1.  Any person in whose name more than 10 motor vehicles are registered in the State of Nevada may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Department as provided in subsection 2.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 485.380

  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
  • 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.  The Department may, upon the application of such a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when:

(a) It is satisfied that the person possesses and will continue to possess the ability to pay judgments obtained against him or her; and

(b) The person provides security to satisfy judgments against him or her in an amount prescribed by regulation of the Department.

3.  The certificate of self-insurance must include:

(a) The name and address of the self-insurer;

(b) The expiration date of the self-insurance; and

(c) The statements:

(1) ’Self-insured’; and

(2) ’This certificate of self-insurance or a photocopy thereof must be carried in the motor vehicle which is self-insured for production on demand.’

4.  Upon not less than 5 days’ notice and a hearing pursuant to the notice, the Department may, upon reasonable grounds, cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within 30 days after it becomes final constitutes a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.

5.  The Department shall adopt regulations which set forth the amount of security which must be provided by a self-insurer pursuant to subsection 2.