Title 43

NRS 481.029 Hearing conducted by Department: Manner of taking testimony; where conducted. Notwithstanding any specific statute to the contrary, with regard to any hearing required to be conducted by the Department pursuant to this title: 1. The testimony of any party or witness m…

NRS 481.031 Office of Director of Department created. The Office of Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles is hereby created. (Added to NRS by 1957, 609; A 1985, 1931; 2001, 2543)

NRS 481.035 Director of Department: Appointment; classification; other employment prohibited; employment of deputies and staff. 1. The Director: (a) Is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor; (b) Must be appointed with special reference to his or her training, ex…

NRS 481.047 Appointment of personnel. The Director shall appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of his or her duties and the operation of the Department may require. (Added to NRS by 1957, 610; A 1985, 431)

NRS 481.0473 Divisions of Department. The Department consists of: 1. A Division of the Office of the Director; 2. A Division of Compliance Enforcement; 3. A Division of Customer Services; 4. A Division of Research and Project Management; 5. A Division of Information Technology; 6…

NRS 481.0475 Duties of Fiscal Operations Division. The Fiscal Operations Division shall furnish fiscal, accounting and other administrative services to the Director and the various divisions, and advise and assist the Director and the various divisions in carrying out their funct…

NRS 481.048 Division of Compliance Enforcement: Appointment and duties of investigators. 1. The Director shall appoint, within the limits of legislative appropriations, investigators for the Division of Compliance Enforcement. 2. The duties of the investigators are to travel the …

NRS 481.0481 Section for Control of Emissions From Vehicles and Enforcement of Matters Related to Use of Special Fuel: Creation; appointment and duties of investigators, officers and technicians. 1. There is hereby created within the Department a Section for the Control of Emissi…

NRS 481.051 Powers and duties of Director: Generally; delegation. 1. The Director shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities of the Department. 2. The Director may organize the Department into various divisions, alter the organization and reassign resp…

NRS 481.0513 Powers and duties of Director: Agreements for placement of advertisements in certain buildings. 1. The Director may enter into an agreement with a person for the placement of advertisements in areas of buildings owned or occupied by the Department that are frequented…

NRS 481.0515 Powers and duties of Director: References to names of persons in documents and records. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Director shall ensure that whenever a document is required by law to include the name of a person, the document sets forth the…

NRS 481.052 Powers and duties of Director: Adoption of definitions of certain terms by regulation. The Director shall, by regulation, define: 1. “Address of principal residence” as the term is used in chapters 483 and 486 of NRS; 2. “Conviction” as the term is used in NRS 483.010…

NRS 481.0535 Powers and duties of Director: Expenditure of appropriations to assist certain entities to purchase and obtain evidence; receipt and safekeeping of money. 1. The Director may expend money that the Legislature appropriates to assist local law enforcement agencies or t…

NRS 481.055 Department to keep main office in Carson City; maintenance of branch offices; electronic branch office. [Effective until the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that su…

NRS 481.056 Electronic versions of cards, certificates and licenses issued by Department; duty of holder. 1. The Department may issue to a person who holds or is issued a valid card, certificate or license issued by the Department an electronic version of the same card, certifica…

NRS 481.057 Offices of Department: Extended hours of operation. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the Director may arrange for offices of the Department to remain open on Saturdays and Sundays and at hours other than 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Added to NRS by 1963, 216; A 1…

NRS 481.058 Offices of Department: Duty of Department to ensure employee who is fluent in certain languages is available in certain offices. At each office of the Department in which voting materials are required pursuant to NRS 293.2699 to be provided in the language or language…

NRS 481.062 Offices of Department: Maintenance of service windows or locations within certain offices dedicated to document preparation services; procedure for client of document preparation service to file complaint with Department; duties of Department; removal or suspension of…

NRS 481.063 Collection and deposit of fees for publications of Department and private use of files and records of Department; limitations on release and use of files and records; regulations. [Effective until the earlier of December 31, 2026, or the date on which the Director of …

NRS 481.065 Acceptance of donations for programs for traffic safety. The Department is authorized to accept donations of money, labor and materials to be used in traffic safety programs. (Added to NRS by 1965, 376)

NRS 481.079 Money collected to be deposited in Motor Vehicle Fund; exception; dishonored payments; adjustment of deposits. 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, all taxes, license fees and money collected by the Department must be deposited with the State Treasurer…

NRS 481.081 Arrearage in tax, fee or assessment administered by Department: Department authorized to file certificate; certificate as lien; extension of lien. 1. If any tax, fee or assessment administered by the Department is not paid when due, the Department may, within 3 years …

NRS 481.082 Arrearage in tax, fee or assessment administered by Department: Release or subordination of lien; certificate issued by Department as conclusive evidence. 1. The Department may release all or any portion of the property subject to a lien imposed by the Department purs…

NRS 481.083 Money for administration of chapter; claims. 1. Money for the administration of the provisions of this chapter must be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the State Highway Fund or other legislative authorization upon the presentation of budgets in the m…

NRS 481.087 Administrative expenses deemed cost of administration of operation of motor vehicles on public highways. The expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter and in the administration of the powers and duties provided in this chapter shall be deemed to be a cos…

NRS 481.089 “Personal information” defined. As used in NRS 481.089 to 481.099, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “personal information” means: 1. The home address of a person; and 2. The home address of the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person. (Add…

NRS 481.091 Request for alternate address on driver’s license or identification card: Persons eligible; requirements; regulations. 1. The following persons may request that the Department display an alternate address on the person’s driver’s license, commercial driver’s license o…

NRS 481.093 Limits on disclosure of personal information. If a person requests pursuant to NRS 481.091 to have an alternate address displayed on the person’s driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or identification card, the personal information of that person may only be …

NRS 481.095 Prohibited acts. 1. A person shall not: (a) Make a false representation to obtain any information pursuant to NRS 481.089, 481.091 or 481.093; or (b) Knowingly obtain or disclose information pursuant to NRS 481.089, 481.091 or 481.093 for any use not authorized pursua…

NRS 481.097 Penalty for disclosing personal information. If a person discloses personal information about a person listed in NRS 481.091 in violation of NRS 481.089, 481.091 or 481.093 and the person who makes the disclosure knows or reasonably should know that such disclosure wi…

NRS 481.099 Civil penalty. In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to NRS 481.095 or 481.097, the court may order a person who commits an act described in those sections to pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,500 for each act. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1559)