Requirements
Nevada residents are required to provide liability insurance cover for all registered vehicles, regardless of whether the vehicles are in use or not. The minimum liability insurance cover for Nevada residents is:
- $15,000 for bodily injuries for a single person in a single accident
- $30,000 for bodily injuries 2 and more persons in a single accident
- $10,000 for any property damage for a single accident.
Vehicle Insurance verification
Motor vehicle insurance in Nevada is monitored through the Insurance Verification Program. Insurance companies send a report on all new policies as well as terminated policies to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Through this report, the department can flag vehicles as uninsured, and will then send the vehicle owners verification requests that are supposed to be completed within 20 days. This request demands your name, policy number, insurance company name and VIN. Once verified, the DMV informs you that the matter is resolved. Otherwise, your vehicle faces a possible registration suspension.
Penalty
If you fail to provide proof of your vehicle insurance cover, your vehicle registration is immediately suspended. To reinstate your vehicle registration, you will be required to get liability cover, as well as pay a reinstatement fee of $250. If your insurance lapses because it was in for repair and was, therefore, not on the road, then you are allowed to complete a dormant vehicle affidavit and submit the document, with receipts, to the DMV to provide proof that your vehicle was being repaired. In this case, the reinstatement fee is dropped from $250 to $50.
The SR22
This is a fundamental document that proves one has insured his/her vehicle with the required amount of liability insurance. The SR22 will allow you to reinstate driving privileges in the event of an accident. If you do not own a vehicle and would like to enjoy your driver’s benefits, then you ought to have a non-owner SR22 policy.
Nevada operates under a tort system. Therefore, Nevada residents may want to consider paying a higher cover than the minimum required by the state. This could prevent financial loss due to other expenses, such as damages not covered under the minimum liability requirements.
