Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to adopt regulations establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol or other indicator of a medical condition on a driver's license or identification card. (NRS 483.3485, 483.863) Existing law further requires, upon the application of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, that the Department place a designation on any driver's license or identification card issued to the person indicating that the person is a person with such disability. (NRS 483.349, 483.865) Existing law: (1) authorizes the Director of the Department to adopt and enforce certain regulations relating to the registration of motor vehicles; and (2) requires, with certain exceptions, every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer to apply to the Department or a registered dealer for registration thereof. (NRS 482.160, 482.205) Effective January 1, 2024, sections 1.5 and 1.7 of this bill require, upon the application of a person with a communication need, that the Department place on any driver's license or identification card issued to the person a designation indicating that the person is a person with a communication need. Effective January 1, 2026, section 3.5 of this bill requires, upon the application of a person with a communication need, that the Department place on any vehicle registration issued to the person a designation indicating that the person is a person with a communication need. Sections 1, 1.5 and 1.7 prohibit the Department from requiring any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication need. For the purposes of sections 1, 1.5 and 1.7, the term “a person with a communication need” means a person who: (1) is deaf; (2) has a speech disorder; (3) has a language disorder; (4) has an auditory processing disorder; (5) is neurodivergent; or (6) has any other condition that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language. Sections 2 and 3 of this bill make conforming changes to indicate the proper placement of section 1.5 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 483.015, 483.020
Reprint 1: 483.015, 483.020
Reprint 2: 483.015, 483.020
As Enrolled: 483.015, 483.020
BDR: 483.015, 483.020