1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Director shall ensure that whenever a document is required by law to include the name of a person, the document sets forth the full legal name of that person.
2. The provisions of this section do not require the Director to alter, amend or otherwise change any documents that were created before October 1, 2003.
3. The Director may take any action he or she deems reasonable to facilitate achieving uniformity in the manner in which the documents and records of the Department refer to a particular person by name.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Certificate of registration" means the certificate described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.245.
(b) "Document" means any:
(1) Application or record that a person is required to file with or submit to the Department;
(2) Card, certificate or license that the Department issues to a person; and
(3) Record that the Department is required to keep or maintain.
The term includes, without limitation, a certificate of registration, certificate of title, driver’s license and identification card, and an application or record pertaining to any such certificate, license or card.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 453)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 481 - Administration of Laws Relating to Motor Vehicles
NRS 481.019 - Creation; powers and duties.
NRS 481.023 - Administration of laws by Department; exceptions.
NRS 481.029 - Hearing conducted by Department: Manner of taking testimony; where conducted.
NRS 481.031 - Office of Director of Department created.
NRS 481.047 - Appointment of personnel.
NRS 481.0473 - Divisions of Department.
NRS 481.0475 - Duties of Administrative Services Division.
NRS 481.048 - Division of Compliance Enforcement: Appointment and duties of investigators.
NRS 481.051 - Powers and duties of Director: Generally; delegation.
NRS 481.052 - Powers and duties of Director: Adoption of definitions of certain terms by regulation.
NRS 481.057 - Offices of Department: Extended hours of operation.
NRS 481.064 - Technology fee: Nonrefundable; duties of Department; use of funds from fee.
NRS 481.065 - Acceptance of donations for programs for traffic safety.
NRS 481.083 - Money for administration of chapter; claims.
NRS 481.089 - "Personal information" defined.
NRS 481.093 - Limits on disclosure of personal information.
NRS 481.095 - Prohibited acts.