490.070 - Department of Taxation may authorize off-highway vehicle dealer to issue certificates of operation; form; duties of authorized dealer; authorized dealer not to receive compensation or charge
490.070 Department of Motor Vehicles may authorize off-highway vehicle dealer to receive and submit applications for the issuance of certificates of title and registration and renewal of registration; duties of authorized dealer; fee; regulations. [Effective 1 year after the date the Interim Finance Committee issues a notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles that adequate money is available to begin registering off-highway vehicles or on July 1, 2011, whichever is sooner, and expires by limitation on July 1, 2011, if such notice is not given before that date.]
1. Upon the request of an off-highway vehicle dealer, the Department may authorize the off-highway vehicle dealer to receive and submit to the Department applications for the:
(a) Issuance of certificates of title and registration for off-highway vehicles; and
(b) Renewal of registration for off-highway vehicles.
2. An authorized dealer shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) and subsection 4, submit to the State Treasurer for allocation to the Department or to the Fund all fees collected by the authorized dealer from each applicant and properly account for those fees each month;
(b) Submit to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Fund all fees charged and collected and required to be deposited in the Fund pursuant to NRS 490.084;
(c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 5; and
(d) Bear any cost of equipment which is required to receive and submit to the Department the applications described in subsection 1, including any computer software or hardware.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, an authorized dealer is not entitled to receive compensation for the performance of any services pursuant to this section.
4. An authorized dealer may charge and collect a fee of not more than $2 for each application for a certificate of title or registration received by the authorized dealer pursuant to this section. An authorized dealer may retain any fee collected by the authorized dealer pursuant to this subsection.
5. The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations must include, without limitation, provisions for:
(a) The expedient and secure issuance of:
(1) Forms for applying for the issuance of certificates of title for, or registration of, off-highway vehicles;
(2) Certificates of title and registration by the Department to each applicant whose application is approved by the Department; and
(3) Renewal notices for registrations before the date of expiration of the registrations;
(b) The renewal of registrations by mail or the Internet;
(c) The collection of a fee of not less than $20 or more than $30 for the renewal of a registration of an off-highway vehicle;
(d) The submission by mail or electronic transmission to the Department of an application for:
(1) The issuance of a certificate of title for, or registration of, an off-highway vehicle; or
(2) The renewal of registration of an off-highway vehicle;
(e) The replacement of a lost, damaged or destroyed certificate of title or registration certificate, sticker or decal; and
(f) The revocation of the authorization granted to a dealer pursuant to subsection 1 if the authorized dealer fails to comply with the regulations.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2026; A 2009, 3102, effective 1 year after the date the Interim Finance Committee issues a notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles that adequate money is available to begin registering off-highway vehicles or on July 1, 2011, whichever is sooner, and expires by limitation on July 1, 2011, if such notice is not given before that date)