LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada DMV has received almost 5,000 reports in less than two weeks since launching a new website allowing the public to report vehicles with expired registration or no plates.
The Nevada DMV has a team of officers across the state, including about two dozen in the Metro Las Vegas area. Chief JD Decker, head of the Nevada DMV Compliance Enforcement Division, said registration violations have increased significantly in recent years. The DMV has been flooded with calls and emails from people trying to report violators. The new website provides officers with an organized, comprehensive list.
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“People who are paying get upset that other people are getting away with not paying… When we are out doing patrol, we find a ton of stuff on our own. This hasn’t been such a problem since really kind of after COVID,” Decker explained.
FOX5 rode along with Decker as information from the public led him to an RV park off Boulder Highway, specifically looking for a white Jeep Wrangler. The tip resulted in Decker finding the longest expired registration of his career, dating back to 2017.
“So this is a notice of violation for an abandoned vehicle. The last registration was 2017. This plate was actually registered on this vehicle in 2017, but it’s been so long that the plate was released, went back into the system, and is currently being used on an active vehicle with a real registration because it’s seven years later,” Decker revealed.
While following up on tips on their new list, officers spotted additional violations, including no plates, expired tags, and expired registration, within minutes on Boulder Highway. Officers encourage the public to continue reporting violations even if vehicles have moved by the time of reporting.
“Then we know that those are areas that we can target to see if we can find vehicles operating on the road,” Decker shared.
With about 5,000 reports received, DMV officers cannot investigate them all, but are also providing data to other law enforcement agencies across the state who can also check them out.
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The public can report vehicles with expired registration or no plates through the DMV’s new Registration Spotter website.
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