Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 484C - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Prohibited Substance
NRS 484C.460 - When court is required to order installation of ignition interlock device; exceptions; installation and inspection; tolling of period for which ignition interlock device required.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, a court shall order a person to install, at his or her own expense, an ignition interlock device in any motor vehicle which the person operates as a condition to obtaining an ignition interlock privilege pursuant to NRS 483.490 to reinstate the driving privilege of the person:
(a) For a period of 185 days if the person is convicted of a first violation within 7 years of NRS 484C.110.
(b) For a period of 1 year if the person is convicted of a second violation within 7 years of NRS 484C.110.
(c) For a period of 3 years if the person is convicted of:
(1) A violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 that is punishable as a felony pursuant to NRS 484C.400 or 484C.410; or
(2) A violation of NRS 484C.130 or 484C.430.
2. A court may provide for an exception to the provisions of subsection 1 for a person who is convicted of a violation of NRS 484C.110 that is punishable pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 484C.400, if the court determines that:
(a) The person is unable to provide a deep lung breath sample for analysis by an ignition interlock device, as certified in writing by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse of the person; or
(b) The person resides more than 100 miles from a manufacturer of an ignition interlock device or its agent.
3. If the court orders a person to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The court shall immediately prepare and transmit a copy of its order to the Director. The order must include a statement that an ignition interlock device is required and the specific period for which it is required. The Director shall cause this information to be incorporated into the records of the Department and noted on the person’s ignition interlock privilege.
(b) The person who is required to install the ignition interlock device shall provide proof of compliance to the Department before the person may receive an ignition interlock privilege. Each model of an ignition interlock device installed pursuant to this section must have been certified by the Department of Public Safety.
4. A person who obtains an ignition interlock privilege pursuant to this section or NRS 483.490 shall have the ignition interlock device inspected, calibrated, monitored and maintained by the manufacturer of the ignition interlock device or its agent at least one time each 90 days during the period in which the person is required to use the ignition interlock device to determine whether the ignition interlock device is operating properly. Any inspection, calibration, monitoring or maintenance required pursuant to this subsection must be conducted in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 484C.480. The manufacturer or its agent shall submit a report to the Director of the Department of Public Safety indicating whether any of the incidents listed in subsection 1 of NRS 484C.470 have occurred and whether the ignition interlock device has been tampered with. Before the court imposes a penalty pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 484C.470, the court shall afford any interested party an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice.
5. If a person is required to operate a motor vehicle in the course and scope of his or her employment and the motor vehicle is owned by the person’s employer, the person may operate that vehicle without the installation of an ignition interlock device, if:
(a) The employee notifies his or her employer that the employee has been issued an ignition interlock privilege; and
(b) The employee has proof of that notification in his or her possession or the notice, or a facsimile copy thereof, is with the motor vehicle.
This exemption does not apply to a motor vehicle owned by a business which is all or partly owned or controlled by the person otherwise subject to this section.
6. The running of the period during which a person is required to have an ignition interlock device installed pursuant to this section commences when the Department issues an ignition interlock privilege to the person and is tolled whenever and for as long as the person is, with regard to a violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130 or 484C.430, imprisoned, serving a term of residential confinement, placed under the supervision of a treatment provider, on parole or on probation.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1737; A 1993, 2895; 1997, 3370; 1999, 2140; 2005, 151, 613, 2042; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 105; 2007, 100, 2805; 2015, 762; 2017, 4047; 2019, 508, 2754, 3101; 2021, 2470)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 484.3943)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 484C - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Prohibited Substance

NRS 484C.010 - Definitions.

NRS 484C.020 - "Concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath" defined. [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...

NRS 484C.030 - "Concentration of alcohol of 0.18 or more in his or her blood or breath" defined.

NRS 484C.040 - "Concentration of alcohol of less than 0.18 in his or her blood or breath" defined.

NRS 484C.050 - "Evaluation center" defined.

NRS 484C.053 - "Ignition interlock device" defined.

NRS 484C.057 - "Ignition interlock privilege" defined.

NRS 484C.060 - "License to drive a motor vehicle" defined.

NRS 484C.070 - "Nonresident’s driving privilege" defined.

NRS 484C.080 - "Prohibited substance" defined.

NRS 484C.090 - "Revocation of driver’s license" defined.

NRS 484C.100 - "Treatment provider" defined.

NRS 484C.105 - "Under the influence" defined.

NRS 484C.109 - Person deemed not to be in actual physical control of vehicle in certain circumstances.

NRS 484C.110 - Unlawful acts relating to operation of vehicle; affirmative defense; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to...

NRS 484C.120 - Unlawful acts relating to operation of commercial motor vehicle; affirmative defense; additional penalty for violation of out-of-service declaration or violation committed in work zone or pedestrian safety zone. [Effective until the da...

NRS 484C.130 - Vehicular homicide; affirmative defense. [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...

NRS 484C.150 - Implied consent to preliminary test of person’s breath; effect of failure to submit to test; prohibited use of test results in criminal action.

NRS 484C.160 - Implied consent to evidentiary test; exemption from blood test; choice of test; when blood test may be requested; when other tests may be used; reasonable force authorized to obtain test in certain circumstances; notification of parent...

NRS 484C.170 - Analysis of blood of deceased victim of crash involving motor vehicle to determine presence and concentration of alcohol.

NRS 484C.180 - Arrested person to be given opportunity to choose qualified person to administer test; substitution of test prohibited.

NRS 484C.190 - Presumption that solution or gas used to calibrate or verify calibration of device for testing breath is properly prepared.

NRS 484C.200 - Requirements for evidentiary test of breath to determine concentration of alcohol in breath; refusal or failure to submit to test.

NRS 484C.210 - Revocation of license, permit or privilege to drive when person fails to submit to evidentiary test or when test shows concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in blood or breath or detectable amount of controlled or prohibited substan...

NRS 484C.220 - Seizure of license or permit; order of revocation; administrative and judicial review; temporary license; sufficiency of notice. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a...

NRS 484C.230 - Hearing by Department; additional temporary license; judicial review; cancellation of temporary license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a moto...

NRS 484C.240 - Admissibility of evidence of refusal to submit to evidentiary test; availability of results of test; admissibility of evidence from test.

NRS 484C.250 - Admissibility of results of blood test in hearing or criminal action; immunity from liability for person administering blood test in certain circumstances.

NRS 484C.300 - Evaluation of certain offenders before sentencing; persons qualified to conduct evaluation; results of evaluation to be forwarded to Director of Department of Corrections or court with jurisdiction over offender.

NRS 484C.310 - Standards for approval of evaluation center.

NRS 484C.320 - Application by first-time offender to undergo program of treatment; hearing under certain circumstances; sentencing of offender and conditional suspension of sentence; administration of program; notice to Department.

NRS 484C.330 - Application by second-time offender to undergo program of treatment; hearing under certain circumstances; sentencing of offender and conditional suspension of sentence; administration of program; notice to Department.

NRS 484C.340 - Application by third-time offender to undergo program of treatment; hearing under certain circumstances; sentencing of offender and conditional suspension of proceedings; administration of program; requirements to participate in progra...

NRS 484C.350 - Required evaluation of first-time offender with a concentration of alcohol of 0.18 or more in his or her blood or breath, second-time offenders and offenders convicted of possessing 1 ounce or less of marijuana; required evaluation of...

NRS 484C.360 - Placement of offender under clinical supervision of treatment provider; monthly progress reports; payment of charges for treatment; liability of provider limited.

NRS 484C.365 - Placement of offender under clinical supervision of treatment provider in another jurisdiction authorized.

NRS 484C.370 - Evaluation or treatment by private company authorized.

NRS 484C.372 - Short title.

NRS 484C.373 - Legislative declarations.

NRS 484C.374 - Definitions.

NRS 484C.376 - "Core components" defined.

NRS 484C.378 - "Designated law enforcement agency" defined.

NRS 484C.380 - "Immediate sanction" defined.

NRS 484C.383 - "Political subdivision" defined.

NRS 484C.385 - "Program" defined.

NRS 484C.386 - "Program participant" defined.

NRS 484C.388 - "Testing" defined.

NRS 484C.390 - "Timely sanction" defined.

NRS 484C.392 - Sobriety and drug monitoring program: Establishment; political subdivision may participate; requirements.

NRS 484C.393 - Sobriety and drug monitoring program: Department of Public Safety may assist political subdivision; political subdivision to designate law enforcement agency to enforce program; powers and duties of law enforcement agency.

NRS 484C.394 - Court may assign offender to program; duties and powers of court; notices required to offender and Department of Motor Vehicles; eligibility for restricted driver’s license; regulations.

NRS 484C.395 - Requirements for offender in program.

NRS 484C.396 - Guidelines to be adopted by political subdivision participating in program; requirements; establishment of fees.

NRS 484C.397 - Designated law enforcement agency to collect fees; disposition of fees.

NRS 484C.400 - Penalties for first, second and third offenses; segregation of offender; intermittent confinement; consecutive sentences; aggravating factor.

NRS 484C.410 - Penalties when offender previously convicted of certain felonious conduct or homicide; segregation of offender; intermittent confinement; consecutive sentences; aggravating factor.

NRS 484C.420 - Probation prohibited; suspension of sentence and plea bargaining restricted; exception; mandatory orders when person is nonresident.

NRS 484C.430 - Penalty if death or substantial bodily harm results; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining restricted; suspension of sentence and probation prohibited; affirmative defense; exception; aggravating factor. [Effective until...

NRS 484C.440 - Penalties for vehicular homicide; segregation of offender; plea bargaining restricted; suspension of sentence and probation prohibited; aggravating factor.

NRS 484C.450 - "Device" defined.

NRS 484C.454 - Ignition Interlock Program: Establishment; rules and regulations; contracts for services; creation of Account for the Ignition Interlock Program; use of money in Account; administration of Account; fees.

NRS 484C.460 - When court is required to order installation of ignition interlock device; exceptions; installation and inspection; tolling of period for which ignition interlock device required.

NRS 484C.470 - Extension of order to install ignition interlock device; penalties for tampering with or driving without ignition interlock device; probation and suspension of sentence prohibited; plea bargaining restricted. [Effective through Decembe...

NRS 484C.475 - Penalty for person providing sample of breath for ignition interlock device of another person.

NRS 484C.480 - Regulations.

NRS 484C.500 - Civil penalty; cancellation of reinstated license upon conviction for violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120; notice.

NRS 484C.510 - Fee for chemical analysis.

NRS 484C.520 - Mandatory suspension of registration of each motor vehicle registered to person convicted of second or subsequent violation or convicted of vehicular homicide; duration of suspension; court to forward copy of order to Department; conte...

NRS 484C.530 - Offender to attend meeting of panel of victims and provide proof of attendance to court.

NRS 484C.600 - Creation; appointment and qualifications of members; meetings; quorum; appeal from decision of Committee.

NRS 484C.610 - Certification of breath-testing devices; creation and maintenance of list of such devices; presumption of accuracy and reliability of device; other evidence of concentration of alcohol in breath not precluded.

NRS 484C.620 - Adoption of regulations to prescribe standards and procedures to calibrate breath-testing devices; issuance of certificates by Director of Department of Public Safety.

NRS 484C.630 - Adoption of regulations for certification of persons to operate device to test concentration in breath; judicial notice; presumption of proper operation; evidence of test performed by others not precluded.

NRS 484C.640 - Adoption of regulations for calibration of devices to test blood or urine and certification of persons who calibrate or operate devices or who examine operators; adoption of regulations concerning operation of devices to test blood or...