Nevada AB 140: Revises the boundary line between Carson City and Washoe County. (BDR S-696)

Bill Text

- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 140– Assemblymembers
González; and Hunt

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AN ACT relating to driver authorization cards; revising provisions
governing the renewal of driver authorization cards; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes a person who is not eligible for a driver’s license in this
State to apply instead for a driver authorization card. Existing law provides that a
driver authorization card expires on the fourth anniversary of the holder’s birthday,
measured from the birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal. (NRS 483.291)
Existing law provides that a driver’s license expires as prescribed by regulations
adopted by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (NRS 483.380) Sections 1 and 2 of
this bill change the expiration date of a driver authorization card so that, instead of
every four years, a driver authorization card expires as prescribed by regulations
adopted by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Section 2 requires the Department
to adopt such regulations. Section 2 also requires that, to the extent consistent with
federal law, the regulations adopted by the Department must ensure that the period
between the issuance and expiration of a driver authorization card is equal to the
period between the issuance and expiration of a driver’s license.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 483.291 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.291 1. An application for an instruction permit or for a
driver authorization card must:
(a) Be made upon a form furnished by the Department.
(b) Be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to
administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may
administer those oaths without charge.
(c) Be accompanied by the required fee.
(d) State the name, date of birth, sex and residence address of
the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.
(e) State whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a
driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and whether
any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an
application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason
for the suspension, revocation or refusal.
(f) Include such other information as the Department may
require to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.
2. Every applicant must furnish proof of his or her name and
age by displaying an original or certified copy of:

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(a) Any one of the following documents:
(1) A birth certificate issued by a state or a political
subdivision of a state;
(2) A driver’s license issued by another state which is issued
pursuant to the standards established by 6 C.F.R. Part 37, Subparts
A to E, inclusive, and which contains a security mark approved by
the United States Department of Homeland Security in accordance
with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17;
(3) A passport issued by the United States Government;
(4) A military identification card or military dependent
identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the
United States;
(5) For persons who served in any branch of the Armed
Forces of the United States, a report of separation;
(6) A Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood
issued by the United States Government;
(7) A Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization,
Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident Card issued by the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the
Department of Homeland Security;
(8) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
Department of State;
(9) A document issued by the Department pursuant to NRS
483.375 or 483.8605; or
(10) Such other documentation as specified by the
Department by regulation; or
(b) Any two of the following documents:
(1) A driver’s license issued by another state other than such
a driver’s license described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a);
(2) A passport issued by a foreign government;
(3) A birth certificate issued by a foreign government;
(4) A consular identification card issued by the Government
of Mexico or a document issued by another government that the
Department determines is substantially similar; or
(5) Any other proof acceptable to the Department.
 No document which is written in a language other than English
may be accepted by the Department pursuant to this subsection
unless it is accompanied by a verified translation of the document in
the English language.
3. Every applicant must prove his or her residence in this State
by displaying an original or certified copy of any two of the
following documents:

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(a) A receipt from the rent or lease of a residence located in this
State;
(b) A record from a public utility for a service address located in
this Stat