Nevada Revised Statutes 485.230 – Duration of suspension; requirements for reinstatement
1. The license, all registrations and the nonresident’s operating privilege suspended as provided in NRS 485.190 must remain so suspended and may not be renewed nor may any license or registration be issued to any such person until:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 485.230
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) The person deposits or there is deposited on his or her behalf the security required under NRS 485.190;
(b) Two years have elapsed following the date of the crash and evidence satisfactory to the Department has been filed with it that during that period no action for damages arising out of the crash has been instituted; or
(c) Evidence satisfactory to the Department has been filed with it of a release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or an acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with NRS 485.190.
2. Upon any default in the payment of any installment under any acknowledged written agreement, and upon notice of the default, the Department shall suspend the license and all registrations or the nonresident’s operating privilege of the person defaulting, which may not be restored until:
(a) The person deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under NRS 485.190 in such an amount as the Department may then determine; or
(b) One year has elapsed following the date of default, or 2 years following the date of the crash, whichever is greater, and during that period no action upon the agreement has been instituted in a court in this State.
3. Proof of financial responsibility, as set forth in NRS 485.307, is an additional requirement for reinstatement of the operator’s license and registrations under this section. The person shall maintain proof of financial responsibility for 3 years after the date of reinstatement of the license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If the person fails to do so the Department shall suspend the license and registrations.