Title 43

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…

NRS 483.270 Restricted license for pupil in school: Issuance; application; restrictions; regulations. [Effective until the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available…

NRS 483.280 Instruction, restricted instruction and temporary drivers’ permits. [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 …

NRS 483.283 Proof of compliance with certain statutory provisions required for issuance to or renewal of license of certain criminal offenders; expiration of license; regulations. 1. The Department shall not issue a driver’s license to an offender or renew the driver’s license of…

NRS 483.289 Application for license or instruction permit: Choice of statutory provisions. 1. A person who wishes to obtain an instruction permit or a driver’s license may apply using the provisions of NRS 483.290 or 483.291. 2. A person who wishes to apply for any restricted or …

NRS 483.290 Application for license or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of full legal name and age; preregistration or registration to vote; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; prohibition on acceptance of consular identif…

NRS 483.291 Application for driver authorization card or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of name, age and residence; requirements for card or permit; expiration and renewal; exceptions; limitations on use of card or permit. [Effective until the date on which th…

NRS 483.292 Declaration of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon application for instruction permit or license; provision of evidence by applicant; required documentation for designation of status on license or permit; monthly compilation and transmission to Department of…

NRS 483.2925 Designation of veteran status on license or permit; duties of Department. 1. Upon the application of a person who requests that his or her instruction permit or driver’s license indicate that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to…

NRS 483.294 Registration of certain males with Selective Service System when applying for license or permit to drive or driver authorization card; application for license or permit to drive or driver authorization card to include certain information concerning such registration; …

NRS 483.295 Application from person previously licensed in another state; copy of record from other state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to furnish records to other states. 1. Whenever an application for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license is received from …

NRS 483.300 Signing and verification of application of minor by responsible person; liability. 1. The application of any person under the age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver’s license must be signed and verified, before a person authorized to administer oaths: (a)…

NRS 483.310 Release from liability upon cancellation of minor’s license. Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a license may thereafter file with the Department a verified written request that the license of the minor so granted be cancelled. Thereupon, the Dep…

NRS 483.320 Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor’s application. The Department, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the persons who signed the application of a minor for a license, shall cancel such license and shall not issue a new license…

NRS 483.325 Qualifications for safe driving of types of vehicles; types or classifications of licenses. The Department shall establish such qualifications as it believes reasonably necessary for the safe driving of the various types, sizes or combinations of vehicles and, except …

NRS 483.330 Examination of applicants; waiver of examination and fee by Department. 1. The Department may require every applicant for a driver’s license, including a commercial driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 483.900 to 483.940, inclusive, to submit to an examination. The…

NRS 483.340 Issuance and contents of license; contents of license to be prescribed by regulation; license for purposes of identification only issued to certain persons; confidentiality of certain information; exception; prohibited acts; anatomical gifts; symbol indicating medical…

NRS 483.347 Shape of license; inclusion of photograph; issuance in certain circumstances of temporary driver’s license without photograph; duties of Department. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall issue a rectangular-shaped driver’s license which…

NRS 483.348 Issuance of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and epileptics; Department of Public Safety required to provide for education of peace officers relating to treatment and identification of such persons. 1. Except as otherwise provided in…

NRS 483.3485 Program for imprinting symbol indicating medical condition on license: Establishment; regulations; eligibility; records of medical condition; provision of information about program; donations. 1. The Department may adopt regulations establishing a program for the imp…

NRS 483.349 Placement of designation on license issued to person with disability which limits or impairs ability to walk. 1. Upon the application of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, the Department shall place on any driver’s license issued t…

NRS 483.3495 Placement of designation on license issued to person with communication need; Department prohibited from requiring disclosure of communication need. 1. Upon the application of a person with a communication need, the Department shall place on any driver’s license issu…

NRS 483.350 License to be carried and surrendered upon demand; limitation on conviction. Every licensee shall have his or her driver’s license in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall manually surrender the license for examination, up…

NRS 483.360 Restricted license; procedure for suspension or revocation; penalty. 1. The Department upon issuing a driver’s license shall have authority, whenever good cause appears, to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to special mechanic…

NRS 483.363 Report requesting that Department examine licensee who may be unable to safely operate motor vehicle: Qualifications of persons who may file; required contents; confidentiality; exception; limitation upon filing; Administrator to prescribe form and procedure. 1. A per…

NRS 483.367 Report of inability of person to safely operate motor vehicle: Department to require examination and take other appropriate action; reinstatement of restricted, suspended or revoked license; issuance of replacement license. 1. If the Department receives a report filed…

NRS 483.370 Duplicate or substitute permit or license. If an instruction permit or driver’s license issued under the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the permit or license was issued may obtain a duplicate, or substitute th…

NRS 483.375 Change of full legal name on license: Requirements; circumstances when permitted; fee. 1. A person shall request that the Department change his or her full legal name on a driver’s license, including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued by the Department after a lega…

NRS 483.376 Alternate address on license at request of peace officer or retired peace officer: Requirements; application; regulations. 1. A peace officer may request, at the time of application for or renewal of his or her driver’s license, the display of an alternate address on …

NRS 483.380 Expiration of license; exception; Department to prescribe by regulation when license expires; deferred expiration of license of persons on active duty in Armed Forces and certain members of their families. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.283, every driver’s…

NRS 483.382 Renewal of license: Notice to licensee; additional tests. 1. No later than 30 days before the expiration of a license, the Department shall mail to each licensee who has not already renewed his or her license an expiration notice. 2. The Department may require an appl…

NRS 483.383 Renewal of license: Procedure for renewal by mail; regulations. The Department shall: 1. Establish a procedure to allow such persons as it deems appropriate to renew their drivers’ licenses by mail. 2. Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this se…

NRS 483.384 Renewal of license: Test of eyesight; report in lieu of test; regulations; when examination may be required. 1. The Department may require an applicant for a renewal license to appear before an examiner for a driver’s license and successfully pass an eye test. 2. The …

NRS 483.386 Renewal of license: Reexamination upon good cause; penalty for late renewal; exemptions. All persons whose licenses have expired may be required by the Department, whenever good cause appears, to take all or part of the regular examinations as set forth in NRS 483.330…

NRS 483.390 Notice of change of address. Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a driver’s license moves from the address named in the application or in the license issued to the person, that person shall within 30 days thereafter notify the Department of his or her …

NRS 483.395 Change of driver’s license number at request of victim of identity theft. [Effective January 1, 2027.] 1. The Department shall establish procedures by which a licensee who is a victim of identity theft may request that the number of his or her driver’s license be chan…

NRS 483.400 Records of Department. 1. The Department shall maintain files of applications for licenses. Such files shall contain: (a) All applications denied and on each thereof note the reasons for such denial. (b) All applications granted. (c) The name of every licensee whose l…

NRS 483.410 Fees and penalties: Amounts, payment and disposition. [Effective through December 31, 2026.] 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 and NRS 483.330 and 483.417, for every driver’s license, including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued and service performed,…

NRS 483.415 Additional fee; deposit in Highway and Safety Administrative Account; use of money. 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall charge and collect a fee of: (a) Fifty cents, in addition to the fees set forth in NRS 483.410, for every driver’s license, including a motorc…

NRS 483.417 One-time waiver of fees to furnish duplicate license to homeless person or person recently released from prison, jail or detention facility; one-time waiver of fees to furnish original or renewal license or to reinstate license for person recently released from prison…

NRS 483.419 Definitions. As used in NRS 483.419 to 483.525, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 483.4193 and 483.4194 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2448)