Nevada § 484C.210 - Revocation of license, permit or privilege to drive when person fails to submit to evidentiary test or when test shows concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in blood or breath or detectable amount of controlled or prohibited substance in blood or urine; installation of ignition interlock device in motor vehicle; issuance of restricted license in lieu of ignition interlock device under certain circumstances; cancellation of revocation; periods of ineligibility to run consecutively
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§ 484C.210. Revocation of license, permit or privilege to drive when person fails to submit to evidentiary test or when test shows concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in blood or breath or detectable amount of controlled or prohibited substance in blood or urine; installation of ignition interlock device in motor vehicle; issuance of restricted license in lieu of ignition interlock device under certain circumstances; cancellation of revocation; periods of ineligibility to run consecutively
pursuant to NRS 484C.160 , the license, permit or privilege to drive of the person must be revoked as provided
in NRS 484C.220 , and the person is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege to drive for a
period of: (a) One year; or (b) Three years, if the license, permit or privilege to drive of the person has been
revoked during the immediately preceding 7 years for failure to submit to an evidentiary
test. 2. If the result of a test given under NRS 484C.150 or 484C.160 shows that a person had a concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her
blood or breath or a detectable amount of a controlled substance or prohibited substance
in his or her blood or urine for which he or she did not have a valid prescription,
as defined in NRS 453.128 , or hold a valid registry identification card, as defined in NRS 678C.080 , at the time of the test, the license, permit or privilege of the person to drive
must be revoked as provided in NRS 484C.220 and the person is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege for a period of
185 days. 3. At any time while a person is not eligible for a license, permit or privilege to
drive following a revocation under subsection 1 or 2, the person shall install, at
his or her own expense, an ignition interlock device in any motor vehicle which the
person operates as a condition to obtaining an ignition interlock privilege pursuant
to NRS 483.490 . 4. The Department may provide for an exception to the requirements of subsection 3
and issue a restricted license pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 483.490 if the Department determines that the person is not a repeat intoxicated driver,
as that term is defined in 23 C.F.R. § 1275.3(k) , and: (a) The person is unable to provide a deep lung breath sample for analysis by an ignition
interlock device, as certified in writing by a physician or an advanced practice registered
nurse of the person; or (b) The person resides more than 100 miles from a manufacturer of an ignition interlock
device or its agent. 5. If a revocation of a person's license, permit or privilege to drive under NRS 62E.640 or 483.460 follows a revocation under subsection 2 which was based on the person having a concentration
of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath, the Department shall cancel
the revocation under that subsection and give the person credit for any period during
which the person was not eligible for a license, permit or privilege. 6. If an order to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 62E.640 or 484C.460 follows the installation of an ignition interlock device pursuant to subsection 3,
the court shall give the person day-for-day credit for any period during which the
person can provide proof satisfactory to the court that he or she had an ignition
interlock device installed as a condition to obtaining an ignition interlock privilege. 7. Periods of ineligibility for a license, permit or privilege to drive which are
imposed pursuant to this section must run consecutively.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 484C.210 ("Revocation of license, permit or privilege to drive when person fails to submit to evidentiary test or when test shows concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in blood or breath or detectable amount of controlled or prohibited substance in blood or urine; installation of ignition interlock device in motor vehicle; issuance of restricted license in lieu of ignition interlock device under certain circumstances; cancellation of revocation; periods of ineligibility to run consecutively") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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