Legal Opinion

State, Dep't of Motor Vehicles v. Terracin

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 2009No. 48598, 50049PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Douglas, J.:

NRS 483.460 provides for the mandatory revocation of a person’s driver’s license if that person has been convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUT). The length of the revocation period depends on the particular subsection of NRS 483.460 under which the conviction falls. In this case, respondents’ driver’s licenses were revoked under NRS 483.460(l)(b)(5), which provides for a 1-year revocation period, because they previously had been convicted of DUIs. The 1-year revocation period was imposed even though respondents were most recently…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cirac v. Lander CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State, Department of Motor Vehicles & Public Safety v. LovettNevada Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State ex rel. Hess v. County CommissionersNevada Supreme Court · 1870
  4. Yohey v. DEPT. OF MOTOR VEH. & P. SAFETYNevada Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Las Vegas Taxpayer Accountability Committee v. City CouncilNevada Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Cramer v. State, Department of Motor VehiclesNevada Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Public Agency Compensation Trust v. BlakeNevada Supreme Court · 2011

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