1. Each operator shall qualify to operate pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, by filing an application for that purpose with the Department:
(a) If the application is an initial application for registration, before the time any fee becomes delinquent; and
(b) If the application is for the renewal of a registration, on or before the first day of the month in which the registration expires.
2. The application must:
(a) Show the total mileage of motor vehicles operated by the person in this State and all states and countries during the next preceding 12 months ending June 30 and describe and identify each motor vehicle to be operated during the period of registration in such detail as the Department may require.
(b) Be accompanied by a fee, unless the Department is satisfied that the fee is secured, to be computed as follows:
(1) Divide the number of in-state miles by the total number of fleet miles;
(2) Determine the total amount of money necessary to register each motor vehicle in the fleet for which registration is requested; and
(3) Multiply the amount determined under subparagraph (2) by the fraction obtained pursuant to subparagraph (1).
(Added to NRS by 1971, 720; A 1981, 1054; 1985, 1452, 1847, 2001; 1989, 1416; 1993, 1988; 2001, 2638; 2007, 56; 2019, 1576)