Duration of suspension; requirements for reinstatement.
1. The license, all registrations and the nonresident’s operating privilege suspended as provided in NRS 485.190 must remain so suspended and may not be renewed nor may any license or registration be issued to any such person until:
(a) He deposits or there is deposited on his behalf the security required under NRS 485.190;
(b) Two years have elapsed following the date of the accident and evidence satisfactory to the Department has been filed with it that during that period no action for damages arising out of the accident has been instituted; or
(c) Evidence satisfactory to the Department has been filed with it of a release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or an acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with NRS 485.190.
2. Upon any default in the payment of any installment under any acknowledged written agreement, and upon notice of the default, the Department shall suspend the license and all registrations or the nonresident’s operating privilege of the person defaulting, which may not be restored until:
(a) The person deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under NRS 485.190 in such an amount as the Department may then determine; or
(b) One year has elapsed following the date of default, or 2 years following the date of the accident, whichever is greater, and during that period no action upon the agreement has been instituted in a court in this State.
3. Proof of financial responsibility, as set forth in NRS 485.307, is an additional requirement for reinstatement of the operator’s license and registrations under this section. He shall maintain proof of financial responsibility for 3 years after the date of reinstatement of the license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If he fails to do so the Department shall suspend the license and registrations.
Last modified: February 25, 2006