The Teen License and Its Passengers
NRS 483.2523 — six months with no passengers under 18 but family
A 16 or 17 year old gets a license only after at least 6 months on an instruction permit, with no at fault crash and no moving violation or alcohol or drug offense in the 6 months before applying.
Who handles this in Nevada: State Bar of Nevada Lawyer Referral Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Nevada directory.
For the first 6 months, the new driver may not carry a passenger under 18 years of age who is not immediate family. A first violation means another 6 months of the rule; a second can bring a civil penalty of up to $250, more time under the rule, or both.
Hour limits and the other conditions on young drivers are in other sections not covered here. A curfew that keeps a minor off the street is set locally where it exists. A particular ticket is a question for a licensed Nevada attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- NRS 483.2523 — Drivers who are 16 or 17: passengers under 18
- NRS 483.2521 — Drivers who are 16 or 17: prerequisites to a license
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.