Honorary consul of foreign country.
1. An owner of a motor vehicle who is a United States citizen or a citizen of a foreign country residing in this State and who holds from a foreign country a letter of appointment as an honorary consul may, upon signed application on a form prescribed and provided by the Department, accompanied by:
(a) The fee charged for personalized prestige license plates in NRS 482.367 in addition to all other required registration fees and taxes; and
(b) A copy of the letter of appointment from that country,
Ê be issued a set of license plates upon which is inscribed CONSULAR CORPS with three consecutive numbers.
2. Each person who is eligible for special license plates under this section may apply for one set of plates. The plates may be used only on a private passenger vehicle or a noncommercial truck.
3. When a person to whom special license plates have been issued pursuant to this section loses his status as an honorary consul, he shall surrender any special plates in his possession to the Department and is entitled to receive regular Nevada license plates. Surrendered plates may be reissued or disposed of in a manner authorized by the regulations of the Department.
4. The Department may adopt regulations governing the issuance of special license plates to honorary consuls of foreign countries. The Department shall include on the form for application a notice to the applicant that the issuance of such license plates does not confer any diplomatic immunity.
5. Special license plates issued pursuant to this section are renewable upon the payment of $10.
Last modified: February 25, 2006