Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 237 - Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to Governmental Entities
NRS 237.200 - Acceptance of consular identification cards, permanent resident cards or tribal identification cards.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, with respect to any activity or transaction in which a local government accepts an identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to identify a person, the local government may also accept a consular identification card, permanent resident card or tribal identification card to identify a person.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply only to the presentation of a consular identification card, permanent resident card or tribal identification card for purposes of identification and do not convey an independent right to receive benefits of any type.
3. To be accepted pursuant to subsection 1 to identify a person, an identification card issued by a tribal government must contain:
(a) The full legal name of the holder of the card;
(b) The date of birth of the holder of the card;
(c) A unique number assigned to the holder of the card;
(d) A digital photograph of the full face of the holder of the card;
(e) The address of the principal residence of the holder of the card;
(f) A physical description of the holder of the card, including, without limitation, the height, weight, hair color and eye color of the holder of the card;
(g) The usual signature of the holder of the card;
(h) The date on which the card is issued; and
(i) A reference to the tribal government which issued the card.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Consular identification card" means an identification card issued by a consulate of a foreign government, which consulate is located within the State of Nevada.
(b) "Identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles" means an identification card of the type described in NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive.
(c) "Local government" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 237.050.
(d) "Permanent resident card" means a Permanent Resident Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security.
(e) "Tribal government" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.105.
(f) "Tribal identification card" means an identification card issued by a tribal government which satisfies the requirements of subsection 3.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1932; A 2017, 95, 1626, 2275)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 237 - Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to Governmental Entities

NRS 237.020 - Effect of collusion among bidders or advance disclosures regarding purchase or lease of property of local government.

NRS 237.023 - Domestic or foreign limited-liability company required to submit disclosure if buying, leasing, transferring, conveying or exchanging land with local government.

NRS 237.030 - Definitions.

NRS 237.040 - "Business" defined.

NRS 237.050 - "Local government" defined.

NRS 237.060 - "Rule" defined.

NRS 237.070 - Applicability.

NRS 237.080 - Prerequisites to adoption of rule by local government.

NRS 237.090 - Consideration of business impact statement at public meeting held before meeting to adopt proposed rule required; inclusion of business impact statement on agenda before statement is available for public inspection prohibited.

NRS 237.100 - Objection to adopted rule: Petition; procedure.

NRS 237.110 - Adoption of rule during emergency.

NRS 237.140 - Action in violation of certain provisions is void.

NRS 237.150 - Nevada Tax Commission authorized to adopt certain regulations and required to advise local governments regarding procedures and forms required for compliance at request of Committee on Local Government Finance.

NRS 237.200 - Acceptance of consular identification cards, permanent resident cards or tribal identification cards.

NRS 237.250 - Prohibited practices by local government employer: Exceptions; remedies.

NRS 237.300 - Provision to State Demographer by certain counties; provision to certain state agencies upon request by State Demographer; exception; provision of summary of research; confidentiality.

NRS 237.350 - "State agency" defined.

NRS 237.360 - Duty of state agencies to make electronic version of certain administrative forms available on Internet website; waiver.

NRS 237.370 - Transmittal of records between state agencies.