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S.B. 16
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*SB16*
SENATE BILL NO. 16–COMMITTEE ON
GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE
(ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY)
PREFILED OCTOBER 28, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to instructors for the
Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders.
(BDR 43-164)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State Highway Fund: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to motorcycles; revising certain requirements for
licensure as an instructor for the Program for the
Education of Motorcycle Riders; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Public Safety to
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establish the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders. (NRS 486.372)
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Under the Program, the Director is required to approve courses of instruction
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related to the safe operation of motorcycles that are provided to certain eligible
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persons by certain public or private organizations. (NRS 486.372, 486.373,
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486.374) Existing law requires the courses to be taught by licensed instructors and
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establishes requirements for a person to become licensed as an instructor for the
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Program. Specifically, existing law requires such a person to: (1) be at least 21
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years old; (2) hold a motorcycle driver’s license or a motorcycle endorsement to a
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driver’s license issued by the Department; and (3) be certified as an instructor of
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motorcycle riders by a nationally recognized public or private organization which is
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approved by the Director. (NRS 486.375) This bill expands the eligibility
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requirements for a person to be licensed as an instructor for the Program by: (1)
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lowering the age requirement from 21 to 18 years old; and (2) expanding the
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jurisdictions from which a qualifying motorcycle driver’s license or motorcycle
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endorsement to a driver’s license may be issued to include any state or territory of
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the United States, or the District of Columbia.
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*SB16*
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 486.375 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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486.375 1. A person who:
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(a) Is at least [21] 18 years old;
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(b) Holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued by this
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State, another state or territory of the United States or the District
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of Columbia or a valid motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license
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issued by [the Department;] this State, another state or territory of
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the United States or the District of Columbia; and
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(c) Is certified as an instructor of motorcycle riders by a
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nationally recognized public or private organization which is
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approved by the Director,
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may apply to the Department for a license as an instructor for the
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Program.
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2. The Department shall not license a person as an instructor if,
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within 2 years before the person submits an application for a license:
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(a) The person has accumulated three or more demerit points
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pursuant to the uniform system of demerit points established
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pursuant to NRS 483.473, or has been convicted of, or found to have
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committed, traffic violations of comparable number and severity in
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another jurisdiction; or
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(b) The person’s driver’s license was suspended or revoked in
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any jurisdiction.
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3. The Director shall adopt standards and procedures for the
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licensing of instructors for the Program.
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Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2027.
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