Senate Bill No. 341

Senate Bill No. 341-Committee on Transportation

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AN ACT relating to businesses; providing uniform requirements for the display of signs and licenses of certain businesses licensed by the department of motor vehicles and public safety; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 16, 1997]

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

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Section 1. NRS 482.327 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.327 1. If a vehicle dealer has one or more branches, he shall procure from the department a license for each branch in addition to the license issued for his principal place of business.
2. The department shall specify on each license it issues:
(a) The name of the licensee;
(b) The location for which the license is issued; and
(c) The name under which the licensee does business at that location.
3. Each vehicle dealer shall post each license issued to him by the department in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the general public at the location described in the license.
4. The department shall, by regulation, provide for the issuance of a temporary license for a licensed dealer to conduct business at a temporary location. Any such regulations must include the imposition of a reasonable fee for the issuance of the temporary license.
Sec. 2. NRS 482.332 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.332 [1.] At each of his established places of business, [a] each vehicle dealer and each broker shall [display] permanently affix a sign containing the name of his business in lettering of sufficient size to be clearly legible from the center of the nearest street or roadway [.
2. Each vehicle dealer shall post each license issued to him by the department in a conspicuous place at the location described in the license.] , except that the lettering must be at least 8 inches high and formed by lines that are at least 1-inch wide.
Sec. 3. Chapter 487 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 4 and 5 of this act.
Sec. 4. At each of his established places of business, an automobile wrecker shall permanently affix a sign containing the name of his business in lettering of sufficient size to be clearly legible from the center of the nearest street or roadway, except that the lettering must be at least 8 inches high and formed by lines that are at least 1-inch wide.
Sec. 5. At each of his established places of business, an operator of a salvage pool shall permanently affix a sign containing the name of his business in lettering of sufficient size to be clearly legible from the center of the nearest street or roadway, except that the lettering must be at least 8 inches high and formed by lines that are at least 1-inch wide.
Sec. 5.5. NRS 487.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:
487.070 1. The department may approve or reject the application and, if approved, shall issue to the applicant:
(a) A license containing the applicant's name and address, the name under which the business is to be conducted, the business address, and a distinguishing number assigned to the applicant.
(b) A card which:
(1) Contains the information specified in paragraph (a);
(2) Includes a picture of the licensee; and
(3) Clearly identifies the holder of the card as a licensed automobile wrecker.
2. A licensee may obtain one or two cards for his business. The department shall charge a fee of $50 for each card issued. Fees collected by the department pursuant to this subsection must be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the account for regulation of salvage pools, automobile wreckers and body shops.
3. A licensee shall post the license in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the general public at the business address set forth on the license.
4. A license expires on April 30 of each year.
[4.] 5. A licensee may renew his license by submitting to the department:
(a) A completed application for renewal upon a form supplied by the department; and
(b) The fee for renewal of a license provided in NRS 487.080.
Sec. 6. NRS 487.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
487.200 Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 487.185, any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 487.045 to 487.190, inclusive, and section 4 of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 6.5. NRS 487.430 is hereby amended to read as follows:
487.430 1. The department may approve or reject the application for a license to operate a salvage pool and, if approved, shall issue to the applicant a license containing the applicant's name and address, the name under which the business is to be conducted, the business address, and a distinguishing number assigned to the applicant.
2. A licensee shall post the license in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the general public at the business address set forth on the license.
3. A license expires on April 30 of each year.
[3.] 4. A licensee may renew his license by submitting to the department:
(a) A completed application for renewal upon a form supplied by the department; and
(b) The fee for renewal of a license provided in NRS 487.450.
Sec. 7. NRS 487.510 is hereby amended to read as follows:
487.510 Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 487.400 to 487.500, inclusive, and section 5 of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 8. NRS 487.620 is hereby amended to read as follows:
487.620 An operator of a body shop shall [maintain] :
1. Maintain an established place of business in this state which includes a permanent enclosed building owned in fee or leased by the operator with sufficient space to conduct safely the operations of the body shop.
2. At each of his established places of business, permanently affix a sign containing the name of his business in lettering of sufficient size to be clearly legible from the center of the nearest street or roadway, except that the lettering must be at least 8 inches high and formed by lines that are at least 1-inch wide.
Sec. 8.5. NRS 487.630 is hereby amended to read as follows:
487.630 1. An application for a license to operate a body shop must be filed with the department upon forms supplied by the department. The application must be accompanied by such proof as the department requires to evidence that the applicant meets the statutory requirements to become an operator of a body shop.
2. The department shall charge a fee of $300 for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate a body shop. Fees collected by the department pursuant to this subsection must be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the account for regulation of salvage pools, automobile wreckers and body shops.
3. Upon receipt of the application and when satisfied that the applicant is entitled thereto, the department shall issue to the applicant a license to operate a body shop. The license must contain the name and the address of the body shop and the name of the operator.
4. Upon receipt of the license, the operator shall [display] post the license [number prominently] in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the general public in the body shop and include the license number on all estimates and invoices for repairs.
5. A license expires on April 30 of each year.
6. A licensee may renew his license by submitting to the department:
(a) A completed application for renewal upon a form supplied by the department; and
(b) The fee for renewal of a license provided in subsection 2.
Sec. 9. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses that are committed before October 1, 1997.
Sec. 10. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 11. Sections 5.5, 6.5 and 8.5 of this act become effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1997.
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