2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 483 - Drivers’ Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors
NRS 483.860 - Proof of full legal name and age; regulations; consular identification cards. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]

1. Every applicant for an identification card must furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age by presenting an original or certified copy of the required documents as prescribed by regulation.

2. The Director shall adopt regulations:

(a) Prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age to the Department; and

(b) Setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue an identification card 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 an identification card to a citizen of a foreign country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.

3. 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 an identification card. As used in this subsection, consular identification card has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1989, 476; 1995, 36; 2003, 1241, 1935, 2467; 2007, 2791)

NRS 483.860 Proof of full legal name and age; regulations; consular identification cards. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

1. Every applicant for an identification card must furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age by presenting:

(a) An original or certified copy of the required documents as prescribed by regulation; or

(b) A photo identification card issued by the Department of Corrections pursuant to NRS 209.511.

2. The Director shall adopt regulations:

(a) Prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age to the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1; and

(b) Setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue an identification card 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 an identification card to a citizen of a foreign country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.

3. 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 an identification card. As used in this subsection, consular identification card has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1989, 476; 1995, 36; 2003, 1241, 1935, 2467; 2007, 2791; 2013, 1261, effective January 1, 2014)