NRS482.160. Administrative regulations; branch offices; appointment of agents and designation of county assessor as agent; compensation of certain agents.

      1.  The Director may adopt and enforce such administrative regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  The Director may establish branch offices as provided in NRS 481.055, and may by contract appoint any person or public agency as an agent to assist in carrying out the duties of the Department pursuant to this chapter. The Director may designate the county assessor of any county as agent to assist in carrying out the duties of the Department in that county. The county assessor may, under an agreement with the Department made pursuant to this subsection, transfer his or her duties as agent to the Department where the Department has established a branch office, consisting of full-time employees, in the county.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the contract with each agent appointed by the Department in connection with the registration of motor vehicles and issuance of license plates must provide for compensation based upon the reasonable value of the services of the agent but must not exceed $2 for each registration. An authorized inspection station or authorized station that issues certificates of registration pursuant to NRS 482.281 is not entitled to receive compensation from the Department pursuant to this subsection.

      [Part 3:202:1931; A 1953, 105]—(NRS A 1959, 909; 1961, 128; 1969, 1544; 1979, 552; 1981, 242; 1983, 1618; 1985, 732; 1989, 505, 703; 1991, 1914, 1988; 1993, 586, 2860)