Assembly Bill No. 442

Assembly Bill No. 442-Committee on Transportation

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AN ACT relating to the department of motor vehicles and public safety; eliminating the fee for changing the address on a driver's license or identification card; making various changes to identification cards; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 11, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 483.410 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.410 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, for every driver's license, including a motorcycle driver's license, issued and service performed the following fees must be charged:

A license issued to a person 65 years of age or older $14

An original license issued to any other person 19

A renewal license issued to any other person 19

Reinstatement of a license after suspension, revocation or cancellation, except a revocation for a violation of NRS 484.379 or 484.3795 or pursuant to NRS 484.384 and 484.385 40

Reinstatement of a license after revocation for a violation of NRS 484.379 or 484.3795 or pursuant to NRS 484.384 and 484.385 65

A new photograph, change of name, change of other information, except address , or any combination 5

A duplicate license 14

2. For every motorcycle endorsement to a driver's license a fee of $5 must be charged.
3. If no other change is requested or required, the department shall not charge a fee to convert the number of a license from the licensee's social security number, or a number that was formulated by using the licensee's social security number as a basis for the number, to a unique number that is not based on the licensee's social security number.
4. The increase in fees authorized by NRS 483.347 and the fees charged pursuant to NRS 483.383 and 483.415 must be paid in addition to the fees charged pursuant to subsections 1 and 2.
5. A penalty of $10 must be paid by each person renewing his license after it has expired for a period of 30 days or more as provided in NRS 483.386 unless he is exempt pursuant to that section.
6. The department may not charge a fee for the reinstatement of a driver's license that has been:
(a) Voluntarily surrendered for medical reasons; or
(b) Canceled pursuant to NRS 483.310.
7. All fees and penalties are payable to the administrator at the time a license or a renewal license is issued.
8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.415, all money collected by the department pursuant to this chapter must be deposited in the state treasury for credit to the motor vehicle fund.
Sec. 2. NRS 483.810 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.810 The legislature finds and declares that:
1. A need exists in this state for the creation of a system of identification for residents 10 years of age or older who do not hold [a] :
(a) A driver's license [.] ; or
(b) An identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction.
2. To serve this purpose, official identification cards must be prepared for issuance to those residents 10 years of age or older who [wish to] apply and qualify for them. The cards must be designed in such form and distributed pursuant to such controls that they will merit the general acceptability of drivers' licenses for personal identification.
Sec. 3. NRS 483.820 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.820 1. Every resident of this state 10 years of age or older who does not hold a Nevada driver's license or a driver's license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction, and [makes an application as provided in this chapter] who applies for an identification card in accordance with the provisions of NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive, is entitled to receive an identification card.
2. The department shall charge and collect the following fees for issuance of an original, duplicate and changed identification card:

An original or duplicate identification card issued to a person 65 years of age or older $4

An original or duplicate identification card issued to a person under 18 years of age 3

An original or duplicate identification card issued to any other person 9

A new photograph [,] or change of name [, change of address or any combination] , or both 4

3. The department shall not charge a fee for an identification card issued to a person who has voluntarily surrendered his driver's license pursuant to NRS 483.420.
Sec. 4. NRS 483.850 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.850 1. Every application for an identification card must be made upon a form provided by the department and include:
(a) The applicant's full name.
(b) His social security number, if any.
(c) His date of birth.
(d) His state of legal residence.
(e) His current address.
(f) A statement that he does not possess a valid Nevada driver's license [.] or a driver's license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction.
2. When the form is completed, the applicant shall sign the form and verify the contents before a person authorized to administer oaths.
3. At the time of applying for an identification card, an applicant may, if eligible, register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.524.
4. A person who possesses a driver's license or identification card issued by another state or jurisdiction who wishes to apply for an identification card pursuant to this section shall surrender to the department the driver's license or identification card issued by the other state or jurisdiction at the time he applies for an identification card pursuant to this section.
Sec. 5. NRS 483.870 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.870 1. An identification card once issued remains valid so long as the [person does not become licensed to drive a motor vehicle and the] facts and circumstances declared in the application and stated [in] on the card do not change. An identification card must be surrendered upon issuance of a driver's license.
2. The holder of an identification card shall promptly report any change in the information declared in the application and stated in the card to the department.
3. Any change occurring in the holder's address or name as the result of marriage or otherwise or any loss of an identification card must be reported within 10 days after the occurrence to the department.
Sec. 6. Section 1 of this act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1997.
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