2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 482B - Alternative Electronic Transportation Systems
NRS 482B.150 - Alternative electronic transportation system vehicles: Department may adopt regulations authorizing operation and testing; insurance requirements.
1. The Department may adopt regulations authorizing the operation and testing of alternative electronic transportation system vehicles on highways and premises to which the public has access within the State of Nevada.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Require a person who wishes to operate or test an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle on a highway or premises to which the public has access within this State to submit an application to the Department;
(b) Prescribe the form and contents of an application submitted pursuant to paragraph (a);
(c) Set forth requirements relating to the registration of and issuance of license plates to an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle in this State;
(d) Set forth requirements concerning the control of emissions from an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle in this State;
(e) Require that an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle be capable of operating in compliance with the applicable motor vehicle laws and traffic laws of this State, unless an exemption has been granted by the Department;
(f) Require a person who wishes to operate or test an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle on a highway or on premises to which the public has access within this State to obtain and maintain a policy of insurance on the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle that meets the requirements of NRS 485.185 or 485.186 and:
(1) Submit to the Department proof of insurance or self-insurance acceptable to the Department in the amount of $5,000,000; or
(2) Make a cash deposit or post and maintain a surety bond or other form of security with the Department in the amount of $5,000,000;
(g) Set forth requirements for the reporting of all crashes involving alternative electronic transportation system vehicles; and
(h) Set forth requirements for the granting of an exemption from the applicable motor vehicle laws and traffic laws of this State for the operation or testing of an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 573)
