DMV permit test · Nevada
As of October 26, 2026, the Nevada DMV written knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions, and an applicant needs 20 correct answers, a passing score of 80%.
Nevada residents become eligible for an instruction permit at 15½, and applicants under 18 must prove they meet the state’s school attendance rules.
The Nevada DMV charges $22.50 for an instruction permit for applicants 64 and under, and the same amount to complete the permit later (per dmv.nv.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
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Nevada issues an instruction permit at 15½ after a vision test and a knowledge test. A parent or guardian must be available to authorize it for anyone under 18.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 1 — Instruction Permits
Nevada sets the passing score at 80%, which works out to 20 correct answers out of 25.
Nevada keeps minors off the road from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless the trip is to or from a scheduled event. The curfew applies until the driver’s 18th birthday.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 1 — Passenger Restrictions and Curfews
Under NRS 483.2523, drivers licensed at 16 or 17 cannot carry passengers under 18 for their first 6 months, except immediate family members.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 1 — Passenger Restrictions and Curfews
Nevada school zones are set at 15 or 25 mph. Unless signs say otherwise, the limit runs on school days from a half hour before classes begin to a half hour after they end.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 3 — School Areas
NRS 484B.607 covers stopped emergency, utility and service vehicles, tow trucks included. Slow to a reasonable speed under the posted limit, be ready to stop and, when possible, use a lane that is not adjacent to the stopped vehicle.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 5 — Approaching a Stopped Emergency Vehicle
NRS 484B.450 sets two distances: 15 feet from a hydrant where parallel parking is permitted and 20 feet where angle parking is permitted.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 3 — No Parking Allowed
For drivers under 21, a result of 0.02% or more brings a 185-day revocation as an administrative penalty, and criminal penalties may be added.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 10 — Penalties for DUI
The Nevada handbook says to dim to low beams at least 500 feet before an oncoming vehicle and 300 feet before a vehicle you are following.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 5 — Night Driving
With no adjacent lane to move into, Nevada drivers must pass to the left of a bicycle by at least 3 feet and stay left until safely clear of it.
From Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) · Chapter 3 — Passing Bicyclists
The Nevada written knowledge test is 25 multiple-choice questions. You pass with 20 correct, which is 80%.
You can take it online through KnowTo Drive Nevada, in English or Spanish, with 60 minutes to finish, or at a DMV office on a touch-screen computer with no clock. A passing result counts for one year.
Source: Written Knowledge Test
Nevada residents can apply at 15½. Teens under 18 also turn in a Certification of Attendance (DMV 301) signed by the school, and a parent or guardian has to authorize the permit.
The road test comes later: at 16 at the earliest, after six months on the permit with a clean record.
Sources: Get a Teen Instruction Permit · Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver’s License · Take a Road Test for Teens
A permit holder drives with a licensed adult 21 or older who has a year of licensed experience and rides in the seat next to them. Before the road test, a teen logs 50 supervised hours, 10 after dark, or 100 hours if no driver education is available nearby.
Once licensed, a teen spends the first six months without passengers under 18 outside the immediate family, and the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew stays in force until 18.
Sources: Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver’s License · Driver Education for Teens · Get Your Teen License
On the online version you can try again the next day; a disqualified attempt means waiting 24 hours. Each retake carries a $10 retest fee on top of the original $25 testing fee.
Source: Written Knowledge Test
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The permit itself is $22.50 for applicants 64 and under. Nevada adds a $25 fee that covers the written test and the first skills test, and $10 for each retest. Source: official pages "Driver License/ID Fees and Exemptions" and "Written Knowledge Test", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Most first-time drivers under 18 must finish a driver education course before the full license, but not before the instruction permit. Home-schooled students are not exempt. Source: official page "Driver Education for Teens", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
No. OneTryPass writes its own practice questions from the rules in the Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024), and each question names the part of the handbook it comes from so you can check the rule.
No. OneTryPass is an independent practice site and is not part of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The Nevada Driver’s Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024) is free at dmv.nv.gov.
Every rule on this page comes from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles' own website or handbook. OneTryPass reads the page, writes the rule in plain English and records the date. A rule that passes its re-check date leaves this page on its own until it is read again.
How often each kind of rule is read again: knowledge test, 120 days; minimum age, 365 days; fees, 90 days; if you fail, 180 days; permit rules, 365 days; what to bring, 180 days; test appointments, 60 days; official handbook, 180 days.
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