1. The Director may adopt and enforce such administrative regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

2. The Director may establish branch offices as provided in NRS 481.055, and may by contract appoint any person or public agency as an agent to assist in carrying out the duties of the Department pursuant to this chapter.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the contract with each agent appointed by the Department in connection with the registration of motor vehicles and issuance of license plates may provide for compensation based upon the reasonable value of the services of the agent but must not exceed $2 for each registration. An authorized inspection station or authorized station that issues certificates of registration pursuant to NRS 482.281 is not entitled to receive compensation from the Department pursuant to this subsection.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may use in an advertisement:

(a) The name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department; or

(b) A service mark, trademark or logo designed to closely resemble a service mark, trademark or logo of the Department and intended to mislead a viewer to believe that the service mark, trademark or logo is the service mark, trademark or logo of the Department.

5. An agent appointed pursuant to subsection 2 may use the name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department in an advertisement if the agent has obtained the written permission of the Department for such use.

[Part 3:202:1931; A 1953, 105] — (NRS A 1959, 909; 1961, 128; 1969, 1544; 1979, 552; 1981, 242; 1983, 1618; 1985, 732; 1989, 505, 703; 1991, 1914, 1988; 1993, 586, 2860; 2019, 74)