Nevada § 482.322 - Vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors and rebuilders: Licenses required; additional restriction upon activities of new vehicle dealer; license does not extend to mobile homes; Department to investigate applicant; penalties for violations

§ 482.322. Vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors and rebuilders: Licenses required; additional restriction upon activities of new vehicle dealer; license does not extend to mobile homes; Department to investigate applicant; penalties for violations

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 482.3225 , a person shall not engage in the activities of a new vehicle dealer, used vehicle

dealer, manufacturer, distributor or rebuilder in this State until the person has

been issued: (a) A new vehicle dealer's, used vehicle dealer's, manufacturer's, distributor's,

rebuilder's or lessor's license certificate or similar license or permit by every

city within whose corporate limits the person maintains an established place of business

and by every county in which the person maintains an established place of business

outside the corporate limits of a city; and (b) A license by the Department. The Department shall not issue a license to the person until he or she has been

issued all certificates, licenses and permits required by paragraph (a). 2. Except for a manufacturer described in subsection 2 of NRS 482.078 , a person licensed as a dealer pursuant to this chapter shall not engage in the activities

of a new vehicle dealer until he or she has provided the Department with satisfactory

proof that the person is authorized by a manufacturer to display and offer for sale

vehicles produced or distributed by that manufacturer. 3. A vehicle dealer's, manufacturer's or rebuilder's license issued pursuant to this

chapter does not permit a person to engage in the business of a new or used mobile

home dealer, manufacturer or rebuilder. 4. The Department shall investigate any applicant for a dealer's, manufacturer's,

distributor's, rebuilder's or lessor's license certificate or license and complete

an investigation report on a form provided by the Department. 5. A person who violates subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of: (a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor. (b) For a second offense, a gross misdemeanor. (c) For a third and any subsequent offense, a category D felony and shall be punished

as provided in NRS 193.130 .