482.255 - Placement of certificate of registration; surrender upon demand of certain persons; limitation on conviction.

482.255  Placement of certificate of registration; surrender upon demand of certain persons; limitation on conviction.

      1.  Upon receipt of a certificate of registration, the owner shall place it or a legible copy in the vehicle for which it is issued and keep it in the vehicle. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, trailer or semitrailer, the owner shall carry the certificate in the tool bag or other convenient receptacle attached to the vehicle.

      2.  The owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall, upon demand, surrender the certificate of registration or the copy for examination to any peace officer, including a constable, or a justice of the peace or deputy of the Department.

      3.  No person charged with violating this section may be convicted if the person produces in court a certificate of registration which was previously issued to him or her and was valid at the time of the demand.

      [Part 10:202:1931; A 1947, 453; 1943 NCL § 4435.09]—(NRS A 1969, 139; 1983, 1030; 2009, 3014)