ID# ________________
AFFIDAVIT OF BLIND PERSON
RCVD BY: __________
FOR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
FY: ________________
PURSUANT TO NEVADA REVISED STATUTE 361.085
I, the undersigned, hereby affirm that I am a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada (possess a valid
Nevada Driver’s License or Identification Card), and I meet all requirements for the exemption for blindness,
and that I have not claimed this exemption in any other county in the State of Nevada.
A certificate is required from a licensed physician stating that they have examined the claimant and
have found him to be a blind person. To be considered legally blind, the claimant’s visual acuity with
correcting lenses cannot exceed 20/200 in the better eye, or whose vision in the better eye is
restricted to a field which subtends an angle of not greater than 20 degrees.
I wish to apply my exemption to:
(Check Box Below)
(If choosing more than one, please split the amount for each, not to exceed the total of the Exemption.)
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To apply your exemption to your real property tax bill for July 1st, you must return the affidavit by June 15
, or for
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real property acquired between June 15
and July 1
, you must return the affidavit by July 5th.
Exempt Amount
Real Property at the following location address or parcel number:
DMV/Governmental Services Tax (When registering vehicle you own)
Manufactured Home or Personal Property at the following location address or ID#:_______________ __________
Please enclose a copy of your Nevada Driver’s License or ID card and a copy of the certificate from a licensed
physician. (The certificate must state the claimant meets the qualifications to be considered legally blind under
NRS 361.085.)
Note: This document must be signed before a Notary Public or a Deputy Assessor.
A person who files a false affidavit or proof and obtains an exemption is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Signature:
Date:
Print full name:
Name of spouse:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
STATE OF NEVADA
COUNTY OF _______________
On this ___day of ________________, ________ personally appeared before me, a Notary
Public ___________________________________personally known or proven to me the person
whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that ___he executed the
instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal.
______________________________________________, Notary Public
Return this affidavit with required documentation to:
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Michele W. Shafe, County Assessor, Customer Service Division, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway 2
Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89155-1403