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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.295 (2026)

Registration by short-term lessor: Proof of financial ability to respond to damages

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NRS 482.295  Registration by short-term lessor: Proof of financial ability to respond to damages.  The Department or a registered dealer shall not register a vehicle intended to be leased by a short-term lessor until the owner demonstrates to the Department the owner’s financial ability to respond to damages by providing evidence of insurance as that term is defined in NRS 485.034.

      [Part 6:202:1931; A 1943, 51; 1949, 511; 1953, 52]—(NRS A 1967, 705; 1969, 186; 1973, 770; 1975, 1071; 1987, 668; 1995, 1864, 2731; 1997, 662)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: Hall v. Enter. Leasing Co., 137 P.3d 1104 (Nev. 2006).
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Hall v. Enter. Leasing Co., 137 P.3d 1104 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 5× “Enterprise provided statutorily mandated minimum coverage for short-term lessees under NRS 482.295 and NRS 482.305; this minimum coverage provided limits of $15,000 per person injured and $30,000 total for two or more persons injured in a single accident.”
Co-Operators Ins. Co. v. Allstate Rent-A-Car, 804 P.2d 1050 (Nev. 1991). · cites it 7× “Allstate insured the rental car, as required by NRS 482.295. 1 Ms. Roe was also insured under her automobile policy issued by Co-operators.”
Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 953 P.2d 1074 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 3× “DISCUSSION There is nothing in Nevada’s statutory scheme governing short-term vehicle lessors that establishes priority of coverage between a rental agency and the renter’s own automobile liability insurer.”
Salas v. Allstate Rent-A-Car, Inc., 14 P.3d 511 (Nev. 2000). “305(1) provides, in relevant part, that: The short-term lessor of a motor vehicle who permits the short-term lessee to operate the vehicle upon the highways, and who has not complied with NRS 482.295 insuring or otherwise covering the short-term lessee against liability arising…”
Nelson v. Planet Ins., 906 P.2d 703 (Nev. 1995). “305(1) provides: The short-term lessor of a motor vehicle who permits the short-term lessee to operate the vehicle upon the highways, and who has not complied with NRS 482.295 insuring or otherwise covering the short-term lessee against liability arising out of his negligence in…”
Malco Enter. of Nv, Inc. v. Woldeyohannes, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 76 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 3× “305(1) states, in relevant part, that: The short-term lessor of a motor vehicle who permits the short-term lessee to operate the vehicle upon the highways, and who has not complied with NRS 482.295 insuring or otherwise covering the short-term lessee against liability arising…”
Stevens v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (Nev. 2017). · cites it 3× “NRS 482.295 requires a short-term lessor to provide evidence of minimum third-party liability coverage in order to register rental vehicles with the DMV.”
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