Title 43

NRS 483.035 “Border state employee” defined. “Border state employee” means a person whose legal residence is not in this State and who resides outside of the State of Nevada and who commutes into the State of Nevada solely for the purpose of employment. (Added to NRS by 1973, 156…

NRS 483.040 “Cancellation” and “cancelled” defined. “Cancellation” or “cancelled” means that a license which was issued through error or fraud is declared void and terminated. A new license may be obtained only as permitted in NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive. [Part 7:190:1941; …

NRS 483.045 “Concentration of alcohol of 0.02 or more but less than 0.08 in his or her blood or breath” defined. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concen…

NRS 483.063 “Driver” defined. “Driver” means a person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle upon a highway. (Added to NRS by 1969, 536)

NRS 483.064 “Driver authorization card” defined. “Driver authorization card” means a card obtained in accordance with NRS 483.291. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1294)

NRS 483.065 “Driver’s license” defined. “Driver’s license” means a license issued under the laws of this State authorizing a person to drive a motor vehicle in this State. (Added to NRS by 1969, 536)

NRS 483.067 “Electric bicycle” defined. “Electric bicycle” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.017. The term does not include a moped or an electric scooter, as defined in NRS 482.0295. (Added to NRS by 2009, 396; A 2019, 1881; 2021, 1742)

NRS 483.070 “Farm tractor” defined. “Farm tractor” means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines and other implements of husbandry. [Part 2:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.01]

NRS 483.075 “Foreign exchange student” defined. “Foreign exchange student” means a student: 1. Whose legal residence is not in the United States; 2. Who comes into this State to attend an educational institution for 1 school year; and 3. Who returns to his or her legal residence …

NRS 483.080 “Highway” defined. “Highway” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484A.095. [Part 5:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.04]—(NRS A 1999, 3408)

NRS 483.081 “International instructor” defined. “International instructor” means a person: 1. Who is at least 18 years of age; 2. Whose legal residence is not in this State; 3. Who comes into this State to teach at an educational institution for an indefinite period; and 4. Who m…

NRS 483.082 “International student” defined. “International student” means a student: 1. Who is at least 18 years of age; 2. Whose legal residence is not in this State; 3. Who comes into this State to attend an educational institution for an indefinite period; and 4. Who may decl…

NRS 483.083 “License” defined. “License” means any driver’s license or permit to operate a vehicle issued under or granted by the laws of this State, including: 1. Any temporary license; 2. Any instruction permit obtained in accordance with NRS 483.290; and 3. The future privileg…

NRS 483.085 “Licensee” defined. “Licensee” means a person who has a license. (Added to NRS by 1969, 537)

NRS 483.088 “Moped” defined. “Moped” means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or produces not more than 1…

NRS 483.090 “Motor vehicle” defined. “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. “Motor vehicle” includes a moped. The term does not include a…

NRS 483.100 “Nonresident” defined. “Nonresident” means every person who is not a resident of this State. [4:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.03]

NRS 483.115 “Out-of-state student” defined. “Out-of-state student” means a student: 1. Whose legal residence is not in this State; 2. Who comes into this State to attend an educational institution; and 3. Who returns to his or her legal residence during the summer months. (Added …

NRS 483.120 “Owner” defined. “Owner” means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and…

NRS 483.125 “Photograph” defined. “Photograph” includes a digital image created by a computer or digital camera. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1109)

NRS 483.135 “Premises to which the public has access” defined. “Premises to which the public has access” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484A.185. (Added to NRS by 1999, 3408)

NRS 483.141 “Resident” defined. 1. “Resident” includes, but is not limited to, a person: (a) Whose legal residence is in the State of Nevada. (b) Who engages in intrastate business and operates in such a business any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or any person maintainin…

NRS 483.150 “Revocation” defined. “Revocation” means that the licensee’s privilege to drive a vehicle is terminated. A new license may be obtained only as permitted in NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive. [Part 7:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.06]—(NRS A 1969, 537)

NRS 483.160 “School bus” defined. 1. “School bus” means every motor vehicle owned by or under the control of a public or governmental agency or a private school and regularly operated for the transportation of children to or from school or a school activity or privately owned and…

NRS 483.165 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1791)

NRS 483.170 “Street” defined. “Street” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. [Part 5:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.04]

NRS 483.180 “Suspension” defined. “Suspension” means that the licensee’s privilege to drive a vehicle is temporarily withdrawn. [Part 7:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.06]

NRS 483.190 “Vehicle” defined. “Vehicle” means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except: 1. Devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; 2. Electric bicycles; 3. E…

NRS 483.200 Employment of examiners and other employees; duties of examiners. 1. The Administrator is authorized to employ examiners, deputies and such other help as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive. 2. The Department may appoint a…

NRS 483.205 Medical Board: Appointment; duties. When the Administrator considers it necessary to obtain assistance for the Department in determining the physical or mental ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle, the Administrator, assisted by the Chief Medical Officer, ma…

NRS 483.210 Offices. The Administrator is authorized to provide suitable office accommodations. [Part 26:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.25]

NRS 483.220 Regulations. The Administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing activities of the Department under NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive. [Part 26:190:1941; 1931 NCL § 4442.25]—(NRS A 1969, 538; 1975, 1076; 2017, 1279)

NRS 483.222 Department authorized to enter agreement with Department of Veterans Services for purposes of sharing information relevant to verifying whether applicant was honorably discharged. The Department may enter into an agreement, including, without limitation, an interlocal…

NRS 483.225 List of licensed drivers to be provided for selection of jury; reimbursement of Department. 1. The Department shall provide a list of licensed drivers in any county upon the request of a district judge or jury commissioner of the judicial district in which the county …

NRS 483.230 Licensing of drivers required; vehicle being towed; possession of more than one license prohibited. 1. Except persons expressly exempted in NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, a person shall not drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State unless such person ha…

NRS 483.235 Holders of class A noncommercial drivers’ licenses: Department to adopt regulations concerning driving of combinations of vehicles of certain length and weight. The Department shall adopt regulations authorizing the holder of a class A noncommercial driver’s license t…

NRS 483.240 Exemptions from licensing. The following persons are exempt from license under the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive: 1. Any person while driving a motor vehicle in the service of the Armed Forces. 2. Any person while driving any road machine, farm tract…

NRS 483.245 License issued by this State required when person becomes resident; issuance; reciprocal agreements with other states or countries. 1. When a person becomes a resident of Nevada as defined in this chapter and chapter 482 of NRS, the person must, within 30 days, obtain…

NRS 483.250 Issuance of license to certain persons prohibited; exceptions. The Department shall not issue any license pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive: 1. To any person who is under the age of 18 years, except that the Department may issue: (a) A re…

NRS 483.2521 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance of license. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Department may issue a driver’s license to a person who is 16 or 17 years of age if the person: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subse…

NRS 483.2523 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Restriction on transporting certain passengers under 18 years of age during initial period of licensure; penalty; effect of violation. 1. A person to whom a driver’s license is issued pursuant to NRS 483.2521 shall not, during t…

NRS 483.2525 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Violation of restriction on transporting certain passengers during initial period of licensure not primary offense; issuance of citations. 1. A peace officer shall not stop a motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whe…

NRS 483.2527 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Information included on and format of license; regulations. The Department may: 1. With respect to a driver’s license that is issued pursuant to NRS 483.2521: (a) Include on the face of the license the original date on which the…

NRS 483.2529 Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Duration of restriction or suspension of license for certain violations. If the driver’s license of a person who is under 18 years of age is restricted or suspended as a result of an act committed in violation of NRS 483.2521 to…

NRS 483.255 Department to adopt regulations regarding hours of training required for issuance of license to minor who attends school for training drivers. The Department shall adopt regulations that set forth the number of hours of training which a person whose age is less than 1…

NRS 483.267 Restricted license for person between ages of 14 and 18 years if medical hardship exists in family: Issuance; application; restrictions. [Effective until the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the L…