Nevada § 483.465 - Mandatory suspension of license when person violates promise to appear pursuant to citation: Notice; period of suspension
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§ 483.465. Mandatory suspension of license when person violates promise to appear pursuant to citation: Notice; period of suspension
1. If a driver who holds a Nevada driver's license violates a written promise to appear
pursuant to a citation that was prepared manually or electronically for a violation
of a traffic law or ordinance occurring within this State other than one governing
standing or parking, the clerk of the court shall immediately notify the Department
on a form approved by the Department. 2. Upon receipt of notice from a court in this State of a failure to appear, the Department
shall notify the driver by mail that his or her privilege to drive is subject to suspension
and allow 30 days after the date of mailing the notice to: (a) Appear in court and obtain a dismissal of the citation or complaint as provided
by law; (b) Appear in court and, if permitted by the court, make an arrangement acceptable
to the court to satisfy a judgment of conviction; or (c) Make a written request to the Department for a hearing. 3. If notified by a court, within 30 days after the notice of a failure to appear,
that a driver has been allowed to make an arrangement for the satisfaction of a judgment
of conviction, the Department shall remove the suspension from the driver's record. If the driver subsequently defaults on the arrangement with the court, the court
shall notify the Department which shall immediately suspend the driver's license until
the court notifies the Department that the suspension may be removed. 4. The Department shall suspend the license of a driver 31 days after it mails the
notice provided for in subsection 2 to the driver, unless within that time it has
received a written request for a hearing from the driver or notice from the court
on a form approved by the Department that the driver has appeared or the citation
or complaint has been dismissed. A license so suspended remains suspended until further notice is received from the
court that the driver has appeared or that the case has been otherwise disposed of
as provided by law.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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