REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE
(§§ 1, 11)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 117–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS
BROWN-MAY AND MONROE-MORENO
PREFILED JANUARY 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to special license plates.
(BDR 43-48)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to special license plates; providing for the
issuance of special license plates indicating support for
the Las Vegas Aces basketball team; exempting the
special license plates indicating support for the Las Vegas
Aces basketball team from certain provisions otherwise
applicable to certain special license plates; imposing a fee
for the issuance and renewal of the special license plates
indicating support for the Las Vegas Aces basketball
team; eliminating provisions prohibiting certain new
vehicle dealers from accepting an application for the
registration of a motor vehicle if the applicant wishes to
obtain special license plates; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes the issuance of various special license plates associated 1
with military or public service, membership or affiliation with certain groups and 2
recognition of or support for certain charitable causes or certain classes and types of 3
vehicles. (NRS 482.3672-482.3823) Section 1 of this bill requires the Department 4
of Motor Vehicles to design, prepare and issue special license plates indicating 5
support for the Las Vegas Aces, a franchise of the Women’s National Basketball 6
Association. A person wishing to obtain the special license plates must pay to the 7
Department: (1) a fee for initial issuance of $35 and a fee for renewal of $10; (2) all 8
applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes; and (3) an 9
additional fee for initial issuance of $25 and an additional fee for renewal of $20, to 10
be deposited with the State Treasurer who must, on a quarterly basis, distribute the 11
fees to the Las Vegas Aces Foundation or its successor organization for its 12
programs and activities within this State in support of health and fitness, 13
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disadvantaged children and families, education and women in sports. A person 14
wishing to obtain the special license plates may also request that the plates be 15
combined with personalized prestige plates if the person pays the additional fees for 16
the personalized prestige plates. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change 17
to apply provisions relating to the issuance and renewal of a special license plate 18
for certain trailers to include the Las Vegas Aces special license plate. Section 5 of 19
this bill prohibits the Department from issuing the Las Vegas Aces special license 20
plate for a full trailer or semitrailer. 21
Under existing law, certain special license plates: (1) must be approved by the 22
Department; (2) are subject to a limitation on the number of separate designs of 23
special license plates which the Department may issue at any one time; and (3) may 24
not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless a certain number of 25
applications for such plates are received. (NRS 482.367002, 482.367008, 26
482.36705) Sections 6-8 of this bill exempt the Las Vegas Aces special license 27
plates from these provisions. 28
Section 9 of this bill excludes the Las Vegas Aces special license plates from 29
the definition of “special license plate” for purposes of existing provisions 30
governing investigations relating to finances of charitable organizations that receive 31
additional fees from special license plates. (NRS 482.38272-482.38279) 32
Section 4 of this bill authorizes the Director of the Department to order the 33
preparation of sample license plates that are of the same design and size as the Las 34
Vegas Aces special license plates. 35
Section 10 of this bill makes a conforming change to authorize the holder of 36
the original registration of any vehicle to transfer the registration and use of the Las 37
Vegas Aces special license plates to another vehicle under certain circumstances. 38
Section 11 of this bill establishes a fee of $10 for the replacement of a Las 39
Vegas Aces special license plate. 40
Existing law authorizes the Department to authorize a new vehicle dealer to: (1) 41
accept applications for the registration of new motor vehicles he or she sells; and 42
(2) issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the legal requirements 43
to be issued a certificate of registration. Existing law prohibits a new vehicle dealer 44
who is authorized to issue certificates of registration from accepting an application 45
for the registration of a motor vehicle if the applicant wishes to obtain special 46
license plates. (NRS 482.216) Section 3 of this bill eliminates the prohibition 47
against a new vehicle dealer accepting an application for the registration of a motor 48
vehicle if the applicant wishes to obtain special license plates, thereby authorizing a 49
new vehicle dealer to accept an application for registration from such applicants. 50
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The Department, in cooperation with the Las Vegas Aces, 3
shall design, prepare and issue license plates that indicate support 4
for the Las Vegas Aces using any colors and designs which the 5
Department deems appropriate. 6
2. The Department shall issue license plates that indicate 7
support for the Las Vegas Aces for a passenger car or light 8
commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to 9
license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise 10
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complies with the requirements for registration and licensing 1
pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized 2
prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be 3
combined with license plates that indicate support for the Las 4
Vegas Aces if the person pays the fees for the personalized prestige 5
license plates, in addition to the fees for the license plates that 6
indicate support for the Las Vegas Aces set forth in subsections 3 7
and 4. 8
3. The fee for the license plates that indicate support for the 9
Las Vegas Aces is $35, in addition to all other applicable 10
registration and license fees and governmental service taxes. The 11
license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10. 12
4. In addition to all other applicable registration and license 13
fees and governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed in 14
subsection 3, a person who requests a set of license plates that 15
indicate support for the Las Vegas Aces must pay for the initial 16
issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25, and an additional 17
fee of $20 for each renewal of the plates, to be deposited in 18
accordance with subsection 5. 19
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.38279, the 20
Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 21
4 with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. 22
The State Treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees 23
deposited pursuant to this subsection to the Las Vegas Aces 24
Foundation or its successor organization for its programs and 25
activities within this State in support of health and fitness, 26
disadvantaged children and families, education and women in 27
sports. 28
6. The provisions of NRS 482.36705 do not apply to license 29
plates described in this section. 30
7. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates 31
issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the 32
vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall: 33
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that 34
meets the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for 35
the transfer of the registration and any registration fee or 36
governmental services taxes due pursuant to NRS 482.399; or 37
(b) Return the plates to the Department within 30 days after 38
removing them from the vehicle. 39
8. The Department may accept any gifts, grants and 40
donations or other sources of money for the production and 41
issuance of the special license plates pursuant to this section. All 42
money received pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in 43
the Revolving Account for the Issuance of Special License Plates 44
created by NRS 482.1805. 45
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Sec. 2. NRS 482.2065 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
482.2065 1. A trailer may be registered for a 3-year period as 2
provided in this section. 3
2. A person who registers a trailer for a 3-year period must pay 4
upon registration all fees and taxes that would be due during the 3-5
year period if he or she registered the trailer for 1 year and renewed 6
that registration for 2 consecutive years immediately thereafter, 7
including, without limitation: 8
(a) Registration fees pursuant to NRS 482.480 and 482.483. 9
(b) A fee for each license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.268. 10
(c) Fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a special license 11
plate pursuant to NRS 482.265, if applicable. 12
(d) Fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a personalized 13
prestige license plate pursuant to NRS 482.367, if applicable. 14
(e) Additional fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a 15
special license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, 16
inclusive, and section 1 of this act, which are imposed to generate 17
financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization, if 18
applicable. 19
(f) Governmental services taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 20
371 of NRS, as provided in NRS 482.260. 21
(g) The applicable taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 372, 374, 22
377 and 377A of NRS. 23
3. As used in this section, the term “trailer” does not include a 24
full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of 25
NRS 482.483. 26
Sec. 3. NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
482.216 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2155, 28
upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the Department may 29
authorize the new vehicle dealer to: 30
(a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor 31
vehicles he or she sells and the related fees and taxes; 32
(b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the 33
requirements of this chapter; and 34
(c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant 35
to NRS 482.399 if the applicant purchased from the new vehicle 36
dealer a new vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred. 37
2. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates 38
of registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall: 39
(a) Transmit the applications received to the Department within 40
the period prescribed by the Department; 41
(b) Transmit the fees collected from the applicants and properly 42
account for them within the period prescribed by the Department; 43
(c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 44
5; and 45
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(d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue 1
certificates of registration, including any computer hardware or 2
software. 3
3. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates 4
of registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not: 5
(a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those 6
services; 7
(b) Receive compensation from the Department for the 8
performance of those services; 9
(c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor 10
vehicle; or 11
(d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle 12
if the applicant wishes to [: 13
(1) Obtain special license plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 14
to 482.3823, inclusive; or 15
(2) Claim] claim the exemption from the governmental 16
services tax provided pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and 17
their relations. 18
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to the registration 19
of a moped pursuant to NRS 482.2155. 20
5. The Director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to 21
carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted 22
pursuant to this subsection must provide for: 23
(a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and 24
decals by the Department; and 25
(b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle 26
dealer pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the 27
regulations adopted by the Department. 28
Sec. 4. NRS 482.2703 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29
482.2703 1. The Director may order the preparation of 30
sample license plates which must be of the same design and size as 31
regular license plates or license plates issued pursuant to NRS 32
482.384. The Director shall ensure that: 33
(a) Each license plate issued pursuant to this subsection, 34
regardless of its design, is inscribed with the word SAMPLE and an 35
identical designation which consists of the same group of three 36
numerals followed by the same group of three letters; and 37
(b) The designation of numerals and letters assigned pursuant to 38
paragraph (a) is not assigned to a vehicle registered pursuant to this 39
chapter or chapter 706 of NRS. 40
2. The Director may order the preparation of sample license 41
plates which must be of the same design and size as any of the 42
special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, 43
inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act. The Director shall ensure 44
that: 45
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(a) Each license plate issued pursuant to this subsection, 1
regardless of its design, is inscribed with the word SAMPLE and the 2
number zero in the location where any other numerals would 3
normally be displayed on a license plate of that design; and 4
(b) The number assigned pursuant to paragraph (a) is not 5
assigned to a vehicle registered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 6
706 of NRS. 7
3. The Director may establish a fee for the issuance of sample 8
license plates of not more than $15 for each license plate. 9
4. A decal issued pursuant to NRS 482.271 may be displayed 10
on a sample license plate issued pursuant to this section. 11
5. All money collected from the issuance of sample license 12
plates must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the 13
Motor Vehicle Fund. 14
6. A person shall not affix a sample license plate issued 15
pursuant to this section to a vehicle. A person who violates the 16
provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. 17
Sec. 5. NRS 482.274 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
482.274 1. The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle 19
license plates for trailers in the same manner provided for motor 20
vehicles in NRS 482.270, except that a vehicle license plate 21
prepared for a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to 22
subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 is not required to have displayed upon 23
it the month and year the registration expires. 24
2. The Director shall order preparation of two sizes of vehicle 25
license plates for trailers. The smaller plates may be used for trailers 26
with a gross vehicle weight of less than 1,000 pounds. 27
3. The Director shall determine the registration numbers 28
assigned to trailers. 29
4. Any license plates issued for a trailer before July 1, 1975, 30
bearing a different designation from that provided for in this section, 31
are valid during the period for which such plates were issued. 32
5. The Department shall not issue for a full trailer or semitrailer 33
that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 a special 34
license plate available pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, 35
inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act. 36
Sec. 6. NRS 482.367002 is hereby amended to read as 37
follows: 38
482.367002 1. A person may request that the Department 39
design, prepare and issue a special license plate by submitting an 40
application to the Department. A person may submit an application 41
for a special license plate that is intended to generate financial 42
support for an organization only if: 43
(a) For an organization which is not a governmental entity, the 44
organization is established as a nonprofit charitable organization 45
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which provides services to the community relating to public health, 1
education or general welfare; 2
(b) For an organization which is a governmental entity, the 3
organization only uses the financial support generated by the special 4
license plate for charitable purposes relating to public health, 5
education or general welfare; 6
(c) The organization is registered with the Secretary of State, if 7
registration is required by law, and has filed any documents required 8
to remain registered with the Secretary of State; 9
(d) The name and purpose of the organization do not promote, 10
advertise or endorse any specific product, brand name or service that 11
is offered for profit; 12
(e) The organization is nondiscriminatory; and 13
(f) The license plate will not promote a specific religion, faith or 14
antireligious belief. 15
2. An application submitted to the Department pursuant to 16
subsection 1: 17
(a) Must be on a form prescribed and furnished by the 18
Department; 19
(b) Must specify whether the special license plate being 20
requested is intended to generate financial support for a particular 21
cause or charitable organization and, if so: 22
(1) The name of the cause or charitable organization; and 23
(2) Whether the financial support intended to be generated 24
for the particular cause or charitable organization will be for: 25
(I) General use by the particular cause or charitable 26
organization; or 27
(II) Use by the particular cause or charitable organization 28
in a more limited or specific manner; 29
(c) Must include the name and signature of a person who 30
represents: 31
(1) The organization which is requesting that the Department 32
design, prepare and issue the special license plate; and 33
(2) If different from the organization described in 34
subparagraph (1), the cause or charitable organization for which the 35
special license plate being requested is intended to generate 36
financial support; 37
(d) Must include proof that the organization satisfies the 38
requirements set forth in subsection 1; 39
(e) Must be accompanied by a surety bond posted with the 40
Department in the amount of $5,000, except that if the special 41
license plate being requested is one of the type described in 42
subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008, the application must be 43
accompanied by a surety bond posted with the Department in the 44
amount of $20,000; 45
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(f) Must, if the organization is a charitable organization, not 1
including a governmental entity whose budget is included in the 2
executive budget, include a budget prepared by or for the charitable 3
organization which includes, without limitation, the proposed 4
operating and administrative expenses of the charitable 5
organization; and 6
(g) Must be accompanied by suggestions for the design of and 7
colors to be used in the special license plate. The suggestion must be 8
made in consultation with the charitable organization for which the 9
special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any. 10
3. If an application for a special license plate has been 11
submitted pursuant to this section but the Department has not yet 12
designed, prepared or issued the plate, the applicant shall amend the 13
application with updated information when any of the following 14
events take place: 15
(a) The name of the organization that submitted the application 16
has changed since the initial application was submitted. 17
(b) The cause or charitable organization for which the special 18
license plate being requested is intended to generate financial 19
support has a different name than that set forth on the initial 20
application. 21
(c) The cause or charitable organization for which the special 22
license plate being requested is intended to generate financial 23
support is different from that set forth on the initial application. 24
(d) A charitable organization which submitted a budget pursuant 25
to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 prepares or has prepared a new or 26
subsequent budget. 27
The updated information described in this subsection must be 28
submitted to the Department within 90 days after the relevant 29
change takes place, unless the applicant has received notice that the 30
special license plate is on an agenda to be heard at a public meeting 31
of the Department held pursuant to subsection 4, in which case the 32
updated information must be submitted to the Department within 48 33
hours after the applicant receives such notice. The updating of 34
information pursuant to this subsection does not alter, change or 35
otherwise affect the issuance of special license plates by the 36
Department in accordance with the chronological order of their 37
authorization or approval, as described in subsection 2 of 38
NRS 482.367008. 39
4. The Department shall hold a public meeting before 40
determining whether to approve or disapprove: 41
(a) An application for the design, preparation and issuance of a 42
special license plate that is submitted to the Department pursuant to 43
subsection 1; and 44
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, an application 1
for the design, preparation and issuance of a special license plate 2
that has been authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 3
2007. 4
In determining whether to approve such an application, the 5
Department shall consider, without limitation, whether it would be 6
appropriate and feasible for the Department to design, prepare and 7
issue the particular special license plate. The Department shall 8
consider each application in the chronological order in which the 9
application was received by the Department. 10
5. Before holding a public meeting pursuant to subsection 4, 11
the Department shall: 12
(a) At least 30 days before the public meeting is held, notify: 13
(1) The person who requested the special license plate 14
pursuant to subsection 1; and 15
(2) The charitable organization for which the special license 16
plate is intended to generate financial support, if any; and 17
(b) Post a notice of the public meeting that complies with 18
chapter 241 of NRS. 19
6. The provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 4 do not apply 20
with regard to special license plates that are issued pursuant to NRS 21
482.3746, 482.3751, 482.3752, 482.3757, 482.3783, 482.3785, 22
482.3787, 482.37901, 482.37902, 482.37906, 482.37907, 482.3791, 23
482.3794 or 482.3817 [.] or section 1 of this act. 24
7. The Department may design and prepare a special license 25
plate requested pursuant to subsection 1 if the Department: 26
(a) Determines that the application for that plate complies with 27
subsection 2; and 28
(b) Approves the application for that plate after holding the 29
public meeting required pursuant to subsection 4. 30
8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.367008, the 31
Department may issue a special license plate that: 32
(a) The Department has designed and prepared pursuant to 33
subsection 7; and 34
(b) Complies with the requirements of NRS 482.367003, 35
for any motorcycle, passenger car or light commercial vehicle 36
upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates 37
pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the 38
requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. 39
A person may request that personalized prestige license plates 40
issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a special 41
license plate issued pursuant to this section if that person pays the 42
fees for personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees 43
for the special license plate. 44
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9. Upon making a determination to issue a special license plate 1
pursuant to subsection 8, the Department shall notify: 2
(a) The person who requested the special license plate pursuant 3
to subsection 1; and 4
(b) The charitable organization for which the special license 5
plate is intended to generate financial support, if any. 6
10. After making a determination to issue a special license 7
plate pursuant to this section, if the Department determines not to 8
use the design or colors suggested pursuant to paragraph (g) of 9
subsection 2, the Department shall notify the person who requested 10
the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1. The notice must 11
include, without limitation, the reasons the Department did not use 12
the design or colors suggested pursuant to paragraph (g) of 13
subsection 2. 14
11. Within 180 days after receiving the notice pursuant to 15
subsection 10, the person who requested the special license plate 16
pursuant to subsection 1 shall, in consultation with the charitable 17
organization for which the special license plate is intended to 18
generate financial support, if any, submit a revised suggestion for 19
the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate. If the 20
person does not submit a revised suggestion within 180 days after 21
receiving the notice pursuant to subsection 10, the Department must: 22
(a) Not issue the special license plate; and 23
(b) Notify: 24
(1) The person who requested the special license plate 25
pursuant to subsection 1; and 26
(2) The charitable organization for which the special license 27
plate is intended to generate financial support, if any. 28
12. After receiving the suggested design of and colors to be 29
used in the special license plate pursuant to paragraph (g) of 30
subsection 2 or subsection 11 and upon determining the design of 31
and the colors to be used in the special license plate, the Department 32
shall submit the design of and the colors to be used in the special 33
license plate to the person who requested the special license plate 34
pursuant to subsection 1 and to the charitable organization for which 35
the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if 36
any. The person and the charitable organization, if any, shall 37
respond to the Department within 30 days after receiving the design 38
of and the colors to be used in the special license plate and shall: 39
(a) Approve the design of and the colors to be used in the 40
special license plate; or 41
(b) Submit suggestions to revise the design of or colors to be 42
used in the special license plate. 43
If the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to 44
subsection 1 and the charitable organization for which the special 45
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license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any, fail to 1
respond within 30 days after receiving the design of and the colors 2
to be used in the special license plate, the person and charitable 3
organization shall be deemed to approve the design of and the colors 4
to be used in the special license plate. The Department may adopt 5
regulations to carry out this subsection. 6
13. The Department must promptly release the surety bond 7
posted pursuant to subsection 2: 8
(a) If the Department determines not to issue the special license 9
plate; 10
(b) If the Department distributes the additional fees collected on 11
behalf of a charitable organization to another charitable organization 12
pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 5 of 13
NRS 482.38279 and the surety bond has not been released to the 14
initial charitable organization; or 15
(c) If it is determined that at least 1,000 special license plates 16
have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the 17
design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 18
482.367008, except that if the special license plate is one of the type 19
described in subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008, the Department must 20
promptly release the surety bond posted pursuant to subsection 2 if 21
it is determined that at least 3,000 special license plates have been 22
issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the 23
special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008. 24
14. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates 25
issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the 26
vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall: 27
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets 28
the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the 29
transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental 30
services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399; or 31
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, 32
return them to the Department. 33
15. On or before September 1 of each fiscal year, the 34
Department shall compile a list of each special license plate the 35
Department, during the immediately preceding fiscal year, designed 36
and prepared pursuant to subsection 7 or issued pursuant to 37
subsection 8. The list must set forth, for each such plate, the cause 38
or charitable organization for which the special license plate 39
generates or would generate financial support, and the intended use 40
to which the financial support is being put or would be put. The 41
Department shall make that information available on its Internet 42
website. 43
16. On or before January 31 of each year, the Department shall: 44
(a) Compile a report that contains information detailing: 45
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(1) The requests submitted pursuant to subsection 1; 1
(2) The list compiled pursuant to subsection 15 for the 2
immediately preceding fiscal year; 3
(3) Any special license plates that the Department will no 4
longer issue pursuant to NRS 482.367008; 5
(4) The results of any activities conducted pursuant to NRS 6
482.38272 to 482.38279, inclusive; and 7
(5) Any actions taken by the Department pursuant to 8
subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 482.38279; and 9
(b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel 10
Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, if the Legislature is in 11
session, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature is not 12
in session. 13
Sec. 7. NRS 482.367008 is hereby amended to read as 14
follows: 15
482.367008 1. As used in this section, “special license plate” 16
means: 17
(a) A license plate that the Department has designed and 18
prepared pursuant to NRS 482.367002 in accordance with the 19
system of application described in that section; 20
(b) A license plate approved by the Legislature that the 21
Department has designed and prepared pursuant to NRS 482.3747, 22
482.37903, 482.37917, 482.379175, 482.37918, 482.37919, 23
482.3792, 482.3793, 482.37933, 482.37934, 482.37935, 24
482.379355, 482.379365, 482.37937, 482.379375, 482.37938, 25
482.37939, 482.37945 or 482.37947; and 26
(c) Except for a license plate that is issued pursuant to NRS 27
482.3746, 482.3751, 482.3752, 482.3757, 482.3783, 482.3785, 28
482.3787, 482.37901, 482.37902, 482.37906, 482.37907, 482.3791, 29
482.3794, 482.37941 or 482.3817, or section 1 of this act, a license 30
plate that is approved by the Legislature after July 1, 2005. 31
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 32
and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Department 33
shall not, at any one time, issue more than 30 separate designs of 34
special license plates. Whenever the total number of separate 35
designs of special license plates issued by the Department at any one 36
time is less than 30, the Department shall issue a number of 37
additional designs of special license plates that have been authorized 38
by an act of the Legislature or the application for which has been 39
approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002, not to 40
exceed a total of 30 designs issued by the Department at any one 41
time. Such additional designs must be issued by the Department in 42
accordance with the chronological order of their authorization or 43
approval by the Department. 44
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3. In addition to the special license plates described in 1
subsection 2, the Department may issue not more than five separate 2
designs of special license plates in excess of the limit set forth in 3
that subsection. To qualify for issuance pursuant to this subsection: 4
(a) The Department must approve the design, preparation and 5
issuance of the special plates as described in NRS 482.367002; and 6
(b) The special license plates must have been applied for, 7
designed, prepared and issued pursuant to NRS 482.367002, except 8
that: 9
(1) The application for the special license plates must be 10
accompanied by a surety bond posted with the Department in the 11
amount of $20,000; and 12
(2) Pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design 13
of the special license plates that is conducted pursuant to this 14
section, it is determined that at least 3,000 special license plates 15
have been issued. 16
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on October 17
1 of each year the Department shall assess the viability of each 18
separate design of special license plate that the Department is 19
currently issuing by determining the total number of validly 20
registered motor vehicles to which that design of special license 21
plate is affixed. The Department shall not determine the total 22
number of validly registered motor vehicles to which a particular 23
design of special license plate is affixed if: 24
(a) The particular design of special license plate was designed 25
and prepared by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002; and 26
(b) On October 1, that particular design of special license plate 27
has been available to be issued for less than 12 months. 28
5. If, on October 1, the total number of validly registered motor 29
vehicles to which a particular design of special license plate is 30
affixed is: 31
(a) In the case of special license plates not described in 32
subsection 3, less than 1,000; or 33
(b) In the case of special license plates described in subsection 34
3, less than 3,000, 35
the Director shall provide notice of that fact in the manner 36
described in subsection 6. 37
6. The notice required pursuant to subsection 5 must be 38
provided: 39
(a) If the special license plate generates financial support for a 40
cause or charitable organization, to that cause or charitable 41
organization. 42
(b) If the special license plate does not generate financial 43
support for a cause or charitable organization, to an entity which is 44
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involved in promoting the activity, place or other matter that is 1
depicted on the plate. 2
7. If, on December 31 of the same year in which notice was 3
provided pursuant to subsections 5 and 6, the total number of validly 4
registered motor vehicles to which a particular design of special 5
license plate is affixed is: 6
(a) In the case of special license plates not described in 7
subsection 3, less than 1,000; or 8
(b) In the case of special license plates described in subsection 9
3, less than 3,000, 10
the Director shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law to 11
the contrary, issue an order providing that the Department will no 12
longer issue that particular design of special license plate. Such an 13
order does not require existing holders of that particular design of 14
special license plate to surrender their plates to the Department and 15
does not prohibit those holders from renewing those plates. 16
Sec. 8. NRS 482.36705 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
482.36705 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: 18
(a) If a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the 19
Legislature after January 1, 2003, other than a special license plate 20
that is authorized pursuant to NRS 482.379375, the Legislature will 21
direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by 22
the Department unless the Department receives at least 1,000 23
applications for the issuance of that plate within 2 years after the 24
effective date of the act of the Legislature that authorized the plate. 25
(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (a), if a 26
new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature 27
after July 1, 2005, the Legislature will direct that the license plate 28
not be issued by the Department unless its issuance complies with 29
subsection 2 of NRS 482.367008. 30
(c) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and 31
(b), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the 32
Legislature after January 1, 2007, the Legislature will direct that the 33
license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department 34
unless the Department approves the application for the authorized 35
plate pursuant to NRS 482.367002. 36
(d) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), 37
(b) and (c), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of 38
the Legislature after July 1, 2021, the Legislature will direct that the 39
license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department 40
unless the organization meeting the requirements described in 41
subsection 1 of NRS 482.367002 submits suggestions for the design 42
of and colors to be used in the special license plate within 180 days 43
after the authorization of the special license plate. The provisions of 44
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subsections 10, 11 and 12 of NRS 482.367002 apply to suggestions 1
submitted pursuant to this paragraph. 2
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply with regard to 3
special license plates that are issued pursuant to NRS 482.3746, 4
482.3751, 482.3752, 482.3757, 482.3783, 482.3785, 482.3787, 5
482.37901, 482.37902, 482.37906, 482.37907, 482.3791, 482.3794, 6
482.37941 or 482.3817 [.] or section 1 of this act. 7
Sec. 9. NRS 482.38276 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
482.38276 “Special license plate” means: 9
1. A license plate that the Department has designed and 10
prepared pursuant to NRS 482.367002 in accordance with the 11
system of application and petition described in that section; 12
2. A license plate approved by the Legislature that the 13
Department has designed and prepared pursuant to NRS 482.3747, 14
482.37903, 482.37904, 482.37905, 482.37907, 482.37917, 15
482.379175, 482.37918, 482.37919, 482.3792, 482.3793, 16
482.37933, 482.37934, 482.37935, 482.379355, 482.379365, 17
482.37937, 482.379375, 482.37938, 482.37939, 482.37945 or 18
482.37947; and 19
3. Except for a license plate that is issued pursuant to NRS 20
482.3746, 482.3757, 482.3785, 482.3787, 482.37901, 482.37902, 21
482.37906, 482.3791, 482.3794 or 482.37941, or section 1 of this 22
act, a license plate that is approved by the Legislature after July 1, 23
2005. 24
Sec. 10. NRS 482.399 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
482.399 1. Upon the transfer of the ownership of or interest 26
in any vehicle by any holder of a valid registration, or upon 27
destruction of the vehicle, the registration expires. 28
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2155 and 29
subsection 3 of NRS 482.483, the holder of the original registration 30
may transfer the registration to another vehicle to be registered by 31
the holder and use the same regular license plate or plates or special 32
license plate or plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 33
482.3823, inclusive, and section 1 of this act or NRS 482.384, on 34
the vehicle from which the registration is being transferred, if the 35
license plate or plates are appropriate for the second vehicle, upon 36
filing an application for transfer of registration and upon paying the 37
transfer registration fee and the excess, if any, of the registration fee 38
and governmental services tax on the vehicle to which the 39
registration is transferred over the total registration fee and 40
governmental services tax paid on all vehicles from which he or she 41
is transferring ownership or interest. Except as otherwise provided 42
in NRS 482.294, an application for transfer of registration must be 43
made in person, if practicable, to any office or agent of the 44
Department or to a registered dealer, and the license plate or plates 45
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may not be used upon a second vehicle until registration of that 1
vehicle is complete. 2
3. In computing the governmental services tax, the 3
Department, its agent or the registered dealer shall credit the portion 4
of the tax paid on the first vehicle attributable to the remainder of 5
the current registration period or calendar year on a pro rata monthly 6
basis against the tax due on the second vehicle or on any other 7
vehicle of which the person is the registered owner. If any person 8
transfers ownership or interest in two or more vehicles, the 9
Department or the registered dealer shall credit the portion of the tax 10
paid on all of the vehicles attributable to the remainder of the 11
current registration period or calendar year on a pro rata monthly 12
basis against the tax due on the vehicle to which the registration is 13
transferred or on any other vehicle of which the person is the 14
registered owner. The certificates of registration and unused license 15
plates of the vehicles from which a person transfers ownership or 16
interest must be submitted before credit is given against the tax due 17
on the vehicle to which the registration is transferred or on any other 18
vehicle of which the person is the registered owner. 19
4. In computing the registration fee, the Department or its 20
agent or the registered dealer shall credit the portion of the 21
registration fee paid on each vehicle attributable to the remainder of 22
the current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis 23
against the registration fee due on the vehicle to which registration 24
is transferred. 25
5. If the amount owed on the registration fee or governmental 26
services tax on the vehicle to which registration is transferred is less 27
than the credit on the total registration fee or governmental services 28
tax paid on all vehicles from which a person transfers ownership or 29
interest, the person may apply the unused portion of the credit to the 30
registration of any other vehicle owned by the person. Any unused 31
portion of such a credit expires on the date the registration of the 32
vehicle from which the person transferred the registration was due 33
to expire. 34
6. If the license plate or plates are not appropriate for the 35
second vehicle, the plate or plates must be surrendered to the 36
Department or registered dealer and an appropriate plate or plates 37
must be issued by the Department. The Department shall not reissue 38
the surrendered plate or plates until the next succeeding licensing 39
period. 40
7. If application for transfer of registration is not made within 41
60 days after the destruction or transfer of ownership of or interest 42
in any vehicle, the license plate or plates must be surrendered to the 43
Department on or before the 60th day for cancellation of the 44
registration. 45
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8. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 1
371.040, NRS 482.2155, subsections 8 and 9 of NRS 482.260 and 2
subsection 3 of NRS 482.483, if a person cancels his or her 3
registration and surrenders to the Department the license plates for a 4
vehicle, the Department shall: 5
(a) In accordance with the provisions of subsection 9, issue to 6
the person a refund of the portion of the registration fee and 7
governmental services tax paid on the vehicle attributable to the 8
remainder of the current calendar year or registration period on a pro 9
rata basis; or 10
(b) If the person does not qualify for a refund in accordance with 11
the provisions of subsection 9, issue to the person a credit in the 12
amount of the portion of the registration fee and governmental 13
services tax paid on the vehicle attributable to the remainder of the 14
current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis. Such 15
a credit may be applied by the person to the registration of any other 16
vehicle owned by the person. Any unused portion of the credit 17
expires on the date the registration of the vehicle from which the 18
person obtained a refund was due to expire. 19
9. The Department shall issue a refund pursuant to subsection 8 20
only if the request for a refund is made at the time the registration is 21
cancelled and the license plates are surrendered, the person 22
requesting the refund is a resident of Nevada, the amount eligible 23
for refund exceeds $100, and evidence satisfactory to the 24
Department is submitted that reasonably proves the existence of 25
extenuating circumstances. For the purposes of this subsection, the 26
term “extenuating circumstances” means circumstances wherein: 27
(a) The person has recently relinquished his or her driver’s 28
license and has sold or otherwise disposed of his or her vehicle. 29
(b) The vehicle has been determined to be inoperable and the 30
person does not transfer the registration to a different vehicle. 31
(c) The owner of the vehicle is seriously ill or has died and the 32
guardians or survivors have sold or otherwise disposed of the 33
vehicle. 34
(d) Any other event occurs which the Department, by regulation, 35
has defined to constitute an “extenuating circumstance” for the 36
purposes of this subsection. 37
Sec. 11. NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
482.500 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3 39
or specifically provided by statute, whenever upon application any 40
duplicate or substitute certificate of registration, indicator, decal or 41
number plate is issued, the following fees must be paid: 42
43
For a certificate of registration ........................................ $5.00 44
For every substitute number plate or set of plates ............. 5.00 45
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For every duplicate number plate or set of plates .......... $10.00 1
For every decal displaying a county name ...................... .50 2
For every other indicator, decal, license plate 3
sticker or tab ................................................................. 5.00 4
5
2. The following fees must be paid for any replacement 6
number plate or set of plates issued for the following special license 7
plates: 8
(a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 9
482.367002, 482.3672, 482.370 to 482.3755, inclusive, 482.376 or 10
482.379 to 482.3818, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, a fee of 11
$10. 12
(b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368, 13
482.3765, 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5. 14
(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 15
1 of NRS 482.3824, for any souvenir license plate issued pursuant 16
to NRS 482.3825 or sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 17
482.2703, a fee equal to that established by the Director for the 18
issuance of those plates. 19
3. A fee must not be charged for a duplicate or substitute of a 20
decal issued pursuant to NRS 482.37635. 21
4. The fees which are paid for replacement number plates, 22
duplicate number plates and decals displaying county names must 23
be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle 24
Fund and allocated to the Department to defray the costs of 25
replacing or duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals. 26
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