§ 483.825 — One-time waiver of fees to furnish duplicate card to homeless person or person recently released from prison, jail or detention facility; one-time waiver of fees to furnish original or renewal card or reinstate card for person recently released from prison, jail or detention facility; reimbursement; one-time waiver of fee to furnish original or duplicate card to homeless child or youth; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations. [Effective through December 31, 2025.]

Nevada § 483.825

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 43: PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT
• Ch. 483: Drivers’

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Department shall waive the fee prescribed by NRS 483.820 and the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 not more than one time for furnishing a duplicate identification card to:
(a) A homeless person who submits a signed affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the person is homeless.
(b) A person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year.
(c) A person who submits documentation from a county, city or town jail or detention facility verifying that the person was released from the county, city or town jail, as applicable, within the immediately preceding 90 days.
2. The Department shall waive the fee prescribed by NRS 483.820 and the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 not more than one time for furnishing an original identification card or a renewal of an identification card to a person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year.
3. A vendor that has entered into an agreement with the Department to produce photographs for identification cards pursuant to NRS 483.347 may waive the cost it charges the Department to produce the photograph of:
(a) A homeless person or person released from prison, a county, city or town jail or detention facility for a duplicate identification card; or
(b) A person released from prison for an original identification card or for the renewal of an identification card.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if the vendor does not waive pursuant to subsection 3 the cost it charges the Department and the Department has waived the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 for a duplicate identification card furnished to a person pursuant to subsection 1, the person shall reimburse the Department in an amount equal to the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 if the person:
(a) Applies to the Department for the renewal of his or her identification card; and
(b) Is employed at the time of such application.
5. The Department shall waive the fee prescribed by NRS 483.820 , the increase in the fee required by NRS 483.347 and the reimbursement required by subsection 4 not more than one time for furnishing:
(a) An original identification card or a duplicate identification card to a homeless child or youth less than 25 years of age who submits a signed affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department stating that the child or youth is homeless and less than 25 years of age.
(b) An original identification card or for renewing an identification card to a person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying that the person was released from prison within the immediately preceding year.
6. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations of money to fund the provision of original, renewal and duplicate identification cards without a fee to persons pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 5.
7. As used in this section:
(a) “Homeless child or youth” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a.
(b) “Photograph” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 483.125 .

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2005, 1215 ; A 2011, 2605 ; 2017, 4056 ; 2019, 4505 ; 2023, 3317 )