Defensive driving course: Department to approve under certain circumstances; Department to maintain list of approved courses; regulations. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

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1. The Department shall approve a hands-on course in defensive driving for the purposes of NRS 483.2521 if the course:

(a) Includes instruction in the theory and practical applications of defensive driving;

(b) Requires a person taking the course to practice defensive driving skills and maneuvers, including, without limitation, emergency avoidance and response techniques;

(c) Is provided by a school for training drivers that meets the requirements of this section and NRS 483.700 to 483.780, inclusive; and

(d) Is conducted by a person who holds a license as an instructor for a school for training drivers and who meets the requirements of this section and NRS 483.700 to 483.780, inclusive.

2. The Department shall maintain on the Internet website of the Department a list of hands-on courses in defensive driving that are approved pursuant to this section. The list must identify those courses which are provided for free. In the event that no such free courses are available, the Internet website must provide notice of that fact.

3. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2970, effective July 1, 2020)


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