Department of Motor Vehicles

School will soon be back in session and of course this means children walking, driving and being taken by school buses as they return to the classrooms for another year.

As you share the road with the school buses, keep in mind that they are large, slow moving vehicles that cannot stop on a dime. Be patient and obey the red flashing lights and stop signs which are activated when the bus in loading or unloading children.

UPDATE: Good news for Carson City: KTVN Channel 2 Reno reports the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Carson City branch is among a number of the DMV offices that will retain the computer system.
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Nevada being a 24/7 state means that at any given time the possibility exists that someone is operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or impaired. Not everyone in Carson City works a 9 to 5 job and this in turn leads to many drinking excessively or using illicit drugs at all hours of the day and night.

The fact that the Nevada Department Of Motor Vehicles is opening a new license plate factory might not be of great interest to most people.But the fact that it will let the state bring back “embossed” plate...

The Department of Motor Vehicles and Supreme Court officials are working on a glitch in the rules that’s stopping newly released prison inmates from getting drivers’ licenses.Until about a year ago, inmates were getti...

A legislative money committee on Wednesday signed off on major Department of Motor Vehicles budgets, including funding for 75 new positions to staff all windows in the urban Las Vegas offices to reduce long wait times....

The state Board of Examiners approved a $222,408 contract extension between Xerox State and Local Solutions and the Department of Motor Vehicles, highlighting another link between Nevada and the company that built flawed software for ......

An official with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles told lawmakers Thursday that the long lines at offices are growing in part due to new demands placed on the agency, with bills this session that could add voter ID cards, moped registration and medical marijuana caregiver cards for pet own...

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is facing a perfect storm of new responsibilities and program changes that is generating a huge jump in customers and growing wait times at its offices, a panel of state lawmakers was told Tuesday....

The following statement taken from the Carson High School website: On Jan. 1, 2015 a new state law takes effect for student drivers under the age of 18. Students looking forward to the privilege of driving in the State of Nevada are expected to attend school at least 90 percent of the time and not be considered a “Habitual Truant.”

Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles has made temporary vehicle tags more secure and less vulnerable to fraud, officials announced this week.

“Our new dealer placards are web-based and computer generated,” said DMV Director Troy Dillard. “The new tag can be quickly verified by law enforcement and has both overt and covert security features that will make it harder to counterfeit or tamper with these tags.”

The Department of Motor Vehicles is upgrading the security on temporary vehicle tags to make them less vulnerable to fraud. Temporary tags are issued when a new or used vehicle is purchased from a dealer until the owner can off...

Toys for Tots of Carson, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties is off and running. It is quite a project serving 4,000 children with toys during this holiday season. In this Carson TV News segment, Toys for Tots coordinator Joyce Buckingham explains the program and how you can help.

CARSON CITY, Nev.– A specialty Nevada license plate supporting safe bicycle and pedestrian programs is now available for purchase through the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

The specialty plate displays a “Share the Road” message and bicycle and pedestrian image. The plates will cost an initial $61 and $30 for renewal. Proceeds of $25 per plate will provide grant money for non-profit and government organizations to plan and construct bicycle and pedestrian facilities, as well as support bicycle and pedestrian safety, education and other programs.

With the first winter storm of the fall arriving in the Sierra Friday and Saturday, the Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol offers these winter driving tips to help motorists drive more throughout the upcoming season.

On average, more than 2,000 crashes occur statewide every year due to unsafe driving in snow, ice and other wet conditions, such as driving too fast for conditions, following too closely, or failing to maintain a lane and overcorrecting.

Those new blue license plates with the battle born emblem seem to be a more common site in parking lots in in Carson City these days. That’s no surprise to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles which is reporting nearly 11,000 sold since July 2013.

The commemorative plates were designed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Nevada statehood and have generated more than $320,000 in revenue to help support the yearlong sesquicentennial celebration.

To support the Buy Nevada campaign, special license plates will go on sale at the Department of Motor Vehicles beginning Monday, July 14 with the proceeds to benefit agricultural education and promote the state’s ag industry, the Nevada Department of Agriculture and Nevada FFA announced Friday.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles says almost 49,000 Nevada residents have taken the written test since January to obtain a driver authorization card, and almost 16,400 people received cards as of June 11.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is sponsoring a photography contest and the winner will receive a piece of Nevada history – the license plate that marks Nevada’s 150th anniversary. Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles offers 21 different plates for veterans and family members. The plates can be viewed on the DMV veteran license plate page.

The campaign was launched to increase participation in the veterans plates and a portion of the purchase funds goes to the Veteran Gift Account. The gift account is used by the NDVS to fund veteran outreach efforts and programs throughout the state, which benefit veterans and family members.

Nine projects have been awarded grants through the 2014 Lake Tahoe License Plate program, which generated around $350,000 last year from the sale of special plates through the DMV. Grant recipients were announced Tuesday by the Nevada Division of State Lands.

Grants are made available annually for projects that preserve and restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Changes to Carson City's charter that will give state legislators within the district a say in who the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor appoints to a charter committee, is one of many bills that go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.

More details were made available by Reno police this afternoon after a Carson City man wanted for murder fatally turned the gun on himself in a south Reno park.

Michael Dylan Brentlinger, 22, shot himself once in the head at Manzanita Park using a .45 caliber handgun, the same caliber believed used to kill a Carson City man early Saturday morning inside a Carmine Street home and critically wounding his 19-year-old daughter, said Reno Police Department Lt. William Rulla.

UPDATE: The 22-year-old Carson City man, Michael Dylan Brentlinger, suspected of shooting one person dead and injuring a 19-year-old woman after shooting her in the face at a Carmine Street home early Saturday morning, was recently terminated from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, confirmed Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

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Carson City sheriff's deputies continue to search for a 22-year-old man who is suspected of shooting one person dead and injuring a 19-year-old woman at a Carson City home early Saturday morning. Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said suspect, Michael Dylan Brentlinger, 22, is considered armed and dangerous.

The suspect is thought to be driving a white 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier NV/948XAT, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office. The RAVEN helicopter from Washoe County has been called in to help with the search.

UPDATE: The search for Brentlinger has been widen outside of Nevada into California and Idaho, the sheriff said.
"This isn't based on specific information but a matter of expanding the investigation," said Furlong.
All those involved in the investigation are being cooperative, he added. Investigators believe Brentlinger is armed with a .45 semi-automatic firearm.

Grant money generated through the sale of Nevada Lake Tahoe license plates is available for projects designed to preserve and restore the lake, the state's division of lands announced Friday.

Around $350,000 generated from the plate sales will be available to public agencies seeking funding, according to a news release. Proposals which include the implementation of capital improvement projects that further the attainment of the TRPA Environmental Thresholds will be prioritized in this funding cycle.

A food drive that brings federal employees together to collect food for those hungry in Carson City will be held Saturday following a successful event last weekend that netted more than 700 pounds in donations. Also underway Saturday is a clothing drive for families in need at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The “Feds Feed Families” drive will have a booth and food drop-off area at Grocery Outlet, 1831 North Carson Street this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 6, 1941 - July 17, 2013 John H. Drayer, age 71, passed away on July 17, 2013. John retired from the State of Nevada, Department of Motor Vehicles and had live...

Nov. 6, 1941 - July 17, 2013 John H. Drayer, age 71, passed away on July 17, 2013. John retired from the State of Nevada, Department of Motor Vehicles and had live...

People who own off road vehicles in Nevada are now required to register them with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The new registration law took effect in July of 2012, but people who bought vehicles before that were given a grace period of one year to get them registered. That grace period is now over.