Existing law provides for the waiver of: (1) certain fees for furnishing a duplicate driver's license or a duplicate identification card to a person who was released from prison, a county, city or town jail or a detention facility within the 90 days immediately preceding the person's application for the driver's license or identification card; and (2) the cost of producing a photograph for a driver's license or an identification card. The person must reimburse the Department of Motor Vehicles for certain portions of the fee if the vendor who produces the photograph of the person for the license or identification card does not waive the cost it charges the Department to produce the photograph. (NRS 483.417, 483.825) Section 3 of this bill requires the Department to waive the fees for: (1) furnishing an original or renewal driver's license; (2) reinstating a driver's license; and (3) producing a photograph for a driver's license, including any reimbursement, if a person submits documentation verifying the person was released from prison within the year immediately preceding the person's application for a driver's license. Section 3.5 of this bill requires the Department to waive the fees for: (1) furnishing an original identification card or for renewing an identification card; and (2) producing a photograph for an identification card, including any reimbursement, if a person submits documentation verifying the person was released from prison within the year immediately preceding the person's application for an identification card. Existing law authorizes the Department to require applicants for a driver's license to submit to an examination. (NRS 483.330) The fee for administration of the examination for a noncommercial driver's license is $25. (NRS 483.410) Section 1 of this bill requires the Department to waive the fee for the examination not more than one time for a person who submits documentation verifying the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year. Under existing law, if the holder of a Nevada driver's license allows the license to expire for a period of 30 days or more, the person is required to pay a penalty of $10 when renewing the license. (NRS 483.386, 483.410) Existing law provides an exception to this penalty to a person whose license expires during a period of suspension, but only if the person completes a renewal application within 30 days after the date of eligibility for renewal. (NRS 483.386) Section 2 of this bill provides an additional exception to the penalty for any person whose license expires during a period of incarceration, if the person submits documentation verifying the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year and the person completes a renewal application within 1 year after his or her release.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 483.330, 483.386, 483.417
Reprint 1: 483.330, 483.386, 483.417, 483.825
As Enrolled: 483.330, 483.386, 483.417, 483.825
BDR: 483.330, 483.386, 483.417