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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The chief of a volunteer fire department may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance of a placard for a member of the volunteer fire department, a volunteer emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic associated with the department. The application must:
(a) Be submitted on a form approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles; and
(b) Include:
(1) The name of the volunteer fire department;
(2) The county in which the volunteer fire department is located; and
(3) The number of placards requested.
2. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall prepare and issue the number of placards requested in the application. The placards must be yellow in color and must have appropriate mounting holes. The volunteer fire department is responsible for determining the design, lettering and numbering of the placards.
3. The chief of the volunteer fire department shall establish rules:
(a) Regarding the issuance and use of the placards; and
(b) Establishing a method of establishing and maintaining records of placards that have been issued.
4. When a member to whom a placard has been issued ceases to be a member of the volunteer fire department, or when a volunteer emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic to whom a placard has been issued ceases to be associated with the department, the person shall surrender the placard to the chief of the volunteer fire department from which the person received the placard.
5. A placard issued pursuant to the provisions of this section may not be used in lieu of a license plate otherwise required by this chapter.
6. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not charge a fee for the issuance of the placards pursuant to this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 482.3843. Application; issuance; use; surrender; no fee to be charged by Department - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-43-public-safety-vehicles-watercraft/nv-rev-st-482-3843/
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