Nevada Revised Statutes 481.0515 – Powers and duties of Director: References to names of persons in documents and records
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Director shall ensure that whenever a document is required by law to include the name of a person, the document sets forth the full legal name of that person.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 481.0515
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- full legal name: means a natural person"s first name, middle name and family name or last name, without the use of initials or a nickname. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. The provisions of this section do not require the Director to alter, amend or otherwise change any documents that were created before October 1, 2003.
3. The Director may take any action he or she deems reasonable to facilitate achieving uniformity in the manner in which the documents and records of the Department refer to a particular person by name.
4. As used in this section:
(a) ’Certificate of registration’ means the certificate described in subsection 1 of NRS 482.245.
(b) ’Document’ means any:
(1) Application or record that a person is required to file with or submit to the Department;
(2) Card, certificate or license that the Department issues to a person; and
(3) Record that the Department is required to keep or maintain. The term includes, without limitation, a certificate of registration, certificate of title, driver’s license and identification card, and an application or record pertaining to any such certificate, license or card.