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Nevada permit test: driving under the influence

DUI laws, administrative per se and criminal action, and DUI laws for young drivers. 14 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. For adult non-commercial drivers, a test showing 0.08% or more leads to revocation under Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law. (p. 79)
  2. If your privilege was revoked for refusal in the prior seven years, a new refusal makes you ineligible for three years. (p. 79)
  3. DUI causing death or serious injury carries 2 to 20 years in prison, a three-year revocation and a $2,000 to $5,000 fine. (p. 80)
  4. For commercial license holders, .04% or more but less than .08% brings the same 185-day revocation as .08% for other drivers. (p. 80)
  5. A first DUI offense carries a fine of $400 to $1,000, plus a 185-day revocation and jail or community service. (p. 80)
  6. DUI offenders can be reinstated immediately with an ignition interlock license and a device installed in any vehicle they drive, at their own cost. (p. 80)
  7. If you had passengers under age 15 during a DUI, the court considers it an aggravating factor in your sentence. (p. 81)
  8. You can report a suspected drunk driver or highway emergency anywhere in Nevada by dialing *NHP (*647). (p. 81)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample driving under the influence questions

  1. 1.What prison sentence can a DUI that causes death or serious injury bring?

    • ALife only
    • B1 to 6 years
    • C2 to 20 years
    • D2 days to 6 months
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    ✓ C. 2 to 20 years

    DUI causing death or serious injury carries 2 to 20 years in prison, a three-year revocation and a $2,000 to $5,000 fine.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 80

  2. 2.Under Nevada's open container law, where may an opened alcoholic drink be carried while driving?

    • AIn the living quarters of a motor home
    • BIn the back seat of a car
    • CIn the front cup holder
    • DAnywhere if a passenger holds it
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    ✓ A. In the living quarters of a motor home

    Opened alcohol is illegal in the driver and passenger areas, but the law doesn't apply to motor home living quarters or the passenger areas of buses, limos or taxis.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 81

  3. 3.A driver is convicted of a second DUI within 7 years. How long is the license revoked?

    • AThree years
    • B185 days
    • COne year
    • DFive years
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    ✓ C. One year

    A second DUI within 7 years brings a one-year revocation, 10 days to 6 months of jail or residential confinement, and a $750 to $1,000 fine.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 80

  4. 4.A commercial license holder's test shows 0.05% alcohol. What happens under the Illegal Per Se action?

    • AA warning only
    • BLicense suspended for 30 days
    • CNothing; it is under 0.08%
    • DLicense revoked for 185 days
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    ✓ D. License revoked for 185 days

    For commercial license holders, .04% or more but less than .08% brings the same 185-day revocation as .08% for other drivers.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 80