How to Complete the Nevada DLD 130: Hours, Signatures, and Submission

Nevada’s DLD 130 Beginning Driver Experience Log is the paper form teen drivers use to record the 50 hours of supervised practice required before the skills test, with a parent or legal guardian signing to certify the hours. The Nevada DMV provides it as a free PDF, and without a completed DLD 130 (or the RoadReady app equivalent), a 16- or 17-year-old cannot sit for the driving test.¹

One quick clarification before the details: the DLD 130 is a driving-hours log, not a school attendance form. School attendance is proved separately with the Certification of Attendance (DMV 301) at the permit stage.²

Who Has to Complete It and How Many Hours

Every Nevada teen applying for a driver’s license at 16 or 17 needs a completed DLD 130 unless they use the RoadReady app instead.¹ The requirement comes from NRS 483.2521: at least 50 hours of supervised driving, with a minimum of 10 hours after dark.³

If no driver education course is offered within 30 miles of the teen’s home and they lack internet access to take one online, the practice requirement doubles to 100 hours (still with at least 10 at night). Those teens use the same DLD 130 and continue onto the DLD 130A additional time sheets when the first form fills up.⁴

Where to Get the Form

Download the DLD 130 for free from the Nevada DMV forms page at dmv.nv.gov, under “Driver License Forms.” The DLD 130A additional time sheets are on the same page.² Print it before practice starts. Reconstructing dates and times from memory weeks later is how errors creep in.

Logging Each Driving Session

The log has two columns: Column A for daytime driving, Column B for nighttime driving. Each row is one practice session, and for each session you enter the date, the begin time (with AM or PM), the end time (with AM or PM), and the total minutes driven.⁵

The math the DMV checks: at least 3,000 total minutes (50 hours), with at least 600 minutes (10 hours) in the nighttime column and the balance of 2,400 minutes (40 hours) during the day.¹ Add up both columns before you head to the appointment. Families often hit 50 total hours but come up short on the 10-hour nighttime minimum.

Formatting Rules That Cause Rejections

The DMV is strict about how the form looks. Four rules come straight from the form’s own instructions, and breaking any of them can force you to start over.⁶

Use blue or black ink. No pencil, no colored gel pens.
Use standard time with AM or PM. Military time like “19:00” is not accepted; write “7:00 PM.”
Do not alter anything after the parent or guardian signs. A correction made post-signature invalidates the form, and you likely need a fresh one.
Bring the original. Photocopies and scans are turned away.

The Parent or Guardian Signature

The first page of the DLD 130 contains a certification section where the parent or legal guardian lists their relationship to the applicant and signs. That signature attests that the logged hours are truthful and that every supervised session had a qualifying adult in the passenger seat.³

For an emancipated minor with no parent or guardian available, a licensed driver who is at least 21 or a licensed driving instructor can sign instead.³ Sign only after every entry is checked, because nothing on the form can be changed afterward.

Who Counts as a Supervising Driver

Not every licensed adult qualifies. The person in the passenger seat during each logged session must be at least 21, hold a valid driver’s license, and have at least one year of licensed driving experience in the type of vehicle being used. Time spent driving under an instruction permit does not count toward that one-year experience requirement.⁷ Time with a professional driving instructor does count toward the teen’s 50-hour total.¹

Using the RoadReady App Instead

Nevada accepts the RoadReady app as a digital alternative. Sessions are logged in the app and a printout is submitted at the skills test. No other app and no homemade spreadsheet is acceptable; it is either RoadReady or the DLD 130 paper form.¹ Even RoadReady users cannot skip paper entirely: the parent or guardian still has to sign the first page of the physical DLD 130.

Submitting the Log at the Skills Test

The completed log is handed in on the day of the driving skills test, not before. Appointments are scheduled through the DMV’s online WaitWell system at dmv.nv.gov, which requires a valid instruction permit to book.⁸ Bring the DLD 130 along with everything else the appointment requires:⁴

The parent or guardian in person, who signs a Financial Responsibility Statement and Affidavit for Minor to be Licensed at the office.
The instruction permit.
Proof of identity and Nevada residency.
Driver education certificate of completion, or a high school report card or official transcript if the course was taken through a high school.
Application for Driving Privileges or ID Card (DMV 002).
A vehicle with valid registration and insurance. Rental cars are not allowed.

The technician reviews the log for completeness, confirms the signatures are original, and verifies the hour totals meet the 50-hour minimum with 10 nighttime hours. Pass that check and the teen goes to the skills test the same day.

Common Mistakes That Send Families Home

Writing times in military format. “19:00” instead of “7:00 PM” gets the whole log rejected.
Filling out the form in pencil. Every session has to be recopied in ink.
Making a correction after the parent signs. That small fix invalidates the document.
Bringing a photocopy or scan instead of the original with original signatures.⁶
Coming without the parent or guardian. They have to be physically present to sign the additional forms at the office.
Falling short of the 10 nighttime hours even when the total exceeds 50.

A little care upfront, and the DLD 130 is one of the simpler parts of getting a Nevada teen licensed. Log each session as it happens, keep the ink consistent, and check both columns before anyone signs.

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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Driver Education for Teens
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Nevada DMV Forms and Publications
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 483.2521 – Drivers Who Are 16 or 17 Years of Age: Prerequisites to Issuance of License
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Nevada Teen Driving
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. DLD 130 Beginning Driver Experience Log Additional Sheet
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Form DLD 130 – Beginning Driver Experience Log
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code Chapter 483 – Drivers’ Licenses; Driving Schools and Driving Instructors
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Nevada DMV Appointments