NAC490.095. Request for extension of time to submit certain documents and fees; granting of request.

     1. A seller or a long-term lessor who wishes to obtain an extension of time to submit to the Department any documents and fees that he or she is required to submit pursuant to this chapter or chapter 490 of NRS must submit or have an authorized representative submit a request for an extension of time to the Department before the expiration of the period for submitting the required documents and fees. The request must be submitted on a form furnished by the Department pursuant to NAC 490.085 and must include:

     (a) The name under which the seller or long-term lessor does business at the location where the sale or lease of the off-highway vehicle for which the documentation and fees are required occurred;

     (b) The mailing address of that location;

     (c) The number of the license issued by the Department to the licensee of the business for that location;

     (d) A description of the off-highway vehicle that was sold or leased, including, without limitation, the year, make and identification number;

     (e) A copy of the off-highway vehicle dealer’s report of sale or the off-highway vehicle long-term lessor’s report of sale, as applicable; and

     (f) A statement setting forth the reason for the extension of time, including, without limitation, the reason that the seller or the long-term lessor is unable to obtain the original manufacturer’s certificate of origin or statement of origin, or the endorsed certificate of title previously issued for the off-highway vehicle.

     2. A request for an extension of time must be submitted by mail to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Division of Compliance Enforcement, Business Programs Section, 555 Wright Way, Carson City, Nevada 89711. A request that is mailed shall be deemed to be submitted on the date of the postmark that appears on the envelope in which the request is mailed, if postage is prepaid and the envelope is addressed to the Department.

     3. A seller, long-term lessor or authorized representative may submit more than one request for an extension of time to submit the same documents and fees. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Department will approve a second or subsequent request for an extension of time if the Department determines that the request is justified.

     4. If a seller, long-term lessor or authorized representative submits three or more requests for an extension of time concerning the submission of the same documents and fees, the Department will ensure that the third request, or any request subsequent to the third request, is forwarded to the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department for review by that Division. The Department will not approve the third request, or any request subsequent to the third request, unless the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department first approves the request.

     5. If the Department grants a request for an extension of time pursuant to this section, the seller or long-term lessor has 30 days after the date on which the Department approves the request to submit the documents and fees he or she is required to submit pursuant to this chapter or chapter 490 of NRS.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R130-11, 6-29-2012, eff. 7-1-2012)