Nevada § 482.160 - Administrative regulations; establishment of branch offices; appointment of agents; compensation of certain agents; prohibition and exception on use of name, service mark, trademark or logo of Department in advertisement
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.160 — Administrative regulations; establishment of branch offices; appointment of agents; compensation of certain agents; prohibition and exception on use of name, service mark, trademark or logo of Department in advertisement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 482.160. Administrative regulations; establishment of branch offices; appointment of agents; compensation of certain agents; prohibition and exception on use of name, service mark, trademark or logo of Department in advertisement
1. The Director may adopt and enforce such administrative regulations as are necessary
to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 2. The Director may establish branch offices as provided in NRS 481.055 , and may by contract appoint any person or public agency as an agent to assist in
carrying out the duties of the Department pursuant to this chapter. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the contract with each agent appointed
by the Department in connection with the registration of motor vehicles and issuance
of license plates may provide for compensation based upon the reasonable value of
the services of the agent but must not exceed $2 for each registration. An authorized inspection station or authorized station that issues certificates
of registration pursuant to NRS 482.281 is not entitled to receive compensation from the Department pursuant to this subsection. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may use in an advertisement: (a) The name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department; or (b) A service mark, trademark or logo designed to closely resemble a service mark,
trademark or logo of the Department and intended to mislead a viewer to believe that
the service mark, trademark or logo is the service mark, trademark or logo of the
Department. 5. An agent appointed pursuant to subsection 2 or NRS 487.815 may use the name, service marks, trademarks or logo of the Department in an advertisement
if the agent has obtained the written permission of the Department for such use. 6. A document preparation service registered pursuant to chapter 240A of NRS may use the term “Department of Motor Vehicles” or “DMV” in an advertisement if: (a) The term is immediately followed by the term “services” or “registration services”
or other similar language which clearly indicates that the document preparation service
is a third-party business and that the advertisement is not an advertisement of the
Department; and (b) The advertisement includes a clear and conspicuous statement that the document
preparation service is a third-party business not affiliated with the Department. The statement must be of a conspicuous size, if in writing, and must appear in substantially
the following form: THIS DOCUMENT PREPARATION SERVICE IS A THIRD-PARTY BUSINESS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.160 cover?
Section 482.160 ("Administrative regulations; establishment of branch offices; appointment of agents; compensation of certain agents; prohibition and exception on use of name, service mark, trademark or logo of Department in advertisement") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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