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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.019 (2026)

Creation; powers and duties

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NRS 481.019  Creation; powers and duties.

      1.  The Department of Motor Vehicles is hereby created.

      2.  The Department is vested with the powers and authority provided in this chapter and shall carry out the purposes of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1957, 609; A 1985, 1930; 2001, 2542)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1972–1987 · leading case: Meza v. Lee, 669 F. Supp. 325 (D. Nev. 1987).
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Meza v. Lee, 669 F. Supp. 325 (D. Nev. 1987). · cites it 4× “NRS § 481.019. The Nevada Highway Patrol was created as a subsection of the Department of Motor Vehicles in 1934.”
Wright v. State, 499 P.2d 1216 (Nev. 1972). · cites it 2× “However, appellant argues that NRS 481.019 creates a Department of Motor Vehicles; NRS 481.”
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