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DRIVER’S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Once you’ve set up residency in the Las Vegas area and you have a local address, one of your first essential stops will be to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) where you’ll be able to apply for a Nevada driver’s license and register your vehicle (forms for voter registration are also available at the DMV). New residents have 30 days to obtain a Nevada driver’s license and 60 days to register their vehicle. The fine for failing to register is $250 to $500, and it’s a law the state takes seriously.
— Driver's License
If you have never been licensed in the United States or if your license is expired, revoked or suspended, you must take the driving test to obtain a driver’s license. Otherwise, provide proof of identity and your current driver’s license. Your existing license will be hole-punched and returned to you along with an interim document that allows you to drive. Your Nevada license will be mailed to you. Visit www.dmvnv.com for additional information.
— Vehicle Registration
You must register your vehicle for a full year and renew your registration annually. It’s important to know that out-of-state insurance is not accepted. Motorists who do not maintain coverage from a Nevada-licensed carrier are subject to registration suspension and a reinstatement fee. Also be prepared to bring in your out-of-state license plates.
Registration fees are charged based on the class of the vehicle and its weight. Funds are used primarily for state road construction. Nevada also has a basic registration fee ranging from $12 to $33. Fees for a first-time Nevada title are $28.25, and there are small charges for other items, such as license plates. The DMV collects sales taxes on many out-of-state dealer sales; these taxes are paid to Nevada dealers at the time of the sale. The DMV will verify whatever sales taxes were paid to an out-of-state dealer and charge the motorist any difference between that amount and what would have been due in Nevada. Sales taxes are not charged on private-party sales that occurred on or after January 1, 2006.
VOTER REGISTRATION
Registering to vote can be done at the DMV while you are getting your driver’s license, or you can register at the Clark County election department, any city clerk’s office, any Nevada state welfare agency, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office or online at www.clarkcountynv.gov. However, to qualify you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age by Election Day. In addition, you must not currently be laboring under any felony conviction or other loss of civil rights that would make it unlawful for you to vote (convicted felons who have had their civil rights restored are eligible to register to vote) or not be determined by a court of law to be mentally incompetent. For more information, contact the Clark County office:
965 Trade Drive, Suite A
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-7802
(702)-455- 8683
PET LICENSING AND LAWS
All residents within the city of Las Vegas are required to license their pets over the age of 4 months. Pet licenses can be obtained from the Animal Foundation, located at 655 North Mojave Road, and must be renewed annually. A Las Vegas city ordinance that went into effect in 2009 mandates that all cats and dogs over the age of 4 months be spayed or neutered to help combat Southern Nevada pet overpopulation. There are exceptions for people with a breeders, animal handlers or fanciers permit and for pets that qualify for a temporary or permanent medical exemption. The spay-and-neuter ordinance does not currently apply to Clark County as a whole.
— Vaccinations
The law requires rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets within 30 days after reaching 3 months of age. Rabies vaccinations must be given by a licensed veterinarian.
Once you’ve set up residency in the Las Vegas area and you have a local address, one of your first essential stops will be to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) where you’ll be able to apply for a Nevada driver’s license and register your vehicle (forms for voter registration are also available at the DMV). New residents have 30 days to obtain a Nevada driver’s license and 60 days to register their vehicle. The fine for failing to register is $250 to $500, and it’s a law the state takes seriously.
— Driver's License
If you have never been licensed in the United States or if your license is expired, revoked or suspended, you must take the driving test to obtain a driver’s license. Otherwise, provide proof of identity and your current driver’s license. Your existing license will be hole-punched and returned to you along with an interim document that allows you to drive. Your Nevada license will be mailed to you. Visit www.dmvnv.com for additional information.
— Vehicle Registration
You must register your vehicle for a full year and renew your registration annually. It’s important to know that out-of-state insurance is not accepted. Motorists who do not maintain coverage from a Nevada-licensed carrier are subject to registration suspension and a reinstatement fee. Also be prepared to bring in your out-of-state license plates.
Registration fees are charged based on the class of the vehicle and its weight. Funds are used primarily for state road construction. Nevada also has a basic registration fee ranging from $12 to $33. Fees for a first-time Nevada title are $28.25, and there are small charges for other items, such as license plates. The DMV collects sales taxes on many out-of-state dealer sales; these taxes are paid to Nevada dealers at the time of the sale. The DMV will verify whatever sales taxes were paid to an out-of-state dealer and charge the motorist any difference between that amount and what would have been due in Nevada. Sales taxes are not charged on private-party sales that occurred on or after January 1, 2006.
VOTER REGISTRATION
Registering to vote can be done at the DMV while you are getting your driver’s license, or you can register at the Clark County election department, any city clerk’s office, any Nevada state welfare agency, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office or online at www.clarkcountynv.gov. However, to qualify you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age by Election Day. In addition, you must not currently be laboring under any felony conviction or other loss of civil rights that would make it unlawful for you to vote (convicted felons who have had their civil rights restored are eligible to register to vote) or not be determined by a court of law to be mentally incompetent. For more information, contact the Clark County office:
965 Trade Drive, Suite A
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-7802
(702)-455- 8683
PET LICENSING AND LAWS
All residents within the city of Las Vegas are required to license their pets over the age of 4 months. Pet licenses can be obtained from the Animal Foundation, located at 655 North Mojave Road, and must be renewed annually. A Las Vegas city ordinance that went into effect in 2009 mandates that all cats and dogs over the age of 4 months be spayed or neutered to help combat Southern Nevada pet overpopulation. There are exceptions for people with a breeders, animal handlers or fanciers permit and for pets that qualify for a temporary or permanent medical exemption. The spay-and-neuter ordinance does not currently apply to Clark County as a whole.
— Vaccinations
The law requires rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets within 30 days after reaching 3 months of age. Rabies vaccinations must be given by a licensed veterinarian.
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