SB 29 — Authorizes the appointment of an agent of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue salvage titles. (BDR 43-348)

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29–COMMITTEE ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE (O NB EHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF M OTOR V EHICLES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Authorizes the appointment of an agent of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue salvage titles.

(BDR 43-348) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existingtitle, lawwhich authorizesis therequired Departmentto oftransfer Motorownership Vehiclesinterest toin issue a salvage vehicle, upon an application supported by certain documentation.

(NRS 487.007, 487.810) Section 2on2 an of this bill authorizes the Department to appoint by contract a person to issue salvage titles on behalf of the Department under such circumstances as an agent of the Department and requires that agent to collect the fee for the issuance of a salvage title and remit it to the Department.

Section 2 requires the Department to ensurewith that a person has met certain requirements before entering into a contract investigate, audit and inspect the premises of a person whoto hasact beenas appointed asto an agentagent. of the Department to issue salvage titles.

Finally, section 2 authorizes the Department to investigate, audit and inspect the premises of a person who has been appointed as an agent of the Department to issue salvage titles.

Existing law provides that no person may use the name, service marks, trademarksappointed oragent logo of the Department inand anhas advertisement,obtained unless the personwritten ispermission anof then Department for such use.

(NRS 482.160) Section 1 of this bill provides that anhean - *SB29* – 2 – agent appointed to issue salvage titles may use the name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department in an advertisement if the agent has obtained the written permission of the Department for such use.

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Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the contract with each agent appointed by the Department in connection with the - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – registration of motor vehicles and issuance of license plates may provide for compensation based upon the reasonable value of the services of the agent but must not exceed $2 for each registration.

An authorized inspection station or authorized station that issues certificates of registration pursuant to NRS 482.281 is not entitled to receive compensation from the Department pursuant to thisthisot entitled to subsection.

An agent appointed pursuant to this section shall charge and collect the fee required by NRS 487.810 for the issuance of a salvage title andpursuant remitto itthis subsection must be deposited with the Stateent Treasurer for credit to the Department.Revolving Account for the Issuance of Salvage Titles created by NRS 487.825.

Fees remitted to the Department - *SB29* – 3 – pursuant to this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Revolving Account for the Issuance of Salvage Titles created by NRS 487.825.

The fee must not exceed the sum of the amounts - 81st Session (2021) – 3 – charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints.

In lieu of a bond, the proposed agent may deposit with the State Treasurer a like amount of lawful3.wfuThe moneyDepartment may, as the Director of the UnitedDepartment States.deems appropriate:

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The Department may, as the Director of the Department deems appropriate:

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487.710 As used in NRS 487.710 to 487.890, inclusive, and section 2 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 487.720 to 487.790, inclusive, the have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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