1. A person who wishes to be issued a commercial driver’s license by this State must:

(a) Apply to the Department for a commercial driver’s license;

(b) In accordance with standards contained in regulations adopted by the Department:

(1) Pass a knowledge test for the type of motor vehicle the person operates or expects to operate; and

(2) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.933, pass a driving skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle taken in a motor vehicle which is representative of the type of motor vehicle the person operates or expects to operate;

(c) Comply with all other requirements contained in the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908;

(d) Not be ineligible to be issued a commercial driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.929; and

(e) For the issuance of a commercial driver’s license with an endorsement for hazardous materials, submit a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Department to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and all applicable federal agencies to process the fingerprints for a background check of the applicant in accordance with Section 1012 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, 49 U.S.C. § 5103a.

2. At the time of the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver’s license pursuant to this section, the Department shall provide to the holder of the license information instructing the holder how to register with the Next-of-Kin Registry pursuant to NRS 483.653 if he or she so chooses.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1116; A 2003, 1243; 2005, 2889; 2015, 445, 3864, effective on 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 119, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 429)