NAC482A.040. G endorsement on driver’s license required for operation: Application; fee.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 482A.130, a person who holds a driver’s license in this State and wishes to operate an autonomous vehicle in autonomous mode in this State must obtain a G endorsement on his or her driver’s license from the Department pursuant to NAC 483.110 before the person may operate an autonomous vehicle in this State. A person may apply for such an endorsement by submitting an application on a form provided by the Department.

     2. The application for a driver’s license endorsement to operate an autonomous vehicle in autonomous mode must require the applicant to acknowledge that the operator is subject at all times to the traffic laws and other laws applicable to drivers and motor vehicles operated in this State as provided pursuant to NAC 482A.030.

     3. The applicant must provide such additional information as the Department deems necessary to determine the competency and eligibility of the person to operate an autonomous vehicle in autonomous mode.

     4. The application for a driver’s license endorsement to operate an autonomous vehicle in autonomous mode must be accompanied by a fee of $5.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R084-11, 2-15-2012, eff. 3-1-2012)