Special license plates authorized by act of Legislature: Minimum number of applications; compliance with limitation on issuance of more than certain number of separate designs of special license plates; submission of suggestions for design and colors by organization.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.36705
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) If a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2003, other than a special license plate that is authorized pursuant to NRS 482.379375 , the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the Department receives at least 1,000 applications for the issuance of that plate within 2 years after the effective date of the act of the Legislature that authorized the plate.
(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (a), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after July 1, 2005, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be issued by the Department unless its issuance complies with subsection 2 of NRS 482.367008 .
(c) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2007, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the Department approves the application for the authorized plate pursuant to NRS 482.367002 .
(d) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after July 1, 2021, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the organization meeting the requirements described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.367002 submits suggestions for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate within 180 days after the authorization of the special license plate. The provisions of subsections 10, 11 and 12 of NRS 482.367002 apply to suggestions submitted pursuant to this paragraph.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply with regard to special license plates that are issued pursuant to NRS 482.3746 , 482.37465 , 482.37475 , 482.3751 , 482.3752 , 482.3757 , 482.3783 , 482.3785 , 482.3787 , 482.37901 , 482.37902 , 482.37906 , 482.37907 , 482.3791 , 482.3794 , 482.37941 or 482.3817 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-482.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026