NRS482.206. Periods of registration for motor vehicles; exceptions. [Effective through December 31, 2014.]

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, every motor vehicle, except for a motor vehicle that is registered pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, must be registered for a period of 12 consecutive months beginning the day after the first registration by the owner in this State.

      2.  Every vehicle registered by an agent of the Department or a registered dealer must be registered for 12 consecutive months beginning the first day of the month after the first registration by the owner in this State.

      3.  A vehicle which must be registered through the Motor Carrier Division of the Department, or a motor vehicle which has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, must be registered for a period of 12 consecutive months beginning on the date established by the Department by regulation.

      4.  Upon the application of the owner of a fleet of vehicles, the Director may permit the owner to register the fleet on the basis of a calendar year.

      5.  When the registration of any vehicle is transferred pursuant to NRS 482.399, the expiration date of each regular license plate, special license plate or substitute decal must, at the time of the transfer of registration, be advanced for a period of 12 consecutive months beginning:

      (a) The first day of the month after the transfer, if the vehicle is transferred by an agent of the Department; or

      (b) The day after the transfer in all other cases,

Ê and a credit on the portion of the fee for registration and the governmental services tax attributable to the remainder of the current period of registration must be allowed pursuant to the applicable provisions of NRS 482.399.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 684; A 1971, 1553; 1973, 260; 1975, 156, 333; 1979, 89; 1983, 1618; 1985, 679; 1989, 1150, 1421; 1993, 1345; 1995, 1861; 1997, 567, 568, 1618; 2001, 308; 2003, 3375; 2007, 54)