Nevada § 482.557 - Failure to provide insurance: Administrative fines; requirements for filing and maintaining with Department certificate of financial responsibility; suspension of driver’s license of registered owner
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§ 482.557. Failure to provide insurance: Administrative fines; requirements for filing and maintaining with Department certificate of financial responsibility; suspension of driver’s license of registered owner
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 485.317 , if a registered owner failed to have insurance on the date specified by the Department
pursuant to NRS 485.317 : (a) For a first offense, the registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration
reinstatement fee of $250, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed
was: (1) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $250. (2) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $500; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility
for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration
of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (3) More than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $1,000; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility
for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration
of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (b) For a second offense, the registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration
reinstatement fee of $500, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed
was: (1) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $500. (2) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $500; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility
for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration
of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (3) More than 180 days: (I) Pay to the Department a fine of $1,000; and (II) File and maintain with the Department a certificate of financial responsibility
for a period of not less than 3 years following the date on which the registration
of the applicable vehicle is reinstated. (c) For a third or subsequent offense: (1) The driver's license of the registered owner must be suspended for a period to
be determined by regulation of the Department but not less than 30 days; (2) The registered owner shall file and maintain with the Department a certificate
of financial responsibility for a period of not less than 3 years following the date
on which the registration of the applicable vehicle is reinstated; and (3) The registered owner shall pay to the Department a registration reinstatement
fee of $750, and if the period during which insurance coverage lapsed was: (I) At least 31 days but not more than 90 days, pay to the Department a fine of $500. (II) At least 91 days but not more than 180 days, pay to the Department a fine of
$750. (III) More than 180 days, pay to the Department a fine of $1,000. 2. As used in this section, “certificate of financial responsibility” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 485.028 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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