{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-486.071","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 486.071","heading":"Qualifications for license.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 486.161, the Department shall not issue a motorcycle driver’s license unless the applicant:\n(a) Is at least 18 years of age; and\n(b) Has successfully completed:\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, such written examinations and driving tests as may be required by the Department; or\n(2) A course of motorcycle safety approved by the Department.\n2. A holder of an instruction permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280 who applies to the Department for a motorcycle driver’s license pursuant to subsection 1 is not required to successfully complete the written examinations required pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if the holder of the permit:\n(a) Is at least 18 years of age;\n(b) Has held the instruction permit for not less than 6 months; and\n(c) The instruction permit expired not more than 30 days before the date of application for a motorcycle driver’s license.\n3. The Department shall not issue a motorcycle driver’s license to an applicant who is at least 16 years of age but is less than 18 years of age unless the applicant:\n(a) Meets the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 483.2521; and\n(b) Has successfully completed such written examinations and driving tests as may be required by the Department.\n4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 483.2521, any person who has been issued a driver’s license pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS without having the authority to drive a motorcycle endorsed thereon must, before driving a motorcycle, successfully pass:\n(a) A driving test conducted by the Department; or\n(b) A course of motorcycle safety approved by the Department,\nÊ and have the authority endorsed upon the license.","path":["TITLE 43 — PUBLIC SAFETY; VEHICLES; WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 486 - MOTORCYCLES AND SIMILAR VEHICLES","DRIVERS’ LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-486.html#NRS486Sec071","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"60f7626133d498c35746960d1b9ad2d4e56dadc6fa70d6d4b4bb8c0ce76dac56","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-486.061--2","next":"us-nv/nrs-486.081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}