NRS482.3963. Temporary permit for owner-lessor to operate certain unregistered vehicles.

      1.  An owner of a vehicle who leases it to a carrier and operates the vehicle pursuant to that lease may apply to the Department for a temporary permit to operate the vehicle if the vehicle:

      (a) Is not subject to the provisions of NRS 482.390 and 482.395;

      (b) Is not currently registered in this State, another state or a foreign country; and

      (c) Is operated at the vehicle’s unladen weight.

      2.  The Department shall charge $10 for such a temporary permit, in addition to all other applicable fees and taxes.

      3.  Such a temporary permit must:

      (a) Bear the date of its expiration;

      (b) Expire at 5 p.m. on the 15th day after its date of issuance;

      (c) Be affixed to the vehicle in a manner prescribed by the Department; and

      (d) Be removed and destroyed upon its expiration or upon the issuance of a certificate of registration for the vehicle, whichever occurs first.

      4.  As used in this section, “carrier” means a common motor carrier of passengers as defined in NRS 706.041, a common motor carrier of property as defined in NRS 706.046, a contract motor carrier as defined in NRS 706.051, or a private motor carrier of property as defined in NRS 706.111.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 318)