2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 483 - Drivers’ Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors
NRS 483.292 - Declaration of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon application for instruction permit or license; provision of evidence by applicant; counting and maintenance by Department; quarterly compilation and transmission of aggregate number of declarations to Department of Veterans Services. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]

1. When a person applies to the Department for an instruction permit or driver s license pursuant to NRS 483.290, the Department shall inquire whether the person desires to declare that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.

2. If the person desires to declare pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, the person shall provide evidence satisfactory to the Department that he or she has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.

3. If the person declares pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Department shall count the declaration and maintain it only numerically in a record kept by the Department for that purpose.

4. The Department shall, at least once each quarter:

(a) Compile the aggregate number of persons who have, during the immediately preceding quarter, declared pursuant to subsection 1 that they are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and

(b) Transmit that number to the Department of Veterans Services to be used for statistical purposes.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2064; A 2013, 2520)

NRS 483.292 Declaration of status as veteran: Inquiry by Department upon application for instruction permit or license; provision of evidence by applicant; required documentation for designation of status on license or permit; monthly compilation and transmission to Department of Veterans Services of list of persons who have declared status. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

1. When a person applies to the Department for the initial issuance of an instruction permit or driver s license pursuant to NRS 483.290 or 483.291 or the renewal of an instruction permit or driver s license, the Department shall inquire whether the person desires to declare that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.

2. If the person desires to declare pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, the person shall provide:

(a) Evidence satisfactory to the Department that he or she has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States; and

(b) A written release authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Veterans Services personal information about the person, which release must be signed by the person and in a form required by the Director pursuant to NRS 481.063.

3. In addition to the declaration described in subsection 1, a person who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and who wishes to have placed on his or her instruction permit or driver s license a designation that he or she is a veteran, as described in NRS 483.2925, must:

(a) If applying for the initial issuance of an instruction permit or driver s license, appear in person at an office of the Department and submit a copy of his or her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued by the United States Department of Defense, indicating that the person has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.

(b) If applying for the renewal of an instruction permit or driver s license upon which a designation that the person is a veteran:

(1) Is not placed, submit by mail or in person a copy of his or her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued by the United States Department of Defense, indicating that the person has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.

(2) Is placed, submit by mail, in person or by other means authorized by the Department a statement that the person wishes the instruction permit or driver s license to continue to designate that the person is a veteran.

4. The Department shall, at least once each month:

(a) Compile a list of persons who have, during the immediately preceding month, declared pursuant to subsection 1 that they are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and

(b) Transmit that list to the Department of Veterans Services to be used for statistical and communication purposes.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2064; A 2013, 1298, 1993, 2520, effective January 1, 2014)