Getting Your License
Nevada's Getting Your License domain tests the path from instruction permit to full driver license: eligibility ages, required documents, the vision, knowledge, and skills tests, and graduated driver licensing (GDL) limits for minors. Expect questions that combine document requirements with GDL timing.
Eligibility and documents
- Instruction permit: at least 15½. Restricted license: 16 after completing GDL. Full license: 18.
- Bring certified proof of identity (birth certificate or passport), a Social Security number, two documents proving Nevada residency, and name-change records if needed. A minor needs a parent or guardian signature.
- Knowledge test: 25 multiple-choice questions; 20 correct (80%) passes. Vision: generally 20/40 in each eye with or without correction. Skills test: by appointment in a registered, insured vehicle.
GDL rules
Under 18, hold the permit at least six months, complete an approved driver education course, and log 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 at night. Then pass the skills test. The first license carries night and passenger limits.
Worked example
A 16-year-old has held a permit five months and logged 40 hours, 6 at night. She wants to test tomorrow. She is not eligible: she needs six months of holding time, 50 total hours, and 10 night hours, plus the driver-education certificate and parent signature. The six-month period cannot be waived at the counter.
Traps that cost marks
Photocopies instead of certified documents; assuming a permit allows solo driving; counting all 50 hours in daylight; forgetting the parent signature; arriving for a skills test without an appointment or insured vehicle.