483.2521 - Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance of license. - Nevada Statutes

483.2521  Drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age: Prerequisites to issuance of license.

      1.  The Department may issue a driver’s license to a person who is 16 or 17 years of age if the person:

      (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, has completed:

             (1) A course in automobile driver education pursuant to NRS 389.090; or

             (2) A course provided by a school for training drivers which is licensed pursuant to NRS 483.700 to 483.780, inclusive, and which complies with the applicable regulations governing the establishment, conduct and scope of automobile driver education adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.090;

      (b) Has at least 50 hours of supervised experience in driving a motor vehicle with a restricted license, instruction permit or restricted instruction permit issued pursuant to NRS 483.267, 483.270 or 483.280, including, without limitation, at least 10 hours of experience in driving a motor vehicle during darkness;

      (c) Submits to the Department, on a form provided by the Department, a log which contains the dates and times of the hours of supervised experience required pursuant to this section and which is signed:

             (1) By his or her parent or legal guardian; or

             (2) If the person applying for the driver’s license is an emancipated minor, by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age or by a licensed driving instructor,

Ê who attests that the person applying for the driver’s license has completed the training and experience required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b);

      (d) Has not been found to be responsible for a motor vehicle accident during the 6 months before applying for the driver’s license;

      (e) Has not been convicted of a moving traffic violation or a crime involving alcohol or a controlled substance during the 6 months before applying for the driver’s license; and

      (f) Has held an instruction permit for not less than 6 months before applying for the driver’s license.

      2.  If a course described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is not offered within a 30-mile radius of a person’s residence, the person may, in lieu of completing such a course as required by that paragraph, complete an additional 50 hours of supervised experience in driving a motor vehicle in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 2306)