How to Get Your Driver's License Back After a Nevada DUI Conviction

 

After a DUI conviction in Nevada, you will likely be facing a driver’s license suspension. This can significantly impact your life, making everything from getting to work to making a trip to the grocery store more difficult. To ensure that you get your driving privileges back as soon as possible, you’ll want to understand the procedures you need to go through. If you have questions or concerns, you can contact a Nevada DUI attorney to help you with the process.

 

The Procedure for Getting Your Driver’s License Reinstated in Nevada

 

The DMV will tell you the end date for your suspension. This is the date when you can begin reinstatement procedures. To find out the specific requirements for your case, call, write, or email including your name, driver’s license number, and Social Security number.

DMV Driver License Review
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711-0400
Las Vegas: (702) 486-4368; options 4, 5
Reno/Carson City: (775) 684-4368; option 6
Rural Nevada (toll free): (877) 368-7828; option 6
TDD for the hearing impaired: (775) 684-4904
info@dmv.state.nv.us
 

For all cases, you will be requested to show proof of financial responsibility through an SR-22 filing. You will also need to pay a $65 driver license reinstatement fee, a $35 Victims Compensation Civil Penalty, and a $21.75 driver license application fee. You will need to retake the vision and written tests, and in some cases, you will also need to retake the road test and may also be required to have an ignition interlock device installed on your car.

 

Proof of Financial Responsibility: The SR-22 Form

 

In order to show that you have the required minimum amount of car insurance, you will need to ask your insurance company to send an SR-22 form electronically to the Nevada DMV. You may have to adjust your policy, and your insurance rates will go up significantly, usually double or triple your past rate, due to the DUI conviction. You need to keep this insurance for the next three years, or the insurance provider will inform the DMV. This will result in the suspension of your driver’s license again.

 

Ignition Interlock Device Requirements

 

If you are ordered by the court to have an ignition interlock device installed on your car, you will be responsible for covering the costs involved with installing and maintaining it. The device works by asking that you pass a breathalyzer test before the car’s engine will start. Then, as you drive, it will ask that you pass the test again periodically. If you fail, an alarm will sound. It will continue to go off until you pull over and turn off the engine. The device will record these incidents as well as any attempts to tamper or disable it, and this information can be used against you when it comes time to reinstate your driver’s license and can result in an additional driver’s license suspension.

 

Here is contact information for manufacturers who can help you find the nearest service provider.

Drager (800) 332-6858
Smart Start (800) 880-3394
Consumer Safety (Intoxalock) (877) 777-5020
Alcohol Detection Systems (775) 246-0911
 

Learn More about Nevada Driver’s License Reinstatement after a DUI

 

You can read more about DUI laws in Nevada in this brochure provided by the Nevada DMV. Or you can contact the DMV Driver License Review with the information listed above. If you are confused, are dealing with a DUI conviction that involved a fatality, or have multiple past DUI convictions, it can be beneficial to get the assistance of a Nevada DUI lawyer to help you through the administrative process.