Nevada § 485.185 - Insurance for payment of tort liabilities arising from maintenance or use of motor vehicle: Coverage to be obtained from insurance company duly licensed and approved; minimum thresholds of coverage
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 485.185 — Insurance for payment of tort liabilities arising from maintenance or use of motor vehicle: Coverage to be obtained from insurance company duly licensed and approved; minimum thresholds of coverage, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 485.185. Insurance for payment of tort liabilities arising from maintenance or use of motor vehicle: Coverage to be obtained from insurance company duly licensed and approved; minimum thresholds of coverage
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every owner of a motor vehicle which
is registered or required to be registered in this State shall continuously provide,
while the motor vehicle is present or registered in this State, insurance provided
by an insurance company licensed by the Division of Insurance of the Department of
Business and Industry and approved to do business in this State: (a) In the amount of $25,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one
crash; (b) Subject to the limit for one person, in the amount of $50,000 for bodily injury
to or death of two or more persons in any one crash; and (c) In the amount of $20,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in
any one crash, for the payment of tort liabilities arising from the maintenance or use of the motor
vehicle. 2. The provisions of this section do not apply to a moped.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 485.185 ("Insurance for payment of tort liabilities arising from maintenance or use of motor vehicle: Coverage to be obtained from insurance company duly licensed and approved; minimum thresholds of coverage") 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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