Nevada DUI Penalties, Fines and Suspensions

Nevada Implied consent – administrative / civil penalty for refusal

• First refusal driver’s license revoked for one year.
• Second or subsequent refusal within past seven years driver’s license revoked for three years. N.R.S. 484C.210(1). Implied consent – criminal penalty for refusal None.

Nevada’s DUI Conviction – administrative / civil penalty (license suspension, use of IID)

• If chemical test shows there is a prohibited substance in driver’s blood for which he or she did not have a valid prescription or hold a valid registry identification card, the driver license is revoked for 90 days. N.R.S. 484C.210(2).
• First conviction driver’s license revoked for 90 days.
• Second conviction within seven years driver’s license revoked for one year.
• Third or subsequent conviction within seven years driver’s license revoked for three years. N.R.S. 483.460(1).
• Any offender convicted of a felony DUI must be ordered by a court to install an IID for 12-36 months. N.R.S. § 484C.460(1).

Conviction – criminal penalties (jail sentence, fines, community service)

• First conviction jail sentence of two days to six months or 48- 96 hours community service; fine of $400-$1,000; must pay tuition for an educational course on the abuse of alcohol and controlled substances.
• Second conviction within seven years jail sentence of 10 days to six months; fine of $750-$1,000.
• Third conviction within seven years Category B felony; jail sentence of one to six years; fine of $2,000-$5,000. N.R.S. 484C.400.
• Additional criminal penalties for committing a violation and causing the death or substantial bodily harm to another. N.R.S. § 484C.430(1).

Child endangerment

• Committing a violation with a person less than age 15 in the vehicle is an aggravating factor to be considered by a court at the time of sentencing. N.R.S. 484C.400(5).
• First time offenders must attend an educational course on the abuse of alcohol and controlled substances.
• Second time offenders must be ordered to attend a program of treatment for the abuse of alcohol or drugs pursuant to the provisions of N.R.S 484C.360. N.R.S. 484C.400.
• Before sentencing an offender for a violation of NRS 484C that is punishable as a felony, a court must require that the offender be evaluated to determine whether the offender is an abuser of alcohol or drugs and whether the offender can be treated successfully for the condition. N.R.S. 484C.300(1).

DUI Arrest Statistics and Nevada Drunk Driving

* Sources: State Justice Department, Federal Highway Administration