1.  An owner of a vehicle who leases it to a carrier and operates the vehicle pursuant to that lease may apply to the Department for a temporary permit to operate the vehicle if the vehicle:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 482.3963

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC

(a) Is not subject to the provisions of NRS 482.390 and 482.395;

(b) Is not currently registered in this State, another state or a foreign country; and

(c) Is operated at the vehicle’s unladen weight.

2.  The Department shall charge $10 for such a temporary permit, in addition to all other applicable fees and taxes.

3.  Such a temporary permit must:

(a) Bear the date of its expiration;

(b) Expire at 5 p.m. on the 15th day after its date of issuance;

(c) Be affixed to the vehicle in a manner prescribed by the Department; and

(d) Be removed and destroyed upon its expiration or upon the issuance of a certificate of registration for the vehicle, whichever occurs first.

4.  As used in this section, ‘carrier’ means a common motor carrier of passengers as defined in NRS 706.041, a common motor carrier of property as defined in NRS 706.046, a contract motor carrier as defined in NRS 706.051, or a private motor carrier of property as defined in NRS 706.111.

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