Illegal per se — Nevada Permit Test

Illegal per se on the Nevada permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Under Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law, a chemical test showing .08% alcohol concentration or more, or any detectable amount of a controlled substance, revokes your driving privilege.

At that level a driver's judgment and reaction time are already too poor to stop for a person crossing.

Under Nevada’s Illegal Per Se Law, if chemical tests show an alcohol concentration of .08% or more or any detectable amount of a controlled substance, your driving privilege will be revoked.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.79

If you are under 21 and a chemical test shows an alcohol concentration of .02% but less than .08%, your driving privilege will be suspended.

New drivers are still learning, and even one drink makes them slower to spot a hazard.

If you are under the age of 21 and a chemical test shows an alcohol concentration of .02%, but less than .08%, your driving privilege will be suspended.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.79

Even though .08% alcohol concentration is used as a guide, you can be arrested and convicted of DUI with a lower level.

A driver who feels fine at a low reading can still weave, miss a red light and hurt someone.

Even though an alcohol concentration of .08% is used as a guide, you can be arrested and convicted with a lower level.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.79

An Illegal Per Se revocation or suspension is an administrative penalty, and the officer can take your license immediately.

A driver who failed the test could otherwise drive away drunk before any court ever met.

This is an administrative penalty and the officer can take your license immediately.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.79

Anytime you lose your license, you can ask for an administrative hearing through the DMV.

A driver who never asks for a hearing gives up the one chance to show a mistake was made.

Anytime you lose your license, you can ask for an administrative hearing through the DMV.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.79

On the test

Under the Illegal Per Se Law, what alcohol level gets a non-commercial driver's privilege revoked?

.08% or more. At that level a driver's judgment and reaction time are already too poor to stop for a person crossing. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.79: “Under Nevada’s Illegal Per Se Law, if chemical tests show an alcohol concentration of .08% or more or any detectable amount of a controlled substance, your driving privilege will be revoked.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Nevada Driver Handbook, published by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.