Extension of order to install ignition interlock device; penalties for tampering with or driving without ignition interlock device; probation and suspension of sentence prohibited; plea bargaining restricted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484C.470
in effect1. The court may extend the order of a person who is required to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 484C.210 or 484C.460 , to one-half of the period during which the person is required to have an ignition interlock device installed, if the court receives from the Director of the Department of Public Safety or the manufacturer of the ignition interlock device or its agent a report that 4 consecutive months prior to the date of release any of the following incidents occurred:
(a) Any attempt by the person to start the vehicle with a concentration of alcohol of 0.04 or more in his or her breath unless a subsequent test performed within 10 minutes registers a concentration of alcohol lower than 0.04 and the digital image confirms the same person provided both samples;
(b) Failure of the person to take any random test unless a review of the digital image confirms that the vehicle was not occupied by the person at the time of the missed test;
(c) Failure of the person to pass any random retest with a concentration of alcohol of 0.025 or lower in his or her breath unless a subsequent test performed within 10 minutes registers a concentration of alcohol lower than 0.025, and the digital image confirms the same person provided both samples;
(d) Failure of the person to have the ignition interlock device inspected, calibrated, monitored and maintained by the manufacturer or its agent pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 484C.460 ; or
(e) Any attempt by the person to operate a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device or tamper with the ignition interlock device.
2. A person required to install an ignition interlock device pursuant to NRS 484C.210 or 484C.460 shall not operate a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device or tamper with the ignition interlock device.
3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 2:
(a) Must have his or her driving privilege revoked in the manner set forth in paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 483.460 , as applicable; and
(b) Is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be:
(1) Punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months; or
(2) Sentenced to a term of not less than 60 days in residential confinement nor more than 6 months, and by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
Ê No person who is punished pursuant to this section may be granted probation, and no sentence imposed for such a violation may be suspended. No prosecutor may dismiss a charge of such a violation in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for any other reason unless, in the judgment of the attorney, the charge is not supported by probable cause or cannot be proved at trial.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484C.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026