Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484A - Traffic Laws Generally
NRS 484A.650 - Officer to demand proof of insurance; citation for operation of vehicle without insurance or for failure to present proof of insurance. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Peace officer to demand proof of insurance during traffic st...

1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped by a peace officer for violating a provision of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, except for violating a provision of NRS 484B.440 to 484B.523, inclusive, the officer shall demand proof of the insurance required by NRS 485.185 or 490.0825 and issue a citation as provided in NRS 484A.630 if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver of the vehicle is in violation of NRS 485.187 or subsection 4 of NRS 490.520. If the driver of the vehicle is not the owner, a citation must also be issued to the owner, and in such a case the driver:
(a) May sign the citation on behalf of the owner; and
(b) Shall notify the owner of the citation within 3 days after it is issued.
The agency which employs the peace officer shall immediately forward a copy of the citation to the registered owner of the vehicle, by certified mail, at his or her address as it appears on the certificate of registration.
2. When the evidence of insurance provided by the driver of the vehicle upon the demand of the peace officer is in an electronic format displayed on a mobile electronic device, the peace officer may view only the evidence of insurance and shall not intentionally view any other content on the mobile electronic device.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1442; A 1993, 2482; 1995, 2733; 2013, 703; 2015, 798)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.792)

1. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is stopped by a peace officer for violating a provision of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, except for violating a provision of NRS 484B.440 to 484B.523, inclusive, the officer shall demand proof of the insurance required by NRS 485.185 or 490.0825 and issue a citation as provided in NRS 484A.630 if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver of the vehicle is in violation of NRS 485.187 or subsection 5 of NRS 490.520. If the driver of the vehicle is not the owner, a citation must also be issued to the owner, and in such a case the driver:
(a) May sign the citation on behalf of the owner; and
(b) Shall notify the owner of the citation within 3 days after it is issued.
The agency which employs the peace officer shall immediately forward a copy of the citation to the registered owner of the vehicle, by certified mail, at his or her address as it appears on the certificate of registration.
2. When the evidence of insurance provided by the driver of the vehicle upon the demand of the peace officer is in an electronic format displayed on a mobile electronic device, the peace officer may view only the evidence of insurance and shall not intentionally view any other content on the mobile electronic device.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1442; A 1993, 2482; 1995, 2733; 2013, 703; 2015, 798; 2021, 3323, effective January 1, 2023)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.792)