Nevada Revised Statutes 371.190 – Lien on vehicle for delinquent tax; seizure and sale of vehicle or removal of registration certificate and license plates; conduct of seizure and sale
1. Every governmental services tax and any penalty added thereto constitute a lien upon the vehicle for which due from the date on which the tax becomes due.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 371.190
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 371.020
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Vehicle: means any vehicle required to be registered pursuant to the provisions of chapter 482 or 706 of NRS, except mobile homes as defined in NRS 482. See Nevada Revised Statutes 371.020
2. The Department may collect the tax and any penalty by seizure and sale of the vehicle or, if the Department determines that it is impractical to seize and sell the vehicle, the Nevada Highway Patrol shall remove the registration certificate and license plate or plates from the vehicle and retain the certificate and plate or plates until the governmental services tax and any penalty are paid.
3. The seizure and sale must be conducted by the Department in the same manner as is provided by law for the seizure and sale of personal property for the collection of taxes due on personal property.