Nevada DMV practice test
Prepare for the Nevada learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
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Quick answer: The minimum age for a learner's permit in Nevada is 15½ years old. Source: Nevada Driver Handbook (DMV 700, checked October 17, 2026.
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Key rules from the Nevada handbook
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Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 15½ years old.
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 10 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
- 12 points in 12 months can lead to suspension.
- Report an address change within 30 days.
- First 6 months: no passengers under 18 except immediate family.
Rules of the road
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Signal at least 100 feet (about 10 car lengths) before a turn on city streets; 300 feet on open highways.
- At 40 mph or less, stay at least 2 seconds behind the vehicle ahead.
- Look at least 12 seconds ahead of your vehicle.
- Do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection, bridge, tunnel or railroad crossing.
- Do not make a U-turn unless you can see approaching traffic 200 feet away.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 6 years old.
- City streets: at least 100 feet (about 10 car lengths); open highways: 300 feet (about 30 car lengths).
- Look ahead at least 12 seconds; on freeways, 20 to 30 seconds.
Speed limits
- 25 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
- 25 mph in business districts unless posted otherwise.
- School zones are 15 or 25 mph, from half an hour before school starts to half an hour after it ends, unless posted otherwise.
Parking
- Where parallel parking is permitted, do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
- Parallel parking: 15 feet from a hydrant; angle parking: 20 feet.
Alcohol and drugs
- For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
How to get a driver's license in Nevada
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15½ years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 10 p.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Nevada driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15½ years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 10 p.m.
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 25 mph
- Business district
- 25 mph
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Under 21
- 0.02%
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 18 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 6 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Points that can suspend your license
- 12 points in 12 months
- Report a new address within
- 30 days
Sample questions
In Nevada, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 15 years old
- 15½ years old
- 16 years old
- 16½ years old
Nevada: you can apply for a learner's permit at 15½ years old.
In Nevada, a driver under 21 violates the law starting at what BAC?
- 0.00% (any alcohol)
- 0.02%
- 0.04%
- 0.05%
Nevada: for drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
In Nevada, when you must stop at a railroad crossing, stop no closer to the nearest rail than:
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
Nevada: stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
Nevada permit test: questions and answers
From the official Nevada driver handbook (Nevada Driver Handbook (DMV 700). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.
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