{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-483.575","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 483.575","heading":"Driving if epilepsy severely impairs ability to safely operate motor vehicle; penalty; duties of physician or advanced practice registered nurse.","body":"1. A person with epilepsy shall not operate a motor vehicle if that person has been informed by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to NRS 629.047 that his or her condition would severely impair his or her ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.\n2. If a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse is aware that a person has violated subsection 1 after the physician or advanced practice registered nurse has informed the person pursuant to NRS 629.047 that the person’s condition would severely impair his or her ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, the physician or advanced practice registered nurse may, without the consent of the person, submit a written report to the Department that includes the name, address and age of the person. A report received by the Department pursuant to this subsection:\n(a) Is confidential, except that the contents of the report may be disclosed to the person about whom the report is made; and\n(b) May be used by the Department solely to determine the eligibility of the person to operate a vehicle on the streets and highways of this State.\n3. The submission by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse of a report pursuant to subsection 2 is solely within his or her discretion. No cause of action may be brought against a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse based on the fact that he or she did not submit such a report.\n4. No cause of action may be brought against a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse based on the fact that he or she submitted a report pursuant to subsection 2 unless the physician or advanced practice registered nurse acted with malice, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or intentional or knowing violation of the law.","path":["TITLE 43 — PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 483 - DRIVERS’ LICENSES; DRIVING SCHOOLS AND DRIVING INSTRUCTORS","MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS’ LICENSES (UNIFORM ACT)","Violations"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-483.html#NRS483Sec575","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:41Z","sha256":"4ab37cb6f84fef193ee7de82c5ca242d318362273ec633846ac10bc1cf0dc585","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-483.570","next":"us-nv/nrs-483.580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}