DMV driver history records are separate from court and criminal history records. Changes and time limits in your driver history printout do not affect any records kept by courts or law enforcement.
See How to Read Your Ten-Year or School Bus History if you have obtained one of these reports.
Pictured below is a sample 3 year history obtained from the DMV Internet site. Driver histories obtained from the Records Section or a DMV Field Office are slightly different. Click on the graphic for information about an item.
Here is an explanation of the actions which would have occurred, in chronological order, to generate the listings in the sample record of Sam A. Driver III shown above.
On 03-15-2001, Sam was cited by law enforcement for Driving with No Insurance. He was convicted of this offense on 04-24-2001. This resulted in Conviction Listing 1 (violation code 019 - Driving with No Insurance). Nevada law specifies a driver license suspension for this offense. However, suspension and revocation dates are not listed on a 3 year driving history.
As required by law, Sam surrendered his driver license following his conviction. He received an Identification Card in April, 2001. There is no indication of this on the printout, however, due to the fact that Sam reinstated his license, then was suspended again in 2002. Following this second suspension, he was issued an ID card on 03-19-2002.
On 09-01-2002, Sam met the reinstatement requirements for all of his suspensions and/or revocations in effect at that time. He surrendered his ID card and received a driver license. This resulted in the Issue Date listing for Sam's non-commercial Class C license.
On 09-15-2002, Sam was cited by law enforcement in Oregon for speeding. He was convicted of this offense on 10-15-2002, resulting in Conviction Listing 2 (Violation Code 431 - Speeding 21 MPH or More Over the Posted Limit). This conviction resulted in 4 demerit points. Nevada law does not require a license suspension for this offense and no withdrawal action was taken.
On 09-30-2002, Sam met the requirements for a Class M Motorcycle license and received a new license with both Class C and Class M listed.
Record Request Date - The date
the printout was produced by DMV.
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DLN/ID - Nevada driver license
or
identification card number.
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State of Record - NV for drivers who are
licensed in Nevada.
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Personal Information - Name, date of birth and
physical description.
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Physical Exp Date - Physical Expiration Date.
Commercial drivers are required to pass a physical examination every
two years. The driver must obtain a new exam by the date listed. This
will show all zeros if the driver has never filed a Commercial Driver
License physical.
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Licn Type and Class - Individuals may possess an identification card, a Non-Commercial Driver License or Commercial Driver License. Here are the various classes:
Type of Card/ License Class |
Description |
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ID Card | Nevada Identification Card |
NCDL | Non-Commercial Driver License |
CDL | Commercial Driver License |
Class A | Vehicles 26.001 pounds or more; trailers 10,001 pounds or more |
Class B | Vehicles 26,001 pounds or more; trailers 10,000 pounds or less |
Class C | Vehicles 26,000 pounds or less; trailers 10,000 pounds or less |
Class M | Motorcycle |
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Status - Indicates whether the license or
ID is valid, expired, suspended, revoked or cancelled.
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Permit - Indicates whether the license is a
normal driver license, an instruction permit or an ID card.
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Issue Date - The latest date a valid license or
card was issued. May be the date of original issue, a renewal, a
duplicate, an address change or another action such as adding an
endorsement.
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Expiration Date - The date the license will expire. Licenses expire on your birthday four years after issuance or, if applicable, on the date of immigration expiration/departure. See Driver License Renewal
Options.
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Restrictions and Endorsements - Restrictions
placed upon driving privileges or endorsements granting the driver
extra privileges. Restriction A requires the driver to wear glasses or
contact lenses. Endorsement F is a limited commercial licensing
exemption which allows firefighters, farm employees or active duty
military members to drive large vehicles related to their duties. See Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 483 for a complete
list of restrictions.
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Conviction Listing - These are listings
of moving violations in which the motorist was convicted of the
offense by a court of law. DMV is not notified of offenses which are
dismissed or reduced to non-moving violations.
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Demerit Points - The number of active demerit points. Points are assigned upon conviction of an offense and expire 12 months after the conviction date. An accumulation of 12 or more points within 12 months results in a license suspension. The first number in the violation code (Viol Code) indicates the number of points for that offense. See Demerit Points for more information.
Cite Date and Conv Date -
The dates the citation (Cite) was issued by law enforcement and the
date the motorist was convicted (Conv) by the court of jurisdiction.
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State and Court - The state where the court of jurisdiction in the case is located and the DMV code for Nevada courts. Out-of-state courts are listed as 999. See the Online Code Search to find a specific court.
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Viol Code and Off Ty - Violation code and offense type. These DMV codes are not the same as the codes listed on Nevada traffic citations. See the Online Code Search. Offense Type is the code reported to the national Problem Driver Pointer System and available to all 50 states.
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CMV Off
and Haz Mat - Indicates whether the offense was committed in a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and whether the vehicle was carrying
hazardous materials (Haz Mat).
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Citation Number - The
case number on file with law enforcement and the court.
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Send an email with your name, Nevada driver license number or Social Security number, current address, daytime phone and a description of any specific problem.
You may also visit a DMV Field Services Office, call or write:
DMV Driver License Review 555 Wright Way Carson City, NV 89711-0400 |
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