How to Check if Your License Is Suspended in Nevada

To check if your license is suspended in Nevada, order your ten-year driver history report from the Nevada DMV. Suspensions, revocations, and cancellations appear only on the ten-year version of the report, not on the three-year version, so the shorter report will tell you nothing about your suspension status even though it costs the same.¹ You can pull the ten-year report online in a few minutes, print it from a self-service kiosk, or request it by mail.²

Pull Your Record Online in a Few Minutes

The quickest path is the DMV’s direct purchase portal. No account is needed. You enter your license number, name, date of birth, Social Security number, and physical descriptors, pay the fee, and print the report in the same browser session.³ Don’t close the window before you’ve printed or saved the file, because the report is delivered once.

The other online option is MyDMV, which does require a free account and identity verification. Once you’re set up, you can request and download a driver history from the dashboard alongside other services like registration renewal.⁴ If the only thing you need right now is to confirm whether your license is suspended, the direct portal is faster.

When the portal asks which report you want, choose the ten-year history. The three-year version will not show withdrawal information.¹ The ten-year report is available only to you personally (and to law enforcement); third parties like employers and insurers cannot order it.⁵

Information You’ll Need to Request the Report

However you request the report, the DMV needs your full legal name, date of birth, Nevada address, driver’s license number, and Social Security number to locate your file.⁵ The online portal also asks for sex, hair color, eye color, height, and weight as additional verification.³

For a mail request, use Form IR-002, the state’s Individual Records Request Package. The form lets you pick between the three-year and ten-year history, and offers a separate “original issue date” option that bundles the date your license was first issued with the driver history for $10 instead of the standard $7.⁵ Fill every field; missing information causes delays.

Kiosks and DMV Offices

DMV Now kiosks, located inside DMV offices and at partner business locations throughout Nevada, print a driver history on the spot in English or Spanish. The data updates in real time.⁶ A kiosk is a good option if you want a printed copy in hand without setting up any online accounts.

If you’d rather have someone walk you through the entries, go to a full-service counter. Most Nevada DMV offices now require appointments, so check availability first.⁷ A technician can pull your record and explain any codes you don’t recognize.

A mail request is the slowest option but the right one if you need a certified copy for court. Send the completed Form IR-002 with a check or money order payable to “DMV” to the Records Section at 555 Wright Way, Carson City, NV 89711.² The DMV advises allowing four to six weeks for any transaction sent by mail or fax.⁸ Online and kiosk printouts are not certified.

What It Costs

The base fee for a driver history report is $7, whether you order online, by mail, or at a kiosk. Kiosks add a $1.25 processing fee. A certified copy adds another $4 and has to be arranged through the Records Section, since certified copies aren’t available at kiosks or through the standard online portal. Online and kiosk payments take major credit and debit cards; mail-in requests take only checks or money orders payable to DMV.²

Reading the Report to Confirm Your Status

Once you have the ten-year report, two sections give you the answer.

Look first at the “Status” field near the top. It tells you whether your license is currently valid, expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled. That’s the quick read on whether you can legally drive right now.¹

Then scroll to the “Withdrawal Listings” section for the detail. Each entry shows the withdrawal type (the reason), the status of that action (suspended, revoked, canceled, or “cleared” if resolved before taking effect), and an end date if the offense carries a set time period. A first DUI conviction, for example, triggers a 185-day revocation.¹

One point trips people up often enough to call out: the “End Date” on a withdrawal is not the day your driving privileges automatically return. You still have to complete all reinstatement requirements and apply for a new license in person. The “Reinst Dt” field shows whether and when you actually completed that process. If “Reinst Dt” is blank next to an active withdrawal, you are still suspended no matter what the end date says.¹

If the Report Shows You’re Suspended

An active suspension or revocation stays in place indefinitely until you complete every reinstatement requirement and apply for a new license in person at a DMV office. There is no automatic restoration, even after the suspension period ends.⁹

What you have to do depends on why you were suspended. A DUI revocation may require installing an ignition interlock device, presenting a Certificate of Compliance at a DMV office in person, passing a written test, obtaining SR-22 insurance, and paying reinstatement fees. For non-DUI withdrawals like failure to appear, you’ll typically need to resolve the underlying court matter and obtain a clearance letter from the court before the DMV will process your reinstatement.⁹ You may also have to retake vision, written, and driving skills tests. Confirm the exact combination of requirements for your situation with the DMV directly.

If SR-22 insurance is part of your reinstatement, you must maintain that coverage for three years from the date you reinstate. Letting the SR-22 lapse during that period triggers a new suspension, and the three-year clock may restart from the beginning.⁹

Don’t Drive on a Suspended License in the Meantime

Driving while your license is suspended, revoked, or canceled is a misdemeanor in Nevada. If the original suspension was DUI-related, the minimum sentence is 30 days in jail (or 60 days of residential confinement) and a fine of at least $500, with a maximum of six months in jail and higher fines.¹⁰ Even for non-DUI suspensions, a conviction adds another mark to your record and can extend the time before you’re eligible to reinstate.

A Nevada suspension also follows you across state lines. Through the Driver License Compact, Nevada reports your suspension to member states, and your home state (if different) is required to treat the Nevada action as if the offense happened locally, which can mean points, fines, or a parallel suspension there.¹¹ The federal Problem Driver Pointer System flags drivers with suspended or revoked licenses whenever they apply for a new license in any participating state, and every state is required to check this database before issuing a license.¹² Clearing the suspension in Nevada is the only reliable path to driving again anywhere.

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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. How to Read Your Ten-Year or School Bus Driver History
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Driver History Reports
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Online Services
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Individual Records Request Package Instructions
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. DMV Now Kiosks
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. DMV Office Locations
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Revised Statutes 483.560 – Driving While License Cancelled, Revoked or Suspended
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National Center for Interstate Compacts. Driver License Compact
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eCFR. Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Information from the National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System