Regulations of Department of Motor Vehicles: Licensing of stations; performance of inspection and issuance of evidence of compliance; diagnostic equipment; fee, bond or insurance; informational pamphlet; distribution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 445B.785
in effect1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, in cooperation with the Commission, adopt regulations which:
(a) Prescribe requirements for licensing authorized inspection stations, authorized stations and fleet stations. The regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph must provide that a facility licensed as an authorized inspection station:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), may not, unless specifically authorized by the Commission, install, repair, diagnose or adjust any component or system of a motor vehicle that affects exhaust emissions.
(2) May perform the following activities in connection with a motor vehicle:
(I) The changing of oil;
(II) The replacing of an oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, belt or hose; and
(III) The servicing of a fuel injection system using methods approved by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(b) Prescribe the manner in which authorized inspection stations, authorized stations and fleet stations inspect motor vehicles and issue evidence of compliance.
(c) Prescribe the diagnostic equipment necessary to perform the required inspection. The regulations must ensure that:
(1) The equipment complies with any applicable standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and
(2) Use of the equipment is specifically authorized by the Commission.
(d) Provide for any fee, bond or insurance which is necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815 , inclusive.
(e) Provide for the issuance of a pamphlet for distribution to owners of motor vehicles. The pamphlet must contain information explaining the reasons for and the methods of the inspections.
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue a copy of the regulations to each authorized inspection station, authorized station and fleet station.
3. If an approved inspector who has paid a fee for the initial issuance of a license to inspect motor vehicles and devices for the control of pollution wishes to be licensed at one or more locations in addition to the location for which the initial issuance of the license was applicable, the regulations adopted by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this section must not impose a fee greater than $2 for the issuance and renewal of the license for each additional location.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-445B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026