NRS 483.290
Application for license or instruction permit

  • acceptable documents for proof of full legal name and age
  • preregistration or registration to vote
  • authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents
  • regulations
  • prohibition on acceptance of consular identification cards as proof of age or identity.

1.

An application for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license must:

(a)

Be made upon a form furnished by the Department.

(b)

Be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge.

(c)

Be accompanied by the required fee.

(d)

State the full legal name, date of birth, sex, address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from the address of principal residence, of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.

(e)

State whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation or refusal.

(f)

Include such other information as the Department may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.

2.

Every applicant must furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age by displaying:

(a)

An original or certified copy of the required documents as prescribed by regulation; or

(b)

A photo identification card issued by the Department of Corrections pursuant to NRS 209.511 which indicates that the Director of the Department of Corrections has verified the full legal name and age of the applicant pursuant to subsection 4 of that section.

3.

The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age to the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, including, without limitation, a document issued by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.375 or 483.8605.

4.

At the time of applying for a driver’s license, an applicant may, if eligible, preregister or register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5727 or 293.5742.

5.

Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of his or her social security number by displaying:

(a)

An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or

(b)

Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.

6.

The Department may refuse to accept a driver’s license issued by another state if the Department determines that the other state has less stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver’s license.

7.

With respect to any document presented by a person who was born outside of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands or the United States Virgin Islands to prove his or her full legal name and age, the Department:

(a)

May, if the document has expired, refuse to accept the document or refuse to issue a driver’s license to the person presenting the document, or both; and

(b)

Shall issue to the person presenting the document a driver’s license that is valid only during the time the applicant is authorized to stay in the United States, or if there is no definite end to the time the applicant is authorized to stay, the driver’s license is valid for 1 year beginning on the date of issuance.

8.

The Administrator shall adopt regulations setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue a driver’s license in accordance with this section to a person who is a citizen of any state or a foreign country. The criteria pursuant to which the Department shall issue or refuse to issue a driver’s license to a citizen of a foreign country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.

9.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.

Source: Section 483.290 — Application for license or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of full legal name and age; preregistration or registration to vote; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; prohibition on acceptance of consular identification cards as proof of age or identity., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-483.­html#NRS483Sec290.

483.230
Licensing of drivers required 483.235
Holders of class A noncommercial drivers’ licenses: Department to adopt regulations concerning driving of combinations of vehicles of certain length and weight. 483.240
Exemptions from licensing. 483.245
License issued by this State required when person becomes resident 483.250
Issuance of license to certain persons prohibited 483.255
Department to adopt regulations regarding hours of training required for issuance of license to minor who attends school for training drivers. 483.283
Proof of compliance with certain statutory provisions required for issuance to or renewal of license of certain criminal offenders 483.289
Application for license or instruction permit: Choice of statutory provisions. 483.290
Application for license or instruction permit 483.292
Declaration of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon application for instruction permit or license 483.294
Registration of certain males with Selective Service System when applying for license or permit to drive or driver authorization card 483.295
Application from person previously licensed in another state 483.300
Signing and verification of application of minor by responsible person 483.310
Release from liability upon cancellation of minor’s license. 483.320
Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor’s application. 483.325
Qualifications for safe driving of types of vehicles 483.330
Examination of applicants 483.347
Shape of license 483.348
Issuance of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and epileptics 483.349
Placement of designation on license issued to person with disability which limits or impairs ability to walk. 483.350
License to be carried and surrendered upon demand 483.360
Restricted license 483.363
Report requesting that Department examine licensee who may be unable to safely operate motor vehicle: Qualifications of persons who may file 483.367
Report of inability of person to safely operate motor vehicle: Department to require examination and take other appropriate action 483.370
Duplicate or substitute permit or license. 483.375
Change of full legal name on license: Requirements 483.376
Alternate address on license at request of peace officer or retired peace officer: Requirements 483.380
Expiration of license 483.382
Renewal of license: Notice to licensee 483.383
Renewal of license: Procedure for renewal by mail 483.384
Renewal of license: Test of eyesight 483.386
Renewal of license: Reexamination upon good cause 483.390
Notice of change of address. 483.400
Records of Department. 483.410
Fees and penalties: Amounts, payment and disposition. 483.415
Additional fee 483.417
One-time waiver of fees to furnish duplicate license to homeless person or person recently released from prison, jail or detention facility 483.2521
Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance of license. 483.2523
Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Restriction on transporting certain passengers under 18 years of age during initial period of licensure 483.2525
Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Violation of restriction on transporting certain passengers during initial period of licensure not primary offense 483.2527
Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Information included on and format of license 483.2529
Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Duration of restriction or suspension of license for certain violations. 483.2925
Designation of veteran status on license or permit 483.3485
Program for imprinting symbol or other indicator of medical condition on license: Establishment
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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