Application for license or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of name and age; registration to vote; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; consular identification cards.
1. Every application for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license must:
(a) Be made upon a form furnished by the Department.
(b) Be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge.
(c) Be accompanied by the required fee.
(d) State the name, date of birth, sex and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.
(e) State whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation or refusal.
(f) Include such other information as the Department may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 5, 6 and 7, every applicant must furnish proof of his name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of at least one of the following documents:
(a) If the applicant was born in the United States, including, without limitation, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States:
(1) A birth certificate issued by a state, a political subdivision of a state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States;
(2) A driver’s license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States;
(3) A passport issued by the United States Government;
(4) A military identification card or military dependent identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;
(5) For persons who served in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, a report of separation;
(6) A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood issued by the United States Government; or
(7) Such other documentation as specified by the Department by regulation; or
(b) If the applicant was born outside the United States:
(1) A Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident Card issued by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services;
(2) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State;
(3) A driver’s license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States;
(4) A passport issued by the United States Government; or
(5) Any other proof acceptable to the Department other than a passport issued by a foreign government.
3. At the time of applying for a driver’s license, an applicant may, if eligible, register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.524.
4. Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of his social security number by displaying:
(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or
(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.
5. The Department may refuse to accept a driver’s license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States if the Department determines that the other state, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States has less stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver’s license.
6. With respect to any document described in paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the Department may:
(a) If the document has expired, refuse to accept the document or refuse to issue a driver’s license to the person presenting the document, or both; and
(b) If the document specifies a date by which the person presenting the document must depart from the United States, issue to the person presenting the document a driver’s license that expires on the date on which the person is required to depart from the United States.
7. The Director shall adopt regulations setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue a driver’s license in accordance with this section to a person who is a citizen of a foreign country. The criteria must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.
8. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.
Last modified: February 25, 2006