Nevada lets drivers use approved digital plates and sets their rules

The Department must contract with a licensed lender to offer loans through its website or app for vehicle registration fees and taxes. The loans cover fees and taxes due for a vehicle’s initial or renewed registration. This requirement applies only if the Department offers online vehicle registration or renewal. The lender must pay the Department the full amount due. It may not charge interest or fees above 15% of the amount financed, make a loan below $250, or roll over or refinance the loan into another loan. This requirement takes effect when the Director notifies state officials that enough resources are available. The text sets no date for that notice.

The Director may authorize eligible vehicle owners to use digital license plates, and the Department must adopt rules for their use. The option is for people who meet the vehicle registration and licensing requirements. Use is voluntary. A plate must show the vehicle’s assigned code and valid registration at all times and be readable from 100 feet in daylight and darkness. The device must be approved by the Department and bought from an approved vendor. The Department may limit vehicle types and approved images or messages. Fees may not exceed those for a conventional plate of the same type. The provisions took effect upon approval for rulemaking and other preparation, and on July 1, 2025, for other purposes.

The Department may skip issuing a conventional plate when an owner applies to use a digital plate, and may require previously issued plates to be returned. These rules apply to a vehicle whose owner applies to use an authorized digital plate. The digital plate must be authorized for the vehicle. Its device must be attached at the rear, and no front plate is required. These provisions took effect upon approval for rulemaking and other preparation, and on July 1, 2025, for other purposes.

The text sets December 31, 2030, as the expiration date for the vehicle mileage reporting pilot. The pilot concerns mileage reporting for certain motor vehicles registered in Nevada. The pilot covers certain vehicles registered in Nevada. Owners report mileage and other information required by the Department at initial registration, renewal, and transfer when applicable. The text states that the pilot provisions expire by limitation on December 31, 2030.