1. When registering a vehicle, the Department and its agents or a registered dealer shall:

(a) Collect the fees for license plates and registration as provided for in this chapter.

(b) Collect the governmental services tax on the vehicle, as agent for the State and for the county where the applicant intends to base the vehicle for the period of registration, unless the vehicle is deemed to have no base.

(c) Collect the applicable taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 372, 374, 377 and 377A of NRS.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085, issue a certificate of registration.

(e) If the registration is performed by the Department, issue the regular license plate or plates.

(f) If the registration is performed by a registered dealer, provide information to the owner regarding the manner in which the regular license plate or plates will be made available to the owner.

2. Upon proof of ownership satisfactory to the Director or as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2605, the Director shall cause to be issued a certificate of title as provided in this chapter.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 371.070 and subsections 6, 7 and 8, every vehicle being registered for the first time in Nevada must be taxed for the purposes of the governmental services tax for a 12-month period.

4. The Department shall deduct and withhold 2 percent of the taxes collected pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 and remit the remainder to the Department of Taxation.

5. A registered dealer shall forward all fees and taxes collected for the registration of vehicles to the Department.

6. A trailer being registered pursuant to NRS 482.2065 must be taxed for the purposes of the governmental services tax for a 3-year period.

7. A full trailer or semitrailer being registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 must be taxed for the purposes of the governmental services tax in the amount of $86. The governmental services tax paid pursuant to this subsection is nontransferable and nonrefundable.

8. A moped being registered pursuant to NRS 482.2155 must be taxed for the purposes of the governmental services tax for only the 12-month period following the registration. The governmental services tax paid pursuant to this subsection is nontransferable and nonrefundable.

[11:202:1931; A 1945, 151; 1949, 480; 1953, 280; 1954, 43] — (NRS A 1959, 912; 1960, 100; 1961, 129; 1963, 1126; 1969, 684; 1973, 70, 400; 1975, 156, 334; 1983, 1619, 2065; 1995, 1864; 2001, 310; 2003, 459, 3376; 2007, 3203; 2009, 2197; 2013, 2830; 2015, 1752; 2017, 2749; 2019, 185, effective January 1, 2021)