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Suspensions & Revocations
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A driver license
suspension or revocation is a separate
action from any court case. Reinstatement of your driving privileges is not
automatic. You must follow DMV reinstatement procedures and physically
receive a license to regain your driving
privileges, even if your criminal charges were dismissed or reduced.
No state may issue a driver license if there is an active suspension or revocation in another state. License suspension and revocation information is shared with all 50 states. If your driving privilege is suspended or revoked in another state, you must follow that state's reinstatement procedures prior to obtaining a Nevada driver license. See Links
to All 50 State DMV's.
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You may lose your Nevada driving privilege or license under certain circumstances. You will be notified by certified mail or by law enforcement of the period of ineligibility and if you are entitled to an administrative hearing. Please be sure to have the correct address on your driver's license to ensure that you receive our notice.
Examples of driver license suspensions and revocations are listed below. Juveniles may also have the issuance of their license delayed for some offenses.
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Driving Under the Influence - If breath, blood, or urine tests reveal you are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol with a blood alcohol content of .08 or greater or if you are convicted in court of Driving Under the Influence.
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Street Racing - If you participate in, or organize, an unauthorized speed contest on a public highway.
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Failure to Appear - If you receive a traffic ticket and do not pay the fine on time or do not appear in court when required.
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Security Deposit - If an accident occurs with property damage in excess of $750.00 or bodily injury regardless of property damage amount, and you do not have liability insurance, your driver license and vehicle registration are suspended.
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Failure to Maintain Insurance
- If you are required to provide proof of financial responsibility (SR-22) because of a license suspension or revocation and fail to meet the continuous 3 year requirement.
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Child Support - If you are in arrears in court ordered
child support payments.
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Failure to Properly Secure a Child - If you receive three or more convictions for failing to properly use a child restraint system in a vehicle.
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Demerit Points
- If you accumulate 12 or more demerit points
in 12 months.
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Graffiti - If you are found guilty of a graffiti violation.
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Firearms - If a juvenile is found guilty of certain
offenses related to firearms.
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Alcohol and Drugs - If a juvenile is found guilty of
buying, drinking, or possessing alcohol or using, possessing, selling, or distributing
any controlled substance.
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Truancy - Juveniles can lose their
license or have its issuance delayed for habitual absence from school.
Your license may be canceled for an incorrect or fraudulent license application or it may be canceled if a check written to pay driver license fees is returned for insufficient funds.
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You must physically receive a license
before your driving privilege is reinstated. Your privilege will
remain suspended or revoked indefinitely until you comply with all
reinstatement requirements and receive a new license. There is no time limit or statute of limitations for reinstating suspensions or revocations.
If your license is
suspended or revoked because of an active court case such as Failure
to Appear, you must resolve all of the criminal charges before your
license can be reinstated.
DMV does not notify drivers when the suspension or revocation period has ended. The notice sent to you when the action was first taken clearly states the beginning and ending dates. Drivers with multiple suspensions or revocations must wait for all periods to end before applying for reinstatement.
Reinstatement requirements vary with the type of offense. For more information about your case, call, write or e-mail your questions and provide your name and Nevada driver license/ID number or Social Security number:
DMV Driver License Review
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711-0400 |
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| Las Vegas |
(702) 486-4368 option 6 |
| Reno/Carson City |
(775) 684-4368 option 6 |
| Rural Nevada (Toll Free) |
(877) 368-7828 option 6 |
| TDD for the hearing impaired |
(775) 684-4904 |
| Email |
info@dmv.nv.gov |
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In addition to any other requirements, you may have to take a vision, a written, and a driving skills test. The driving skills test will be required if your license has been suspended or revoked for more than one year.
Clearance letters
Former residents who now live in another state may pay their reinstatement fee and obtain a clearance letter by using the Processing Center Credit Card Authorization (ivp-007). Please contact us before faxing or mailing your payment. You may be required to meet additional requirements. A clearance letter does not validate your driver license. It will clear your driving status in Nevada to obtain a driver license in another state.
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If you are required to maintain an SR-22 filing as a condition of your reinstatement, it must be maintained for three years from the date you reinstate your driver license. Do not purchase the SR-22 until you have met all other requirements because you will not receive credit for this time.
If at anytime during the three-year period you fail to maintain the SR-22, your driving privilege will be suspended. This may result in starting the three-year requirement again. If we receive a cancellation of your SR-22, you will be notified of a possible suspension by certified mail. Please be sure to have the correct address on your driver's license to ensure that you receive our notice.
There is no statute of limitations on the SR-22 requirement. The continuous three-year requirement begins from the date you reinstate your driver's license regardless of how long you have been in suspension.
The DMV does not notify drivers of when they are eligible to remove the SR-22 filing. If you are unsure of the date, please contact us.
If you do not maintain coverage continuously during
the required period, your insurance company will notify the DMV by
sending a Form SR-26. DMV will suspend your license and send
notification of this to you by certified mail. The required period of
coverage will begin over. Be sure we have your correct address. See Address
Changes.
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All 51 U.S. driver license jurisdictions
share information on suspensions, revocations, cancellations, denials
and serious traffic violations through the National
Driver Registry, the Problem
Driver Pointer System and, for commercial license holders, the Commercial
Driver License Information System.
A suspension or revocation must be
cleared by the state which originated it. There is no time limit or
statute of limitations on how long an active suspension or revocation
remains listed and in effect.
If your license is suspended or revoked in another state, you must
follow that state's reinstatement procedures. See Links
to All 50 State DMV's. There is no need to contact the Nevada DMV
until you have completed the process. Most states will issue a
clearance letter and you will not have to physically travel there. Once your record is cleared in the national database (the Problem Driver Pointer System), you may apply for a Nevada driver's license.
If your license is suspended or
revoked in Nevada and you have left the state, contact us for
reinstatement requirements. In many cases, we can send you a clearance letter
by mail. Suspensions and revocations which originate in Nevada are assigned to a case worker in
the DMV Driver License Review Section. Call, write, or e-mail
your request for information on obtaining a clearance letter providing with your name and Nevada driver's license and/or Identification Number:
DMV Driver License Review
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711-0400
(775) 684-4368 option 6
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