1. The Department shall rescind and cancel the registration of a vehicle whenever the person to whom the certificate of registration or license plates therefor have been issued makes or permits to be made any unlawful use of the certificate or plates or permits the use thereof by a person not entitled thereto.

2. The Department shall cancel a certificate of title or certificate of registration and license plates which have been issued erroneously or improperly, or obtained illegally.

3. In addition to any other penalty set forth in this chapter and chapters 366, 459, 484A, 484D and 706 of NRS, the Department may revoke a certificate of title or a certificate of registration and license plates for a vehicle with a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds if the Department determines that:

(a) The licensee of the vehicle has violated one or more of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 366, 459, 484A, 484D or 706 of NRS and there is reasonable cause for the revocation; or

(b) The motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order.

4. Before revoking a certificate of title or a certificate of registration and license plates pursuant to subsection 3, subsection 5 of NRS 482.217 or subsection 5 of NRS 706.188, the Department must send a written notice by certified mail to the licensee or motor carrier, as applicable, at his or her last known address ordering the licensee or motor carrier to appear before the Department at a time not less than 10 days after the mailing of the notice to show cause why the certificate of title or the certificate of registration and license plates should not be revoked pursuant to this section.

5. Upon rescission, revocation or cancellation of the certificate of title or of the certificate of registration and license plates, the affected certificate or certificate and plates must be returned to the Department upon receipt of notice of rescission, revocation or cancellation.

[Part 23:202:1931; A 1953, 280] — (NRS A 1973, 202; 1997, 321; 2003, 466; 2017, 979, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2020, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 180, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 971)