NEVADA CURFEW FOR UNDERAGE DRIVERS

In Nevada, a minor (age 16-17) is subject to curfew restrictions while operating a motor vehicle. Generally, a minor CAN NOT drive between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily. Because this offense is not considered to be a primary offense, a citing officer must have other probable cause to stop the vehicle and then determine that the driver is in violation of this statute.

The curfew laws allow an employed minor thirty minutes to travel home after work ends. The minor must carry a letter from the employer or a work permit stating the work hours. The minor should carry this documentation in the vehicle in the event of a traffic stop.

NRS 484.466 Violation of curfew by drivers who are 16 or 17 years of age; exception for scheduled events; violation does not constitute primary offense.

1. A person to whom a driver’s license has been issued pursuant to NRS 483.2521 shall not operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless he is operating the vehicle to drive to or from a scheduled event. A peace officer shall not issue a citation to a person for operating a vehicle in violation of this section if the person provides evidence satisfactory to the peace officer that the reason that the person is operating the vehicle between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. is because he is driving to or from a scheduled event.

2. A peace officer shall not stop a motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether the driver of the vehicle is violating subsection 1. A citation may be issued for a violation of subsection 1 only if the violation is discovered when the vehicle is halted or its driver is arrested for another violation or offense.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1521; A 2005, 2309)