Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 482A - Autonomous Vehicles
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 482A.050 - Registration: Copy of certificate of compliance required; insurance requirements; license plates; no additional fee required

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 482A.050

Current through February 27, 2024

1. An autonomous vehicle must be registered before the autonomous vehicle may be operated on the highways of this State in the same manner and under the same circumstances as a vehicle which is not an autonomous vehicle which is required to be registered in this State pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS.

2. Before an autonomous vehicle may be registered in this State, the owner of the autonomous vehicle must submit to the Department, in addition to any other requirement set forth in chapter 482 or 482A of NRS for registering a vehicle:

(a) Proof that the person has obtained the insurance coverage required pursuant to NRS 485.185, as amended by section 2 of Senate Bill No. 308, chapter 258, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1340, and not an operator's policy of liability insurance pursuant to NRS 485.186.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, for an autonomous vehicle which is not a fully autonomous vehicle, a signed affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Department, which states that the operator of the autonomous vehicle has been trained in the capabilities and limitations of the automated driving system in the autonomous vehicle.

(c) Any other information requested by the Department to determine:
(1) If the autonomous vehicle is a fully autonomous vehicle; and

(2) The type of automated driving system in the autonomous vehicle, including, without limitation, whether the automated driving system is capable of switching or being switched from automated driving to physical control of the vehicle.

3. A person who registers a fleet of autonomous vehicles which are not fully autonomous vehicles must, in addition to the requirements of subsection 2, provide a signed affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Department, which states that every person who is authorized by the person registering the fleet to operate an autonomous vehicle that is part of the fleet has been trained in the capabilities and limitations of the automated driving system of the autonomous vehicle.

Added to NAC by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R084-11, 2-15-2012, eff. 3-1-2012; A by R027-13, 10-23-2013; A by R136-17AP, eff. 3/8/2019

NRS 482A.100, as amended by section 10 of Assembly Bill No. 69, chapter 608, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 4468

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