State automobiles: Purchase; use; identification; penalty.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 334.010
in effect1. No automobile may be purchased by any department, office, bureau, officer or employee of the State without prior written consent of the State Board of Examiners.
2. All such automobiles must be used for official purposes only.
3. All such automobiles, except:
(a) Automobiles maintained for and used by the Governor;
(b) Automobiles used by or under the authority and direction of the Chief Parole and Probation Officer, the State Contractors Board and auditors, the State Fire Marshal, the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety, the investigators of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the investigators of the Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of State and the investigators of the Attorney General;
(c) One automobile used by the Department of Corrections;
(d) Two automobiles used by the Caliente Youth Center;
(e) Three automobiles used by the Nevada Youth Training Center; and
(f) Four automobiles used by the Youth Parole Bureau of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human Services,
Ê must be labeled by painting the words State of Nevada and For Official Use Only on the automobiles in plain lettering. The Director of the Department of Administration or a representative of the Director shall prescribe the size and location of the label for all such automobiles.
4. In accordance with the provisions of chapter 333 of NRS, each department, office, bureau, officer or employee of the State shall:
(a) To the extent practicable, give preference to the purchase of automobiles which minimize:
(1) Emissions from the automobile; and
(2) The total costs of the automobile over the service life of the automobile, which may include, without limitation, fuel costs, maintenance costs and any rebates or financial incentives offered for the purchase of the automobile;
(b) To the extent practicable, purchase motor vehicle fuel blended with ethanol, including, without limitation, gasoline, biodiesel and biomass-based diesel blends for use in the automobile; and
(c) If purchasing an automobile powered by diesel fuel, ensure that the vehicle is capable of using biodiesel fuel blends comprised of not less than 20 percent by volume of biodiesel fuel.
5. Each department, office, bureau, officer or employee of the State shall maintain records on the type of fuel used by each automobile purchased by the department, office, bureau, officer or employee, which may include, without limitation, electric, gasoline, compressed natural gas, diesel, hydrogen or hybrid fuel sources.
6. Any officer or employee of the State of Nevada who violates any provision of subsection 1, 2 or 3 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
7. As used in this section:
(a) Biodiesel has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 590.070 .
(b) Biomass-based diesel blend has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 590.070 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-334.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026