CARSON CITY, NV - If you've lived in Nevada for more than a month and you haven't registered your vehicle here, you are breaking the law. But did you know authorities in the state are cracking down? It's not being enforced in Northern Nevada yet, but it could be.

Go to any large parking lot or apartment complex in Washoe County and you'll see a lot of Nevada license plates. You'll also likely see ones from nearby states. Now, authorities are going out of their way to go after Nevada residents who don't register their vehicles here.

"As of Tuesday, the constables are out there, actively seeking and finding Nevada residents who are scofflaws," says Tom Jacobs, public information officer for the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

It's called the Fair Share Program. The pilot program is only going on in Las Vegas right now. There's a hotline for people in the Vegas area to call to report offenders. That number is (702) 455-FAIR. Penalties for violating vehicle registration laws include a fine of up to $1,000 and a $100 fee if issued a citation by a constable. The DMV will refuse to register or permit a vehicle that has been flagged in the Nevada Out-of-State Registration Reporting System (NORRS) by the Constable's office if the $100 fee has not been paid.

A spokesperson for the Reno Police Department says, at this point, it doesn't have any plans to implement such a program. But the Department is always looking for new ideas and suggestions.

"I'm sure that people are following it," says Tom Jacobs with the DMV. "Not only law enforcement, but the general public.

Such an enforcement program is getting mixed reviews in Washoe County.

Kelly Munoz, who was at the Carson City DMV to register her vehicle says officers should leave people alone. When it comes to going after scofflaws, she says: "I don't think they should."

Others disagree.

"That kind of irritates me because us regular working folks - we pay all this money and there's others skating by," says Scott Bruce, a Reno driver.

The DMV says the average cost to register a vehicle in Nevada is $250 and the cost is the main reason some people don't do it.

Vehicle registration fees brought in more than $241 million into Nevada last fiscal year.