Learn More About Nevada DUI

DUI is a criminal offense and needs strict rules because it endangers many lives at a time. That is why, the laws are made stricter throughout the nation and the legal limit of the blood alcohol content has been made stringent. Nevada is no exception either. The harsh penalties and strict regulations ensure that the traffic and motion ordinances are not violated. The Nevada DUI results in fines, jail, community service, probation, counseling, revocation of license and attending alcohol education programs, from the state-affiliated DUI Schools. As the number of the subsequent offenses increase the penalties keep increasing as well. These rigorous and arduous processes ensure that the numbers of repeat offenses are reduced.

Nevada DUI Records

The Nevada DUI records are maintained by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Whether you need a report of your license before joining a new company or buying an insurance policy or require to get your driving record along with the DUI convictions the DMV is your one stop solution concerning your queried regarding records.

The status of the driver’s license is often asked by a prospective company before hiring an employee. An insurance company can also go through the driver’s license of the individual to assess whether the person concerned is a high-risk driver or not. As a matter of fact the license status is that document which holds your driving record of the last ten years.

This would include the track record of the traffic ordinances violated by you, on road accidents, Nevada DUI or DWI incidents, points obtained and license suspension, all taken place in last ten years. To obtain this record you can request your local Department of Motor Vehicles. To acquire the contact address of your nearest DMV, visit http://www.dmvstat.com/locat.htm.

Obtaining the Nevada DUI Records

There are three ways of obtaining the Nevada DUI records. You can request in person, via postal mail or go online. To obtain the records in person visit your local Department of Motor Vehicles and request for the record. You will not require filling out any request form. The fee for this request is $7. The record provided to you would not be the certified copies. To get the certified documents you will need to request via postal mail to the Record Section of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

To send your request for the Nevada DUI records through post write an application or request letter with your name, address, contact number where you can be reached during office hours, the Social Security Number, the driver license number and the date of birth. You also need to mention the reason behind the request. The letter must be signed by you and enclose a money order or a check of $7 payable to the DMV.

If you need certified documents you must mention it in the mail and add another $4 as a fee for certification. The mailing address to send the request mail is DMV Records Section, 555 Wright Way, Carson City, NV 89711-0250. The phone number for the people from Las Vegas and adjoining area is (702) 486-4368.

After dialing go for Option 4 and then Option 3. People from Sparks, Reno and Carson City can call (775) 684-4590 and go to Option 4. Callers from outside Nevada or rural Nevada can call (877) 368-7828 to learn about the status of their request for Nevada DUI records.

You can also request for your records of the Nevada DUI online. Go to the page through https://dmvapp.state.nv.us/OL_DH/Drvr_Usr_Info.aspx. All you need to do is simply filling out the blank spaces.

This website will provide you with the records of the last three years only. For ten years old history of records, visit your local DMV office or for certified copies of the record, send a mail to the Record Section. A state-of-the-art encryption technology is used to maintain the privacy of the records as well as your request. Any commercial use of the records obtained from here is a punishable offense.

When you request for the records of the NV DUI online you will need to pay a fee of $7 with a complying credit card. Within minutes your request will be processed and you can obtain a print out of the records. If you are from an insurance company or an employer seeking driving record for the Nevada DUI of a prospective customer or an employee, you will acquire the request form from: http://www.dmvnv.com/pdfforms/ir002.pdf.

Codes and symbols used in the Nevada DUI Records

When you obtain the reports you will find the usage of different codes making it look like an alien language. To decipher the codes and understand the content of your Nevada DUI records, there are different pages in the website of DMV. To decode the violation symbols, visit http://www.dmvnv.com/pdfforms/violcodes.pdf. Click: http://www.dmvnv.com/drivers/codes.asp to be navigated to the page of both the withdrawal and the court codes.

If you find any discrepancy, error or any information that is not clear to you, you can call (702) 486-4368, if you live in Las Vegas area, (775) 684-4590.

If you are a resident of Sparks, Reno and Carson City or If you belong to the rural or    outside of Nevada call (877) 368-7828.

Expungement of a Nevada DUI Record

The First and the second offenses of Nevada DUI are considered as a misdemeanor offense but the subsequent offenses are considered as a felony. Once convicted, neither the misdemeanor offenses nor the felonies can be expunged from the records. Only those records are sealed where the charges have been dismissed or the court has found them not-guilty, and then there have been no subsequent offenses either. When a record is sealed, it is no longer available to the general public or the private agencies looking for a Nevada DUI record of an individual. But it remains with the main database and can be revived if and when required.

There are many benefits of getting your records sealed or expunged from the state database. Many employers look into the prospective employee’s driving history. If you seal the record, you can deny the conviction. Buying insurance policy for the car also becomes easy at the same time you will not be asked to pay a huge premium as the tag of a ‘high-risk driver’ will no longer be attached to your name.

If you want to get your record expunged the best way is to consult an attorney with specialization in Nevada DUI. With the help of a professional it becomes easier and fast to have the needful done.

You can also do it yourself but that would be quite time consuming and difficult. With a series of official procedures involving the filling out of forms, their submission, arguments to convince the authorities concerned that you are eligible to have your record sealed can be really challenging especially if you do not have any knowledge of the legal system.

The motion of expungement can be filed in only that court where you were sentenced.