1. The application of any person under the age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver’s license must be signed and verified, before a person authorized to administer oaths:
(a) By the applicant’s parent who has custody of the applicant or by either parent if both have custody of the applicant;
(b) If neither parent has custody of the applicant or if neither parent is living, by the person who has custody of the applicant, including an officer or employee of the State or a county if the minor is in the legal custody of the State or county;
(c) If neither parent has custody of the applicant or if neither is living and the applicant has no custodian, by the applicant’s employer; or
(d) If neither parent has custody of the applicant or if neither is living and the applicant has no custodian or employer, by any responsible person who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, upon a person signing the application of a minor.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.0325, any negligence or willful misconduct of a minor under the age of 18 years when driving a motor vehicle upon a highway is imputed to the person who has signed the application of the minor for a permit or license and that person is jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages caused by such negligence or willful misconduct.
[14:190:1941; A 1943, 268; 1943 NCL § 4442.13] — (NRS A 1969, 542; 1979, 94; 1989, 696; 2005, 1042)
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