NRS 482.265 - License plates issued upon registration; stickers, tabs or other devices issued upon renewal of registration; reissuance; return of plates; fee for and limitations on issuance of special license plates. [Effective January 1, 2021.]

NV Rev Stat § 482.265 (2019) (N/A)

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1. The Department shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle is registered two license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or moped and one license plate for all other vehicles required to be registered hereunder. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085 and 482.2155, upon renewal of registration, the Department may issue one or more license plate stickers, tabs or other suitable devices in lieu of new license plates.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2065, 482.266, 482.2705, 482.274, 482.379 and 482.37901, every 8 years the Department shall reissue a license plate or plates at the time of renewal of each license plate or plates issued pursuant to this chapter. The Director may adopt regulations to provide procedures for such reissuance.

3. The Director shall have the authority to require the return to the Department of all number plates upon termination of the lawful use thereof by the owner under this chapter.

4. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, for the issuance of each special license plate authorized pursuant to this chapter:

(a) The fee to be received by the Department for the initial issuance of the special license plate is $35, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate funds for a particular cause or charitable organization;

(b) The fee to be received by the Department for the renewal of the special license plate is $10, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization; and

(c) The Department shall not design, prepare or issue a special license plate unless, within 4 years after the date on which the measure authorizing the issuance becomes effective, it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of that plate.

5. The provisions of subsection 4 do not apply to NRS 482.37901.

[Part 12:202:1931; A 1949, 45; 1953, 106; 1955, 582] — (NRS A 1959, 862; 1961, 129; 1963, 224, 1126; 1997, 2996; 2009, 395; 2013, 2548; 2015, 1752, 2815; 2017, 416; 2019, 185, effective January 1, 2021)

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