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 Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015)
 Chapter483 Drivers’ Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors
  DRIVERS’ LICENSES, IDENTIFICATION CARDS, INSTRUCTION PERMITS AND DRIVER AUTHORIZATION CARDS
  Drivers’ Licenses and Identification Cards

NAC483.040. Contents; validity; prohibited technology.  

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  •      1. Each driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department must contain:

         (a) The full legal name of the licensee or holder of the identification card.

         (b) The date of birth of the licensee or holder of the identification card.

         (c) The gender of the licensee or holder of the identification card.

         (d) A unique license or identification card number assigned to the licensee or holder of the identification card.

         (e) A digital photograph of the full face of the licensee or holder of the identification card. The digital photograph of the licensee or holder must, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17(e)(1), meet the following standards:

              (1) Lighting must be equally distributed across the face of the licensee or holder.

              (2) The face of the licensee or holder must be clearly visible and free of shadows from the crown to the base of the chin and from one ear to the other.

              (3) Any veil, scarf or headdress worn by the licensee or holder must not obscure any facial feature and must not generate any shadow.

              (4) Any eyewear worn by the licensee or holder must not obstruct the iris or pupil of the eye. The iris and pupil of the eye must be clearly visible.

         (f) Except as otherwise provided in 6 C.F.R. § 37.17(f), the address of principal residence of the licensee or holder of the identification card.

         (g) A physical description of the licensee or holder of the identification card, including the height, weight, hair color and eye color of the licensee or holder.

         (h) The usual signature of the licensee or holder of the identification card.

         (i) The date on which the driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card is issued.

         (j) The expiration date of the driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card.

         (k) A reference to this State as the state in which the driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card is issued.

         (l) If the driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card is issued in accordance with 6 C.F.R. Part 37, Subparts A to E, inclusive, a security marking approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17.

         (m) If applicable, the language and markings required pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 483.291.

         2. A driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card is not valid if it does not contain the signature of the licensee or holder of the identification card or if the Department invalidates any part of the driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card.

         3. The Department will not place in any driver’s license, motorcycle driver’s license or identification card a radio frequency identification chip, geospatial technology or any other related technology.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R140-12, 12-20-2012, eff. 1-15-2013; A by R028-13, 10-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014)