Nevada State Department of Motor Vehicles v. Turner

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Lizeola Turner’s Nevada driver’s license was suspended on April 19, 1971, by the Nevada State Department of Motor Vehicles, for accumulating demerits under the demerit point system in excess of the statutory maximum prescribed by NRS 483.470(8). The department took such action after Turner had received demerits for each of 4 speeding violations between June 30, 1970, and April 19, 1971.

This suspension was terminated on June 30, 1971, when Turner filed proof of financial responsibility in the form of a liability insurance policy with the department. Since this…