1. 1. It is unlawful for any person to:

   1. (a) Possess any unauthorized evidence of compliance;
   2. (b) Make, issue or use any imitation or counterfeit evidence of compliance;
   3. (c) Willfully and knowingly fail to comply with the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815, inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Department of Motor Vehicles;
   4. (d) Issue evidence of compliance if he or she is not a licensed inspector of an authorized inspection station, authorized station or fleet station;
   5. (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, tamper with a device for the control of emissions of a motor vehicle or remove such a device from a motor vehicle, including, without limitation, exchanging the engine of a motor vehicle for a different engine; or
   6. (f) Possess an electronic device capable of tampering with a device for the control of emissions of a motor vehicle.

2. 2. A person does not violate paragraph (e) of subsection 1 by exchanging the engine of a motor vehicle for:

   1. (a) An electric motor; or
   2. (b) A different engine if any device for the control of emissions of a motor vehicle that is included with the engine being inserted into the motor vehicle is operational.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 919; A 1985, 1995; 1993, 2860; 2001, 2623; 2013, 1862; 2015, 128; 2025, 3198)