AB 409 — Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-1058)

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BROWN -M AY AND TORRES -FOSSETT M ARCH 12, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to special license plates.

(BDR 43-1058) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue personalized prestige license plates and certain special license plates associated with military or public service.

(NRS 482.3667, 482.3757-482.3787)se482.3757-482.3787) plates associated with military or Existing law requires the Department to issue special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families to:

(1) a veteran of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States,(3) athe reservespouse, componentparent thereof or thechild Nationalof Guard;a veteran or female veteran.

(2)Existing alaw requires the plates to be inscribed with the seal of the branch of the Armed Forces, the seal of the National Guard or an image representative of female veteran;veterans, as applicable.

or the plates to be inscribed with the seal of the branch of the Armed Forces, the seals of the National Guard or an image representative of female veterans, as applicable.

Existing law requires the Department to issue special license plates honoring Silverveterans Star;of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been awarded the:

or (2) Bronze Star Medal with “V” device, Combat V or Combathe:

- *AB409_R1* – 2 – Existing law requires the Department to issue, upon application, a special license plate to each family member of a person:

(1) killed in the line of duty while of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.States;

or (2) who died as a result (NRS 482.3785, 482.3787) Sections 2 and 3 of this bill authorize a person to requestStates. that personalized prestige license plates be combined with such special license plates.

request that personalized prestige license plates be combined with such special license plates.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The Director shall order the preparation of special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services- for83rd veteransSession and(2025) their– families2 and– establish procedures for the application for and issuance of the plates.plates.tablish procedures for 2.

2.

A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families pursuant to subsection 4.

or - *AB409_R1* – 3 – (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.

In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes, and to the special fee imposed pursuant to NRS 482.3764 for the support of outreach programs andandsed services for veterans and their families, the fee for:

Sec.- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – 482.3783 1.

1.5.The Department shall design, prepare and issues:

NRSlicense 482.3783plates ishonoring herebyveterans amendedof tothe readArmed Forces of the United States who have been awarded, as follows:applicable, the:

482.3783 1.

The Department shall design, prepare and issue license plates honoring veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been awarded, as applicable, the:

A person who qualifies for special license plates pursuant to this section, has suffered a qualifying service-connected disability as a result of his or her service in the Armed Forces of the United States and receives compensation from the United States for the disability is entitled to have his or her special license plates issued pursuant to this section inscribed with the international symbol of access, which must comply with the applicable federal standards and must be white on a blue background.background.icable federal standards 3.

3.

The Department shall issue specially designed license plates for any person qualified pursuant to this section who submits an application on a form prescribed by the Department and evidence of his or her status as a recipient of [the Silver Star or the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device, Combat V or Combat Distinguishing Device, as applicable,] an award listed in subsection 1 and, subject to the provisions of NRS 417.0187, evidence of his or her service- connectedThe disability,Department ifmay applicable,designate asany requiredappropriate bycolors thefor Department.theartment.

- *AB409_R1* – 4 – The Department may designate any appropriate colors for the special plates.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – 6.

(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section and report the change to the Department in accordance with the procedure set forth for other transfers;