Nevada Code § 483.291

Application for driver authorization card or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of name, age and residence; requirements for card or permit; expiration and renewal; exceptions; limitations on use of card or permit. [Effective until the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 119, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 429 .]
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1. An application for an instruction
permit or for a driver authorization card must:
(a) Be made upon a form furnished by the
Department.
(b) Be verified by the applicant before a person
authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may
administer those oaths without charge.
(c) Be accompanied by the required fee.
(d) State the name, date of birth, sex and
residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.
(e) State whether the applicant has theretofore
been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an
application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the
suspension, revocation or refusal.
(f) Include such other information as the
Department may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the
applicant.
2. Every applicant must furnish proof of
his or her name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of:
(a) Any one of the following documents:
(1) A birth certificate issued by a state
or a political subdivision of a state;
(2) A drivers license issued by 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;
(3) A passport issued by the United States
Government;
(4) A military identification card or
military dependent identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces
of the United States;
(5) For persons who served in any branch
of the Armed Forces of the United States, a report of separation;
(6) A Certificate of Degree of Indian or
Alaska Native Blood issued by the United States Government;
(7) A Certificate of Citizenship,
Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident
Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the
Department of Homeland Security;
(8) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad
issued by the Department of State;
(9) A document issued by the Department
pursuant to NRS 483.375 or 483.8605 ; or
(10) Such other documentation as specified
by the Department by regulation; or
(b) Any two of the following documents:
(1) A drivers license issued by another
state other than such a drivers license described in subparagraph (2) of
paragraph (a);
(2) A passport issued by a foreign
government;
(3) A birth certificate issued by a
foreign government;
(4) A consular identification card issued
by the Government of Mexico or a document issued by another government that the
Department determines is substantially similar; or
(5) Any other proof acceptable to the
Department.
No document
which is written in a language other than English may be accepted by the
Department pursuant to this subsection unless it is accompanied by a verified
translation of the document in the English language.
3. Every applicant must prove his or her
residence in this State by displaying an original or certified copy of any two
of the following documents:
(a) A receipt from the rent or lease of a
residence located in this State;
(b) A record from a public utility for a service
address located in this State which is dated within the previous 60 days;
(c) A bank or credit card statement indicating a
residential address located in this State which is dated within the previous 60
days;
(d) A stub from an employment check indicating a
residential address located in this State;
(e) A document issued by an insurance company or
its agent, including, without limitation, an insurance card, binder or bill,
indicating a residential address located in this State;
(f) A record, receipt or bill from a medical
provider indicating a residential address located in this State; or
(g) Any other document as prescribed by the
Department by regulation.
4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 5, a driver authorization card or instruction permit obtained in
accordance with this section must:
(a) Contain the same information as prescribed
for a drivers license pursuant to NRS
483.340 and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) Be of the same design as a drivers license
and contain only the minimum number of changes from that design that are
necessary to comply with subsection 5; and
(c) Be numbered from the same sequence of numbers
as a drivers license.
5. A driver authorization card or
instruction permit obtained in accordance with this section must comply with
the requirements of section 202(d)(11) of the Real ID Act of 2005, Public Law
109-13, Division B, Title II, 119 Stat. 302, 312-15, 49 U.S.C. 30301 note.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 483.380 , every driver authorization
card:
(a) Expires on the fourth anniversary of the
holders birthday, measured in the case of initial issuance or renewal from the
birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal.
(b) Is renewable at any time before its
expiration upon application and payment of the required fee. The Department
may, by regulation, defer the expiration of the driver authorization card of a
person who is on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States upon such
terms and conditions as it may prescribe. The Department may similarly defer
the expiration of the driver authorization card of the spouse or dependent son
or daughter of that person if the spouse or child is residing with the person.
7. A driver authorization card shall not
be used to determine eligibility for any benefits, licenses or services issued
or provided by this State or its political subdivisions.
8. Except as otherwise provided in this
section or by specific statute, any provision of this title that applies to
drivers licenses shall be deemed to apply to a driver authorization card and
an instruction permit obtained in accordance with this section.
NRS 483.291 Application for driver
authorization card or instruction permit; acceptable documents for proof of
name, age and residence; requirements for card or permit; expiration and
renewal; exceptions; limitations on use of card or permit. [Effective on the
date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the
Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient
resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of
chapter 119, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 429 .]
1. An application for an instruction
permit or for a driver authorization card must:
(a) Be made upon a form furnished by the
Department.
(b) Be verified by the applicant before a person
authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may
administer those oaths without charge.
(c) Be accompanied by the required fee.
(d) State the name, date of birth, sex and
residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.
(e) State whether the applicant has theretofore
been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an
application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the
suspension, revocation or refusal.
(f) Include information instructing the applicant
how to register for the Next-of-Kin Registry pursuant to NRS 483.653 if he or she so chooses.
(g) Include such other information as the Department
may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.
2. Every applicant must furnish proof of
his or her name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of:
(a) Any one of the following documents:
(1) A birth certificate issued by a state
or a political subdivision of a state;
(2) A drivers license issued by 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;
(3) A passport issued by the United States
Government;
(4) A military identification card or
military dependent identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces
of the United States;
(5) For persons who served in any branch
of the Armed Forces of the United States, a report of separation;
(6) A Certificate of Degree of Indian or
Alaska Native Blood issued by the United States Government;
(7) A Certificate of Citizenship,
Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident
Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the
Department of Homeland Security;
(8) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued
by the Department of State;
(9) A document issued by the Department
pursuant to NRS 483.375 or 483.8605 ; or
(10) Such other documentation as specified
by the Department by regulation; or
(b) Any two of the following documents:
(1) A drivers license issued by another
state other than such a drivers license described in subparagraph (2) of
paragraph (a);
(2) A passport issued by a foreign
government;
(3) A birth certificate issued by a
foreign government;
(4) A consular identification card issued
by the Government of Mexico or a document issued by another government that the
Department determines is substantially similar; or
(5) Any other proof acceptable to the
Department.
No document
which is written in a language other than English may be accepted by the
Department pursuant to this subsection unless it is accompanied by a verified
translation of the document in the English language.
3. Every applicant must prove his or her
residence in this State by displaying an original or certified copy of any two
of the following documents:
(a) A receipt from the rent or lease of a
residence located in this State;
(b) A record from a public utility for a service
address located in this State which is dated within the previous 60 days;
(c) A bank or credit card statement indicating a
residential address located in this State which is dated within the previous 60
days;
(d) A stub from an employment check indicating a
residential address located in this State;
(e) A document issued by an insurance company or
its agent, including, without limitation, an insurance card, binder or bill,
indicating a residential address located in this State;
(f) A record, receipt or bill from a medical
provider indicating a residential address located in this State; or
(g) Any other document as prescribed by the
Department by regulation.
4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 5, a driver authorization card or instruction permit obtained in
accordance with this section must:
(a) Contain the same information as prescribed
for a drivers license pursuant to NRS 483.340 and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) Be of the same design as a drivers license
and contain only the minimum number of changes from that design that are
necessary to comply with subsection 5; and
(c) Be numbered from the same sequence of numbers
as a drivers license.
5. A driver authorization card or
instruction permit obtained in accordance with this section must comply with
the requirements of section 202(d)(11) of the Real ID Act of 2005, Public Law
109-13, Division B, Title II, 119 Stat. 302, 312-15, 49 U.S.C. 30301 note.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 483.380 , every driver authorization
card:
(a) Expires on the fourth anniversary of the
holders birthday, measured in the case of initial issuance or renewal from the
birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal.
(b) Is renewable at any time before its
expiration upon application and payment of the required fee. The Department
may, by regulation, defer the expiration of the driver authorization card of a
person who is on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States upon such
terms and conditions as it may prescribe. The Department may similarly defer
the expiration of the driver authorization card of the spouse or dependent son
or daughter of that person if the spouse or child is residing with the person.
7. A driver authorization card shall not
be used to determine eligibility for any benefits, licenses or services issued
or provided by this State or its political subdivisions.
8. Except as otherwise provided in this
section or by specific statute, any provision of this title that applies to
drivers licenses shall be deemed to apply to a driver authorization card and
an instruction permit obtained in accordance with this section.

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