1. The Director may order the design and preparation of license plates which commemorate the 125th anniversary of Nevada’s admission into the Union and establish the procedures for the application and issuance of the plates.

2. The Department may designate any colors, numbers and letters for the commemorative plates.

3. A person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 may apply for commemorative license plates.

4. The fee for the commemorative license plates is $10, in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. If a person is eligible for and applies for any special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672, 482.3675, 482.368 or 482.370 to 482.3825, inclusive, and applies to have those special license plates combined with commemorative plates, the person must pay the fees for the special license plates in addition to the fee for the commemorative plates.

5. In addition to all fees for the license, registration and governmental services taxes, a person who is eligible for and applies for commemorative plates must pay $25 for the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Nevada’s admission into the Union. The fees for the license, registration, and governmental services taxes and the charge for the celebration may be paid with a single check.

6. Commemorative plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

7. If during a registration period, the holder of commemorative plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder may retain the plates and:

(a) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department; or

(b) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as is provided for in this chapter.

8. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 10, if a commemorative license plate or set of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section is lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a duplicate number plate or set of duplicate number plates, as the case may be, from the Department upon payment of the fees set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 482.500.

9. The Department shall, for each set of commemorative license plates that it issues:

(a) Deposit the $25 collected for the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Nevada’s admission into the Union with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for Nevada’s 125th Anniversary in the State General Fund;

(b) Deposit $7.50 with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.180; and

(c) Deposit $2.50 with the State Treasurer for credit to the Department to reimburse the Department for the cost of manufacturing the license plates.

10. The Department shall not:

(a) Issue the commemorative license plates after October 31, 1990.

(b) Issue duplicate or replacement commemorative license plates after June 30, 1995.

11. License plates issued pursuant to this section are not subject to reissue pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 482.265.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1148; A 1991, 2317; 1999, 3576; 2001, 320; 2003, 3377; 2013, 2841; 2017, 424)