Driving While Suspended
NRS 483.560 — a misdemeanor, and mandatory jail when the suspension was for driving under the influence
Driving on a highway or on premises open to the public while one's license is cancelled, revoked or suspended is a misdemeanor.
When the suspension was for impaired driving. If the license was suspended, revoked or restricted for driving under the influence or a related homicide, the penalty is not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months in jail, or not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months of residential confinement, and a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000. Probation is not available, the sentence cannot be suspended, and the charge cannot be bargained away unless the prosecutor believes it cannot be proved.
That mandatory penalty does not apply where the revocation period has ended and the license simply has not been reinstated. A jail term under the section may be served in segments of no less than 24 hours, all within 6 months after the conviction.
Sources for this section (1)
- NRS 483.560 — Driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended
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