How to Read Your Three-Year Driver History
DMV driver history records are separate from court and criminal history records. Changes and time limits in your driver history printout do not affect any records kept by courts or law enforcement.
See How to Read Your Ten-Year or School Bus History if you have obtained one of these reports.
DLN/ID — Nevada driver
license or identification card number.
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State of Record — NV for
drivers who are licensed in Nevada.
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Personal Information —
Name, date of birth and physical description.
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Medical Certificate Expiry, Status and Self
Certification
— Most commercial drivers are required to pass a physical
examination every two years and keep a current medical certificate
on file. Commercial drivers are also required to certify the type of
driving they do. See
CDL Self Certification.
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Mailing and Physical Address
— The address information on file with the DMV. The physical address
appears on the license.
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Licn Type, Class and Restrictions — Individuals may possess an identification card, a Non-Commercial Driver License or Commercial Driver License. Types and classes are listed below.
See Endorsements and Restrictions or NAC Chapter 483.
|
Type of Card/ License Class |
Description |
|---|---|
| ID Card | Nevada Identification Card |
| NCDL | Non-Commercial Driver License |
| CDL | Commercial Driver License |
| Class A | Vehicles 26.001 pounds or more; trailers 10,001 pounds or more |
| Class B | Vehicles 26,001 pounds or more; trailers 10,000 pounds or less |
| Class C | Vehicles 26,000 pounds or less; trailers 10,000 pounds or less |
| Class M | Motorcycle |
Status — Indicates
whether the license or ID is valid, expired, suspended, revoked or
canceled.
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Permit — Indicates
whether the license is a normal driver license, an instruction
permit or an ID card.
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Issue Date — The latest
date a valid license or card was issued. This is not the original
issue date if you have renewed, received a duplicate or made any
other change in your license. To receive proof of the date you first
received a Nevada license, you must complete an
Application for Individual Record Information (IR 002).
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Expiration Date — The
date the license will expire. Licenses expire on your birthday four
years after issuance or, if applicable, on the date of immigration
expiration/departure. See
Driver License Renewal Options.
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Endorsements —
Endorsement F is a limited commercial licensing exemption which
allows firefighters, farm employees or active duty military members
to drive large vehicles related to their duties. Endorsement J
enables a Class C license holder to tow a vehicle over 10,000 pounds
GVWR. Commercial drivers may hold many different endorsements
including P for passengers.
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Conviction Listing —
These are listings of moving violations in which the motorist was
convicted of the offense by a court of law. DMV is not notified of
offenses which are dismissed or reduced to non-moving violations.
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Demerit Points — The
number of active demerit points. Points are assigned upon conviction
of an offense and expire 12 months after the conviction date. An
accumulation of 12 or more points within 12 months results in a
license suspension. The first number in the violation code (Viol
Code) indicates the number of points for that offense. See
Demerit Points for more
information.
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Cite Date and
Conv Date — The dates
the citation (Cite) was issued by law enforcement and the date the
motorist was convicted (Conv) by the court of jurisdiction.
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State and
Court — The state where
the court of jurisdiction in the case is located and the DMV code
for Nevada courts. Out-of-state courts are listed as 999. See the
Online Code Search to
find a specific court.
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Viol Code and Off Ty — Violation code and offense type. These DMV codes are not the same as the codes listed on Nevada traffic citations. See the Online Code Search. Offense Type is the code reported to the national Problem Driver Pointer System and available to all 50 states.
In the example above, the driver was convicted of Driving Under the
Influence (Viol Code 081) in the Las Vegas Justice Court (128).
Three-year driver histories do not contain a record of license
withdrawals. Hence, there is no indication of whether the license
was revoked in this example.
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CMV Off and
Haz Mat — Indicates
whether the offense was committed in a commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) and whether the vehicle was carrying hazardous materials (Haz
Mat).
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Citation Number — The
case number on file with law enforcement and the court.
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