This three-month suspension will be recorded on your Driving Record, and it will stay there permanently. Note: the penalty starts counting not from the day you were charged, but from the day you are convicted. For more on the penalties for impaired driving, see part K below.
Note: such a conviction usually leads to a very large increase in the cost of your automobile insurance, if and when your licence is re-instated, and those increased costs will continue for many years thereafter. For more information on this, contact your insurance agent. To do that, it is NOT necessary to replace the licence.
However, if you wish to display the new address on your existing licence, you may apply for a replacement by visiting an Access Nova Scotia or Registry of Motor Vehicles office and paying the applicable fee. You can go to any of the offices listed above, or you can advise change through the mail see the mailing address given at the beginning of this section under Where can you get.
You can also provide us with your change of address via the internet. DO NOT send in your licence; just send a letter stating what you want, and giving: a the master number on your licence, b your new address, and c your signature.
How to find your "master number" is explained in H Master Number , below. Note: Address s provided must be a Nova Scotia address. This cannot be done over the phone; you have to come to the office in person in order to give the Department your new signature. No new photo needs to be taken. You must bring supporting documentation such as your Marriage Certificate or Change of Name Certificate from Vital Statistics to prove your name has actually been changed.
The application form is filled out when you get to the counter. The Customer Service Representative will need to know your name and date of birth to bring up your records. Usually, no new photo needs to be taken, because your photo is already in the computer.
See the mailing address given at the beginning of this section under Where can you get. That means you will never get your driver's licence back. Non-alcohol convictions under the Criminal Code including drug impairment : 1st offence within a year period: you lose your licence for 5 years from the day you are convicted not the day you were arrested ; 2nd offence: lose your licence Indefinitely: at least 10 years.
For more information on penalties, contact the Department see Where can you get. Back to Top of Page. NS Permits Directory Disclaimer. These include: Class 5 Learner's Licence, for those learning to drive class 5 vehicles see Learner's Licence ;. Send us an e-mail through our online enquiry form. Apply in Person: You have to come to one of the offices listed above to apply for a Driver's Licence, because a photo must be taken for the licence.
To get a Nova Scotia driver's licence, if you're from a country with a reciprocal license exchange agreement, you must: be at least 16 years of age, take a vision screening test, disclose all medical conditions or physical disabilities that may affect your ability to safely drive a motor vehicle, provide an English translation of your license if licence being exchanged is not in English or French.
Once you have met all the required conditions, there is no further waiting period to get your licence; you pay the fee and your licence is processed right at the counter including taking a photo for your licence, if needed. Application Process: Other Items:. Payment at counter: cash, debit card, Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, cheque or money order made out to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
LM the Learner's Motorcycle Licence -- which permits a new motorcycle driver to drive a motorcycle. Initial price: Free. Related Requirements:. Under some conditions, Medical certificates or Optical certificates may be required.
Additional Information:. Legislative Authority:. Table of Contents. Minimum age: 16 1 Permits the licence holder to operate Class 5 vehicles - that is, cars, vans 2 , two-axle trucks, two-axle vehicles having a trailer s or vehicle s in tow where the gross weight of the towed unit s does not exceed 4, kg, buses when not transporting passengers, three-axle motorhomes, and taxis and ambulances when not used for hire. School buses when not carrying more than 15 students.
A taxi, limousine or vehicle as part of a vehicle-for-hire service, or Class PB vehicle 4 , if the driver: is an experienced driver, not in the Graduated Driver Licensing GDL program; has at least two years post-GDL driving experience in Canada or a reciprocal jurisdiction; and has a satisfactory driver history meaning less than 12 points under the Driver Improvement Program in the last two years, and no impaired driving-related suspensions in the last 10 years.
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