NRS481.015. Definitions; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, as used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, “certificate of title” means the document issued by the Department that identifies the legal owner of a vehicle and contains the information required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 482.245. The definition set forth in this subsection does not apply to chapters 488 and 489 of NRS.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in chapter 480 of NRS, NRS 484C.600 to 484C.640, inclusive, 486.363 to 486.377, inclusive, and chapters 486A and 488 of NRS, as used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

      (a) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles.

      (b) “Director” means the Director of the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 1957, 608; A 1985, 1930; 2001, 2541; 2003, 416, 453; 2005, 58; 2009, 3077; 2011, 292)