482.265 - License plates issued upon registration; stickers, tabs or other devices issued upon renewal of registration; return of plates; fee for and limitations on issuance of special license plates.
482.265 License plates issued upon registration; stickers, tabs or other devices issued upon renewal of registration; return of plates; fee for and limitations on issuance of special license plates.
1. The Department shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle is registered two license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle and one license plate for all other vehicles required to be registered hereunder. Upon renewal of registration, the Department may issue one or more license plate stickers, tabs or other suitable devices in lieu of new license plates.
2. The Director shall have the authority to require the return to the Department of all number plates upon termination of the lawful use thereof by the owner under this chapter.
3. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, for the issuance of each special license plate authorized pursuant to this chapter:
(a) The fee to be received by the Department for the initial issuance of the special license plate is $35, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate funds for a particular cause or charitable organization;
(b) The fee to be received by the Department for the renewal of the special license plate is $10, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization; and
(c) The Department shall not design, prepare or issue a special license plate unless, within 4 years after the date on which the measure authorizing the issuance becomes effective, it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of that plate.
[Part 12:202:1931; A 1949, 45; 1953, 106; 1955, 582]—(NRS A 1959, 862; 1961, 129; 1963, 224, 1126; 1997, 2996; 2009, 395)