NAC483.190. Third-party certifier: Eligibility; scope of authority; assignment of number by Department.

     1. Any person in this State who owns or leases two or more vehicles for which a Class A or Class B driver’s license is required, or the authorized employee of such a person, may apply to the Department for registration as a third-party certifier. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a third-party certifier may certify the driving ability of a person desiring to obtain a Class A or Class B driver’s license and may sign an affidavit to that effect.

     2. A person who is registered as a third-party certifier shall not:

     (a) Certify the driving ability of a person unless the third-party certifier has at his or her disposal at least one vehicle requiring the same class of driver’s license as the class of driver’s license for which the person’s driving ability is being certified; or

     (b) Sign an affidavit of certification for the operation of a vehicle for which a particular class of driver’s license is required unless the third-party certifier has at his or her disposal at least one vehicle requiring the same class of driver’s license as that required for the vehicle the operation of which is to be certified by affidavit.

     3. A third-party certifier must:

     (a) Successfully complete a course provided by the Department for administering a driving skills test for a noncommercial driver’s license;

     (b) Hold a valid license of the class and type for which the third-party certifier is certifying the driving ability of a person and signing an affidavit of certification, but may not sign for himself or herself; and

     (c) Administer the driving skills test in a class of vehicle requiring the same class and type of license as the class and type of license for which the person’s driving ability is being certified.

     4. The Department may assign a number to each person the Department registers as a third-party certifier. This number must be used when completing an affidavit of certification.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-13-91; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R159-01, 5-28-2002)