SB 80 — Revises certain provisions governing motor vehicles. (BDR 43-304)

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80–COMMITTEE ON G ROWTH AND NFRASTRUCTURE (O N BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF M OTOR V EHICLES) PREFILED N OVEMBER 20, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises certain provisions governing motor vehicles.

(BDR 43-304) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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requiring businesses that repair certain motortrucks to comply with provisions regulating garages, garage operators and body shops;

revising provisions prohibiting a person from tampering with a device for the control of emissions of a motor vehicle or removing such a device from a motor vehicle;

prohibiting a person from possessing an electronic device capable of tampering with a device for the control of emissions of a motor vehicle;

providing penalties;

Existing law authorizes an employee of the Department of Public Safety or a local law enforcement agency whose primary responsibility is to conduct investigations involving the theft of motor vehicles to inspect, under certain circumstances, the identification numbers of a vehicle and the title or registration of 480.610)a Sectionvehicle 1or ofa thispart billof additionallythe authorizesvehicle anfor employeethe purpose of thecles.locating stolen vehicles.

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(1) the requirement to be registered as a garage or licensed as a body shop;

and (2) other requirements governing the operation of garages and body shops.

(NRS 487.532, 487.540, requiring such a business to comply with those requirements.t exemption, thereby Existing law requires a person to obtain an order from a court before installing or using a pen register or trap and trace device, except as otherwise authorized by federal law.

or (2) willfully and knowingly fail to comply with any provision relating to the control of emissions underfrom whichengines. exchanging the engine of a motor vehicle for a different engine is not unlawful.

(NRS 445B.840) Section 7 of this bill prohibits a person from such a device from a motor vehicle.

Section 7 establishes circumstances undermoving which exchanging the engine of a motor vehicle for a different engine does not violate this prohibition.

Section 7 additionally prohibits a person from possessing an electronic device capable of tampering with a device for the control of emissions of a motor vehicle.

(NRS 445B.845) THE- PEOPLE83rd OFSession THE(2025) STATE– OF2 NEVADA,– REPRESENTEDEXPLANATION IN– SENATEMatter ANDin ASSEMBLY,bolded DOitalics ENACTis ASnew; FOLLOWS:

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

(a) The identification numbers of a vehicle that is on the highway or in any garage, repair shop, terminal, parking facility, establishment where new or used vehicles or equipment for vehicles are sold, leased or rented, vehicle salvage pool or any other similar establishment, or any commercial location where agricultural or construction work is being actively performed;

andandricultural or (b) The title or registration of a vehicle described in paragraph (a) to determine the rightful ownership or possession of the vehicle or an identifiable component part.

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(b) “Identifiable component part” means a component of a motor vehicle that may be distinguished from other similar components by a serial number or other distinguishing number, sign or mark.(c) “Local law enforcement agency” means:

(c) “Local law enforcement agency” means:

or - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (3) A police department of an incorporated city.

(d) “Parking facility” means a parking deck, parking garage, parking structure or paved or unpaved parking lot that members of the public regularly enter, are reasonably likely to enter, or are inv(e) “Terminal” means a terminal that members of the public regularly enter, are reasonably likely to enter, or are invited or permitted to enter as invitees or licensees.

(e) “Terminal” means a terminal that members of the public regularly enter, are reasonably likely to enter, or are invited or permitted to enter as invitees or licensees.

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