Nevada § 483.560 - Driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended; probation, suspended sentences and plea bargaining prohibited; exception; penalties

§ 483.560. Driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended; probation, suspended sentences and plea bargaining prohibited; exception; penalties

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person who drives a motor vehicle

on a highway or on premises to which the public has access at a time when the person’s

driver's license has been cancelled, revoked or suspended is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the license of the person was

suspended, revoked or restricted because of: (a) A violation of NRS 484C.110 , 484C.120 , 484C.210 or 484C.430 ; (b) A homicide resulting from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle

while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or resulting

from any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484C.110 , 484C.130 or 484C.430 ; or (c) A violation of a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar

conduct as set forth in paragraph (a) or (b), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than 30 days nor

more than 6 months or by serving a term of residential confinement for not less than

60 days nor more than 6 months, and shall be further punished by a fine of not less

than $500 nor more than $1,000. A person who is punished pursuant to this subsection may not be granted probation,

and a sentence imposed for such a violation may not be suspended. A prosecutor may not dismiss a charge of such a violation in exchange for a plea

of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for any

other reason, unless the prosecutor believes the charge is not supported by probable

cause or cannot be proved at trial. The provisions of this subsection do not apply if the period of revocation has expired

but the person has not reinstated the license. 3. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section may be

served intermittently at the discretion of the judge or justice of the peace. This discretion must be exercised after considering all the circumstances surrounding

the offense, and the family and employment of the person convicted. However, the full term of imprisonment must be served within 6 months after the

date of conviction, and any segment of time the person is imprisoned must not consist

of less than 24 hours. 4. Jail sentences simultaneously imposed pursuant to this section and NRS 484C.320 , 484C.330 , 484C.400 , 484C.410 or 484C.420 must run consecutively. 5. If the Department receives a record of the conviction or punishment of any person

pursuant to this section upon a charge of driving a vehicle while the person’s license

was: (a) Suspended, the Department shall extend the period of the suspension for an additional

like period. (b) Revoked, the Department shall extend the period of ineligibility for a license,

permit or privilege to drive for an additional 1 year. (c) Restricted, the Department shall revoke the restricted license and extend the

period of ineligibility for a license, permit or privilege to drive for an additional

1 year. (d) Suspended or cancelled for an indefinite period, the Department shall suspend

the license for an additional 6 months for the first violation and an additional 1

year for each subsequent violation. 6. Suspensions and revocations imposed pursuant to this section must run consecutively.