2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 43 PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT
Chapter 486 Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles
NRS 486.081 Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of full legal name and age; Department to adopt regulations prescribing documents acceptable to prove full legal name and age; proof of social security number; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; additional regulations; consular identification cards. [Effective on the date of expiration of any extension of time granted to this State by the Secretary of Homeland Security to comply with the provisions of the Real ID Act of 2005.]

NRS 486.081 Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of name and age; proof of social security number; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; consular identification cards. [Effective until the date of expiration of any extension of time granted to this State by the Secretary of Homeland Security to comply with the provisions of the Real ID Act of 2005.]

1. Every application for a motorcycle driver's license must be made upon a form furnished by the Department and must be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge.

2. Every application must:

(a) State the full name, date of birth, sex and residence address of the applicant;

(b) Briefly describe the applicant;

(c) State whether the applicant has previously been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country;

(d) State whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such suspension, revocation or refusal; and

(e) Give such other information as the Department requires to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 5, 6 and 7, every applicant shall furnish proof of his or her name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of at least one of the following documents:

(a) If the applicant was born in the United States, including, without limitation, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States:

(1) A birth certificate issued by a state, a political subdivision of a state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States;

(2) A driver's license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States;

(3) A passport issued by the United States Government;

(4) A military identification card or military dependent identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;

(5) For persons who served in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, a report of separation;

(6) A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood issued by the United States Government; or

(7) Such other documentation as specified by the Department by regulation; or

(b) If the applicant was born outside the United States:

(1) A Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security;

(2) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State;

(3) A driver's license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States;

(4) A passport issued by the United States Government; or

(5) Any other proof acceptable to the Department other than a passport issued by a foreign government.

4. Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of the social security number by displaying:

(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or

(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.

5. The Department may refuse to accept a driver's license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States if the Department determines that the other state, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States has less stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver's license.

6. With respect to any document described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3, the Department may:

(a) If the document has expired, refuse to accept the document or refuse to issue a driver's license to the person presenting the document, or both; and

(b) If the document specifies a date by which the person presenting the document must depart from the United States, issue to the person presenting the document a driver's license that expires on the date on which the person is required to depart from the United States.

7. The Director shall adopt regulations setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue a driver's license in accordance with this section to a person who is a citizen of a foreign country. The criteria must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.

8. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for a motorcycle driver's license. As used in this subsection, "consular identification card" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1466; A 1973, 1445; 1987, 687; 1993, 2846; 1999, 2476; 2003, 470, 1244, 1935, 2467)

NRS 486.081 Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of full legal name and age; Department to adopt regulations prescribing documents acceptable to prove full legal name and age; proof of social security number; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; additional regulations; consular identification cards. [Effective on the date of expiration of any extension of time granted to this State by the Secretary of Homeland Security to comply with the provisions of the Real ID Act of 2005.]

1. Every application for a motorcycle driver's license must be made upon a form furnished by the Department and must be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge.

2. Every application must:

(a) State the full legal name, date of birth, sex, address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from the address of principal residence;

(b) Briefly describe the applicant;

(c) State whether the applicant has previously been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country;

(d) State whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such suspension, revocation or refusal; and

(e) Give such other information as the Department requires to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.

3. Every applicant shall furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of the required documents as prescribed by regulation.

4. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age to the Department.

5. Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of the social security number by displaying:

(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or

(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.

6. The Department may refuse to accept a driver's license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States if the Department determines that the other state, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States has less stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver's license.

7. With respect to any document that has expired:

(a) The Department may refuse to accept the document or refuse to issue a driver's license to the person presenting the document, or both; and

(b) If the document indicates that the person is authorized to stay in the United States, the Department shall issue to the person presenting the document a driver's license that is valid only during the time the applicant is authorized to stay in the United States, or if there is no definite end to the time the applicant is authorized to stay, the driver's license is valid for 1 year beginning on the date of issuance.

8. The Director shall adopt regulations setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue a driver's license in accordance with this section to a person who is a citizen of a state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States or a foreign country. The criteria pursuant to which the Department shall issue or refuse to issue a driver's license to a citizen of a foreign country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.

9. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for a motorcycle driver's license. As used in this subsection, "consular identification card" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1466; A 1973, 1445; 1987, 687; 1993, 2846; 1999, 2476; 2003, 470, 1244, 1935, 2467; 2007, 2807, effective on the date of expiration of any extension of time granted to this State by the Secretary of Homeland Security to comply with the provisions of the Real ID Act of 2005)