Nevada § 481.051 - Powers and duties of Director: Generally; delegation

§ 481.051. Powers and duties of Director: Generally; delegation

1. The Director shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities

of the Department. 2. The Director may organize the Department into various divisions, alter the organization

and reassign responsibilities and duties as the Director deems appropriate. 3. The Director shall: (a) Formulate the policy of the Department and the various divisions thereof. (b) Coordinate the activities of the various divisions of the Department. (c) Adopt such regulations consistent with law as the Director deems necessary for

the operation of the Department and the enforcement of all laws administered by the

Department. 4. The Director may appoint vendors to serve as agents of the Department to sell temporary

permits. The vendor shall collect the fees for the permits issued pursuant to chapter 706 of NRS and pay them to the Department. The vendor shall guarantee payment by giving a bond in an amount not less than $25,000,

executed by the vendor as principal, and by a corporation qualified pursuant to the

laws of this State as surety, payable to the State of Nevada. In lieu of a bond, the vendor may deposit with the State Treasurer a like amount

of lawful money of the United States or any other form of security authorized by NRS 100.065 . If security is provided in the form of a savings certificate, certificate of deposit

or investment certificate, the certificate must state that the amount is not available

for withdrawal except upon approval of the Director. Upon approval of the Governor, the Director may appoint inspectors of the Nevada

Transportation Authority and personnel of the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the

Department of Public Safety to serve without remuneration as vendors for the purposes

of this subsection. 5. The Director may enter into a contract with a supplier of self-service terminals

or kiosks which authorizes the supplier to process through those self-service terminals

or kiosks certain transactions pursuant to this chapter and chapters 482, 483 and

485 of NRS that have been designated by the Director and to charge and collect from

customers a nonrefundable processing fee for each such transaction. The Director shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection. 6. The Director may enter into a contract with a vendor to provide for the issuance

and tracking of temporary placards issued pursuant to NRS 482.423 to 482.4245 , inclusive. Such a contract may authorize the vendor to charge and collect a fee for each temporary

placard issued pursuant to NRS 482.423 to 482.4245 , inclusive. 7. The Director may delegate to the officers and employees of the Department such

authorities and responsibilities not otherwise delegated by law as the Director deems

necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Department.