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LAS VEGAS DUI LICENSE SUSPENSIONS
The DMV will issue a temporary driver's license within 48 hours after receiving the request; you must go to a local DMV office, pay a $2.50 fee and have a photo taken. Your temporary license is valid until an Administrative Law Judge renders a decision after the hearing; if the decision is goes against you, the suspension will resume. If the police took a blood sample after the arrest, your license will not be confiscated at the station as analysis by the crim lab can take over a month. If the results later show a blood-alcohol concentration of at least .08%, you will receive notification from the DMV informing you that your driving privileges are suspended. The procdures for requesting a hearing are the same as indicated above. If you are convicted of either driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, or driving with .08% blood alcohol concentration, your driving license will be suspended for a period of 90 days. After 45 days of suspension, however, it is possible to have the suspension replaced with a resticted driving privilege (to and from work). A second offense within seven years will result in suspension of the license for one year, with no work restriction possible. A third offense carries a 3-year revocation. It is strongly recommended that you or, preferably, your DWI attorney demand an administrative hearing from the DMV. There is nothing to lose and everything to gain; the suspension will be no greater if you should lose the hearing and, unless you are convicted of the criminal offense, a decision in your favor will vacate the suspension. If you have a driver's license from another state, it cannot be lawfully seized by the officer as it is not the property of Nevada. However, you will still be given a notice of suspension of your privilege to operate a motor vehicle in Nevada. Even though your license cannot be suspended by Nevada, you or preferably your attorney should request a hearing from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles; since the Nevada DMV will probably notify your home state of the suspension, this will probably result in action taken by your state against your license unless the suspension is vacated in the Nevada hearing. For more details, visit the the section on "License Suspensions and Revocations" at the website of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. For information on how to get your driving record in Nevada or in another state, see "Your Driving Record". |
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If you are arrested for DUI and given a breath test at the station with results of at least .08%, your Nevada driver's license will be confiscated by the officer and you will be provided with a notice of suspension. This document also serves as a temporary permit to drive for a period of 7 days. The purpose of the temporary permit is to give you or your attorney an opportunity to contact the DMV during the 7 days to request a hearing to contest the suspension (see "