FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 1999
NEWS FROM: Motor Vehicles 99-161

DMV&PS Clarifies Governor's 30-Day Grace Period on Vehicle Registrations

Grace period applies only to customers who have submitted renewal and are waiting for their vehicle tags.

The Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety's Motor Vehicle Branch is providing the following clarification of the recent announcement by Governor Guinn of the 30-day grace period for Registration renewals:

The 30-day grace period is applicable for:

• Customers who have mailed in their registration renewals and currently have not received their registration renewal stickers.
• Customers who have placed their renewal notice in a DMV drop box at a field office and have not received their registration renewal stickers.
• Customers who provided their renewal to a DMV supervisor at a DMV field office who indicated to the customer that they would process their renewal and mail their renewal stickers to them.
  

The 30-day grace period is not applicable for:

• Customers who are currently holding an expired registration renewal and have not made an attempt to visit a field office, mail in their renewal or place it in a drop box at a DMV field office.
• Customers who have recently received their renewal notice and believe they now have an extra 30 days until their registration will expire.
• Drivers license renewals, new registrations or motorists with an expired registration who are traveling out of state.
  

Penalties and late fees mandated by Nevada statutes will be enforced for customers in the "not applicable" category. For questions regarding the 30-day grace period, please call the statewide DMV hot line phone number at 1-877-DMV-STATE.

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