Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 483 - Drivers’ Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors
NRS 483.490 - Issuance of restricted license; penalties; period of suspension or revocation; issuance of ignition interlock privilege. [Effective until the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the D...

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a driver’s license has been suspended or revoked and one-half of the period during which the driver is not eligible for a license has expired, the Department may, unless the statute authorizing the suspension or revocation prohibits the issuance of a restricted license, issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) To and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both; or
(b) To acquire supplies of medicine or food or receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself, herself or a member of his or her immediate family.
Before a restricted license may be issued, the applicant must submit sufficient documentary evidence to satisfy the Department that a severe hardship exists because the applicant has no alternative means of transportation and that the severe hardship outweighs the risk to the public if the applicant is issued a restricted license.
2. If the driver’s license of a person assigned to a program established pursuant to NRS 484C.392 is suspended or revoked, the Department may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant that is valid while he or she is participating in and complying with the requirements of the program and that permits the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) To and from a testing location established by a designated law enforcement agency pursuant to NRS 484C.393;
(b) If applicable, to and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both;
(c) To and from court appearances;
(d) To and from counseling; or
(e) To receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself or herself.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62E.630, after a driver’s license has been revoked or suspended pursuant to title 5 of NRS or NRS 392.148, the Department may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) If applicable, to and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both; or
(b) If applicable, to and from school.
4. After a driver’s license has been suspended pursuant to NRS 483.443, the Department may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) If applicable, to and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both;
(b) To receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself, herself or a member of his or her immediate family; or
(c) If applicable, as necessary to exercise a court-ordered right to visit a child.
5. A driver who violates a condition of a restricted license issued pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if the license of the driver was suspended or revoked for:
(a) A violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.210 or 484C.430;
(b) A homicide resulting from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484C.110, 484C.130 or 484C.430; or
(c) A violation of a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct as set forth in paragraph (a) or (b),
the driver shall be punished in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 483.560.
6. The periods of suspensions and revocations required pursuant to this chapter and NRS 484C.210 must run consecutively, except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.465 and 483.475, when the suspensions must run concurrently.
7. Whenever the Department suspends or revokes a license, the period of suspension, or of ineligibility for a license after the revocation, begins upon the effective date of the revocation or suspension as contained in the notice thereof.
8. Any person for whom a court provides an exception relating to the installation of an ignition interlock device pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 484C.210 or subsection 2 of NRS 484C.460 is eligible for a restricted driver’s license under this section while the person is participating in and complying with the requirements of a program established pursuant to NRS 484C.392.
9. If the Department receives a copy of an order requiring a person to install an ignition interlock device in a motor vehicle pursuant to NRS 484C.460, the Department shall issue an ignition interlock privilege to the person after he or she submits proof of compliance with the order. A person who is required to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 484C.210 or 484C.460 shall install the device not later than 14 days after the date on which the order was issued. A driver who violates any condition of an ignition interlock privilege issued pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in the same manner provided in subsection 2 of NRS 483.560 for driving a vehicle while a driver’s license is cancelled, revoked or suspended.
[36:190:1941; A 1953, 191]—(NRS A 1971, 282; 1973, 81; 1975, 200; 1977, 998; 1981, 535, 1923; 1983, 1082; 1985, 633, 1169; 1993, 2482, 2898; 1995, 731, 947, 1157, 1362, 1918, 1919, 2401, 2409; 1997, 803, 2843, 2858, 3368; 1999, 2136, 3411; 2001, 147; 2003, 1156; 2005, 134, 605; 2007, 2038; 2009, 1033; 2011, 1632; 2013, 716, 2467; 2017, 4042; 2019, 683, 2746; 2021, 2451)

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a driver’s license has been suspended or revoked and one-half of the period during which the driver is not eligible for a license has expired, the Department may, unless the statute authorizing the suspension or revocation prohibits the issuance of a restricted license, issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) To and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both; or
(b) To acquire supplies of medicine or food or receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself, herself or a member of his or her immediate family.
Before a restricted license may be issued, the applicant must submit sufficient documentary evidence to satisfy the Department that a severe hardship exists because the applicant has no alternative means of transportation and that the severe hardship outweighs the risk to the public if the applicant is issued a restricted license.
2. If the driver’s license of a person assigned to a program established pursuant to NRS 484C.392 is suspended or revoked, the Department may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant that is valid while he or she is participating in and complying with the requirements of the program and that permits the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) To and from a testing location established by a designated law enforcement agency pursuant to NRS 484C.393;
(b) If applicable, to and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both;
(c) To and from court appearances;
(d) To and from counseling; or
(e) To receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself or herself.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62E.630, after a driver’s license has been revoked or suspended pursuant to title 5 of NRS or NRS 392.148, the Department may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) If applicable, to and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both; or
(b) If applicable, to and from school.
4. After a driver’s license has been suspended pursuant to NRS 483.443, the Department may issue a restricted driver’s license to an applicant permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle:
(a) If applicable, to and from work or in the course of his or her work, or both;
(b) To receive regularly scheduled medical care for himself, herself or a member of his or her immediate family; or
(c) If applicable, as necessary to exercise a court-ordered right to visit a child.
5. A driver who violates a condition of a restricted license issued pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if the license of the driver was suspended or revoked for:
(a) A violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.210 or 484C.430;
(b) A homicide resulting from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484C.110, 484C.130 or 484C.430; or
(c) A violation of a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct as set forth in paragraph (a) or (b),
the driver shall be punished in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 483.560.
6. The periods of suspensions and revocations required pursuant to this chapter and NRS 484C.210 must run consecutively, except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.465 and 483.475, when the suspensions must run concurrently.
7. Whenever the Department suspends or revokes a license, the period of suspension, or of ineligibility for a license after the revocation, begins upon the effective date of the revocation or suspension as contained in the notice thereof.
8. At the time of the issuance of a restricted license pursuant to this section, the Department shall provide to the applicant information instructing the applicant how to register with the Next-of-Kin Registry pursuant to NRS 483.653 if he or she so chooses.
9. Any person for whom a court provides an exception relating to the installation of an ignition interlock device pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 484C.210 or subsection 2 of NRS 484C.460 is eligible for a restricted driver’s license under this section while the person is participating in and complying with the requirements of a program established pursuant to NRS 484C.392.
10. If the Department receives a copy of an order requiring a person to install an ignition interlock device in a motor vehicle pursuant to NRS 484C.460, the Department shall issue an ignition interlock privilege to the person after he or she submits proof of compliance with the order. A person who is required to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 484C.210 or 484C.460 shall install the device not later than 14 days after the date on which the order was issued. A driver who violates any condition of an ignition interlock privilege issued pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in the same manner provided in subsection 2 of NRS 483.560 for driving a vehicle while a driver’s license is cancelled, revoked or suspended.
[36:190:1941; A 1953, 191]—(NRS A 1971, 282; 1973, 81; 1975, 200; 1977, 998; 1981, 535, 1923; 1983, 1082; 1985, 633, 1169; 1993, 2482, 2898; 1995, 731, 947, 1157, 1362, 1918, 1919, 2401, 2409; 1997, 803, 2843, 2858, 3368; 1999, 2136, 3411; 2001, 147; 2003, 1156; 2005, 134, 605; 2007, 2038; 2009, 1033; 2011, 1632; 2013, 716, 2467; 2015, 442; 2017, 4042; 2019, 683, 2746; 2021, 2451, effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 119, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 429)