Evidence of compliance: Duty of employees and agents of Department of Motor Vehicles; submission by owner or lessee of fleet.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 445B.815
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, persons employed at branch offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the offices of county assessors who are acting as agents of the Department in the collection of fees for registration shall not register:
(a) A passenger car or light-duty motor vehicle which:
(1) Uses motor vehicle fuel or special fuel;
(2) Is based in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; and
(3) Requires inspection pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Commission under NRS 445B.770 ;
(b) A heavy-duty motor vehicle having a manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating which does not exceed 14,000 pounds, that:
(1) Uses diesel fuel;
(2) Is based in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; and
(3) Requires inspection pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Commission under NRS 445B.770 ;
(c) A heavy-duty motor vehicle that:
(1) Uses motor vehicle fuel or special fuel, excluding diesel fuel;
(2) Is based in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; and
(3) Requires inspection pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Commission under NRS 445B.770 ; or
(d) A vehicle which:
(1) Is based in an area of this State designated by the Commission; and
(2) Requires inspection pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Commission under NRS 445B.770 ,
Ê until evidence of compliance with NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845 , inclusive, has been provided.
2. An owner or lessee of a fleet of three or more vehicles may, upon application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, submit evidence of compliance for those motor vehicles in a manner determined by that Department.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-445B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026