Nevada § 371.101 - Exemption of vehicle registered by surviving spouse
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 371.101 — Exemption of vehicle registered by surviving spouse, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 371.101. Exemption of vehicle registered by surviving spouse
1. Vehicles registered by surviving spouses, not to exceed the amount of $1,000 determined
valuation, are exempt from taxation, but the exemption must not be allowed to anyone
but actual bona fide residents of this State, and must be filed in but one county
in this State to the same family. 2. For the purpose of this section, vehicles in which the surviving spouse has any
interest shall be deemed to belong entirely to that surviving spouse. 3. The person claiming the exemption shall file with the Department in the county
where the exemption is claimed an affidavit declaring his or her residency and that
the exemption has been claimed in no other county in this State for that year. The affidavit must be made before the county assessor or a notary public. After the filing of the original affidavit, the county assessor shall, except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, mail a form for renewal of the exemption to
the person each year following a year in which the exemption was allowed for that
person. The form must be designed to facilitate its return by mail by the person claiming
the exemption. If so requested by the person claiming the exemption, the county assessor may provide
the form to the person by electronic means in lieu of by mail. 4. A surviving spouse is not entitled to the exemption provided by this section in
any fiscal year beginning after any remarriage, even if the remarriage is later annulled. 5. Beginning with the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year, the monetary amount in subsection 1 must
be adjusted for each fiscal year by adding to each amount the product of the amount
multiplied by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) from
December 2003 to the December preceding the fiscal year for which the adjustment is
calculated.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 371.101
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 371.101 cover?
Section 371.101 ("Exemption of vehicle registered by surviving spouse") 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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