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SB455 • 2025

Reorganizes certain divisions within the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-1161)

AN ACT relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; renaming the Division of Field Services and the Administrative Services Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles; eliminating the Division of Central Services and Records of the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; renaming the Division of Field Services and the Administrative Services Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles; eliminating the Division of Central Services and Records of the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Sponsor
Senate Committee on Finance
Last action
Official status
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 393. (See full list below)
Effective date
Not listed

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Reorganizes certain divisions within the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-1161)

Reorganizes certain divisions within the Department of Motor Vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Reorganizes certain divisions within the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • (BDR 43-1161)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-01 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System

    Approved by the Governor. Chapter 393. (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Reorganizes certain divisions within the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-1161)

Current Bill Text

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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Bill No. 455–Committee on Finance

CHAPTER..........

AN ACT relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; renaming
the Division of Field Services and the Administrative
Services Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles;
eliminating the Division of Central Services and Record s of
the Department; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Department of Motor Vehicles and provides that the
Department consists of several divisions, including a Division of Field S ervices, a
Division of Central Services and Records and an Administrative Services Division.
(NRS 481.019, 481.0473) Section 1 of this bill: (1) renames the Division of Field
Services to be the Division of Customer Services; (2) eliminates the Division of
Central Services and Records; and (3) renames the Administrative Services
Division to be the Fiscal Operations Division.
Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect the name change of
the Administrative Services Division.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 481.0473 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
481.0473 The Department consists of:
1. A Division of the Office of the Director;
2. A Division of Compliance Enforcement;
3. A Division of [Field] Customer Services;
4. [A Division of Central Services and Records;
5.] A Division of Research and Project Management;
[6.] 5. A Division of Information Technology;
[7. An Administrative Services]
6. A Fiscal Operations Division; and
[8.] 7. A Motor Carrier Division.
Sec. 2. NRS 481.0475 is hereby amended to read as follows:
481.0475 The [Administrative Services ] Fiscal Operations
Division shall furnish fiscal, accounting and other administrative
services to the Director and the various divisions, and advise and
assist the Direc tor and the various divisions in carrying out their
functions and responsibilities.
Sec. 3. 1. Any administrative regulations adopted by an
officer or an agency whose name has been changed or whose

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- 83rd Session (2025)
responsibilities have be en transferred pursuant to the provisions of
this act to another officer or agency remain in force until amended
by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the adoption
of the regulations has been transferred.
2. Any contracts or other agreements entered into by an officer
or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities
have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to
another officer or agency are binding upon the officer or agency to
which the responsibility f or the administration of the provisions of
the contract or other agreement has been transferred. Such contracts
and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or agency to
which the responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the
contract or other agreement has been transferred.
3. Any action taken by an officer or agency whose name has
been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred
pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency
remains in effect as if t aken by the officer or agency to which the
responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been
transferred.
Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.

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