Title 43

NRS 482.186 Certain odometers deemed to register actual miles traveled by vehicle. For the purposes of this chapter, if an odometer that is connected to a motor vehicle is not capable of registering 100,000 miles or more, the odometer shall be deemed to register the actual mileag…

NRS 482.187 Department authorized to enter into written agreements for periodic payment of delinquent taxes or fees; regulations. The Department may: 1. Enter into written agreements providing for the periodic payment of delinquent taxes or fees imposed pursuant to this chapter. …

NRS 482.188 Waiver of penalty or interest for failure timely to file return or pay tax, penalty or fee in certain circumstances. 1. The Department may waive payment of a penalty or interest for a person’s failure timely to file a return or pay a tax, penalty or fee imposed by the…

NRS 482.205 Registration required for certain vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 706.188, every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer intended to be operated upon any highway in this State shall, before the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrai…

NRS 482.206 Periods of registration for vehicles; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 482.2065 and 482.2085, every motor vehicle, except for a motor vehicle that is required to be registered through the Motor Carrier Division of the Department, and…

NRS 482.2065 Alternate 3-year period of registration for trailers; imposition of governmental services tax; fees. 1. A trailer may be registered for a 3-year period as provided in this section. 2. A person who registers a trailer for a 3-year period must pay upon registration all…

NRS 482.208 Registration of leased vehicles by long-term lessor or long-term lessee. Any vehicle which is leased by a long-term lessor to a long-term lessee having a place of business or residence in this State, for use on the public highways of this State, is subject to registra…

NRS 482.2085 Registration program for short-term lessors: Establishment by Department; eligibility; decal to indicate registration status of vehicle; Department to provide electronic notice of renewal; duties of short-term lessor; regulations. 1. The Department shall establish a …

NRS 482.209 Department prohibited from charging additional fee for delinquent or late registration of vehicle owned by deployed member of military; affidavit required. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall not impose an additional fee against the own…

NRS 482.210 Exemptions from registration. 1. The provisions of this chapter requiring the registration of certain vehicles do not apply to: (a) Special mobile equipment. (b) Implements of husbandry. (c) Any mobile home or commercial coach subject to the provisions of chapter 489 …

NRS 482.215 Application for registration. [Effective through December 31, 2030.] 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085 and 482.2155, all applications for registration, except applications for renewal of registration, must be made as provided in this section. 2. Except a…

NRS 482.2155 Registration of moped: Application; inspection; fees; Department to issue license plate; registration not renewable or transferable. 1. The owner of a moped shall, before the moped may be operated upon any highway in this State, apply to the Department for and obtain…

NRS 482.216 Department may authorize new vehicle dealer to accept applications for registration and transfer of registration of new motor vehicles and to issue certificates of registration; duties of dealer; prohibited acts; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482…

NRS 482.217 Department authorized to enter into agreement with certain motor carriers and service providers to register, transfer or renew registration of vehicles; conditions of such agreement; regulations. 1. Upon the request of a motor carrier or a service provider, the Depart…

NRS 482.2175 Pilot program for determining vehicle miles traveled; duties of Department; reports; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2030.] 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) The State faces major financial …

NRS 482.2177 Mileage on odometer to be provided to Department at registration, renewal and transfer of motor vehicle; exceptions; inspection to verify reported mileage. [Effective through December 31, 2030.] 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, upon application for th…

NRS 482.218 Owners of certain motortrucks, truck-tractors and buses required to maintain certain books, papers and records; penalty for failure to comply. 1. Any person who is the owner of a vehicle described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.482 shall maintain books, papers and records…

NRS 482.220 Application for registration of specially constructed, reconstructed, rebuilt or foreign vehicle; certificate of inspection; charge for inspection. 1. If the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed, reconstructed, rebuilt or foreign vehicle, that fact must…

NRS 482.223 Application for title for rebuilt, reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle; inspection; certificate of inspection; affidavit. 1. Before an application for a title for a rebuilt, reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle may be submitted, the vehicle must b…

NRS 482.224 Replica vehicles: Limitation on number of vehicles for which Department may issue certificate of registration; application for registration to state certain facts. 1. The Department may not issue a certificate of registration for more than 100 replica vehicles each ye…

NRS 482.225 Collection of sales or use tax upon application for registration of certain vehicles purchased outside this State; payment of all applicable taxes and fees required for registration; refund of tax erroneously or illegally collected. 1. When application is made to the …

NRS 482.230 Grounds requiring refusal of registration. The Department or a registered dealer shall not grant an application for the registration of a vehicle in any of the following events: 1. When the applicant therefor is not entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions of this …

NRS 482.231 Refusal of registration if local authority has filed notice of nonpayment of certain fee charged by constable; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Department shall not register a motor vehicle if a local authority has filed with the Depart…

NRS 482.235 Registration indexes and records; assignment of registration number by registered dealer. 1. The Department shall file each application received and register the vehicle therein described and the owner thereof in suitable books or on index cards as follows: (a) Under …

NRS 482.240 Issuance of certificates of registration and title by Department or registered dealer; period of validity of certificate. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085, upon the registration of a vehicle, the Department or a registered dealer shall issue a certifica…

NRS 482.245 Contents of certificates of registration and title. 1. The certificate of registration must contain the date issued, the registration number assigned to the vehicle, the name and address of the registered owner, the county where the vehicle is to be based unless it is…

NRS 482.247 Certificate of title in beneficiary form: Request; application; fee; restriction upon issuance; contents; signatures and transactions; interest; duties of Department. 1. The owner or joint owners of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer may request the Department to…

NRS 482.255 Placement of certificate of registration in vehicle; electronic alternative; surrender upon demand of certain persons; limitation on conviction. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon receipt of a certificate of registration, the registered owner shall …

NRS 482.260 Duties of Department and its agents relative to registration of vehicle; issuance of certificate of title; fees and taxes. 1. When registering a vehicle, the Department and its agents or a registered dealer shall: (a) Collect the fees for license plates and registrati…

NRS 482.2605 Application for new certificate of title under certain circumstances; filing of bond with Department required; amount and form of bond; duties of Department. 1. If an applicant who is seeking a certificate of title to a vehicle from the Department pursuant to subsect…

NRS 482.2607 Application for certificate of title upon cancellation of sale of vehicle; agreement between licensed dealer and purchaser to cancel sale; issuance of certificate of title to licensed dealer. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dealer licensed in this St…

NRS 482.262 Application by lienholder for title to certain abandoned recreational vehicles: Requirements of lienholder; duties of Department; fee; regulations. 1. A person who holds a lien on an abandoned recreational vehicle pursuant to NRS 108.270 may apply to the Department fo…

NRS 482.265 License plates issued upon registration; stickers, tabs or other devices issued upon renewal of registration; return of plates; fee for and limitations on issuance of special license plates. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Department shall furnish…

NRS 482.2655 Department not to issue special license plates for certain older motor vehicles within 90 days after failed emissions test. 1. If, with respect to a motor vehicle that is required to comply with the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815, inclusive, and the regulatio…

NRS 482.266 Manufacture of license plates substantially similar to license plates issued before January 1, 1982: Written request; fee; delivery; duties of Department; retention of old plates authorized if requested plates contain same letters and numbers. 1. A person who desires …

NRS 482.2665 Digital license plates: Use is voluntary; requirements; digital license plates which replicate appearance of special license plates or personalized prestige license plates; fees; regulations; applicability of provisions relating to license plates. 1. The Director may…

NRS 482.267 License plates: Production at facility of Department of Corrections; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 482.2665, the Director shall utilize the facility for the production of license plates which is located at the Department of Correct…

NRS 482.268 License plates: Additional fee for issuance; creation of License Plate Production Account; uses; deposit of fee into Account. 1. In addition to any other applicable fee, there must be paid to the Department for each license plate issued for a motor vehicle, trailer or…

NRS 482.270 License plates: General specifications; redesign. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by specific statute, the Director shall order the redesign and preparation of motor vehicle license plates. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Depart…

NRS 482.2703 License plates: Samples; form; fee; penalty. 1. The Director may order the preparation of sample license plates which must be of the same design and size as regular license plates or license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384. The Director shall ensure that: (a) E…

NRS 482.2705 License plates: Passenger cars and trucks; duties of Director. 1. The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle license plates for passenger cars and trucks in the same manner as is provided for motor vehicles generally in NRS 482.270. 2. Except as otherwise pr…

NRS 482.271 License plates: Decals; fees. 1. The Director shall order the preparation of decals which are adhesive strips treated to reflect light and designed to fit in the spaces reserved for the names of counties on vehicle license plates for passenger cars and trucks. Each de…

NRS 482.2715 License plates: Registrant entitled to maintain code if continuously renewed; exceptions; issuance of replacement number plates with same code after expiration of registration; fee. 1. Unless the vehicle license plate is: (a) A special plate which the registrant is n…

NRS 482.2717 License plates to be issued to automobile wreckers and operators of salvage pools. The Department shall provide suitable plates for automobile wreckers and operators of salvage pools upon payment of a fee of $12 for each set of plates. The Department shall not issue …

NRS 482.272 License plates: Motorcycles and mopeds. 1. Each license plate for a motorcycle or moped may contain a number of characters, including numbers and letters, as determined necessary by the Director. Only one plate may be issued for a motorcycle or moped. 2. The Departmen…

NRS 482.274 License plates: Trailers; duties of Director. 1. The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle license plates for trailers in the same manner provided for motor vehicles in NRS 482.270, except that a vehicle license plate prepared for a full trailer or semitrail…