AB 151 — Provides for the issuance for a limited duration of special license plates commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University of Nevada, Reno. (BDR 43-89)

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A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:

The provisions of this section do not apply to the registration of a5. moped pursuant to NRS 482.2155.

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Sec.- 82nd Session (2023) – 6 – 482.2703 1.

3.The Director may order the preparation ofollows:

NRSsample 482.2703license isplates herebywhich amendedmust tobe readof the same design and size as follows:regular license plates or license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384.

482.2703 1.

The Director may order the preparation of sample license plates which must be of the same design and size as regular license plates or license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384.

(a) Each license plate issued pursuant to this subsection, regardless of its design, is inscribed with the word SAMPLE and the number zero in the location where any other numerals would normally be displayed on a license plate of that design;

and (b) The number assigned pursuant to paragraph (a) is not assigned to a vehicle registered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 706 of NRS.

A person who violates the provisionsproSec. of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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NRSofNRS 482.274 is hereby amended to read as follows:

The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle license plates for trailers in the same manner provided for motor - *AB151_R1* – 7 – vehicles in NRS 482.270, except that a vehicle license plate prepared for a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 is not required to have displayed upon it the month and year the registration expires.

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The Director shall determine the registration numbers assignedass4.nedAny tolicense trailers.plates issued for a trailer before July 1, 1975, bearing a different designation from that provided for in this section, are valid during the period for which such plates were issued.

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Any license plates issued for a trailer before July 1, 1975, bearing a different designation from that provided for in this section, are valid during the period for which such plates were issued.

(b) For an organization which is a governmental entity, the organization only uses the financial support generated by the special license plate for charitable purposes relating to public health,health,ecial education or general welfare;

- *AB151_R1* – 8 – (a) Must be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department;

- 82nd Session (2023) – 8 – (b) Must specify whether the special license plate being requested is intended to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization and, if so:

and (2)for Whether the financialparticular supportcause intendedor tocharitable organization will be generatedfor:d for(I) General use by the particular cause or charitable organizationorganization; will be for:

(I) General use by the particular cause or charitable organization;

(f) Must, if the organization is a charitable organization, not including a governmental entity whose budget is included in the executive budget, include a budget prepared by or for the charitable organization which includes, without limitation, the proposed operating and administrative expenses of the charitable organization;

- *AB151_R1*82nd Session (2023) – 9 – (b) The cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate being requested is intended to generate financialfinancialal support has a different name than that set forth on the initial application.

The updating of information pursuant to this subsection does not alter, change or otherwise affect the issuance of special license plates by the or Department in accordance with the chronological order of their authorization or approval, as described in subsection 2 of NRS 482.367008.

 In determining whether to approve such an application, the Department shall consider, without limitation, whether it would be appropriate and feasible for the Department to design, prepare and issue the particular special license plate.

The Department shallshallnd consider each application in the chronological order in which the application was received by the Department.

and (2)- The82nd charitableSession organization(2023) for– which10 the– special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any;

and -license *AB151_R1* – 10 – (b) Post a notice of the public meeting that complies with chapter 241 of NRS.

(a) The Department has designed and prepared pursuant to subsection 7;

andment has designed and prepared pursuant to (b) Complies with the requirements of NRS 482.367003,  for any motorcycle, passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter.

and (b) The charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any.

license 10.

11.- 82nd Session (2023) – 11 – subsection 10, the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 shall, in consultation with the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any, submit a revised suggestion for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate.

Within 180 days after receiving the notice pursuant to subsection 10, the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 shall, in consultation with the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to - *AB151_R1* – 11 – generate financial support, if any, submit a revised suggestion for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate.

After receiving the suggested design of and colors to be used in the special license plate pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2 or subsection 11 and upon determining the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate, the Department shall submit the design of and the colors to be used in the specialspecialent license plate to the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 and to the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any.

 If the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 and the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any, fail to respond within 30 days after receiving the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate, the person and charitable organization shall be deemed to approve the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate.

(b) If the Department distributes the additional fees collected on behalf of a charitable organization to another charitable organization pursuant- to82nd subparagraphSession (2)(2023) of– paragraph12 (c)– of subsection 5 of NRS 482.38279 and the surety bond has not been released to thetheof initial charitable organization;

or (c) If it is determined that at least 1,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to - *AB151_R1* – 12 – NRS 482.367008, except that if the special license plate is one of the type described in subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008, the Department must promptly release the surety bond posted pursuant to subsection 2 if it is determined that at least 3,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008.

(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399;

(a) Compile(1) aThe reportrequests thatsubmitted containspursuant informationto detailing:subsection 1;:

(1) The requests submitted pursuant to subsection 1;

and - 82nd Session (2023) – 13 – (b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, if the Legislature is in session, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature is not in session.

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6.NRS 482.367008 is hereby amended to read as 482.367008 1.

NRS 482.367008 is hereby amended to read as follows:

482.367008 1.

- *AB151_R1* – 13 – (a) A license plate that the Department has designed and prepared pursuant to NRS 482.367002 in accordance with the system of application described in that section;

Whenever the total number of separate designs of special license plates issued by the Department at any one time is less than 30, the Department shall issue a number of additional designs of special license plates that have been authorized by an act of the Legislature or the application for which has been approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002, not to exceed a total of 30 designs issued by the Department at any one time.

and (b)- The82nd specialSession license(2023) plates– must14 have– been applied for, designed, prepared and issued pursuant to NRS 482.367002, except that:

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on October 1 of each year the Department shall assess the viability of - *AB151_R1* – 14 – each separate design of special license plate that the Department is currently issuing by determining the total number of validly registered motor vehicles to which that design of special license plate is affixed.

The Department shall not determine the total number of validly registered motor vehicles to which a particular des(a) The particular design of special license plate iswas affixeddesigned if:and prepared by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002;

(a) The particular design of special license plate was designed and prepared by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002;

(a) If the special license plate generates financial support for a cause or charitable organization, to that cause or charitablecharitablert for a organization.

If, on December 31 of the same year in which notice was provided pursuant to subsections 5 and 6, the total number of validly registered- motor82nd vehiclesSession to(2023) which– a15 particular– design of special license plate is affixed is:

which a particular design of special (a) In the case of special license plates not described in subsection 3, less than 1,000;

- *AB151_R1* – 15 – (a) If a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2003, other than a special license plate that is authorized pursuant to NRS 482.379375, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the Department receives at least 1,000 applications for the issuance of that plate within 2 years after the effective date of the act of the Legislature that authorized the plate.

(d) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after July 1, 2021, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the organization meeting the requirements described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.367002 submits suggestions for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate within 180 days after the authorization of the special license plate.

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The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply with regard to special license plates that are issued pursuant to NRS 482.3746, 482.3751, 482.3752, 482.3757, 482.3783, 482.3785, 482.3787, 482.37901, 482.37902, 482.37906, 482.3791, 482.3794, 482.37941 or 482.3817Sec. [.] or section 1 of this act.

Sec.8.7 [NRS 482.38276 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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NRS 482.38276 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2155 and subsection 3 of NRS 482.483, the holder of the original registration may transfer the registration to another vehicle to be registered by the holder and use the same regular license plate or plates or special license plate or plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, or 482.384, on the vehicle from which the registration is being transferred, if the license plate or plates are appropriate for the second vehicle, upon filing an application for transfer of registration and upon paying the transfer registration fee and the excess, if any, of the registration fee and governmental services tax on the vehicle to which the registration is transferred over the total registration fee and governmental services tax paid on all vehicles from which he or she is transferring ownership or interest.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.294, an application for transfer of registration must be made in person, if practicable, to any office or agent of the Department or to a registered dealer, and the license plate or plates - 82nd Session (2023) – 17 – may not be used upon a second vehicle until registration of that vehicle is complete.

In computing the governmental services tax, the Department, its agent or the registered dealer shall credit the portion of the tax paid on the first vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current registration period or calendar year on a pro rata monthly basis against the tax due on the second vehicle or on any other vehicle of which the person is the registered owner.

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If the amount owed on the registration fee or governmental services tax on the vehicle to which registration is transferred is less than the credit on the total registration fee or governmental services tax paid on all vehicles from which a person transfers ownership ororces interest, the person may apply the unused portion of the credit to the registration of any other vehicle owned by the person.

If application for transfer of registration is not made within 60 days after the destruction or transfer of ownership of or interest in any vehicle, the license plate or plates must be surrendered to the Department- on82nd orSession before(2023) the– 60th18 day– for cancellation of the registration.

or before the 60th day for cancellation of the 8.

Such a credit may be applied by the person to the registration of any other vehicle owned by the person.

Any unused portion of the creditcreditany other expires on the date the registration of the vehicle from which the person obtained a refund was due to expire.

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(c) The owner of the vehicle is seriously ill or has died and the guardians or survivors have sold or otherwise disposed of theand the vehicle.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3 or specifically provided by statute, whenever upon application any - 82nd Session (2023) – 19 – duplicate or substitute certificate of registration, indicator, decal or number plate is issued, the following fees must be paid:

For a certificate of registration........................................$5.00 For every substitute number plate or set of plates.............5.00 For every duplicate number plate or set of plates............10.00plates............10.000 For every decal displaying a county name ...........................50........................ For every other indicator, decal, license plate sticker or tab.............................................................................5.00 2.

.50 For every other indicator, decal, license plate sticker or tab.............................................................................5.00 2.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.3824, for any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that established by the Director for the issuance of those plates.

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The fees which are paid for replacement number plates, duplicate number plates and decals displaying county names must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund and allocated to the Department to defray the costs of replacing or duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals.

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