NAC483.320. Suspension, cancellation and voluntary surrender of license.  


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  •      1. The Department will suspend the driver’s license of any person who fails to submit to an examination within 15 days after it is requested.

         2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a licensee fails twice within a 3-year period to comply with a restriction placed by the Department on his or her license, the Department will suspend the license for 3 months.

         3. If a licensee fails to comply with any restriction requiring a yearly vision examination, medical examination or driving test, or any combination thereof, the Department will cancel his or her license.

         4. If it is determined that a licensee is physically or mentally incompetent to operate a motor vehicle, the Department may afford the licensee the opportunity to surrender his or her driver’s license voluntarily. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon receipt of the license, the Department will cancel the driving privilege and issue an identification card without charging a fee pursuant to NRS 483.820 and NAC 483.900. The licensee may apply for a reinstatement of the driver’s license if the licensee presents medical evidence satisfactory to the Department that he or she is physically or mentally capable of operating a motor vehicle. If the licensee fails to surrender his or her license voluntarily to the Department within 15 days after the Department requests the surrender, the Department will suspend the licensee’s driving privilege. The Department will rescind the suspension of the driving privilege of the licensee, cancel his or her driver’s license and allow the licensee to apply for a new driver’s license pursuant to the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, if the licensee submits to the Department proof that is satisfactory to the Department that the licensee was physically unable to surrender his or her driver’s license when requested.

         5. Before the Department will issue an identification card pursuant to subsection 4, a person who voluntarily surrenders his or her driver authorization card to the Department must submit the documentation required pursuant to NAC 483.050.

     [Dep’t of Motor Veh., License for Disabled Persons Reg. § IV, eff. 4-29-82]—(NAC A by R015-97, 11-14-97; R080-02, 9-10-2002; R141-12, 11-1-2012, eff. 1-28-2013; R028-13, 10-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014)