Device to prevent person who has consumed alcohol from starting vehicle: Penalties for tampering with or driving without device; probation and suspension of sentence prohibited; plea bargaining restricted.
1. A person required to install a device pursuant to NRS 484.3943 shall not operate a motor vehicle without a device or tamper with the device.
2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1:
(a) Must have his driving privilege revoked in the manner set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 483.460; and
(b) Shall be:
(1) Punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months; or
(2) Sentenced to a term of not less than 60 days in residential confinement nor more than 6 months, and by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
Ê No person who is punished pursuant to this section may be granted probation, and no sentence imposed for such a violation may be suspended. No prosecutor may dismiss a charge of such a violation in exchange for a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for any other reason unless, in his judgment, the charge is not supported by probable cause or cannot be proved at trial.
Last modified: February 25, 2006