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NEW RESIDENT GUIDE FOR STATE OF NEVADA

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Becoming a new resident of a new home state often involves the reorganization of your legal affairs. This form is a guide to help you in meeting various requirements, such as residency, voting, driver's license and vehicle registration requirements.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS- (Nevada Revised Statutes 483.141)

You will not be considered a resident of the state of Nevada if you are an actual tourist, an out-of-state student, a foreign exchange student, a border state employee or a seasonal resident.

In order to become a resident of Nevada, you must meet at least one of the following requirements:

• Your legal residence must be in Nevada.
• You must engage in intrastate business and operate in such business a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer or must maintain such vehicles in Nevada, as the home state of such vehicles.
• You must physically reside in Nevada and engage in a trade, profession, occupation or you must accept gainful employment in Nevada.
• You must declare yourself to be a resident of Nevada to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

VOTING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS-

In order to register to vote in Nevada, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You must be 18 years of age or older.
• You must be a resident of Nevada for 30 days preceding any election.
• If you will be 18 years old or will have met the residency requirement at the time of the election, you are also eligible to register to vote.
• You must not have been declared by a court to be mentally incompetent.
• You must not be a felon, unless your civil rights have been restored. Recent legislation has provided for automatic restoration of the right to vote for those who have been honorably discharged from prison, probation or parole, with certain exceptions related to the seriousness of the crime committed.
• You must register to vote at any Department of Motor Vehicles office, at your County Clerk/Registrar of Voters' office, various social service agencies or on a college campus prior to or during the 30 days before an election. During the last ten days of the registration period, you must register to vote in person at your County Clerk/Registrars' office.

DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ID CARD REQUIREMENTS-

New Nevada residents must obtain their driver's license within 30 days. Active duty military members, their dependents and others living temporarily in Nevada are not required to transfer their license and registration. If you obtain non-military employment, however, you become a Nevada resident and must obtain a Nevada license and registration. Licenses are not issued to visitors, out-of-state students or foreign exchange students. Other foreign nationals may or may not be eligible for a license depending on their specific immigration status.

Nevada driver's licenses cost $21.25 for persons 65 and younger and $16.25 for persons 65 and older.

In order to obtain a driver's license in the state of Nevada, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a Nevada resident and provide a Nevada street address.
• You must surrender your previous state-issued driver's license or identification card that contains your name and date of birth for return to your previous state for cancellation.
• You will need to present your social security card if it is not printed on your driver's license. If you do not have a social security card, you may use alternative documents such as a state license or ID with your social security number listed, a U.S. Military Identification Card, an original DD-214 Military Separation Form or Social Security Administration documentation that you are receiving Social Security benefits.
• For additional proof of identity, you must bring one of the following documents, in its original form, in addition to your license, permit or ID card:
  • Certified U.S. Issued Birth Certificate (hospital copies and abstracts are not accepted)
  • U.S. Passport
  • U.S. Military Identification or Military Report of Separation
  • Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
  • Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad
  • Permanent or Temporary Resident Card
  • Resident Alien Card or I-551 Receipt
  • Valid Foreign Passport stamped “Processed for I-551"
  • Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) with Visa or Passport
  • Permit to Reenter the U.S.
  • Refugee Travel Documents.
• You must present documentation of any name change if you will be presenting a proof of identity document that does not contain your current legal name, such as a marriage certificate if your birth certificate lists your maiden name.
• You will be required to take only a vision test if you have a valid license, proof of social security, are 25 years of age or older, are applying for the same class of license, have no more than 2 moving violations and no suspensions, revocations, cancellations or denials in the past 4 years, have no DUI convictions within the past 7 years and have no special restrictions or impairments. In addition, CDL drivers must have their most current DOT physical form.
• You must take a written test and possibly a skills test if you do not meet the above requirements for taking only a vision test.
• If you are a resident of a U.S. territory or a foreign country, you must meet the Proof of Identity requirements and take vision, knowledge and skills tests.
• Special driver license testing and endorsements are required to tow multiple trailers or trailers in excess of 10,000 pounds.
• Nevada transfers most motorcycle endorsements from other states Motorcyclists generally must possess a Class M license, but Mopeds 50cc or less, with less than 2 horsepower, do not have to be registered and require only a Class C or higher license.
• The minimum age to obtain a driver's license in Nevada is 16. Most teenagers must complete driver education and a log of the dates and times of 50 hours of behind-the-wheel experience.
• Teenager drivers with an out-of-state instruction permit can drive in Nevada provided there is a licensed driver, 21 years of age or older, with at least one year of driving experience seated next to the beginning driver at all times.
• A teenager must surrender out-of-state permits to obtain a Nevada permit or license as well as provide additional proof of identity as outlined above. A teenager must be age 15½ and pass the vision and written tests to obtain a Nevada Instruction Permit.
• All drivers under 18 years of age must obey a driving curfew. Teenagers are not allowed to drive between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless they are traveling to or from a scheduled event such as work or school.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS-

In order to register your vehicle in the state of Nevada, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must obtain vehicle liability insurance in the minimum required amount of $15,000/$30,000/$10,000 issued by a Nevada-licensed insurance agent. You will be subject to a registration suspension and a $250 reinstatement fee if you do not maintain such coverage.
• The name(s) on your insurance must match the name(s) on your registration.
• You must keep a Nevada Evidence of Insurance card in your vehicle at all times to be presented to law enforcement upon request.
• You must surrender your out-of-state vehicle license plates, which must be verified by either a registration slip or by your home state.
• You may retain your out-of-state title, but in order to minimize problems when selling a paid-for vehicle, you may wish to obtain a Nevada title.
• You must have your vehicle or trailer inspected at a DMV office if it has never been registered or titled in the state of Nevada. You must register a trailer with the DMV in order to drive it on any public highway.
• You must have the vehicle identification number of all out-of-state vehicles and trailers checked at a DMV office (or by law enforcement).
• The basic registration fee for vehicles less than 6,000 pounds is $33. There is a graduated scale for higher weights. Trailers up to 1,000 pounds are $12; 1,000 or above are $24. Nevada charges $28.25 for first-time vehicle titles and small fees for items such as license plates. You may use Nevada's online fee quote service (https://dmvapp.state.nv.us/estimate.asp) to receive an estimate of your vehicle registration fees. Nevada charges basic registration fees and taxes based on the value of the vehicle, including governmental services taxes, supplemental governmental services taxes and sales taxes on purchases, with a few exceptions. If you fail to register your vehicle, you must pay a fine in the amount of $250 to $500.
• You must obtain two license plates for motorized vehicles except for motorcycles, unless your vehicle is not designed for a front plate and no front plate bracket is available from the manufacturer.
• In order to obtain a disability plate and/or a placard which you can use on any vehicle, you must have a Nevada DMV application signed by a licensed physician verifying that you have a permanent disability which restricts your ability to walk. You may also receive a temporary placard if you have short-term disabilities.
• You must have an emission inspection if you have a gasoline and diesel powered car or truck, 1968 and newer, based in and around Las Vegas and Reno. If you have a new vehicle, it is exempt on its first and second registration. Diesel vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight are also exempt. You must have a Nevada smog check even if your vehicle was recently tested in another state.

Please see the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles website at http://www.dmvnv.com/newresident.htm and the Nevada Secretary of State website at http://secretaryofstate.biz/nvelection/index.htm for further new resident and contact information.

Website source: April 27, 2006.