Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 483 - Drivers' Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors
CLASSIFICATION OF LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION OF DRIVING ABILITY
Commercial Drivers' Licenses: Certification by Third-Parties
Section 483.12231 - Registration of third-party company or third-party school: Application; evaluation and inspection by Department; assignment of number by Department

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 483.12231

Current through December 31, 2024

1. A business or school for training drivers that is applying for registration as a third-party company or third-party school, as applicable, pursuant to section 27 must complete an application on a form provided by the Department which includes, without limitation:

(a) The name of the business or school.

(b) The address of the business or school.

(c) The name and title of the person applying on behalf of the business or school.

(d) For a school for training drivers, information concerning the ownership of the school.

(e) A list of vehicles that the business or school will use to administer skills tests. The list must include, without limitation, the following information for each vehicle:
(1) The class of the vehicle.

(2) Any endorsements applicable to the vehicle.

(3) Whether the vehicle is equipped with air brakes.

(4) The type of transmission with which the vehicle is equipped.

(5) The types of trailer connections with which the vehicle is equipped.

(6) The make, model and vehicle identification number of the vehicle.

(7) The location at which the vehicle will be used to administer skills tests.

(f) The number of employees or students that the business or school expects to test annually.

(g) A statement that the applicant has read and will comply with the regulations and requirements for registration adopted by the Department.

2. An applicant shall inform the Department of each location of the business or school for training drivers at which a third-party certifier will be certifying the driving ability of employees or students, as applicable.

3. In evaluating the eligibility of an applicant for registration as a third-party company or third-party school, the Department may consider any additional information that the Department deems necessary for eligibility.

4. The evaluation by the Department of an application for registration as a third-party company will include an inspection of the site of the place of business of the applicant. The inspection must include, without limitation, visual inspections that are substantially similar to the visual inspections described in subsection 5.

5. The evaluation by the Department of an application for registration as a third-party school will include an inspection of each branch location of the school at which drivers are trained. The inspection must include, without limitation, a visual inspection of:

(a) The vehicles to be used by the school for training.

(b) Copies of training programs to be used by the school.

(c) Areas within which the school will administer skills tests.

(d) The manner in which the school conducts tests of laws and regulations.

(e) The qualifications of instructors who provide instruction at the school.

6. If the Department approves a third-party company or third-party school to administer skills tests, the Department will issue to the company or school, as applicable, a certificate of registration indicating the types and classes of vehicles and endorsements that the company or school may certify.

7. After the initial issuance of a certificate of registration pursuant to subsection 6, the Department may waive any part of the inspection otherwise required pursuant to subsection 4 or 5, as applicable, if the business or school for training drivers currently has on its staff other employees or instructors who are registered as third-party certifiers.

8. The Department will assign a unique number to each business or school for training drivers registered as a third-party company or third-party school, as applicable. The number must not be transferred to or used by any other business or school for training drivers.

9. If the Department denies an application for registration as a third-party company or third-party school, the Department will notify the applicant by mail of its decision. Except as otherwise provided in section 30, the applicant may reapply at any time on a new application form. The applicant must state in the new application the measures that the applicant has taken to correct each deficiency set forth in the notice received from the Department which caused the denial of the original application.

Added to NAC by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R049-15, eff. 4/4/2016

NRS 483.908, 483.912

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