Nevada Driving Record
Nevada Driver Licence
You need a Nevada drivers license if you live or work in Nevada (with the exception of border state employees) and you want to drive on our streets and highways. Drivers moving into Nevada from another state must apply for a license within 30 days after becoming a resident. To get a Nevada license, you will need to complete an application form and visit your local full-service DMV offi ce. You must also be at least 16 years old and provide proof of your full legal name, age and Social Security Number, if one has been issued to you.
A Nevada drivers license is valid for four years and expires on your birthday unless immigration documents are presented as evidence of your name and date of birth. If immigration documents are used, the expiration of your drivers license will coincide with the departure date on your immigration documents, or in four years, whichever is sooner.
Nevada Seat Belt Law
In Nevada, seat belts arent just a good idea; they are the law.
- If your car is a 1968 model or newer, it must have lap-type seat belts for passengers in the front seat.
- If it is a 1970 model or newer, it must have lap-type seat belts for each passenger of the vehicle. It must also have shoulder harnesses for use in the front seat.
- The driver and any passengers age 6 and older must wear safety belts if the vehicle is equipped with them.
- Children under age 6 and who weigh less than 60 pounds must be in an approved child restraint system (NRS 484.474). Failure to restrain children under age 6 and weighing less than 60 pounds may result in fi nes, community service and or the suspension of your drivers license.
- Never hold a child on your lap or buckle yourself and a child into a single safety belt, and never buckle two children into a single safety belt.
Nevada License Laws
In Nevada, all motorists must comply with mandatory insurance and fi nancial responsibility laws.
Nevada law establishes minimum amounts of liability insurance that you must carry when you drive or own a vehicle. You are required to carry proof of liability insurance in your vehicle.
Nevada requires that automobile liability insurance policies carry a minimum coverage of $15,000 for bodily injury or death of one person in any one accident; $30,000 for bodily injury or death of two or more persons in any one accident; and $10,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. Coverage must be reported and provided by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Nevada.
The State of Nevada requires that all registered motor vehicles be covered by liability insurance. The Department of Motor Vehicles has established an Insurance Verifi cation Program (IVP) to identify uninsured motorists and enhance the public safety of Nevada residents. Through the use of computer programs in partnership with licensed Nevada insurance companies, we have been very successful in identifying registration records where insurance has been terminated and no new policy has been
issued. If your registration is suspended for a lapse of insurance and new coverage is not obtained, you will be required to pay a $250.00 reinstatement fee for each registered vehicle covered by that insurance.
Nevada Point System
As part of our driver improvement program, we have a demerit point system. That is, traffi c law violations are assigned a point value. When we receive a conviction notice from a court, the offense is entered on your driver record and points are assigned. Demerit points are counted during a 12-month period.
- If you receive 12 or more points in any 12-month period, your license will be suspended
- If you have accumulated between 3 and 11 points, you may have 3 points removed by completing a traffi c safety course. The school must be one of those approved by DMV. You may attend traffi c school only once in a 12-month period to remove points from your record.
- Attending traffi c safety school removes a maximum of 3 demerit points. Points will be removed when the school reports completion for credit. However, the record of the conviction remains part of your driving history.
| Points | Type of Violation |
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| 8 | Reckless driving |
| 6 | Careless driving |
| 6 | Failure to give information or render aid at the scene of an accident |
| 4 | Following too closely |
| 4 | Failure to yield right-of-way |
| 4 | Failure to yield to a pedestrian |
| 4 | Disobeying traffi c signal or stop sign |
| 2 | Impeding traffi c, driving too slowly |
| 2 | Failure to dim headlights |
| 1 | 1-10 mph over posted limit |
| 2 | Prima Facie speed violation or driving too fast for the conditions |
| 3 | 11-20 mph over posted limit |
| 4 | 21-30 mph over posted limit |
| 5 | 31-40 mph or more over posted limit |
| 6 | 41 mph or more over the posted speed limit |
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