{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-482.2912","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 482.2912","heading":"Additional requirements for registration of certain commercial motor vehicles by certain motor carriers; exceptions.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, each motor carrier operating a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating, a combined gross vehicle weight rating, a gross vehicle weight or a combined gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds must:\n(a) Register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and obtain a USDOT number issued by the United States Department of Transportation;\n(b) Display the USDOT number as required pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 390.21 on each commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, a combined gross vehicle weight rating, a gross vehicle weight or a combined gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds operated by the motor carrier in intrastate commerce; and\n(c) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of registration or renewal of registration of each such commercial motor vehicle of:\n(1) The USDOT number of the motor carrier; and\n(2) The name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle.\n2. A motor carrier operating a commercial motor vehicle which is registered in this State and is being used to transport hazardous material must, in addition to the requirements of chapter 459 of NRS:\n(a) Register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and obtain a USDOT number issued by the United States Department of Transportation;\n(b) Display the USDOT number as required pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 390.21 on each commercial motor vehicle used to transport hazardous material; and\n(c) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of registration and renewal of registration of each such commercial motor vehicle of:\n(1) The USDOT number of the motor carrier; and\n(2) The name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the commercial motor vehicle.\n3. A motor carrier must notify the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days after a change in the name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of a commercial motor vehicle reported to the Department pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2.\n4. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a farm vehicle or a covered farm vehicle.\n5. As used in this section:\n(a) “Covered farm vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5.\n(b) “Hazardous material” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.7024.","path":["TITLE 43 — PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 482 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS: LICENSING, REGISTRATION, SALES AND LEASES","MOTOR CARRIERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-482.html#NRS482Sec2912","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:41Z","sha256":"4192d08341d4274a17a546cc58ac280fa87e39d7ddcd0d0cedd347d2af470ece","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-482.290","next":"us-nv/nrs-482.2914"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}