482.3795 - Fire trucks.
482.3795 Fire trucks.
1. The Department may issue special license plates and registration certificates to residents of Nevada for a fire truck pursuant to this section. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the fire truck must not be used for general transportation, but may be used for musters, exhibitions, parades or similar activities.
2. In lieu of the annual registration and fees required by this chapter, and of the governmental services tax imposed by chapter 371 of NRS, the owner of a fire truck may submit:
(a) An affidavit to the Department indicating that the fire truck:
(1) Will only be used for the permitted purposes enumerated in subsection 1;
(2) Has been inspected and found safe to be operated on the highways of this State; and
(3) Qualifies as a fire truck pursuant to regulations adopted by the Department for this purpose.
(b) The following fees for the issuance of these license plates:
(1) For the first issuance........................................................................................ $15
(2) For a renewal sticker............................................................................................. 5
3. If the owner elects to use the fire truck as general transportation, the owner shall pay the regular annual registration and fees prescribed by law and the governmental services tax imposed by chapter 371 of NRS.
4. License plates issued pursuant to this section must bear the inscription “Fire Truck” and the plates must be numbered consecutively.
5. The cost of the die and the modifications necessary for the issuance of a license plate pursuant to this section must be paid from private sources without any expense to the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 513; A 2001, 329)