483.280 - Instruction, restricted instruction and temporary drivers’ permits.
483.280 Instruction, restricted instruction and temporary drivers’ permits.
1. Any person who is at least 15 1/2 years of age may apply to the Department for an instruction permit. The Department may, in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving test, issue to the applicant an instruction permit entitling the applicant, while having the permit in his or her immediate possession, to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways for a period of 1 year when accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age, who has had at least 1 year of licensed driving experience in the type of vehicle for which the permit was issued and who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver, except when the permittee is occupying a motorcycle. The term “licensed driving experience” as used in this subsection does not include driving experience gained under an instruction permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section.
2. The Department may, in its discretion, issue a temporary driver’s permit to an applicant for a driver’s license permitting the applicant to drive a motor vehicle while the Department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant’s right to receive a driver’s license. The permit must be in the applicant’s immediate possession while driving a motor vehicle, and is invalid when the applicant’s license has been issued or for good cause has been refused.
3. The Department, upon receiving proper application, may, in its discretion, issue a restricted instruction permit effective for a school year, or for a more restricted period, to an applicant who is enrolled in a drivers’ education program which includes practice driving and which is approved by the Department even though the applicant has not reached the legal age to be eligible for a driver’s license. The instruction permit entitles the permittee, when the permittee has the permit in his or her immediate possession, to drive a motor vehicle only on a designated highway or within a designated area, but only when an approved instructor is occupying a seat beside the permittee.
[Part 12:190:1941; A 1955, 129; 1956, 203]—(NRS A 1959, 498; 1965, 563, 1090; 1969, 541; 1997, 1523; 2001 Special Session, 272)