Nevada § 483.348 - Issuance of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and epileptics; Department of Public Safety required to provide for education of peace officers relating to treatment and identification of such persons
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§ 483.348. Issuance of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and epileptics; Department of Public Safety required to provide for education of peace officers relating to treatment and identification of such persons
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall issue a driver's
license with a specially colored background to any person who qualifies for a driver's
license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and delivers to the Department
a signed statement from a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse that
the person is an insulin dependent diabetic or an epileptic. The Department shall designate one color to be used only for a driver's license
held by a diabetic and another color to be used only for a driver's license held by
an epileptic. 2. In lieu of issuing a driver's license pursuant to subsection 1, the Department
may issue to a person specified in that subsection a driver's license with a specially
colored border around the photograph on the license. 3. The Department of Public Safety shall provide for the education of peace officers
on the: (a) Effects and treatment of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic
seizure and the similarity in appearance of a person suffering from a diabetic condition
or an epileptic seizure to a person under the influence of alcohol or a controlled
substance; and (b) Procedures for identifying and handling situations involving a person suffering
from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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