Title 40

NRS 445B.743 “Manufacturer” defined. “Manufacturer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.060. (Added to NRS by 2015, 126)

NRS 445B.745 “Motor vehicle” defined. “Motor vehicle” means every self-propelled vehicle 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 or animal power or used exclusively on stationary rails; …

NRS 445B.747 “Motor vehicle fuel” defined. “Motor vehicle fuel” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 365.060. (Added to NRS by 2003, 599)

NRS 445B.750 “Passenger car” defined. “Passenger car” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484A.160. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2851)

NRS 445B.755 “Pollution control device” defined. “Pollution control device” means any equipment that is installed in a motor vehicle for the primary purpose of limiting emissions from the motor vehicle into the ambient air. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2851)

NRS 445B.7555 “Rebuilder” defined. “Rebuilder” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.097. (Added to NRS by 2015, 126)

NRS 445B.756 “Registered owner” defined. “Registered owner” means any person, other than a licensee, whose name appears in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles as the person to whom a vehicle is registered. (Added to NRS by 2015, 126)

NRS 445B.7565 “Salvage pool” defined. “Salvage pool” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 487.400. (Added to NRS by 2015, 126)

NRS 445B.757 “Special fuel” defined. “Special fuel” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 366.060. (Added to NRS by 2003, 599)

NRS 445B.758 “Used motor vehicle” defined. “Used motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that has been registered for not less than 2 years with: 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles; 2. The appropriate agency of any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession …

NRS 445B.7585 “Vehicle dealer” defined. “Vehicle dealer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.020. (Added to NRS by 2015, 126)

NRS 445B.759 Inapplicability to military tactical vehicles, replica vehicles and registered retired military vehicles. 1. The provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, do not apply to: (a) Military tactical vehicles; (b) Replica vehicles; or (c) Retired military vehicles…

NRS 445B.760 Authority of Commission to prescribe standards for emissions from mobile internal combustion engines; trimobiles; standards pertaining to motor vehicles to be approved by Department of Motor Vehicles. 1. The Commission may by regulation prescribe standards for exhaus…

NRS 445B.765 Information concerning program for control of emissions from motor vehicles: Collection, interpretation and correlation; public inspection. 1. The Commission, in cooperation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall adopt regulations which establish procedures for…

NRS 445B.767 Authority of Commission, in larger counties, to adopt regulations to establish voluntary program of electronic monitoring of emission information; imposition and collection of annual fee. 1. In any county whose population is 100,000 or more, the Commission may, in co…

NRS 445B.770 Regulations of Commission: Control of emissions from motor vehicles; program for inspection and testing of motor vehicles. 1. In any county whose population is 100,000 or more, the Commission shall, in cooperation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and any local a…

NRS 445B.775 Regulations of Commission: Requirements for licensing of stations by Department of Motor Vehicles. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 445B.770 must establish requirements by which the Department of Motor Vehicles may license: 1. Authorized insp…

NRS 445B.776 Application for license must include social security number. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recrea…

NRS 445B.777 Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department of Motor Vehicles. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding…

NRS 445B.7773 Prohibition on denial of application based on immigration or citizenship status; alternative personally identifying number required by applicant with no social security number; confidentiality of social security or alternative personally identifying number. 1. The D…

NRS 445B.7776 Petition to determine if criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license; fee; posting of requirements for license and list of disqualifying crimes on Internet; report. 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall develop and implement a process by which…

NRS 445B.778 Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, su…

NRS 445B.780 Program for regulation of emissions from heavy-duty motor vehicles; equipment used to measure emissions; waiver from requirements of program. 1. The Commission shall, by regulation, establish a program for the regulation of smoke and other emissions by inspection of …

NRS 445B.785 Regulations of Department of Motor Vehicles: Licensing of stations; performance of inspection and issuance of evidence of compliance; diagnostic equipment; fee, bond or insurance; informational pamphlet; distribution. 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, in coo…

NRS 445B.790 Regulations concerning inspection of stations; grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license of inspector or station. 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, by regulation, establish procedures for inspecting authorized inspection stations, authorized st…

NRS 445B.795 Compulsory program for control of emissions: Limitations. The authority set forth in NRS 445B.770 providing for a compulsory inspection program is limited as follows: 1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the following categories of motor vehicles which…

NRS 445B.798 Authority of Department of Motor Vehicles, in larger counties, to conduct test of emissions from motor vehicle being operated on highway. Notwithstanding subsection 3 of NRS 445B.825, in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the Department of Motor Vehicles m…

NRS 445B.800 Evidence of compliance: Requirements for registration, sale or long-term lease of used vehicles in certain counties. 1. Subject to any applicable limitation of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815, inclusive, and any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, no used motor vehicle whi…

NRS 445B.805 Evidence of compliance: Exemptions from requirements; requirements for notice and availability for inspection. The provisions of NRS 445B.800 do not apply to: 1. Transfer of registration or ownership between: (a) Spouses; or (b) Companies whose principal business is …

NRS 445B.807 Consignment auction: Qualifying event; certification of auctioneer; regulations. 1. To qualify as a consignment auction for the purposes of subsection 5 of NRS 445B.805, an event must be: (a) A live auction with an auctioneer verbally calling for and accepting bids; …

NRS 445B.810 State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide assistance. In furtherance of the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, and the enforcement thereof, the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall consult with the Depar…

NRS 445B.815 Evidence of compliance: Duty of employees and agents of Department of Motor Vehicles; submission by owner or lessee of fleet. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, persons employed at branch offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the offices of co…

NRS 445B.820 Installation and inspection of pollution control device. Any person may install a motor vehicle pollution control device, but no person who is not employed by an authorized station or fleet station may install a device for compensation. No such device shall be deemed…

NRS 445B.825 Exemption of certain classes of motor vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles; waiver from provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive. 1. The Commission may provide for exemption from the provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, of designated classes o…

NRS 445B.830 Fees to be paid to Department of Motor Vehicles; Pollution Control Account; expenditure of money in Account; quarterly distributions to local governments; grants; creation and duties of advisory committee; submission and approval of proposed grants. 1. In areas of th…

NRS 445B.832 Surcharge for electronic transmission of information: Authority to impose; inclusion as separate entry on form certifying emission control compliance; definition. 1. If an authorized station or authorized inspection station is required to collect a fee pursuant to su…

NRS 445B.834 Additional fee for form certifying emission control compliance; notification to Department concerning purposes of fee; uses of fee. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 100,000 or more may by ordinance impose an additional fee for each…

NRS 445B.835 Administrative fine; hearing; additional remedies to compel compliance. 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $2,500, for a violation of any provision of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, or any rule, regulation or or…

NRS 445B.840 Unlawful acts. 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Possess any unauthorized evidence of compliance; (b) Make, issue or use any imitation or counterfeit evidence of compliance; (c) Willfully and knowingly fail to comply with the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B…

NRS 445B.845 Criminal penalty; enforcement of provisions by peace officer; mitigation of offense. 1. A violation of any provision of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, relating to motor vehicles, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto relating to motor vehicles, is a misdem…

NRS 445B.900 Definitions. As used in NRS 445B.900 to 445B.936, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 445B.902 to 445B.926, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.902 “Clean truck or bus” defined. “Clean truck or bus” means a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that: 1. Is powered by electricity that is stored in a battery or produced by a hydrogen fuel cell; and 2. Produces zero exhaust emissions. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.904 “Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program” or “Program” defined. “Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program” or “Program” means the Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program created by NRS 445B.930. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.906 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.908 “Contractor” defined. “Contractor” means: 1. An original equipment manufacturer; 2. An upfit manufacturer; or 3. A vehicle dealership that sells clean trucks or buses and that has an agreement with an original equipment manufacturer or upfit manufacturer to sell elig…