Senate Bill No. 63

Senate Bill No. 63-Committee on Transportation

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AN ACT relating to driver's licenses; authorizing the issuance of a temporary license that does not contain the photograph of the licensee under certain circumstances; limiting the circumstances under which a licensee may be convicted for failing to surrender such a license; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved May 2, 1997]

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

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Section 1. NRS 483.347 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.347 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the department shall issue a driver's license which:
(a) Bears a front view colored photograph of the licensee if he is 21 years of age or older, or a profile view colored photograph if he is under 21 years of age; and
(b) May be obtained immediately by any applicant upon qualifying therefor, unless the applicant's current driving record is not immediately available at the issuing office.
2. The department may issue a temporary driver's license without a photograph of the licensee if the licensee is temporarily absent from this state and requests the renewal of, the issuance of a duplicate of, or a change in the information on, his driver's license. If the licensee returns to this state for 14 continuous days or more, the licensee shall, within 24 days after the date of his return, surrender the temporary license and obtain a license which bears his photograph in accordance with subsection 1. However, a licensee charged with violating the provisions of this subsection may not be convicted if he surrenders the temporary license, obtains a license which bears his photograph in accordance with subsection 1 and produces that license in court or in the office of the arresting officer.
3. The department shall:
(a) Establish a uniform procedure for the production of [those] driver's licenses, applicable to renewal as well as to original licenses.
(b) Increase the fees provided in NRS 483.410, 483.820 and 483.910 by an amount up to $1. The increase must be deposited in the state treasury for credit to the motor vehicle fund and must be allocated to the department to defray the increased costs of license production required by this section.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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