NAC483.430. Eligibility. [Effective through December 31, 2017.]

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a holder of a driver’s license is eligible to apply for the renewal of the license by mail if the holder of the driver’s license:

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

     (b) Will be issued a driver’s license for a 4-year period.

     2. A holder of a driver’s license is not eligible to apply for the renewal of the license by mail if:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NAC 483.4575, the holder previously renewed the license and the immediately preceding time that it was renewed the renewal was completed by mail;

     (b) The license is a commercial driver’s license;

     (c) At the time the Department mails to the applicant the expiration notice required pursuant to NRS 483.382, an examination of the applicant’s driving record in this State, any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States or any country indicates that his or her driver’s license or privilege to drive in that jurisdiction is suspended, revoked or cancelled or that his or her application for a driver’s license in that jurisdiction has been denied;

     (d) The license is subject to any restriction requiring a yearly vision examination, medical examination, knowledge test or driving test, or any combination thereof, or flagged for a written test pursuant to NAC 483.458;

     (e) The holder is 71 years of age or older, unless he or she submits:

          (1) 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; and

          (2) A report from a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician regarding the vision of the person, including, without limitation, the visual acuity of the person in each eye, with corrective lenses, if applicable;

     (f) The holder has been convicted of three or more traffic violations within the 4 years immediately preceding the date of expiration of the license;

     (g) The license is a restricted driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 483.490;

     (h) The holder’s full legal name is listed in the records of the Department as a person who must renew his or her driver’s license in person because the Department believes that the information contained on the driver’s license may be incorrect or that the license may have been issued as a result of fraud or mistake;

     (i) The license is a limited-term driver’s license; or

     (j) The holder wishes to change or correct any information on his or her driver’s license pursuant to NAC 483.055 to 483.070, inclusive, or 483.0789.

     3. A statement or report submitted pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 2 must be:

     (a) Completed on a form acceptable to the Department; and

     (b) Dated not more than 90 days before the date of its submission to the Department.

     4. As used in this section, “traffic violation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 483.473.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 11-29-95; A by R014-97, R015-97 & R134-97, 11-14-97; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R105-04, 8-2-2004; R107-08, 9-29-2008, eff. 10-1-2008; R140-12, 12-20-2012, eff. 1-15-2013; R141-12, 11-1-2012, eff. 1-28-2013; R028-13, 10-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014)