Nevada Traffic Violations

If you have been charged with a Nevada traffic violation or Nevada speeding ticket, the Nevada Motor Vehicle Department, or Nevada DMV, will assign points to your Nevada driving record, depending on the type of infraction. As with most states, you can expect to pay a fine in Nevada based on the county in which you received your Nevada traffic violation or Nevada speeding ticket. When paying your Nevada traffic ticket, you'll usually have to mail the fee by check to the county court in which you were convicted (or you can pay in person). All information about where to pay your Nevada traffic fee or Nevada speeding fine should be on the back of the ticket.

Nevada Points System and Suspension of Licenses

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (Nevada DMV) assigns points to your Nevada driving record based on the type of Nevada traffic violation. On the Nevada Demerit Point System website you can find detailed information on Nevada traffic violations and their corresponding points.

Some of the most common traffic violations include:

Speeding

• 1-10 mph over: 1 point
• 11-20 mph over: 2 points
• 21-30 mph over: 3 points
• 31-40 mph over: 4 points
• 41+ mph over: 5 points

Other Nevada traffic violations

• Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign: 4 points
• Failure to yield to a pedestrian: 4 points
• Following too closely: 4 points
• Careless driving: 6 points
• Reckless driving: 8 points

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (Nevada DMV) will contact you when your Nevada driving record has accrued 3 points. If you accumulate 12 points in 12 months, your Nevada driver's license will be suspended for six months. However, prior to receiving 12 points, you will have the option of attending a Nevada approved traffic safety school to remove 3 points from your Nevada driver's license.

Attending an Approved Nevada Defensive Driving School or Nevada Traffic School

Most Nevada drivers choose to attend a Nevada-approved traffic safety school as part of the Nevada Driver Safety program. However, you may only attend a Nevada-approved traffic safety school once each 12-month period. Upon completion of a classroom or Nevada approved online traffic safety school, 3 points will be deducted from your Nevada driving record. Be aware that Nevada traffic violations will remain on your driving history, even if the points do not. Nevada traffic schools will automatically contact the Nevada DMV upon successful completion of a course. Nevada traffic safety schools vary on curriculum and will impact your driving record in different ways. For example, if you have more than 3 points but less than 11 points on your Nevada driver's license, you will attend a different course than if you have more than three Nevada traffic violation tickets. The same goes for Nevada DUI courses or if you are taking a class to receive a Nevada car insurance reduction.

The Benefits of a Clean Nevada Driving Record

By taking a Nevada online defensive driving course, you can remove 3 points from your Nevada driving record. Because you can only take one Nevada defensive driving course every 12 months, it is important to be aware of accumulated points and to reduce them in a timely manner. In addition, a clean Nevada driving record is essential to keeping your Nevada car insurance premium as low as possible. In general, the less traffic violations you have accumulated on your Nevada driving history, the lower your insurance premiums will be. Most Nevada car insurance companies will charge higher premiums for each point accumulated. However, Nevada car insurance companies often offer a car insurance premium reduction for completing a Nevada defensive driver program, depending on the provider.

Nevada Mature Driver Discount Programs

Nevada drivers 55 and older are eligible to receive a mandatory car insurance discount for completing a Nevada Mature Driver program. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles recommends Grand Driver, the AARP Driver Safety Program, or the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety as resources to find a Nevada mature driver program near you. These courses are designed to teach current road rules, defensive driving techniques, how to minimize the effects of dangerous blind spots, how to monitor your own driving capabilities, vision and hearing changes, hazardous driving situations, the effects of medication while driving, and generally how to improve driving skills.

Nevada Teen Driver Programs

Enrolling in a Nevada online defensive driving course can help teens maintain a clean driving record as well as help avoid Nevada traffic violations, Nevada speeding tickets, and accidents. In addition, many Nevada car insurance companies offer a Nevada insurance discount for certification of a completed Nevada online defensive driving course or Nevada online traffic school. Nevada teen driver programs differ from Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court-ordered plea bargain. A list of Nevada Professional Driving schools can be found on the teen driver section of the Nevada DMV website and are required for most beginning drivers under 18.