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 vehicle to be operated during the period of registration in such detail as the Department may require, including, without limitation, the name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of each vehicle.

(b) Include the USDOT number issued to the operator by the United States Department of Transportation.

(c) Be accompanied by a fee, unless the Department of Motor Vehicles 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; 2017, 986; 2019, 1576, 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)