Nevada traffic school rules
In Nevada a traffic safety course removes 3 demerit points, and many courts run their own route. It applies once a year.
Rules checked
Nevada has two separate routes. The DMV route: once you have 3 to 11 demerit points, a DMV-approved traffic safety course taken on your own removes 3 points, once in 12 months; the conviction stays on your record. The court route: many Nevada courts let you finish a traffic safety course, or pay a demerit point reduction fee, so a moving violation is amended before it reaches the DMV. That route is set court by court, so check your citation and court.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- How often
- Once a year
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Speeding points
- 1 to 5 points
- Points count for
- 1 year
The Nevada rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Traffic safety school (course of traffic safety approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles) for demerit point reduction
- What it does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Set by each court
- YesEach court decides part of the rule.
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- Bar at double the posted limit
- Not published
- Open to CDL holders
- Not published
- Open to tickets in a commercial vehicle
- Not published
- Open to learner and provisional licenses
- Not published
- Open to drivers licensed in another state
- Not published
- How often
- Once a year, the rule does not say what the window counts from
- Lifetime limit
- Not published
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Court fee for the course
- Not published
- Course length
- 5 hours
- Course price the rule publishes
- Not published
- Crashes
- Not published
Who qualifies
- Not published for CDL holders. Ask your court.
- Not published for tickets written in a commercial vehicle.
- Not published for drivers licensed in another state.
- Speed limit for the course: not published. Your court decides.
- Once a year, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
Left out of the program, in the words of the rule
- course completed under a plea agreement or court order earns no DMV point credit
- driver who reaches 12 or more points before completing the course
Deadline and how to ask
- Ticket writtenDay 0
- Deadline to askBy the date on your citation
The state rule names no day count. The date on your citation or notice applies.
Courts with their own deadline wording are in the court list below.
Points in Nevada
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding at least 1, but not more than 10, miles per hour over the posted speed limit (unless under NRS 484B.617(1)) | Speeding | 1point |
| Speeding at least 11, but not more than 20, miles per hour over the posted speed limit | Speeding | 2points |
| Speeding at least 21, but not more than 30, miles per hour over the posted speed limit | Speeding | 3points |
| Speeding at least 31, but not more than 40, miles per hour over the posted speed limit | Speeding | 4points |
| Speeding at least 41 miles per hour over the posted speed limit | Speeding | 5points |
| Disregarding an official traffic control device which exhibits colored lights; failing to yield at a stop sign or at a controlled intersection | Red light or stop sign | 4points |
| Following too closely or failing to leave sufficient distance between vehicles | Following too closely | 4points |
| Changing lanes improperly | Lane change or turn | 4points |
| Improper or prohibited U-turn, or U-turn on a curve or a hill | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| Hand-held cellphone use or texting (second and subsequent offenses) | Phone use or texting | 4points |
| Minor moving traffic violations other than those listed | Other moving violation | 2points |
| Careless driving | Other moving violation | 6points |
| Reckless driving | Other moving violation | 8points |
Courts in Nevada with their own rules
These courts publish fees, deadlines or limits of their own. A court not listed here follows the state rule above.
Henderson Municipal Court$60Own page
- Court
- Henderson Municipal CourtCovers Henderson
- Fee, in its words
- The Demerit Point Reduction fee is $60 and is in addition to the total penalty/fine amount listed on your citation (paid in place of traffic safety school)
- Deadline, in its words
- Civil infractions: request the fee or complete traffic safety school before the 90-day response date on the citation. Traffic misdemeanors: before the court date on the citation.
- How to ask
- Ask online, in person or by mail.
The Henderson Municipal Court pageHenderson Municipal Court traffic page (opens in a new tab)
Las Vegas Justice CourtFee not publishedOwn page
- Court
- Las Vegas Justice CourtCovers Clark County (outside Las Vegas city limits and unincorporated Clark County)
- Deadline, in its words
- Civil infractions issued on or after January 1, 2023 must be resolved within 90 calendar days from the date the citation is made available online.
- How to ask
- Ask in person.
The Las Vegas Justice Court pageLas Vegas Justice Court traffic page (opens in a new tab)
Las Vegas Municipal CourtFee not publishedOwn page
- Court
- Las Vegas Municipal CourtCovers Las Vegas
- Deadline, in its words
- Pay the civil penalty and give the court proof of the DMV-approved traffic safety course, or pay the demerit point reduction fee, on or before the 90-day response date on the citation. Level 2 Repeat Offender course applies if you attended traffic safety school in the last 12 months.
- How to ask
- Not published
The Las Vegas Municipal Court pageLas Vegas Municipal Court traffic page (opens in a new tab)
Courses that serve Nevada
Listed by name. The order never changes with price or commission.
Points Clear may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page. It never changes the verdict or the order.
Aceable
- Price
- $29
- Length
- 5 hours
- Format
- Online, mixed
Aceable's own figures, as of October 2026. Confirmed on the state list. The record names I Drive Safely as the school that runs this course.
See the Aceable course for Nevada (opens in a new tab)
What we could not confirm
- Sources that disagreeSpeeding points: the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC 483.510, last revised in 2006) and the DMV page give different values. The points table shows the NAC values. Next check due by .
Check a Nevada ticket
The form opens the checker with Nevada filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Nevada traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in Nevada?
In Nevada a traffic safety course removes 3 demerit points, and many courts run their own route. It applies once a year. The program: Traffic safety school (course of traffic safety approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles) for demerit point reduction. Each court decides part of the rule, so confirm with the court on your citation.
How often can you take traffic school in Nevada?
Once a year, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Nevada?
Nevada gives 1 point for 1 to 10 mph over (Speeding at least 1, but not more than 10, miles per hour over the posted speed limit (unless under NRS 484B.617(1))); 2 points for 11 to 20 mph over (Speeding at least 11, but not more than 20, miles per hour over the posted speed limit); 3 points for 21 to 30 mph over (Speeding at least 21, but not more than 30, miles per hour over the posted speed limit); 4 points for 31 to 40 mph over (Speeding at least 31, but not more than 40, miles per hour over the posted speed limit); 5 points for 41 mph over or more (Speeding at least 41 miles per hour over the posted speed limit).
How long do points stay on your license in Nevada?
Points count for 1 year in Nevada.
Sources
Checked against these pages in .
- NRS Chapter 483, NRS 483.475 Demerit points: Cancellation for successful completion of course of traffic safety (opens in a new tab)
- Nevada DMV, Demerit Point System (opens in a new tab)
- Nevada DMV, Traffic Safety Schools (opens in a new tab)
- NRS Chapter 484A, NRS 484A.790 fee for reducing demerit points in lieu of course of traffic safety (opens in a new tab)
- NAC Chapter 483, NAC 483.500 Use of demerit points and NAC 483.510 Number of points assessed (opens in a new tab)