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The licence case

Licence suspension after a DUI arrest in Nevada

The licence proceeding has its own deadlines. Check the applicable notice or order, not just the criminal court date.

Hearing-request deadline in Nevada: At any time while ineligible for a license, permit or driving privilege following an order of revocation under NRS 484C.220; only one administrative hearing is available.

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.230 [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.] (opens in a new tab)The notice identifies your proceeding. Conditions below.

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Deadline to request a hearing
At any time while ineligible for a license, permit or driving privilege following an order of revocation under NRS 484C.220; only one administrative hearing is available.
  • NRS 484C.230(1) ties the request period to ineligibility following the revocation order; it does not state a fixed number of days for this administrative request.
  • This is the administrative hearing request, not the separate deadline for judicial review after a hearing.
  • Temporary-license eligibility is subject to NRS 484C.220. A hearing request by itself is not permission to drive; a requester who obtains a continuance can lose the temporary license under subsection (5).
Verified Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.230 [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]Official source (opens in a new tab)
Hearing procedure under the cited rule
Request a hearing in writing from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles to review the revocation order.
  • NRS 484C.230(1) ties the request period to ineligibility following the revocation order; it does not state a fixed number of days for this administrative request.
  • This is the administrative hearing request, not the separate deadline for judicial review after a hearing.
  • Temporary-license eligibility is subject to NRS 484C.220. A hearing request by itself is not permission to drive; a requester who obtains a continuance can lose the temporary license under subsection (5).
Verified Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.230 [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]Official source (opens in a new tab)
Suspension under the cited rule
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
Suspension length after a refusal
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.

What happens if the window closes

The effect of a missed hearing-request deadline depends on the proceeding and the applicable law. This page does not determine whether review is still available or whether a particular licence restriction applies. A defence lawyer can review the notice or order and explain the available procedures.

Whether Nevada offers a restricted licence in that situation, and on what conditions, is a state-specific question:

Hardship or restricted licence
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
Ignition interlock, first offense
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.

How the two cases relate

A licence restriction may arise from a test result, a refusal or a criminal conviction. Those are not interchangeable grounds. The source and conditions attached to each rule matter; this page does not predict how one proceeding will affect another in a particular case.

The two legal questions

The criminal charge and driving privileges can involve different proceedings. The notice, order and cited rule identify the applicable process.

Driving privileges

The licence case

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The agency or court identified by the applicable licence proceeding
Clock
Check the applicable notice or order for the deadline and its starting event
Deadline to request a hearing
At any time while ineligible for a license, permit or driving privilege following an order of revocation under NRS 484C.220; only one administrative hearing is available.
  • NRS 484C.230(1) ties the request period to ineligibility following the revocation order; it does not state a fixed number of days for this administrative request.
  • This is the administrative hearing request, not the separate deadline for judicial review after a hearing.
  • Temporary-license eligibility is subject to NRS 484C.220. A hearing request by itself is not permission to drive; a requester who obtains a continuance can lose the temporary license under subsection (5).
Verified Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.230 [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State.]Official source (opens in a new tab)
Suspension under the cited rule
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.

Criminal charge

The criminal case

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A criminal court
Clock
Check court notices and orders; no case duration is predicted here
Alcohol-concentration threshold
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
First-offense penalty rule
Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.The cited rule may describe a range or a minimum with conditions, not a predicted sentence.