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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 482.557. Failure to provide insurance: Administrative fines; requirements for filing and maintaining with Department certificate of financial responsibility; suspension of driver’s license of registered owner

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 485.317, if a registered owner failed to have insurance on the date specified by the Department pursuant to NRS 485.317:

(a) For a first offense, the registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement fee of $250, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was:

(1) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $250.

(2) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days:

(I) Pay to the Department a fine of $500; and

(II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated.

(3) More than 180 days:

(I) Pay to the Department a fine of $1,000; and

(II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated.

(b) For a second offense, the registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement fee of $500, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was:

(1) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $500.

(2) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days:

(I) Pay to the Department a fine of $500; and

(II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated.

(3) More than 180 days:

(I) Pay to the Department a fine of $1,000; and

(II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated.

(c) For a third or subsequent offense:

(1) The driver's license of the registered owner must be suspended for a period to be determined by regulation of the Department but not less than 30 days;

(2) The registered owner shall file and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated; and

(3) The registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement fee of $750, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was:

(I) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $500.

(II) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days, pay to the Department a fine of $750.

(III) More than 180 days, pay to the Department a fine of $1,000.

2. As used in this section, “certificate of financial responsibility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 485.028.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 482.557. Failure to provide insurance: Administrative fines; requirements for filing and maintaining with Department certificate of financial responsibility; suspension of driver’s license of registered owner - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-43-public-safety-vehicles-watercraft/nv-rev-st-482-557/

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