Nevada Drunk Driving Laws

• BAC Limit: 0.08
• Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.18
• Zero Tolerance Level: 0.02
• Implied Consent Law: Yes
• License Suspension 1st Offense: 90 Days
• License Suspension 2nd Offense: 1 Year
• License Suspension 3rd Offense: 3 Years
• Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
• Mandatory Alcohol Education: Under limited circumstances
• Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: Under limited circumstances
• Ignition Interlock Device: Yes
• Vehicle Confiscation: No
• Hardship License: After 45 Days
• Open Container Law: For driver and passengers

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A history of DUI law in Nevada Reno Gazette Journal 1997: The Nevada Legislature expanded the law requiring a three-year revocation of a drivers license to include people convicted of drunken driving causing ... more...

RGJ investigation results in DUI law changes Reno Gazette Journal Judges, prosecutors and parole officials across Nevada have changed their policies in response to ... and more » more...

Nevada Supreme Court rejects DUI appeal Nevada Appeal He argued a prior Illinois conviction should not be counted because the DUI law and sentencing in that state is different from Nevada statute. ... and more » more...

Police given 14 DUI-test devices Reno Gazette Journal The Reno Police Department will better target drunken drivers after the Northern Nevada DUI Task Force donated 14 preliminary breath test units that help ... and more » more...

Reno woman arrested for DUI Las Vegas Sun, NV AP The Nevada Highway Patrol says a Reno woman was arrested after a trooper saw her driving erratically on a freeway and she evaded officers when they tried to pull her over. Forty-seven year old Wilda G. Schones was eventually s more...