Amendment No. 207

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 384                                                                       (BDR 43‑1154)

Proposed by: Committee on Transportation

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

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       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 19, renumbering sec. 20 as sec. 4 and adding new sections designated sections 1 through 3, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:

     “Section 1.  1.  The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a pilot program to authorize a person to provide services of registration pursuant to this section.

     2.  Upon request, the Department may authorize a person to:

     (a) Accept applications for the registration and renewal of registration of motor vehicles, and collect related fees and taxes;

     (b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the requirements of chapter 482 of NRS; and

     (c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant to NRS 482.399.

     3.  A person who is authorized to register motor vehicles, issue certificates of registration and renew the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 2 shall:

     (a) Transmit the applications he receives to the Department within the period prescribed by the Department;

     (b) Except with respect to a fee authorized by subsection 4, transmit any fees or taxes he collects from the applicants and properly account for them within the period prescribed by the Department;

     (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 6;

     (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates of registration or renew the registration of a motor vehicle, including, without limitation, any computer hardware or software; and

     (e) Provide for any fee, bond or insurance which is necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

     4.  In addition to any fees or taxes collected pursuant to this section, a person who is authorized to register motor vehicles, issue certificates of registration and renew the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 2 may charge and collect a fee for the performance of services pursuant to this section.

     5.  A person who is authorized to register motor vehicles, issue certificates of registration and renew the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 2 may not receive compensation from the Department for the performance of services pursuant to this section.

     6.  The Director of the Department shall adopt such regulations as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

     Sec. 2.  On or before January 1, 2004, the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall adopt the regulations required by section 1 of this act.

     Sec. 3.  On or before February 1, 2007, the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 74th Session of the Nevada Legislature an interim report regarding the pilot program established pursuant to section 1 of this act.”.

     Amend sec. 20, page 12, by deleting line 3 and inserting:

     “Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003, and expires by limitation on June 30, 2007.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a pilot program to contract with persons to provide certain services relating to the registration of motor vehicles otherwise required to be provided by the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Requires Department of Motor Vehicles to establish pilot program to contract with persons to provide certain services otherwise required to be provided by Department. (BDR S‑1154)”.