Nevada § 482.451 - Suspension upon court order; return of license plates and registration to Department; reinstatement; sale or transfer of motor vehicle
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.451 — Suspension upon court order; return of license plates and registration to Department; reinstatement; sale or transfer of motor vehicle, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 482.451. Suspension upon court order; return of license plates and registration to Department; reinstatement; sale or transfer of motor vehicle
1. The Department shall, upon receiving an order from a court to suspend the registration
of each motor vehicle that is registered to or owned by a person pursuant to NRS 484C.520 , suspend the registration of each such motor vehicle for 5 days and require the return
to the Department of the license plates of each such motor vehicle. 2. If the registration of a motor vehicle of a person is suspended pursuant to this
section, the person shall immediately return the certificate of registration and the
license plates to the Department. 3. The period of suspension of the registration of a motor vehicle that is suspended
pursuant to this section begins on the effective date of the suspension as set forth
in the notice thereof. 4. The Department shall reinstate the registration of a motor vehicle that was suspended
pursuant to this section and reissue the license plates of the motor vehicle only
upon the payment of the fee for reinstatement of registration prescribed in subsection
11 of NRS 482.480 . 5. The suspension of the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to this section
does not prevent the owner of the motor vehicle from selling or otherwise transferring
an interest in the motor vehicle.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.451 cover?
Section 482.451 ("Suspension upon court order; return of license plates and registration to Department; reinstatement; sale or transfer of motor vehicle") 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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