Nevada License Suspension Rules
How this state counts violations toward suspension (points or convictions) and how DUI, reckless driving, and excessive speeding factor in.
- Suspension metric
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points
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024), Chapter 9, Demerit Point System, p. 77
- Threshold value
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12
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024), Chapter 9, Demerit Point System, p. 77
- Lookback period (months)
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12
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024), Chapter 9, Demerit Point System, p. 77
- DUI treatment under this scheme
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DUI convictions are not assigned demerit points. They trigger direct license revocation: at least 185 days for a first offense, one year for a second offense within 7 years, and three years for a third offense within 7 years or for a DUI causing death or substantial bodily harm. Administrative and criminal revocations may be served concurrently at the judge's discretion.
- Reckless treatment under this scheme
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Reckless driving carries 8 demerit points. Combined with other infractions (careless driving at 6 points, failure to render aid at 6, failure to yield or disobeying a signal at 4), a reckless conviction alone gets a driver most of the way to the 12-point suspension threshold within a 12-month window. Reckless driving that causes substantial bodily harm is treated as a major offense and triggers direct revocation rather than points.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024), Chapter 9, Demerit Point System (point schedule), p. 78
- Excessive speeding treatment under this scheme
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Speeding is pointed by how far over the posted limit you were caught: 1 point for 1 to 10 mph over, 2 points for 11 to 20 mph over, 3 points for 21 to 30 mph over, 4 points for 31 to 40 mph over, and 5 points for 41 mph or more over the posted speed limit. A prima facie speed violation or driving too fast for conditions adds 2 points. Speeding fines double in work zones.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024), Chapter 9, Demerit Point System (Speeding), p. 78
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