Nevada § 482.290 - Assignment and recording of new vehicle identification number if old number has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; authority of Department; fee; penalty for certain acts committed with intent to defraud
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.290 — Assignment and recording of new vehicle identification number if old number has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; authority of Department; fee; penalty for certain acts committed with intent to defraud, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 482.290. Assignment and recording of new vehicle identification number if old number has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; authority of Department; fee; penalty for certain acts committed with intent to defraud
1. The Department is authorized to assign a distinguishing number to any motor vehicle
or trailer whenever the vehicle identification number thereon has been falsely attached,
removed, defaced, altered or obliterated, and any motor vehicle or trailer to which
there is assigned a distinguishing number as authorized in this section shall be registered
under such distinguishing number. 2. The Department shall collect a fee of $2 for the assignment and recording of each
such vehicle identification number and for the assignment of distinguishing numbers
pursuant to NRS 482.553 . 3. The number by which a motor vehicle or trailer is registered shall be permanently
stamped or attached to the vehicle. False attachment or willful removal, defacement, alteration or obliteration of such
a number with intent to defraud is a gross misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.290 cover?
Section 482.290 ("Assignment and recording of new vehicle identification number if old number has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; authority of Department; fee; penalty for certain acts committed with intent to defraud") 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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