Nevada: Alcohol and drugs — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What penalties apply to young drivers who become first-time DUI offenders?” · “Under Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law, what drug result on a chemical test causes your driving privilege to be revoked?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Nevada Driver's Handbook" (March 2024 (DMV 700)), Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
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For how many days does a young driver lose the license if a blood, breath or urine test shows at least 0.02% but less than 0.08% alcohol by weight?
- 30 days
- 185 days
- 90 days
- One year
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Correct answer: 185 days
A test showing at least 0.02% but less than 0.08% alcohol costs a young driver the license for 185 days.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 13 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 13)
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For how many days may a young driver lose the license for any court finding of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance?
- 60 days
- 120 days
- 365 days
- 185 days
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Correct answer: 185 days
Any court finding of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance can cost a young driver the license for 185 days.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 13 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 13)
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For how long may a young driver's license be suspended or its issuance delayed for purchasing, consuming, or possessing an alcoholic beverage?
- Up to 90 days
- Up to one year
- Up to two years
- Up to five years
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Correct answer: Up to two years
Purchasing, consuming, or possessing an alcoholic beverage can bring suspension or delayed issuance for up to two years.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 13 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 13)
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What penalties apply to young drivers who become first-time DUI offenders?
- Lighter penalties because of their age
- A warning letter only
- Penalties only after a second offense
- The same penalties as drivers over 21
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Correct answer: The same penalties as drivers over 21
Young drivers who become first-time DUI offenders are subject to the same penalties as drivers over the age of 21.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 13 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 13)
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How much marijuana in the blood is the limit above which it is unlawful to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle in Nevada?
- More than 20 nanograms per milliliter of blood
- Any detectable amount of marijuana in the blood
- More than two nanograms per milliliter of blood
- More than 10 nanograms per milliliter of blood
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Correct answer: More than two nanograms per milliliter of blood
Even with marijuana legalized, it is unlawful to drive with more than two nanograms per milliliter of blood.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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What is the limit for marijuana metabolite in a driver's blood?
- Two nanograms per milliliter of blood
- Five nanograms per milliliter of blood
- Eight nanograms per milliliter of blood
- Ten nanograms per milliliter of blood
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Correct answer: Five nanograms per milliliter of blood
The limit is five nanograms per milliliter of blood for marijuana metabolite.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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What can both medicine and illegal drugs do to a driver?
- Improve reaction time when they are taken in small amounts only
- Affect only the driver's vision and hearing when driving at night
- Have no effect when taken at least six hours before driving
- Greatly affect motor skills and impair the ability to think and react
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Correct answer: Greatly affect motor skills and impair the ability to think and react
Both types of drugs can greatly affect motor skills and impair a driver's ability to think and react.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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What is an administrative penalty for driving under the influence?
- Action taken against a driver by the DMV regardless of the court findings
- Action taken by the court system after a trial is held in court
- A fine collected at the roadside by the investigating officer
- A jail sentence that is ordered by a juvenile court judge only
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Correct answer: Action taken against a driver by the DMV regardless of the court findings
An administrative penalty is action taken against a driver by the Nevada DMV regardless of the court findings.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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What is a criminal penalty for driving under the influence?
- Action taken by the DMV regardless of the court findings
- Action taken by the driver's insurance company
- Action taken by the court system
- Action taken only by the Nevada Highway Patrol
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Correct answer: Action taken by the court system
A criminal penalty is action taken by the court system.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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Under Nevada's Implied Consent Law, what will you be asked to take if an officer suspects you are driving under the influence?
- A written test and a road test
- Blood, breath or urine tests
- A balance test and a vision test only
- A breath test only
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Correct answer: Blood, breath or urine tests
Under the Implied Consent Law an officer who suspects DUI will ask you to take blood, breath or urine tests.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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For how long are you ineligible for a license, permit or privilege to drive if you fail to submit to the officer-directed tests on a first offense?
- 185 days
- Two years
- Three years
- One year
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Correct answer: One year
Failing to submit to the tests revokes your driving privilege and makes you ineligible for one year for a first offense.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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For how long are you ineligible to drive if you fail to submit to the tests and your driving privilege was revoked in the prior seven years for failure to submit to the officer-directed tests?
- Three years
- One year
- Two years
- Seven years
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Correct answer: Three years
The period is three years if your driving privilege has been revoked in the prior seven years for failure to submit to the tests.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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On a first offense, what else may an officer direct under the Implied Consent Law?
- That your vehicle be sold at auction
- That a passenger take over the driving
- That blood samples be drawn
- That you attend DUI school before the hearing
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Correct answer: That blood samples be drawn
An officer may also direct that blood samples be drawn, even on a first offense.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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Under Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law, what alcohol concentration shown by a chemical test causes your driving privilege to be revoked?
- .05% or more
- .08% or more
- .10% or more
- .15% or more
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Correct answer: .08% or more
Under the Illegal Per Se Law, a chemical test showing an alcohol concentration of .08% or more revokes your driving privilege.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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Under Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law, what drug result on a chemical test causes your driving privilege to be revoked?
- Only an amount above a limit set by the officer
- Only an amount found in the urine and not the blood
- Only an amount shown in both blood and urine tests
- Any detectable amount of a controlled substance
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Correct answer: Any detectable amount of a controlled substance
Under the Illegal Per Se Law, any detectable amount of a controlled substance in chemical tests revokes your driving privilege.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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What is the lowest alcohol concentration at which a driver under the age of 21 is subject to an administrative penalty?
- .02%
- .03%
- .05%
- .10%
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Correct answer: .02%
A driver under 21 whose chemical test shows an alcohol concentration of .02%, but less than .08%, is subject to an administrative penalty.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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Even though an alcohol concentration of .08% is used as a guide, what can happen at a lower level?
- You cannot be arrested without a chemical test
- You can only receive a written warning
- You can be arrested and convicted
- You can be fined only if you caused a crash
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Correct answer: You can be arrested and convicted
You can be arrested and convicted with an alcohol concentration lower than .08%.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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Whenever you lose your license, what can you ask for through the DMV?
- A refund of the license fee
- An administrative hearing
- A replacement license the same day
- A new written test date
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Correct answer: An administrative hearing
Anytime you lose your license, you can ask for an administrative hearing through the DMV.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 79 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 79)
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For how long is your driver license revoked as an administrative penalty if a test shows a .08% alcohol concentration or a detectable amount of a controlled substance?
- 90 days
- One year
- Three years
- 185 days
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Correct answer: 185 days
The Illegal Per Se administrative action revokes the driver license for 185 days.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 80 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 80)
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Besides .08% or more, what lower alcohol concentration subjects a commercial driver license holder to the Illegal Per Se action?
- .04% or more but less than .08%
- .02% or more but less than .04%
- .05% or more but less than .10%
- Only .08% or more; no lower level
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Correct answer: .04% or more but less than .08%
For a commercial driver license holder, an alcohol concentration of .04% or more but less than .08% is subject to the action.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 80 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 80)
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After an administrative Illegal Per Se action, what may you be required to file?
- A Report of Crash Form (SR-1) only
- A vehicle registration transfer
- An SR-22 Proof of Financial Responsibility
- A proof of completion from traffic school
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Correct answer: An SR-22 Proof of Financial Responsibility
The administrative action may require you to file an SR-22 Proof of Financial Responsibility.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 80 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 80)
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For a first DUI offense, what is the minimum period of driver license revocation in the criminal action?
- 30 days
- 185 days
- 90 days
- One year
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Correct answer: 185 days
A first DUI offense brings a driver license revocation of a minimum of 185 days.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 80 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 80)
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What jail sentence or community service can a first DUI offense bring?
- 10 days to six months in jail, or 100 to 200 hours of community service
- One to six years in prison, or 48 to 96 hours of community service
- Two days to 12 months in jail, or 20 to 40 hours of community service
- Two days to six months in jail, or 48 to 96 hours of community service
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Correct answer: Two days to six months in jail, or 48 to 96 hours of community service
A first DUI offense brings a jail sentence of two days to six months or 48 to 96 hours of community service.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 80 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 80)