NevadaNevada sets fees for emissions forms and certain special plates
Nevada testing stations pay $175 for 25 emissions certificate forms, fleet stations pay $7 each, and certain special license plates carry a linked $7 fee.
What it does
In areas with vehicle emissions testing programs, stations pay $175 for 25 forms certifying that vehicles meet emissions rules. Fleet stations pay $7 per form.
Drivers pay a linked $7 fee when first receiving certain special license plates for vehicles exempt from emissions requirements. This does not cover all license plates.
Argument forCertificate fees could help pay for emissions oversight because the money goes into an account that supports pollution control work.
Argument againstCertificate fees could add to testing stations’ costs, which stations may pass along to drivers who need emissions tests.
More detail
Testing stations pay the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles $175 for 25 emissions certificate forms. Fleet stations pay $7 per form. These forms certify that vehicles meet emissions rules in designated program areas in Clark and Washoe Counties. The fees apply where and when the state's vehicle emissions control program operates. These fee amounts took effect on July 1, 2025.
Drivers pay a $7 emissions-linked fee when first receiving certain special license plates. This covers certain special plates for vehicles exempt from emissions control requirements. It applies to the first issuance, not every plate renewal. The fee equals the price of one emissions certificate form. The linked fee amount took effect on July 1, 2025.
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jun 6Chapter 340.Latest
- Jun 5Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 2Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- May 31In Assembly. To enrollment.Major
- May 30Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (As Introduced). Result: pass.Upper
- May 29From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 8, Excused: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (As Introduced). Result: pass.Lower
- May 23From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- Apr 1From printer. To committee.
- Mar 31Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.Introduced
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