Certain acts involving alcohol or controlled substance: Suspension of or delay in issuance of driver’s license.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child is adjudicated delinquent for the unlawful act of using, possessing, selling or distributing a controlled substance, or purchasing, consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in violation of NRS 202.020, the juvenile court shall:
(a) If the child possesses a driver’s license, issue an order suspending the driver’s license of the child for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years; or
(b) If the child does not possess a driver’s license and the child is or will be eligible to receive a driver’s license within the 2 years immediately following the date of the order, issue an order prohibiting the child from receiving a driver’s license for a period specified by the juvenile court which must be at least 90 days but not more than 2 years:
(1) Immediately following the date of the order, if the child is eligible to receive a driver’s license; or
(2) After the date the child will be eligible to receive a driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on the date of the order.
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending or delaying the issuance of his driver’s license, the juvenile court shall order the additional suspension or delay, as appropriate, to apply consecutively with the previous order.
Last modified: February 25, 2006