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l of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] NRS 486.171 Permitting unauthorized person to drive. OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT NRS 486.181 Carrying passengers. NRS 486.191 Driver’s position while operating. NRS 486.201 Height of handlebar. NRS 486.211 Position of driver’s hands. NRS 486.221 Fenders required while in operation. NRS 486.231 Protective headgear and glasses: Standards; when use required. NRS 486.241 Protective headgear and glasses: Sale or distribution. NRS 486.251 Use of head lamps, stop lights and turn signals required. NRS 486.261 Tail lamps. NRS 486.271 Turn signals. NRS 486.281 Head lamps. NRS 486.291 Reflectors. NRS 486.301 Brakes. NRS 486.311 Mirrors. NRS 486.331 Rights and duties of drivers. NRS 486.341 Right to full use of traffic lane. NRS 486.351 Unlawful passing; driving abreast. NRS 486.361 Driver’s license to be surrendered on demand. EDUCATION AND SAFETY OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS NRS 486.363 Definitions. NRS 486.365 “Department” defined. NRS 486.367 “Director” defined. NRS 486.370 “Motorcycle” does not include trimobile. NRS 486.372 Program for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Establishment; Administrator; consultation with Advisory Committee; approval of courses of instruction; rules and regulations; contracts for services; Account to pay expense of Program. NRS 486.373 Program for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Eligibility; fee. NRS 486.374 Program for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Instructor; course of instruction. NRS 486.375 Qualifications of instructor; standards for licensing instructors. NRS 486.376 Advisory Board on Motorcycle Safety: Creation; appointment of members; terms; Chairman; meetings; vacancy; removal; reimbursement. NRS 486.377 Advisory Board on Motorcycle Safety: Duties. PENALTIES NRS 486.381 Violation of provisions concerning motorcycles and similar vehicles. _________ GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 486.011 Definitions. As used in NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 486.031 to 486.057, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1975, 1082; 1979, 856; 1985, 1959; 1991, 1067) NRS 486.031 “Highway” defined. “Highway” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way maintained by a public authority when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1465) NRS 486.038 “Moped” defined. “Moped” means a vehicle which looks and handles essentially like a bicycle and is propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake horsepower and which has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters, and: 1. Is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and 2. Is capable of a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than 1 percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1082; A 1983, 896) NRS 486.041 “Motorcycle” defined. “Motorcycle” means every motor vehicle equipped with a seat or a saddle for the use of the driver and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, including a power cycle but excluding a tractor and a moped. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1975, 1082) NRS 486.051 “Muffler” defined. “Muffler” means a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates, or other mechanical design, for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, and is effective in reducing noise, but does not include such a device equipped with an apparatus which permits the exhaust gas to be discharged directly into the air without passing through such device. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1465) NRS 486.055 “Program” defined. “Program” means the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1064) NRS 486.057 “Trimobile” defined. “Trimobile” means every motor vehicle designed to travel with three wheels in contact with the ground, two of which are power driven. (Added to NRS by 1979, 856) DRIVERS’ LICENSES NRS 486.061 License required to operate motorcycle or trimobile; exception. Except for a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and is authorized by the state of his residency to drive a motorcycle, a person shall not drive: 1. A motorcycle, except a trimobile, upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS endorsed to authorize the holder to drive a motorcycle. 2. A trimobile upon a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1465; A 1979, 856; 1991, 2231; 1997, 2078) NRS 486.071 Qualifications for license. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 486.161, the Department shall not issue a motorcycle driver’s license unless the applicant: 1. Is at least 16 years of age; and 2. Has successfully completed: (a) Such written examination and driving test as may be required by the Department; or (b) A course of motorcycle safety approved by the Department. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1466; A 1973, 1444; 1995, 88) NRS 486.081 Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of name and age; proof of social security number; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; consular identification cards. 1. Every application for a motorcycle driver’s license must be made upon a form furnished by the Department and must be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge. 2. Every application must: (a) State the full name, date of birth, sex and residence address of the applicant; (b) Briefly describe the applicant; (c) State whether the applicant has previously been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country; (d) State whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such suspension, revocation or refusal; and (e) Give such other information as the Department requires to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 5, 6 and 7, every applicant shall furnish proof of his name and age by displaying an original or certified copy of at least one of the following documents: (a) If he was born in the United States, including, without limitation, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States: (1) A birth certificate issued by a state, a political subdivision of a state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States; (2) A driver’s license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States; (3) A passport issued by the United States Government; (4) A m

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