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A Nevada driver’s license is valid for four years and expires on the motorist's birthday unless immigration documents are presented as evidence of name and date of birth. If immigration documents are used, the expiration of the license or ID card will coincide with the departure date on the immigration documents, or in four years, whichever is sooner. Drivers can renew by Internet or mail after the first four years. You must visit a DMV office to renew in person and receive a new license after eight years.
Nevada switched to a Central Issuance system and began issuing a new format driver license during the fall of 2008. Prior to Central Issuance, drivers would receive a sticker for the back of the license following an Internet renewal or a mail transaction such as an address change. Stickers were phased out under Central Issuance. |
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| All licenses, instruction permits and seasonal resident ID cards issued under the ASI program remain vaild. Holders do not have to surrender them for a non-ASI card. |
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ADULT LICENSE -
May 4, 2010 to Present
Nevada licenses, ID cards and instruction permits issued since May 4, 2010 are identical to the standard Central Issuance license issued beginning in 2008. |
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ADULT LICENSE - ASI
Nevada licenses issued under the Advanced Secure Issuance (ASI) process have a Gold Star in the upper right hand corner.
These cards were issued beginning at the Carson City office Monday, January 11, 2010 with a rollout proceeding through the offices through March 12. The ASI program terminated April 30, 2010.
Licenses and ID cards issued from January 11 through April 30 may or may not have a gold star. No instruction permits ever contained a star.
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INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR SEASONAL RESIDENT ID - ASI
Instruction Permits and Seasonal Resident Identification Cards issued between January 11, 2010 and April 30, 2010, may or may not be marked "NOT FOR OFFICIAL FEDERAL PURPOSES". |
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ADULT LICENSE - 2008 to 2010
The first Central Issuance Nevada license was issued at the Carson City office on October 10, 2008. The statewide rollout was completed on January 13, 2009.
The back of the license includes a barcode, information on endorsements and restrictions and security enhancements.
See Central Issuance. |
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MINOR LICENSE - 2008 to Present
Cards issued to those under 21 years of age use a vertical
format. These followed the ASI rules listed above and may or may not have a gold star.
If the holder is under 18 at issuance, the card will feature a red banner with the words "Under 18 Until" followed by the date
the cardholder will turn 18.
Cards issued at ages 18-20 do not include the red banner.
Minor licenses issued under the new ASI standards will have the same gold star as the adult ASI licenses. |
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ADULT LICENSE - 2002 to 2009
The older style of digitized driver licenses and identification cards
were issued from May, 2002, through January, 2009. |
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MINOR LICENSE - 2002 to 2008
Under 21 cards display a vertical
format and the words "Under 21 Until" followed by the date
the cardholder will turn 21 in a yellow bar.
Digitized License News Releases:
Northern Nevada - 4/30/2002
Southern Nevada - 5/21/2002 |
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Film-based licenses were issued to all motorists prior
to May, 2002. A limited number were issued in rural areas even after
the transition to the digitized format.
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ADULT LICENSE
Film-based licenses and ID cards were issued to all Nevadans prior to 2002. Travel teams in remote areas continued to issue film licenses through 2006.
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UNDER 21
NO ALCOHOL
The license issued to drivers
between 18 and 21 had a yellow header bar across the top with the words, MINOR
DRIVER UNDER 21, in red print. |
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UNDER 18
NO TOBACCO
NO ALCOHOLThe license issued to young people
under 18 has a light blue header bar across the top of the license with the words,
MINOR UNDER 18, printed in yellow in the upper right corner. |
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Nevada
began issuing the Under 21 licenses pictured above in April, 1998.
Under 21 licenses issued prior to that date were identical to the adult
license.
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