Issuance of specially designed drivers licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and epileptics; Department of Public Safety required to provide for education of peace officers relating to treatment and identification of such persons.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 483.348
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall issue a drivers license with a specially colored background to any person who qualifies for a drivers license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and delivers to the Department a signed statement from a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse that the person is an insulin dependent diabetic or an epileptic. The Department shall designate one color to be used only for a drivers license held by a diabetic and another color to be used only for a drivers license held by an epileptic.
2. In lieu of issuing a drivers license pursuant to subsection 1, the Department may issue to a person specified in that subsection a drivers license with a specially colored border around the photograph on the license.
3. The Department of Public Safety shall provide for the education of peace officers on the:
(a) Effects and treatment of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure and the similarity in appearance of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure to a person under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and
(b) Procedures for identifying and handling situations involving a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-483.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026