NAC483.4565. Application for renewal; action by Department.

     1. A person may apply for a driver’s license by mail by submitting to the Department an application provided by the Department.

     2. Each application must be accompanied by the required fees.

     3. If the application is for a renewal of a driver’s license, it must be accompanied by:

     (a) A report regarding the vision of the applicant from a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician, or an agency which issues driver’s licenses in another state. The report must:

          (1) Be signed by the ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician, or a representative of the agency;

          (2) Include the applicant’s full legal name, address of principal residence and driver’s license number;

          (3) Be dated not earlier than 90 days before its submission to the Department;

          (4) Include visual acuity readings acceptable to the Department; and

          (5) Indicate whether the test was administered with corrective lenses.

     (b) If the applicant is 71 years of age or older, a statement from a licensed physician providing that it is the opinion of the physician that the person is physically able to operate a motor vehicle safely. The statement must be:

          (1) Completed on a form acceptable to the Department.

          (2) Dated not earlier than 90 days before its submission to the Department.

     (c) If the applicant is an employee of the Federal Government, on active military duty or a dependent of such a person, proof that the applicant is:

          (1) On active military duty or a dependent of such a person; or

          (2) Employed by the Federal Government or a dependent of such a person.

     4. Each application must be submitted to a driver’s license office of this State.

     5. Each applicant will be given the opportunity to register to vote or to correct information in the registrar of voters’ register.

     6. The Department will, within 10 business days after receiving the application:

     (a) Mail a driver’s license to the applicant;

     (b) Request additional information from the applicant; or

     (c) Deny the application.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R135-97, eff. 11-14-97; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R107-08, 9-29-2008, eff. 10-1-2008; R140-12, 12-20-2012, eff. 1-15-2013)