Current through October 11, 2024
Section 483.050 - Documentation required for proof of full legal name and age of applicant; unacceptable documents1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, an applicant for a noncommercial driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card must present at least one of the following documents as proof of the applicant's full legal name and age as required pursuant to NRS 483.290, 483.860 or 486.081: (a) A valid, unexpired United States passport or United States passport card;(b) A certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state or local office of public health, vital records or vital statistics or an equivalent office in the state of the United States, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States in which the applicant was born;(c) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the United States Department of State;(d) An unexpired Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551, issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security;(e) A Resident Alien Card, Form I-551, that contains no expiration date, issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice;(f) A Certificate of Naturalization issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security;(g) A Certificate of Citizenship issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security;(h) An unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security;(i) An unexpired foreign passport with a valid, unexpired United States visa which has affixed to it an unexpired arrival and departure record using Form I-94; or(j) A driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card from another state which is issued pursuant to the standards established by 6 C.F.R. Part 37, Subparts A to E, inclusive, and which contains a security mark approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17.2. An applicant for a noncommercial driver's license or identification card may, pursuant to NRS 483.290 or 483.860, furnish a photo identification card issued by the Department of Corrections as proof of his or her full legal name and age.3. An applicant for a noncommercial driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card may request permission from the Department to prove his or her full legal name and age using alternative documents. The Department may grant such permission if the applicant proves that, for reasons beyond the applicant's control, the applicant is unable to present the documents required pursuant to subsection 1. The Department will make reasonable efforts to establish the authenticity of the alternative documents provided by the applicant and, if permission is granted to the applicant, indicate in the applicant's record that such permission was granted.4. The forms of identification that are unacceptable to the Department as proof of the full legal name and age of an applicant for a noncommercial driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card in this State include, without limitation:(a) An identification card issued by a consulate of a foreign government;(b) A birth certificate issued by a hospital or foreign government;(c) A Border Crossing Card issued by the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the United States Department of State; and(d) A driver's license, motorcycle driver's license or identification card issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States that does not comply with the requirements of 6 C.F.R. Part 37, Subparts A to E, inclusive.Nev. Admin. Code § 483.050
Added to NAC by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R063-00, eff. 8-14-2000; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R112-03, 10-30-2003; R108-05, 10-31-2005; R140-12, 12-20-2012, eff. 1-15-2013; R028-13, 10-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014; A by R049-15, eff. 4/4/2016; A by R090-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018NRS 481.051, 483.290, 483.860 and 486.081