Title 43

NRS 482.013 “Bus” defined. “Bus” means any motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of persons, and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for transportation of persons for compensation. (Added to NRS by 196…

NRS 482.014 “Calendar year” defined. “Calendar year” means a year commencing at 12 p.m. December 31 and ending at 12 p.m. the following December 31. (Added to NRS by 1969, 683)

NRS 482.0145 “Charitable organization” defined. “Charitable organization” means an organization which: 1. The Secretary of the Treasury has determined is an exempt organization pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and 2. For not less than 2 y…

NRS 482.0151 “Chassis-mount camper” defined. “Chassis-mount camper” means a portable unit designed to be permanently affixed to a truck chassis and cab, and so constructed as to provide temporary living quarters for travel, camping or recreational use. (Added to NRS by 1973, 229)

NRS 482.0152 “Combined gross vehicle weight” defined. “Combined gross vehicle weight” means the actual weight of a commercial motor vehicle, including any load the vehicle is carrying, combined with the actual weight of any trailer or load the vehicle is towing. (Added to NRS by …

NRS 482.0153 “Combined gross vehicle weight rating” defined. “Combined gross vehicle weight rating” means the maximum gross weight, as designated by the manufacturer, that a vehicle is capable of towing in combination with its own gross vehicle weight rating. (Added to NRS by 200…

NRS 482.0154 “Complete front inner structure for a unibody” defined. “Complete front inner structure for a unibody” means the weld-on structure of a vehicle, including, without limitation, the radiator support, left and right aprons, upper and lower rails and strut towers, design…

NRS 482.0157 “Conventional frame” defined. “Conventional frame” means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of a vehicle used as the major support in the construction of the vehicle. (Added to NRS by 2005, 1239)

NRS 482.016 “Converter dolly” defined. “Converter dolly” means a vehicle with a fifth wheel lower half or equivalent mechanism, the attachment of which converts a semitrailer to a full trailer. (Added to NRS by 1969, 683)

NRS 482.018 “Cowl assembly” defined. “Cowl assembly” means the forward structural portion of a vehicle to which are intended to be attached all or a part of the windshield frame, fire wall, housing of the instrument panel and hinges for the front doors. (Added to NRS by 2005, 123…

NRS 482.020 “Dealer” and “vehicle dealer” defined. 1. “Dealer” or “vehicle dealer” means any person who: (a) For compensation, money or other thing of value sells, exchanges, buys, offers or displays for sale, negotiates or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest …

NRS 482.023 “Declared gross weight” defined. “Declared gross weight” means the maximum gross weight at which a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles will be operated, except the term does not include the weight of: 1. Another vehicle which is being carried or towed by a tow ca…

NRS 482.028 “Distributor” defined; exception. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.36318, “distributor” means a person, other than a manufacturer, who is engaged in the business of selling new motor vehicles to dealers. (Added to NRS by 1981, 189; A 2003, 20th Special Session,…

NRS 482.0285 “Duplicate number plate” defined. “Duplicate number plate” means a license plate or a set of license plates issued to a registered owner which repeats the code of a plate or set of plates previously issued to the owner to maintain the registration using the same code…

NRS 482.0287 “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. (Added to NRS by 2009, 394; A 2019, 1879; 2021, 1742)

NRS 482.029 “Electric personal assistive mobility device” defined. “Electric personal assistive mobility device” means a self-balancing, two nontandem wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the de…

NRS 482.0295 “Electric scooter” defined. “Electric scooter” means a vehicle: 1. With handlebars and an electric motor that is designed to be ridden on in an upright or seated position and is propelled by its electric motor or by propulsion provided by the rider; 2. That does not …

NRS 482.030 “Essential parts” defined. “Essential parts” means all integral parts and body parts, the removal, alteration or substitution of which will tend to conceal the identity or substantially alter the appearance of the vehicle. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]

NRS 482.035 “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 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]

NRS 482.036 “Farm vehicle” defined. “Farm vehicle” means any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is: 1. Controlled and operated by a farmer or rancher; 2. Used to transport livestock, agricultural products, or ranch or farm machinery or supplies to or from a ranch or farm; a…

NRS 482.037 “Fiscal year” defined. “Fiscal year” means a year commencing at 12 p.m. June 30 and ending at 12 p.m. the following June 30. (Added to NRS by 1969, 684)

NRS 482.0385 “Floor pan assembly” defined. “Floor pan assembly” means the pans designed and intended to form the floor of the passenger compartment of a vehicle. (Added to NRS by 2005, 1239)

NRS 482.040 “Foreign vehicle” defined. “Foreign vehicle” means every motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which has been brought into this State otherwise than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer and which has not been registered in this Sta…

NRS 482.043 “Franchise” defined. “Franchise” means a written agreement between a manufacturer or distributor and a dealer by which: 1. A commercial relationship of definite duration or continuing indefinite duration is established. 2. The dealer is granted the right to offer and …

NRS 482.0435 “Full trailer” defined. “Full trailer” means any commercial vehicle without motive power supported by front and rear axles and pulled by a drawbar. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2829)

NRS 482.044 “Golf cart” defined. “Golf cart” means a motor vehicle which: 1. Has no fewer than three wheels in contact with the ground; and 2. Is designed to carry golf equipment and no more than four persons, including the driver. (Added to NRS by 1991, 2329; A 1995, 18)

NRS 482.0443 “Gross vehicle weight” defined. “Gross vehicle weight” means the actual weight of a commercial motor vehicle, including any load the vehicle is carrying. (Added to NRS by 2017, 973)

NRS 482.0445 “Gross vehicle weight rating” defined. “Gross vehicle weight rating” means the maximum gross weight, as designated by the manufacturer, at which a vehicle is capable of being operated, including any load the vehicle is capable of carrying but excluding any weight the…

NRS 482.045 “Highway” defined. “Highway” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way maintained by a public authority when any part of such way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]—(NRS A …

NRS 482.050 “Identification” and “permanent identifying” defined. “Identification” or “permanent identifying” as used in this chapter with respect to the number of a vehicle subject to registration under this chapter shall, for the purpose of the registration or departmental reco…

NRS 482.0515 “Kit trailer” defined. “Kit trailer” means a vehicle without motive power which: 1. Is designed to carry property on its own structure and to be drawn or towed by a motor vehicle; 2. Is sold new in an unassembled, prepackaged condition; 3. Does not exceed 6 feet in w…

NRS 482.053 “Lease,” “long-term lessee,” “long-term lessor,” “short-term lessee” and “short-term lessor” defined. For the purposes of regulation under this chapter and of imposing tort liability under NRS 41.440, and for no other purpose: 1. “Lease” means a contract by which the …

NRS 482.055 “Lienholder” defined. “Lienholder” means a person who holds a security interest in a vehicle and whose name appears on the certificate of title as legal owner. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]—(NRS A 1965, 1472; 1975, 1071)

NRS 482.0555 “Local authority” defined. “Local authority” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484A.115. (Added to NRS by 1995, 2358)

NRS 482.060 “Manufacturer” defined. “Manufacturer” means every person engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]

NRS 482.065 “Metal tires” defined. “Metal tires” means all tires the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]

NRS 482.066 “Mini motor home” defined. “Mini motor home” means a vehicular-type unit designed for temporary living quarters for travel, camping or recreational use which is: 1. A structure attached permanently on a self-propelled chassis; or 2. A portable unit designed to be affi…

NRS 482.067 “Mobile home” defined. “Mobile home” means a vehicular structure, built on a chassis or frame, which is designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation and is capable of being drawn by a motor vehicle. It may be used as a dwelling when connected to utilitie…

NRS 482.069 “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 482.070 “Motorcycle” defined. [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 sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the amendat…

NRS 482.071 “Motor home” defined. “Motor home” means a structure: 1. Attached permanently to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis; 2. Designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational or camping use; and 3. When assembled for the road, has a maximum body width of 102 in…

NRS 482.073 “Motortruck” defined. “Motortruck” means every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. (Added to NRS by 1969, 689)

NRS 482.075 “Motor vehicle” defined. “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle as defined in NRS 482.135 which is self-propelled. The term does not include an electric bicycle or an electric scooter. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]—(NRS A 2019, 1880)

NRS 482.076 “New vehicle” defined. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.363521, “new vehicle” means a vehicle: 1. That has never been registered with the Department and has never been registered with the appropriate agency of authority of any other state, the District of Colum…

NRS 482.078 “New vehicle dealer” defined. “New vehicle dealer” means any: 1. Vehicle dealer licensed under the provisions of this chapter as a new vehicle dealer who has a franchise from a manufacturer of vehicles to sell new vehicles and who acquires new or new and used vehicles…

NRS 482.080 “Nonresident” defined. “Nonresident” means every person who is not a resident of this State, and who does not use his or her motor vehicle for a gainful purpose. [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]