SB154 - Prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from charging certain fees for the issuance of a Real ID-compliant driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card. (BDR 43-575)

S.B. 154 - *SB154* SENATE BILL NO. 154–SENATORS BUCK AND STONE PREFILED JANUARY 31, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from charging certain fees for the issuance of a Real ID- compliant driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or identification card. (BDR 43-575) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to identification; prohibiting the Department of Motor Vehicles from charging a fee to replace a driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or identification card that is not a Real ID with a driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or identification card that is a Real ID during certain transactions; prohibiting the Department from charging an additional fee for the issuance of a Real ID during certain transactions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing federal law prohibits, with certain exceptions, a federal agency, on or 1 after May 7, 2025, from accepting for any official purpose a driver’s license, 2 commercial driver’s license or identification card unless such license or card: (1) is 3 issued by a state that has been determined by the United States Department of 4 Homeland Security to be in full compliance with the requirements of the Real ID 5 Act of 2005; and (2) meets the standards established by the federal regulations 6 adopted pursuant to that Act. (Pub.L.No. 109-13, 6 C.F.R. § 37.5) Official purposes 7 for which a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card is required 8 include accessing federal facilities, boarding federally regulated commercial 9 aircraft and entering nuclear power plants. (6 C.F.R. §§ 37.3, 37.5) 10 Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to charge and collect 11 fees for certain transactions relating to drivers’ licenses, commercial drivers’ 12 licenses and identification cards, including, without limitation, a fee to change 13 certain information on such a license or card. (NRS 483.410, 483.820, 483.910) 14 Sections 2-4 of this bill prohibit the Department of Motor Vehicles from charging a 15 fee to change a driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or identification card 16 that is not a Real ID to a driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or 17 – 2 – - *SB154* identification card that is a Real ID, if no other change is requested or required. 18 Sections 2-4 also prohibit the Department from charging, during any other 19 transaction which requires the issuance of a driver’s license, commercial driver’s 20 license or identification card, any fee for the issuance of a Real ID that is in 21 addition to the fee charged for the underlying transaction. 22 Section 1 of this bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the 23 Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 24 Legislature regarding the issuance by the Department of Real ID-compliant drivers’ 25 licenses, commercial drivers’ licenses and identification cards during the previous 26 fiscal year. 27 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 483 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 thereto a new section to read as follows: 2 1. On or before October 1 of each year, the Department shall: 3 (a) Prepare a report which includes: 4 (1) The number of Real IDs issued by the Department 5 during the immediately preceding fiscal year to persons who did 6 not previously have a Real ID. 7 (2) The total cost to the Department to issue Real IDs 8 during the immediately preceding fiscal year which was not 9 covered by fees charged to applicants. 10 (3) The sources of money used to cover the costs described 11 in subparagraph (2). 12 (b) Submit the report to the Governor and to the Director of 13 the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature. 14 2. As used in this section, “Real ID” means a driver’s license, 15 commercial driver’s license or identification card which is issued 16 pursuant to the standards established by 6 C.F.R. Part 37, 17 Subparts A to E, inclusive, and which contains a security mark 18 approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security 19 in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17. 20 Sec. 2. NRS 483.410 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 483.410 1. Except as otherwise provided in [subsection] 22 subsections 6 and 8 and NRS 483.330 and 483.417, for every 23 driver’s license, including a motorcycle driver’s license, issued and 24 service performed, the following fees must be charged: 25 26 An original or renewal license issued to a person 27 65 years of age or older ............................................ $13.50 28 An original or renewal license issued to any 29 person less than 65 years of age which 30 expires on the eighth anniversary of the 31 licensee’s birthday ...................................................... 37.00 32 – 3 – - *SB154* An original or renewal license issued to any 1 person less than 65 years of age which 2 expires on or before the fourth anniversary of 3 the licensee’s birthday .............................................. $18.50 4 Administration of the examination required by 5 NRS 483.330 for a noncommercial driver’s 6 license ......................................................................... 25.00 7 Each readministration to the same person of the 8 examination required by NRS 483.330 for a 9 noncommercial driver’s license ................................. 10.00 10 Reinstatement of a license after suspension, 11 revocation or cancellation, except a 12 revocation for a violation of NRS 484C.110, 13 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, or 14 pursuant to NRS 484C.210 and 484C.220 ................. 75.00 15 Reinstatement of a license after revocation for a 16 violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 17 484C.130 or 484C.430, or pursuant to NRS 18 484C.210 and 484C.220 ........................................... 120.00 19 A new photograph, change of name, change of 20 other information, except address, or any 21 combination .................................................................. 5.00 22 A duplicate license .......................................................... 14.00 23 24 2. For every motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license, a 25 fee of $5 must be charged. 26 3. If no other change is requested or required, the Department 27 shall not charge a fee to convert the number of a license from the 28 licensee’s social security number, or a number that was formulated 29 by using the licensee’s social security number as a basis for the 30 number, to a unique number that is not based on the licensee’s social 31 security number. 32 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.417, the increase 33 in fees authorized by NRS 483.347 and the fees charged pursuant to 34 NRS 483.415 must be paid in addition to the fees charged pursuant 35 to subsections 1 and 2. 36 5. A penalty of $10 must be paid by each person renewing a 37 license after it has expired for a period of 30 days or more as 38 provided in NRS 483.386 unless the person is exempt pursuant to 39 that section. 40 6. The Department may not charge a fee for the reinstatement 41 of a driver’s license that has been: 42 (a) Voluntarily surrendered for medical reasons; or 43 (b) Cancelled pursuant to NRS 483.310. 44 – 4 – - *SB154* 7. All fees and penalties are payable to the Administrator at the 1 time a license or a renewal license is issued. 2 8. If no other change is requested or required, the 3 Department shall not charge a fee to replace a driver’s license that 4 is not a Real ID with a driver’s license that is a Real ID. During 5 any other transaction which requires the Department to issue a 6 driver’s license, including, without limitation, an application for 7 an original, renewal or duplicate license or for a change of the 8 information that appears on a license, the Department shall not 9 charge any fee to issue a Real ID that is in addition to the fee 10 charged for the underlying transaction. 11 9. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.340, subsection 3 12 of NRS 483.3485, NRS 483.415 and 483.840, and subsection 3 of 13 NRS 483.863, all money collected by the Department pursuant to 14 this chapter must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the 15 Motor Vehicle Fund. 16 10. As used in this section, “Real ID” means a driver’s 17 license which is issued pursuant to the standards established by 6 18 C.F.R. Part 37, Subparts A to E, inclusive, and which contains a 19 security mark approved by the United States Department of 20 Homeland Security in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17. 21 Sec. 3. NRS 483.820 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22 483.820 1. A person who applies for an identification card in 23 accordance with the provisions of NRS 483.810 to 483.890, 24 inclusive, and who is not ineligible to receive an identification card 25 pursuant to NRS 483.861, is entitled to receive an identification card 26 if the person is: 27 (a) A resident of this State and is 10 years of age or older and 28 does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any 29 state or jurisdiction; or 30 (b) A seasonal resident who does not hold a valid Nevada 31 driver’s license. 32 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 and 33 NRS 483.825, the Department shall charge and collect the following 34 fees for the issuance of an original, duplicate or changed 35 identification card: 36 37 An original or duplicate identification card issued to a 38 person 65 years of age or older which expires on 39 or before the fourth anniversary of the person’s 40 birthday ........................................................................... $4 41 An original or duplicate identification card issued to a 42 person 65 years of age or older which expires on 43 or before the eighth anniversary of the person’s 44 birthday ............................................................................. 8 45 – 5 – - *SB154* An original or duplicate identification card issued to a 1 person under 18 years of age which expires on the 2 eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday .................... $6 3 A renewal of an identification card for a person under 4 18 years of age which expires on the eighth 5 anniversary of the person’s birthday ................................. 6 6 An original or duplicate identification card issued to a 7 person under 18 years of age which expires on or 8 before the fourth anniversary of the person’s 9 birthday ............................................................................. 3 10 A renewal of an identification card for a person under 11 18 years of age which expires on or before the 12 fourth anniversary of the person’s birthday ...................... 3 13 An original or duplicate identification card issued to 14 any person at least 18 years of age, but less than 15 65 years of age, which expires on the eighth 16 anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... 18 17 A renewal of an identification card for any person at 18 least 18 years of age, but less than 65 years of age, 19 which expires on the eighth anniversary of the 20 person’s birthday ............................................................. 18 21 An original or duplicate identification card issued to 22 any person at least 18 years of age, but less than 23 65 years of age, which expires on or before the 24 fourth anniversary of the person’s birthday ...................... 9 25 A renewal of an identification card for any person at 26 least 18 years of age, but less than 65 years of age, 27 which expires on or before the fourth anniversary 28 of the person’s birthday ..................................................... 9 29 A new photograph or change of name, or both ...................... 4 30 31 3. The Department shall not charge a fee for: 32 (a) An identification card issued to a person who has voluntarily 33 surrendered his or her driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.420; or 34 (b) A renewal of an identification card for a person 65 years of 35 age or older. 36 4. If no other change is requested or required, the 37 Department shall not charge a fee to replace an identification card 38 that is not a Real ID with an identification card that is a Real ID. 39 During any other transaction which requires the Department to 40 issue an identification card, including, without limitation, an 41 application for an original, renewal or duplicate identification 42 card or for a change of the information that appears on an 43 identification card, the Department shall not charge any fee to 44 – 6 – - *SB154* issue a Real ID that is in addition to the fee charged for the 1 underlying transaction. 2 5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825, the increase 3 in fees authorized in NRS 483.347 must be paid in addition to the 4 fees charged pursuant to this section. 5 [5.] 6. As used in this section [, “photograph”] : 6 (a) “Photograph” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7 NRS 483.125. 8 (b) “Real ID” means an identification card which is issued 9 pursuant to the standards established by 6 C.F.R. Part 37, 10 Subparts A to E, inclusive, and which contains a security mark 11 approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security 12 in accordance with 6 C.F.R. § 37.17. 13 Sec. 4. NRS 483.910 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14 483.910 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 15 7, the Department shall charge and collect the following fees: 16 17 For an original commercial driver’s license 18 which expires on or before the eighth 19 anniversary of the date of issuance of the 20 license but after the fourth anniversary of the 21 date of issuance of the license ..................................... $108 22 For an original commercial driver’s license or 23 commercial learner’s permit which expires 24 on or before the fourth anniversary of the 25 birthday of the licensee or permit holder......................... 54 26 For renewal of a commercial driver’s license 27 which expires on or before the eighth 28 anniversary of the date of issuance of [Text truncated for display. Full text available on LegiScan.]