1. A special fuel user may, in lieu of causing a motor vehicle that has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 366.220, obtain a temporary permit for special fuel from a vendor authorized to issue permits pursuant to NRS 481.051 before entering the State. The fee for a temporary permit for special fuel is $30 and is not refundable.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a temporary permit for special fuel authorizes the operation of such a motor vehicle over the highways of this State from point of entry to point of exit for not more than 24 consecutive hours.
3. The Department may issue to the owner or operator of a common motor carrier of passengers a temporary permit for special fuel that authorizes the operation of the motor carrier for not more than 120 consecutive hours.
4. The Department may adopt regulations relating to the issuance of a temporary permit for special fuel pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3396; A 2009, 2635)