Nevada Revised Statutes 482.515 – Delinquent fees; penalties
1. Whenever a person operates any vehicle upon the public highways of this State without having paid therefor the registration or transfer fee required by this chapter, the required fee shall be deemed delinquent.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 482.515
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.209, if the fee for registration is not paid by the end of the last working day of the preceding period of registration, a penalty of $6 must be added for each period of 30 calendar days or fraction thereof during which the delinquency continues, unless the vehicle has not been operated on the highways since the expiration of the prior registration or has not been operated on the highways since the expiration of the temporary placard issued by a vehicle dealer or rebuilder in this State. Evidence of nonoperation of a vehicle must be furnished by an affidavit executed by a person having knowledge of the fact. The affidavit must accompany the application for renewal of registration.
3. If the transferee of a vehicle, required to be registered under the provisions of NRS 482.205, has not registered the vehicle within 10 days after the transfer, a penalty of $6 must be added to the fee for registration. The provisions of this section do not apply to vehicles which come within the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive.
4. In addition to the penalties prescribed in subsections 2 and 3, the Department and its agents shall collect the fees for license plates and registration for each period of 30 calendar days, or portion thereof in excess of 15 days, during which the delinquency has continued or for which the vehicle has not been registered pursuant to NRS 482.205.