Court may forward license to Department upon conviction; duty of court to forward record of conviction.
1. Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, make mandatory the revocation of his driver’s license by the Department, the court in which the person is convicted may require the surrender to it of all driver’s licenses then held by the person convicted, and the court may, within 20 days after the conviction, forward these licenses, together with a record of the conviction, to the Department.
2. A record of conviction must be made in a manner approved by the Department. The court shall provide sufficient information to allow the Department to include accurately the information regarding the conviction in the driver’s record. The record of conviction from the court must include at least the name and address of the person convicted, the number of his driver’s license, his social security number, the registration number of the vehicle involved, the date the citation was issued or the arrest was made, the number of the citation and the date and final disposition of the citation.
3. Every court, including a juvenile court, having jurisdiction over violations of the provisions of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, or any other law of this State or municipal ordinance regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to the Department:
(a) If the court is other than a juvenile court, a record of the conviction of any person in that court for a violation of any such laws other than regulations governing standing or parking; or
(b) If the court is a juvenile court, a record of any finding that a child has violated a traffic law or ordinance other than one governing standing or parking,
Ê within 20 days after the conviction or finding, and may recommend the suspension of the driver’s license of the person convicted or child found in violation of a traffic law or ordinance.
4. For the purposes of NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive:
(a) “Conviction” means a final conviction, and includes a finding by a juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62E.700.
(b) A forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant’s appearance in court, if the forfeiture has not been vacated, is equivalent to a conviction.
5. The necessary expenses of mailing licenses and records of conviction to the Department as required by subsections 1 and 3 must be paid by the court charged with the duty of forwarding those licenses and records of conviction.
Last modified: February 25, 2006