Title 43

NRS 482.31771 Definitions. As used in NRS 482.31771 to 482.31776, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 482.31772, 482.31773 and 482.31774 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1901)

NRS 482.31772 “Consignee” defined. “Consignee” means any person licensed pursuant to this chapter to sell or lease vehicles, or any person who holds himself or herself out as being in the business of selling, leasing or consigning vehicles. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1901)

NRS 482.31773 “Consignment” defined. “Consignment” means any transaction whereby the registered owner or lienholder of a vehicle subject to registration pursuant to this chapter agrees, entrusts or in any other manner authorizes a consignee to act as his or her agent to sell, exc…

NRS 482.31774 “Consignment contract” defined. “Consignment contract” means a written agreement between a registered owner or lienholder of a vehicle and a consignee to whom the vehicle has been entrusted by consignment for the purpose of sale that specifies the terms and conditio…

NRS 482.31775 Consignment contract: Required contents. A consignment contract must include, without limitation: 1. The names of the consignor and consignee; 2. The date on which the consignment contract was entered into; 3. A complete description of the vehicle subject to the con…

NRS 482.31776 Duties of consignee; trust account; disclosure statement; applicability of section; operation of vehicle subject to consignment contract; written log; prohibited acts; penalties. 1. A consignee of a vehicle shall, upon entering into a consignment contract or other f…

NRS 482.318 Legislative declaration. The Legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of motor vehicles in the State of Nevada vitally affects the general economy of the State and the public interest and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power…

NRS 482.319 Statement regarding payment of child support by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspendi…

NRS 482.3195 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 482.320 Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Special plates required for movement of new and used vehicles; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.31776, a manufacturer, distributor, dealer or rebuilder who has an established place of business …

NRS 482.322 Vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors and rebuilders: Licenses required; additional restriction upon activities of new vehicle dealer; license does not extend to mobile homes; Department to investigate applicant; penalties for violations. 1. Except as otherwise…

NRS 482.3225 Conditions under which charitable organization not required to obtain certain licensure. A charitable organization may sell a vehicle which has been donated to the organization without complying with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 482.322 if: 1. No member, dir…

NRS 482.323 Established place of business required for dealers, short-term lessors and brokers; notification of Department of branches by short-term lessors. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, every vehicle dealer shall maintain an established place of busine…

NRS 482.325 Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Application for license; fees; issuance of certificate; renewal or 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 f…

NRS 482.3253 Factors Director must consider before renewing license of manufacturer, distributor, rebuilder or dealer; authority of Director to require bond. The Director shall, before renewing any license issued pursuant to NRS 482.325, consider: 1. The number and types of compl…

NRS 482.3255 Denial or revocation of license: Evidence of unfitness of applicant or licensee. Evidence of unfitness of an applicant or a licensee for purposes of denial or revocation of a license may consist of, but is not limited to: 1. Failure to discharge a lienholder on a veh…

NRS 482.3256 Licensees to post licenses in conspicuous place visible to public. A dealer, rebuilder, manufacturer, distributor, broker or long-term or short-term lessor licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall post his or her license, and all licenses issued to persons…

NRS 482.3257 Dealers: Activities constituting prima facie evidence that person is acting as dealer. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 482.020, the following activities are prima facie evidence that a person is engaged in the activities of a vehicle dealer: 1. A …

NRS 482.326 Dealers: Location and name of business; designation of principal place of business and branches; branches may be operated under authority of license for principal place of business under certain conditions; change of name or location. 1. A vehicle dealer shall inform …

NRS 482.3263 Books and records of dealers and brokers: Physical location or electronic maintenance; inspection and copying or electronic availability; retention. 1. A dealer shall keep his or her books and records for all locations at which the dealer does business within a count…

NRS 482.327 Dealers: License for each branch; exception; contents of license; posting of license; temporary license. 1. If a vehicle dealer, other than a short-term lessor, has one or more branches, the dealer shall procure from the Department a license for each branch in additio…

NRS 482.3275 Dealers: Signatures not required to be acknowledged on documents required to be filed with Department or other state agencies; exception. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.346, the Department or any other agency of this State shall not require that a dealer hav…

NRS 482.3277 Dealers: Certain purchasers and prospective purchasers to be allowed to view certain documents in Spanish language. Each vehicle dealer who advertises that the Spanish language is spoken at his or her place of business or who conducts business by communicating in Spa…

NRS 482.328 Vehicle taken in trade: Satisfaction of outstanding security interest. If a licensed dealer takes a vehicle in trade on the purchase of another vehicle and there is an outstanding security interest, the licensed dealer shall satisfy the outstanding security interest w…

NRS 482.330 Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Certificates of registration and special plates for vehicles provided by Department upon licensing; special plates for loaned vehicles; limitation. 1. Upon issuance of a dealer’s, distributor’s, manufacturer’s or re…

NRS 482.332 Dealers, manufacturers, lessors, rebuilders and brokers: Duty to affix legible sign containing name of business; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at each of his or her established places of business, each vehicle dealer, manufacturer, lessor…

NRS 482.333 Brokers: Licensing; fees; renewal or reinstatement of license; disclosure of financial records; penalty. [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 restrictin…

NRS 482.3331 Director to consider certain matters before renewing license of broker; authority of Director to require bond. The Director shall, before renewing any license issued pursuant to NRS 482.333, consider: 1. The number and types of complaints received against a broker by…

NRS 482.3333 Brokers: Duty to procure and file bond with Department; amount of bond; use of bond to cover multiple categories of vehicles; requirements for bond; recourse for consumers injured by broker or employee. 1. Before a person may be licensed as a broker, the person must …

NRS 482.3335 Brokers: Prohibition against advertising as vehicle dealer without appropriate license; prohibition against displaying or advertising vehicle not licensed to sell. 1. No broker may intentionally cause to be published, displayed or circulated any advertisement, includ…

NRS 482.3337 Brokers: Insured trust account required. 1. Each broker shall open and maintain a separate trust account in a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank in this State that is federally insured or insured by a private insurer approved pursuant to…

NRS 482.334 Brokers: Written brokerage agreement with prospective buyer required; form of agreement; notice to be included within agreement; form and contents of notice; retention of copies of brokerage agreement. 1. Before commencing the provision of services to a prospective bu…

NRS 482.3345 Dealers: Prohibited and authorized acts if prospective buyer enters into exclusive written brokerage agreement with broker. If a prospective buyer enters into an exclusive written brokerage agreement with a broker pursuant to NRS 482.334 and the broker facilitates th…

NRS 482.335 Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Display of license plate or plates. 1. No manufacturer, distributor, dealer or rebuilder may operate any vehicle owned or controlled by him or her upon any public highway, or permit it to be so operated, unless a li…

NRS 482.345 Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Application; proof of place of business; bonding requirements; remedies of consumer; judgment; prohibition upon issuance of license or plate to certain persons not having an established place of business in State. 1…

NRS 482.346 Deposit in lieu of bond: Specifications; conditions for release; liability; immediate suspension of license if amount reduced or outstanding judgment; reinstatement of license; refund; deposit in Motor Vehicle Fund. 1. In lieu of a bond, an applicant may deposit with …

NRS 482.347 Dealers: Principal and branch places of business to be covered by vehicle dealer’s bond; dealer to procure certain other separate bonds. 1. The vehicle dealer’s bond required by NRS 482.345 must cover the dealer’s principal place of business and all branches operated …

NRS 482.350 Dealers: New vehicle dealer’s license not to be issued unless dealer first furnishes to Department instrument indicating dealer is franchised dealer of manufacturer; additional functions in which used vehicle dealers may engage. 1. Except for a manufacturer described …

NRS 482.351 “Bait and switch,” misleading or inaccurate advertising by dealer or rebuilder prohibited; regulations. 1. No vehicle dealer or rebuilder may employ “bait and switch” advertising or otherwise intentionally publish, display or circulate any advertising which is mislead…

NRS 482.3515 Vehicle dealer required to disclose information concerning emission of carbon dioxide of certain new vehicles; exception. Every vehicle dealer licensed in this State shall ensure that, beginning with the 2012 model year and continuing with subsequent model years, eac…

NRS 482.352 Manufacturers, distributors, dealers and rebuilders: Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; disclosure of financial records; regulations. 1. The Department may deny the issuance of, suspend or revoke a license to engage in the activities of a manufac…

NRS 482.353 Ability of applicant or licensee to petition for hearing after notice of denial, suspension or revocation; duties and powers of Director; exception from applicability of section. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an applicant or licensee may, within 30 …

NRS 482.354 Trial de novo. Upon judicial review of the denial or revocation of a license, the court for good cause shown may order a trial de novo. (Added to NRS by 1957, 509; A 1969, 312; 1973, 250; 1977, 1063)

NRS 482.362 Salespersons: Licensing; fees; grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; reemployment; notice of change of address or termination; penalty. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish pro…

NRS 482.363 Lessors and certain employees: Licensing; renewal; fees; denial, suspension, revocation or transfer of license; applicability of provisions. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for wi…

NRS 482.363105 Long-term lessors also holding licenses as vehicle dealers: Authorized acts. A licensed long-term lessor who also holds a license as a vehicle dealer on January 1, 1995, may, for the period those licenses remain in effect, sell, exchange, buy, offer or display for …