NAC483.084. Eligibility for renewal by mail. [Effective through December 31, 2017.]

     1. The Department will, by mail, issue a renewed identification card to each eligible applicant upon the renewal of his or her identification card.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 or 4, a holder of an identification card is eligible to apply, by mail, for the renewal of his or her identification card only if the holder of the identification card:

     (a) Is 65 years of age or older; or

     (b) Will be issued an identification card for a 4-year period.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the holder of an identification card is not eligible to apply for the renewal of the identification card by mail if:

     (a) The holder previously renewed the identification card and the immediately preceding time that it was renewed the renewal was completed by mail;

     (b) The holder is a seasonal resident;

     (c) The holder wishes to change or correct any information on the identification card pursuant to NAC 483.055 to 483.070, inclusive, or 483.0789;

     (d) The identification card is a limited-term identification card; or

     (e) The identification card of the holder has been stolen, lost or destroyed.

     4. The Department may renew, by mail, the identification card of any applicant who is employed by the Federal Government, is on active military duty or is the dependent of such a person if:

     (a) The applicant has not requested to change or correct any information on the identification card pursuant to NAC 483.055 to 483.070, inclusive, or 483.0789; and

     (b) The applicant has renewed the identification card in person at least once during the 16 years immediately preceding the request for renewal by mail.

     5. The Department may renew the identification card of an applicant by mail regardless of whether it was previously renewed by mail if the Department considers renewal by mail appropriate because of the special circumstances of the applicant.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R113-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R124-07, 1-30-2008; R107-08, 9-29-2008, eff. 10-1-2008; R140-12, 12-20-2012, eff. 1-15-2013; R140-12, 12-20-2012, eff. 10-1-2013; R028-13, 10-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014)