Nevada Revised Statutes 483.810 – Legislative findings and declaration
The Legislature finds and declares that:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 483.810
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
1. A need exists in this State for the creation of a system of identification for:
(a) Residents who are 10 years of age or older and who do not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction; and
(b) Seasonal residents who are 10 years of age or older and who do not hold a valid Nevada driver’s license.
2. To serve this purpose, official identification cards must be prepared for issuance to those residents and seasonal residents who are 10 years of age or older and who apply and qualify for them. The cards must be designed in such form and distributed pursuant to such controls that they will merit the general acceptability of drivers’ licenses for personal identification.