basis of 50 cents per pound.

44-38  5.  For motor carriers which register pursuant to the provisions of the

44-39  Interstate Highway User Fee Apportionment Act, the department may

44-40  determine the original purchaser’s cost price of the vehicle on the basis of

44-41  its declared gross weight in a manner which the department finds

44-42  appropriate and equitable.

44-43  Sec. 59.  NRS 371.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-44  371.060  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each

44-45  vehicle that is first registered in Nevada on or after July 1, 2001, or the

44-46  ownership of which is transferred on or after that date, must be

44-47  depreciated by the department for the purposes of the annual amount of the

44-48  privilege tax according to the following schedule:

 

45-1                                                          Percentage of

45-2    Age                                                    Initial Value

 

45-3  New.............................................. 100 percent

45-4  1 year...................................... [85] 95 percent

45-5  2 years..................................... [75] 90 percent

45-6  3 years..................................... [65] 85 percent

45-7  4 years..................................... [55] 80 percent

45-8  5 years..................................... [45] 75 percent

45-9  6 years..................................... [35] 70 percent

45-10  7 years.................................... [25] 65 percent

45-11  8 years.................................... [15] 60 percent

45-12  9 years [or more]...................... [5] 55 percent

45-13  10 years........................................ 50 percent

45-14  11 years........................................ 45 percent

45-15  12 years........................................ 40 percent

45-16  13 years........................................ 35 percent

45-17  14 years........................................ 30 percent

45-18  15 years........................................ 25 percent

45-19  16 years........................................ 20 percent

45-20  17 years........................................ 15 percent

45-21  18 years........................................ 10 percent

45-22  19 years or more............................. 5 percent

 

45-23  2.  Each bus, truck or truck tractor having a declared gross weight of

45-24  10,000 pounds or more and each trailer or semitrailer having an unladen

45-25  weight of 4,000 pounds or more must be depreciated by the department for

45-26  the purposes of the annual amount of the privilege tax according to the

45-27  following schedule:

 

45-28                                                         Percentage of

45-29  Age                                                    Initial Value

 

45-30  New............................................. 100 percent

45-31  1 year............................................. 75 percent

45-32  2 years........................................... 59 percent

45-33  3 years........................................... 47 percent

45-34  4 years........................................... 37 percent

45-35  5 years........................................... 28 percent

45-36  6 years........................................... 23 percent

45-37  7 years........................................... 20 percent

45-38  8 years........................................... 17 percent

45-39  9 years........................................... 15 percent

45-40  10 years or more............................. 13 percent

 

45-41  3.  [Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,] Each vehicle

45-42  that is not subject to the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 must be

45-43  depreciated by the department for the purposes of the annual amount of

45-44  the privilege tax according to the following schedule:

46-1                                                         Percentage of

46-2    Age                                                Initial Value

 

46-3  New............................................. 100 percent

46-4  1 year............................................ 85 percent

46-5  2 years........................................... 75 percent

46-6  3 years........................................... 65 percent

46-7  4 years........................................... 55 percent

46-8  5 years........................................... 45 percent

46-9  6 years........................................... 35 percent

46-10  7 years.......................................... 25 percent

46-11  8 years.......................................... 15 percent

46-12  9 years or more............................... 5 percent

 

46-13  4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the minimum annual

46-14  amount of the privilege tax:

46-15  (a) On any trailer having an unladen weight of 1,000 pounds or less :

46-16     (1) For a trailer first registered in Nevada on or after July 1, 2001,

46-17  or the ownership of which is transferred on or after that date, is $5; or

46-18     (2) For a trailer not subject to the provisions of subparagraph (1), is

46-19  $3; and

46-20  (b) On any other vehicle :

46-21     (1) For a vehicle first registered in Nevada on or after July 1, 2001,

46-22  or the ownership of which is transferred on or after that date, is $9; or

46-23     (2) For a vehicle not subject to the provisions of subparagraph (1),

46-24  is $6.

46-25  [4.] 5.  The minimum annual amount of the privilege tax on a bus,

46-26  truck or truck tractor having a declared gross weight of 10,000 pounds or

46-27  more or a trailer or semitrailer having an unladen weight of 4,000

46-28  pounds or more is $6.

46-29  6.  For the purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be deemed a “new”

46-30  vehicle if the vehicle has never been registered with the department and has

46-31  never been registered with the appropriate agency of any other state, the

46-32  District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States or

46-33  any foreign state, province or country.

46-34  Sec. 60.  NRS 371.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:

46-35  371.070  [Upon vehicles registered for the first time] If a vehicle is

46-36  registered in this state for a period of 1 or 2 calendar years after the

46-37  beginning of [the registration] a calendar year, the amount of the privilege

46-38  tax [shall] for that calendar year must be reduced [one-twelfth] by 1/12 for

46-39  each month which has elapsed since the beginning of [such] that year.

46-40  Sec. 61.  NRS 371.1035 is hereby amended to read as follows:

46-41  371.1035  1.  Any person who qualifies for an exemption pursuant to

46-42  NRS 371.103 may, in lieu of claiming his exemption:

46-43  (a) Pay to the department all or any portion of the amount by which the

46-44  tax would be reduced if he claimed his exemption; and

46-45  (b) Direct the department to deposit that amount for credit to the

46-46  veterans’ home account established pursuant to NRS 417.145.

47-1    2.  Any person who wishes to waive his exemption pursuant to this

47-2  section shall designate the amount to be credited to the account on a form

47-3  provided by the department.

47-4    3.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, the

47-5  department shall deposit any money received pursuant to this section with

47-6  the state treasurer for credit to the veterans’ home account established

47-7  pursuant to NRS 417.145. The state treasurer shall not accept more than a

47-8  total $1,000,000 for credit to the account pursuant to this section and NRS

47-9  361.0905 during any fiscal year.

47-10  Sec. 62.  NRS 371.105 is hereby amended to read as follows:

47-11  371.105  1.  Claims pursuant to NRS 371.101, 371.102, 371.103 or

47-12  371.104 for tax exemption on the vehicle privilege tax and designations of

47-13  any amount to be credited to the veterans’ home account pursuant to NRS

47-14  371.1035 must be filed annually at any time [on] :

47-15  (a) On or before the date [when payment of the tax is due.] of

47-16  registration or renewal of registration of the vehicle; and

47-17  (b) Before the issuance of a decal, sticker or other device for the

47-18  vehicle license plate pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or

47-19  paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of section 2 of this act.

47-20  2.  All exemptions provided for in this section must not be in an

47-21  amount which gives the taxpayer a total exemption greater than that to

47-22  which he is entitled during any fiscal year.

47-23  Sec. 63.  NRS 371.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:

47-24  371.110  1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.482, the

47-25  privilege tax is due on the first day of the registration [year] period for the

47-26  vehicle concerned and must be paid at the same time as, and in conjunction

47-27  with, the registration or renewal of registration of the vehicle.

47-28  2.  Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, any:

47-29  (a) Increase in the amount of a privilege tax;

47-30  (b) Additional or supplemental privilege tax; or

47-31  (c) Exemption from or decrease in the amount of a privilege tax,

47-32  adopted after the department has received or collected the privilege tax

47-33  for a registration period of a vehicle, does not apply to the vehicle during

47-34  that registration period.

47-35  Sec. 64.  NRS 371.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:

47-36  371.140  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS

47-37  482.482, if the privilege tax for a vehicle for the next period of registration

47-38  is not paid before the expiration of the current period of registration for that

47-39  vehicle, a penalty equal to 10 percent of the tax due[,] for the next year,

47-40  but not less than $6, plus the amount of the delinquent tax, must be added

47-41  to the privilege tax due for the next period of registration, unless the

47-42  vehicle has not been operated on the highways since the expiration of the

47-43  prior registration. The department may retain any penalty so collected.

47-44  2.  Evidence of nonoperation of a vehicle must be made by an affidavit

47-45  executed by a person having knowledge of the fact. The affidavit must

47-46  accompany the application for renewal of registration.

47-47  3.  The provisions of this section do not apply to vehicles registered

47-48  pursuant to NRS 706.841.

 

48-1    Sec. 65.  NRS 371.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:

48-2    371.150  Upon receipt of an application for the renewal of registration

48-3  and an affidavit of nonoperation, the department shall collect the tax for the

48-4  current registration [year.] period. No penalty [shall] may be imposed if the

48-5  department receives the application and affidavit within 30 days after the

48-6  date of the first operation of the vehicle during the current registration

48-7  [year.] period.

48-8    Sec. 66.  NRS 371.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:

48-9    371.230  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 371.1035 [or 482.180,]

48-10  , 482.180 and section 3 of this act, money collected by the department for

48-11  privilege taxes and penalties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must

48-12  be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the motor vehicle fund.

48-13  Sec. 67.  NRS 445B.795 is hereby amended to read as follows:

48-14  445B.795  The authority set forth in NRS 445B.770 providing for a

48-15  compulsory inspection program is limited as follows:

48-16  1.  In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, all passenger cars

48-17  and light-duty motor vehicles which use diesel fuel and require inspection

48-18  pursuant to the regulations adopted by the commission under NRS

48-19  445B.770 are required to have evidence of compliance upon registration

48-20  [or reregistration.] , the renewal of registration and the validation of

48-21  registration.

48-22  2.  In areas which have been designated by the commission for

48-23  inspection programs and which are located in counties whose populations

48-24  are 100,000 or more, all used motor vehicles which require inspection

48-25  pursuant to the regulations adopted by the commission under NRS

48-26  445B.770 are required to have evidence of compliance upon registration

48-27  [or reregistration.] , the renewal of registration and the validation of

48-28  registration.

48-29  3.  In designated areas in other counties where the commission puts a

48-30  program into effect, all used motor vehicles which require inspection

48-31  pursuant to the regulations adopted by the commission under NRS

48-32  445B.770 are required to have evidence of compliance upon registration

48-33  [or reregistration.] , the renewal of registration and the validation of

48-34  registration.

48-35  4.  The board of county commissioners of a county containing a

48-36  designated area may revise its program for the designated area after

48-37  receiving the approval of the commission.

48-38  5.  As used in this section, “validation of registration” means the

48-39  issuance of a decal, sticker or other device pursuant to paragraph (b) of

48-40  subsection 1 or paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of section 2 of this act.

48-41  Sec. 68.  NRS 445B.800 is hereby amended to read as follows:

48-42  445B.800  1.  Subject to any applicable limitation of NRS 445B.700

48-43  to 445B.815, inclusive, and any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, no

48-44  used motor vehicle which requires inspection pursuant to the regulations

48-45  adopted by the commission under NRS 445B.770 may be [registered] :

48-46  (a) Registered unless the application for registration is accompanied by

48-47  evidence of compliance issued by any authorized inspection station,

48-48  authorized station or fleet station ; or

49-1    (b) Issued a decal, sticker or other device pursuant to paragraph (b) of

49-2  subsection 1 or paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of section 2 of this act

49-3  unless the department is satisfied that an authorized inspection station,

49-4  an authorized station or a fleet station has issued evidence of

49-5  compliance,

49-6  certifying that the vehicle is equipped with devices for the control of

49-7  pollution from motor vehicles required by federal regulation or such other

49-8  requirements as the commission may by regulation prescribe under the

49-9  provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive.

49-10  2.  If:

49-11  (a) A seller of a used vehicle is required to complete a dealer’s report of

49-12  sale pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.424; or

49-13  (b) A long-term lessor of a used vehicle is required to complete a long-

49-14  term lessor’s report of lease pursuant to the provisions of
NRS 482.4245,

49-15  the seller or long-term lessor shall also provide the buyer or long-term

49-16  lessee with any evidence of compliance required pursuant to subsection 1.

49-17  3.  The requirements of this section apply only:

49-18  (a) To passenger cars and light-duty motor vehicles which use diesel

49-19  fuel and are based in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; and

49-20  (b) In counties where a program of inspecting and testing motor

49-21  vehicles and systems for the control of emissions from motor vehicles has

49-22  been implemented pursuant to NRS 445B.770.

49-23  Sec. 69.  NRS 445B.815 is hereby amended to read as follows:

49-24  445B.815  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, persons

49-25  employed at branch offices of the department of motor vehicles and public

49-26  safety and the offices of county assessors who are acting as agents of the

49-27  department in the collection of fees for registration, shall not register:

49-28  (a) A passenger car or light-duty motor vehicle which:

49-29     (1) Uses diesel fuel;

49-30     (2) Is based in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; and

49-31     (3) Requires inspection pursuant to the regulations adopted by the

49-32  commission under NRS 445B.770; or

49-33  (b) A vehicle which:

49-34     (1) Is based in an area of this state designated by the commission; and

49-35     (2) Requires inspection pursuant to the regulations adopted by the

49-36  commission under NRS 445B.770,

49-37  until the person has received evidence of compliance with NRS 445B.700

49-38  to 445B.845, inclusive, [has been provided.] or is otherwise satisfied that

49-39  such evidence of compliance has been issued.

49-40  2.  An owner or lessee of a fleet of three or more vehicles may, upon

49-41  application to the department of motor vehicles and public safety, submit

49-42  evidence of compliance for his motor vehicles in a manner determined by

49-43  that department.

49-44  Sec. 70.  Section 30 of chapter 491, Statutes of Nevada 1991, at page

49-45  1448, is hereby amended to read as follows:

49-46  Sec. 30.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in section 34 of this

49-47  act and in addition to all other taxes imposed on the valuation of

49-48  vehicles, the board of county commissioners of Churchill, Elko,

50-1  Humboldt, Washoe and Lander counties and the board of supervisors

50-2  of Carson City may by ordinance, but not as in a case of emergency,

50-3  impose a special privilege tax of 1 cent on each $1 of valuation of the

50-4  vehicle for the privilege of operating upon the public streets, roads

50-5  and highways of the county on each vehicle based in the county

50-6  except:

50-7    (a) A vehicle exempt from the motor vehicle privilege tax pursuant

50-8  to this chapter; or

50-9    (b) A vehicle subject to NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, which

50-10  is engaged in interstate or intercounty operations.

50-11  2.  [The] Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the

50-12  department of motor vehicles and public safety shall deposit the

50-13  proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 with the state

50-14  treasurer for credit to the tax distribution fund for the county in which

50-15  it was collected.

50-16  3.  As used in this section “based” has the meaning ascribed to it

50-17  in NRS 482.011.

50-18  Sec. 71.  Section 9 of chapter 475, Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page

50-19  1953, is hereby amended to read as follows:

50-20  Sec. 9.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in section 14 of this act

50-21  and in addition to all other taxes imposed on the valuation of vehicles,

50-22  the board of county commissioners of Douglas, Esmeralda, Lincoln,

50-23  Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey and White Pine counties may

50-24  by ordinance, in the manner provided in section 13 of this act, impose

50-25  a special privilege tax of 1 cent on each $1 of valuation of the vehicle

50-26  for the privilege of operating upon the public streets, roads and

50-27  highways of the county on each vehicle based in the county except:

50-28  (a) A vehicle exempt from the motor vehicle privilege tax pursuant

50-29  to chapter 371 of NRS; or

50-30  (b) A vehicle subject to NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, which

50-31  is engaged in interstate or intercounty operations.

50-32  2.  [The] Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the

50-33  department of motor vehicles and public safety shall deposit the

50-34  proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 with the state

50-35  treasurer for credit to the tax distribution fund for the county in which

50-36  it was collected.

50-37  3.  As used in this section “based” has the meaning ascribed to it

50-38  in NRS 482.011.

50-39  Sec. 72.  NRS 371.080 is hereby repealed.

50-40  Sec. 73.  1.  This section becomes effective upon passage and

50-41  approval.

50-42  2.  Sections 1 to 72, inclusive, of this act become effective upon

50-43  passage and approval for the purposes of adopting regulations and

50-44  performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to

50-45  carry out the provisions of those sections. For all other purposes:

50-46  (a) Sections 58 and 59 of this act become effective on July 1, 2001;

50-47  (b) Sections 1 to 33, inclusive, 36 to 41, inclusive, 43 to 57, inclusive,

50-48  and 60 to 72, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2002;

51-1    (c) Section 34 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2002, only if, on

51-2  or before October 1, 2001, the department of motor vehicles and public

51-3  safety has received 250 or more applications for the issuance of a license

51-4  plate pursuant to NRS 482.37905;

51-5    (d) Section 35 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2002, only if, on

51-6  or before October 1, 2001, the department of motor vehicles and public

51-7  safety has received 250 or more applications for the issuance of a license

51-8  plate pursuant to NRS 482.37915; and

51-9    (e) Section 42 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2002, only if, on

51-10  or before October 1, 2001, the department of motor vehicles and public

51-11  safety has received 250 or more applications for the issuance of a license

51-12  plate pursuant to NRS 482.37936.

51-13  3.  Section 36 of this act expires by limitation on October 1, 2003, if on

51-14  that date the department of motor vehicles and public safety has received

51-15  fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of a license plate pursuant to

51-16  NRS 482.37917.

51-17  4.  Section 37 of this act expires by limitation on October 1, 2003, if on

51-18  that date the department of motor vehicles and public safety has received

51-19  fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of a license plate pursuant to

51-20  NRS 482.37919.

51-21  5.  Section 41 of this act expires by limitation on October 1, 2003, if on

51-22  that date the department of motor vehicles and public safety has received

51-23  fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of a license plate pursuant to

51-24  NRS 482.37935.

 

51-25  TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION

 

51-26  371.080  Reduction on cessation of exemption because of change of

51-27   ownership. If any vehicle which is exempt from the privilege tax under

51-28   NRS 371.100 ceases to be exempt after the beginning of the registration

51-29   year by reason of change of ownership, the amount of the privilege tax

51-30   shall be reduced one-twelfth for each month which has elapsed since the

51-31   beginning of such year.

 

51-32  H