NRS 485.185

Insurance for payment of tort liabilities arising from maintenance or use of motor vehicle: Coverage to be obtained from insurance company duly licensed and approved; minimum thresholds of coverage

Known as the Motor Vehicle Insurance and Financial Responsibility Act

The act spans §§ 485–485 (74 sections).

Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Salas v. Allstate Rent-A-Car, Inc. (2000)

Most recently applied in SIMMONS VS. BRIONES (March 2017)

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1820; A 1981, 1862; 1987, 1090; 1993, 2484; 1995, 2734; 2007, 2049; 2015, 1646, 1768; 2017, 1340)

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every owner of a motor vehicle which is registered or required to be registered in this State shall continuously provide, while the motor vehicle is present or registered in this State, insurance provided by an insurance company licensed by the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry and approved to do business in this State:

(a) In the amount of $25,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one crash;

(b) Subject to the limit for one person, in the amount of $50,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one crash; and

Ê for the payment of tort liabilities arising from the maintenance or use of the motor vehicle.

2. The provisions of this section do not apply to a moped.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.