1. A short-term lessor may apply to the Department for a temporary permit to operate a vehicle which:
(a) Is not subject to the provisions of NRS 482.390, 482.395 and 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive; and
(b) Is not currently registered in this State, another state or a foreign country.
2. The Department may, by regulation, establish a reasonable fee for such a permit. When a short-term lessor who has received a temporary permit issued pursuant to this section applies to register the vehicle, the Department shall credit against the amount otherwise due the amount paid by the short-term lessor for the temporary permit.
3. A permit must:
(a) Bear the date of its expiration in numerals of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a reasonable distance during daylight;
(b) Expire at 5 p.m. on the 30th day after its date of issuance;
(c) Be affixed to the vehicle in the manner prescribed by the Department; and
(d) Be removed and destroyed upon its expiration or the issuance of a certificate of registration for the vehicle, whichever occurs first.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 156; A 2005, 4)