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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.141 - Form for application.

Every application for an instruction permit under the provisions of subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 483.280 or a motorcycle driver’s license under the provisions of NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, must be made upon a form furnished by the Department. There must be no charge for the making and filing of the application.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1467; A 1991, 2232; 2017, 967)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.161 - Expiration and renewal of license; regulations. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] Expiration and renewal of license; regulations. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. Every motorcycle driver’s license expires as prescribed by regulation.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing when a motorcycle driver’s license expires.
3. Every license is renewable at any time before its expiration upon application, submission of the statement required pursuant to NRS 486.084 and payment of the required fee. Every motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license issued on or after January 1, 1972, expires simultaneously with the expiration of the driver’s license.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 of NRS 483.384, each applicant for renewal must appear before an examiner for a driver’s license and successfully pass a test of the applicant’s eyesight.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1973, 1446; 1981, 1590; 1983, 503; 1987, 1310; 1993, 2847; 1995, 88, 2579; 1997, 2078; 2007, 2809; 2017, 967)
1. Every motorcycle driver’s license expires as prescribed by regulation.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing when a motorcycle driver’s license expires.
3. Every license is renewable at any time before its expiration upon application and payment of the required fee. Every motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license issued on or after January 1, 1972, expires simultaneously with the expiration of the driver’s license.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 of NRS 483.384, each applicant for renewal must appear before an examiner for a driver’s license and successfully pass a test of the applicant’s eyesight.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1973, 1446; 1981, 1590; 1983, 503; 1987, 1310; 1993, 2847; 1995, 88, 2579; 1997, 2078; 2007, 2809, 2810; 2017, 967, effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.165 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. The Department shall, upon receiving notification from a district attorney or other public agency collecting support for children pursuant to NRS 425.510 that a court has determined that a person who has been issued a motorcycle driver’s license:
(a) Has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to establish paternity or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or
(b) Is in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children,
send a written notice to that person that his or her motorcycle driver’s license is subject to suspension.
2. The notice must include:
(a) The reason for the suspension of the license;
(b) The information set forth in subsections 3 and 4; and
(c) Any other information the Department deems necessary.
3. If a person who receives a notice pursuant to subsection 1 does not, within 30 days after receiving the notice, comply with the subpoena or warrant or satisfy the arrearage as required in NRS 425.510, the Department shall suspend the license without providing the person with an opportunity for a hearing.
4. The Department shall reinstate a license suspended pursuant to this section if it receives a notice from the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.510 that the person has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to that section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2077)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.171 - Unlawful to permit unauthorized person to drive.

1. A person shall not authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle, except a trimobile, owned by or under the control of the person to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, to drive a motorcycle.
2. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1979, 857; 1985, 341; 1991, 2232; 2021, 3344)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.180 - Operation and equipment provisions applicable and uniform throughout State; local authorities prohibited from enacting ordinance in conflict with provisions.

1. The provisions of NRS 486.180 to 486.361, inclusive, are applicable and uniform throughout this State.
2. A local authority shall not enact an ordinance governing the operation and equipment of a motorcycle or moped which is in conflict with any of the provisions of NRS 486.180 to 486.361, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.181 - Carrying passengers.

1. A motorcycle or moped shall not be driven upon a highway while carrying more than one person unless such motorcycle or moped is designed by the manufacturer to carry more than one person.
2. A passenger shall ride:
(a) Behind the driver and astride the permanent or regular seat which was designed for two persons;
(b) Astride another seat firmly attached at the rear of the driver; or
(c) In a sidecar attached.
3. Every such motorcycle or moped designed for transporting a passenger shall be equipped with footrests adjusted to fit such passenger.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1975, 1082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.191 - Driver’s position while operating.

1. A person driving a motorcycle or moped shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
2. A person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped with the seat for the driver so positioned that the driver, when sitting astride the seat with the motorcycle or moped in a stopped and upright position, cannot reach the ground with both feet simultaneously.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1975, 1082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.201 - Height of handlebars.

A person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped equipped with handlebars which extend more than 6 inches above the uppermost portion of the driver’s shoulders when the driver sits on the seat and the seat is depressed by the weight of the driver.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1975, 1082; 1993, 1205; 2015, 536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.211 - Position of driver’s hands.

The driver of a motorcycle or moped shall drive with at least one hand on a handlebar at all times.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1973, 1447; 1975, 1082; 1985, 2054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.241 - Protective headgear and glasses: Sale or distribution.

1. A person shall not sell, offer for sale or distribute any protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields for use by any drivers or passengers of motorcycles or transparent windscreens for motorcycles unless the equipment is of a type and specification meeting the standards therefor adopted by the Department.
2. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the sale of protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields which comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1985, 1960)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.251 - Use of head lamps and stop lights required.

1. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway of this State at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, because of insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead must display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive.
2. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon a highway must be equipped with stop lights to be lighted in the manner prescribed for the use of such devices.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1973, 730; 1975, 1083; 1991, 2232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.261 - Tail lamps.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every motorcycle or moped must be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required by NRS 486.011 to 486.381, inclusive, emits a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
2. The tail lamp must be wired to be lighted whenever the head lamp is lighted.
3. The tail lamp on a motorcycle may contain a blue insert that does not exceed 1 inch in diameter.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1975, 1083; 1991, 2232; 2003, 403)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.271 - Turn signals.

1. Every motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1973, which is sold or offered for sale and which is intended to be operated upon the highways of this State shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps.
2. Such lamps shall be located on the front and rear and shall indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights in the direction toward which the turn is to be made.
3. The lamps showing to the front shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall emit white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and amber.
4. The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and, when signaling, shall emit red or amber light, or any shade of light between red and amber.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1973, 731)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.281 - Head lamps: Placement; limit on correlated color temperature of high-intensity discharge lamps.

1. Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two head lamps.
2. Every such head lamp on a motorcycle shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches from the ground as measured from the center of the lamp to the level ground upon which such motorcycle stands without a load.
3. A motorcycle or moped may be equipped with one or two headlamps that are high-intensity discharge lamps if each such headlamp has a correlated color temperature of not less than 5,000 kelvins and not more than 6,000 kelvins.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to the extent preempted by federal law.
5. As used in this section, "high-intensity discharge lamp" has the meaning ascribed to it in 10 C.F.R. § 431.282.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1083; 2015, 299)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.291 - Reflectors.

1. Every motorcycle or moped shall carry on the rear at least one reflector, which shall be mounted at a height not less than 20 inches nor more than 60 inches from the ground as measured from the center of the reflector to the level ground upon which such motorcycle or moped stands without a load.
2. Each such reflector shall be of a size and character and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within 300 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 31, 1084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.311 - Mirrors.

Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with two mirrors, each containing a reflection surface not less than 3 inches in diameter, with one mirror mounted on each handlebar, in positions enabling the driver to view clearly the highway for a distance of 200 feet to the rear.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.331 - Rights and duties of drivers.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 486.351, a person driving a motorcycle or moped upon a highway is entitled to all the rights and subject to all the duties applicable to the drivers of motor vehicles as provided by law, except those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084; 2017, 629)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.341 - Right to full use of traffic lane.

Every motorcycle or moped when being driven on the highway is entitled to full use of the traffic lane it is occupying, and a person shall not drive another motor vehicle in a manner which would deprive any such motorcycle or moped of such use.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.351 - Unlawful passing; driving abreast; prohibition on driving in extreme left lane; exceptions.

1. A person, except a police officer in the performance of his or her duty, shall not drive a motorcycle or moped between moving or stationary vehicles occupying adjacent traffic lanes.
2. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person shall not drive a motorcycle, moped or trimobile abreast of or overtake or pass another vehicle within the same traffic lane.
3. Motorcycles and mopeds may, with the consent of the drivers, be operated no more than two abreast in a single traffic lane.
4. A person, except a police officer in the performance of his or her duty, driving a moped shall, except:
(a) When preparing to turn left as provided in subsection 5;
(b) When doing so would not be safe; or
(c) In compliance with the directions of a police officer,
drive in the extreme right-hand lane if the highway has two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic traveling in the same direction in which the driver is traveling.
5. A person driving a moped as required pursuant to subsection 4 who is preparing to turn left may enter the lane from which the left turn will be made not more than one-quarter of a mile from where the left turn will be made.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084; 1979, 857; 2017, 629)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.363 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 486.363 to 486.375, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 486.365, 486.367 and 486.370 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 416; A 2017, 114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.372 - Establishment; Administrator; approval of courses of instruction; rules and regulations; contracts for services; Account for the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders created; uses of money in Account.

1. The Director shall:
(a) Establish the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders.
(b) Appoint an Administrator to carry out the Program.
(c) Approve courses of instruction provided by public or private organizations which comply with the requirements established for the Program.
(d) Adopt rules and regulations which are necessary to carry out the Program.
2. The Director may contract for the provision of services necessary for the Program.
3. The Account for the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account.
4. The money in the Account for the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders may only be used to pay the expenses of the Program, including reimbursement to instructors licensed pursuant to NRS 486.375 for services provided for the Program.
5. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
6. Any money remaining in the Account for the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1064; A 2010, 26th Special Session, 22; 2013, 2759; 2015, 327; 2017, 114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.373 - Eligibility for enrollment; fee.

1. A resident of this State who holds a driver’s license, a motorcycle driver’s license or a motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license or who is eligible to apply for such a license or endorsement, or a nonresident who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard and who is stationed at a military installation located in Nevada, may enroll in the Program.
2. The Director shall establish a fee of not more than $150 for the Program.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1065; A 2013, 2527; 2015, 90; 2019, 3104)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.374 - Licensed instructor required; requirements and approval of course of instruction.

1. The Program must:
(a) Be taught by an instructor licensed pursuant to NRS 486.375.
(b) Include:
(1) Instruction relating to the development of proper habits and skills necessary for the safe operation of a motorcycle;
(2) Instruction relating to the effects of alcohol and controlled substances on the operator of a motorcycle; and
(3) At least 8 hours of instruction in the actual operation of a motorcycle for inexperienced operators and at least 4 hours of instruction in the actual operation of a motorcycle for experienced operators.
2. Each course of instruction must be approved by the Director before it is offered to persons enrolled in the Program. The Director shall not approve any course of instruction which does not meet or exceed the requirements established for courses for the education of motorcycle riders by nationally recognized public or private organizations approved by the Director.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1065; A 1993, 554)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.375 - Qualifications of instructor; standards and procedures for licensing instructors.

1. A person who:
(a) Is at least 21 years old;
(b) Holds a motorcycle driver’s license or a motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license issued by the Department; and
(c) Is certified as an instructor of motorcycle riders by a nationally recognized public or private organization which is approved by the Director,
may apply to the Department for a license as an instructor for the Program.
2. The Department shall not license a person as an instructor if, within 2 years before the person submits an application for a license:
(a) The person has accumulated three or more demerit points pursuant to the uniform system of demerit points established pursuant to NRS 483.473, or has been convicted of, or found to have committed, traffic violations of comparable number and severity in another jurisdiction; or
(b) The person’s driver’s license was suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction.
3. The Director shall adopt standards and procedures for the licensing of instructors for the Program.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1065; A 1993, 1321; 2021, 3344; 2023, 945)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 486 - Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles › NRS 486.381 - Violation of provisions concerning motorcycles and similar vehicles.

Any person violating any provisions of NRS 486.011 to 486.361, inclusive, is guilty of a civil infraction unless a provision of those sections specifically provides that a particular violation is a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1471; A 1991, 2232; 2021, 3345)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.001 - Applicability of chapter to mobile homes.

1. The provisions of this chapter, except NRS 487.290, apply to mobile homes although not licensed or registered.
2. As used in this section, "mobile home" means a vehicular structure, built on a chassis or frame, which is designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation and is capable of being drawn by a motor vehicle. The term does not include a recreational park trailer as defined in NRS 482.1005.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 332; A 1977, 235; 2001, 1726; 2007, 3406)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.003 - Licenses issued pursuant to chapter: Submission of statement by applicant regarding payment of child support; grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the Department the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The Department shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the Department.
3. A license may not be issued or renewed by the Department pursuant to this chapter if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Department shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2078)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.005 - Suspension of license issued pursuant to chapter for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If the Department receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license issued pursuant to this chapter, the Department shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Department receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a license issued pursuant to this chapter that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Department receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license was suspended stating that the person whose license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2079)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.007 - "State agency" defined.

As used in this chapter, the term "state agency" means:
1. The Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry with regard to mobile homes and commercial coaches.
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles with regard to all other vehicles subject to registration under the laws of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1228; A 1985, 1960; 1993, 1644; 2001, 2553; 2017, 3621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.010 - Report of vehicles stored or parked to sheriff, police or state agency; duties of operator of tow car.

1. Every keeper of a garage, parking area or trailer park who provides storage or parking for vehicles subject to registration under the laws of this State shall report the presence of vehicles to the persons set forth in subsection 3 as follows:
(a) If there is reason to believe that the vehicle is stolen, abandoned or secreted, within 24 hours after storage or parking begins.
(b) If there is reason to believe that the vehicle has been stored without the knowledge or consent of the registered owner, within 5 days after storage or parking begins.
(c) In any event within 30 days after storage or parking begins, even though notice may have previously been given under the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b).
2. The notice must be given on forms provided by the state agency and include the vehicle registration plate number, the vehicle identification number and such other information as may be available which will aid in identifying the registered and the legal owner of the vehicle.
3. Notice must be given in person or by mail to:
(a) The sheriff of the county in which the vehicle is stored;
(b) If the vehicle is stored in a city, the chief of police of the city; or
(c) The state agency.
4. The notice required by this section must be given to the state agency if the vehicle has not been stored at the direction of either the sheriff of the county or, in the case of a city, the chief of police of the city in which the vehicle is stored.
5. The operator of the tow car shall within 15 days after storage begins:
(a) If the vehicle is registered in this State, notify the legal owner and any holder of a security interest who appears of record.
(b) If the vehicle is registered in another state, request from the appropriate agency of that state the name and address of the legal owner and holder of a security interest. If the names and addresses are obtained, the operator of the tow car shall notify each of the persons.
The state agency may utilize local law enforcement agencies of this State to obtain the necessary information for the operator of the tow car.
6. Failure to comply with the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3 renders any lien for storage beyond 24 hours, 5 days or 30 days, respectively, void.
[1:227:1919; A 1953, 95]—(NRS A 1957, 630; 1961, 71; 1965, 127; 1967, 405; 1971, 836; 1973, 213, 1111; 1979, 1228; 1983, 1097; 1985, 302)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.020 - Report of vehicle showing damage by gunfire.

Whenever a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this State has been offered for repair to any person or garage and the damage to the vehicle indicates that such damage is the result of gunfire, the person to whom the vehicle was offered for repair shall immediately report the vehicle and condition to the sheriff’s office of the county, or the police department of the city, wherein such garage or person is located.
[2:227:1919; A 1953, 95]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.030 - Penalty for violation of NRS 487.010 or 487.020.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 487.010 and 487.020 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[3:227:1919; 1919 RL p. 3376; NCL § 10548]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.037 - Unlawful towing and removal of vehicle from facility for parking; reports to sheriff or police.

1. It is unlawful for a person engaged in the operation of off-street parking facilities to:
(a) Tow or remove or authorize the towing and removal of any vehicle within 24 hours of the expiration of the period for which a particular fee is paid. This paragraph does not affect or limit any parking lot operator from charging parking fees in accordance with a posted schedule for the additional time the vehicle is parked.
(b) Tow or remove or authorize the towing and removal of any vehicle when such parking facilities are held open for public use and there was no attendant on duty or other facilities permitting the patron to pay or remit the parking charges at the time such vehicle was first parked. This paragraph does not affect or limit any parking lot operator from charging parking fees in accordance with a posted schedule for the time the vehicle is parked.
(c) Tow or remove or authorize the towing and removal of any vehicle when the parking facilities are held open to the public and there is a device provided for payment of parking fees but the device does not dispense a ticket or time-dated slip. This paragraph does not apply to parking lots that are owned and operated by a governmental entity.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, a person operating off-street parking facilities may authorize the towing or removing of, may tow or may remove any vehicle parked where the facilities provided the opportunity to take or purchase a ticket or time slip, and no ticket or time slip was purchased.
3. Any person that tows a vehicle without the knowledge of the registered owner thereof shall immediately report the towing by oral communication to the police department of the city or to the sheriff’s office of the county where the towing is done. The oral communication must include the time of the towing and the location from which and to which the vehicle has been towed.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 771; A 1989, 1054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.0385 - Authority of owner or person in lawful possession of certain parking structures to immobilize vehicle parked in unauthorized manner: Required sign; exceptions to authority; costs to be borne by owner of vehicle.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the owner or person in lawful possession of a multilevel parking garage or other parking structure that is operated by or for the owner or operator of a resort hotel with a nonrestricted license may immobilize a vehicle parked in an unauthorized manner in the garage or structure by means of a boot, wheel clamp or other mechanical device which prevents the movement of the vehicle until the boot, clamp or other device is removed if a sign is displayed in plain view on each level of the parking garage or parking structure which:
(a) Declares public parking to be prohibited or restricted in a certain manner and setting forth the provisions of NRS 487.039;
(b) Shows the telephone number of the police department or sheriff’s office; and
(c) Provides the procedures that must be followed and the total amount of the charges to remove the boot, clamp or other mechanical device.
2. The total amount of the charges to remove the boot, clamp or other mechanical device must not exceed $100.
3. Any vehicle which is parked in a space designated for persons with disabilities must not be immobilized pursuant to this section but may instead be towed.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.039, the total amount of all charges incurred under the provisions of this section for the removal of a boot, wheel clamp or other mechanical device which prevents the movement of the vehicle must be borne by the owner of the vehicle, as that term is defined in NRS 484A.150.
5. The provisions of this section do not limit or affect any rights or remedies which the owner or person in lawful possession of a multilevel parking garage or parking structure as provided in subsection 1 may have by virtue of other provisions of the law authorizing the removal or immobilization of a vehicle parked in the garage or structure.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Nonrestricted license" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0177; and
(b) "Resort hotel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.01865.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3188)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.047 - "Automobile wrecker" and "wrecker" defined.

As used in NRS 487.047 to 487.200, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "automobile wrecker" or "wrecker" means a person who obtains a license to dismantle, scrap, process or wreck any vehicle, including, without limitation, wrecked, salvage, nonrepairable, abandoned and junk vehicles, which includes, without limitation, removing or selling an individual part or parts of such a vehicle or crushing, shredding or dismantling such a vehicle to be disposed of as scrap metal.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3223, 3405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.073 - Applicant to furnish information concerning place of business.

Before issuing a license to an automobile wrecker, the Department shall require the applicant to furnish proof that:
1. The applicant will conduct business from a permanent enclosed building which the applicant owns or has leased;
2. The business will be located on at least one-half of an acre of ground; and
3. The site for the business will be surrounded by a screened fence at least 6 feet high.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1600)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.080 - Fee for issuance or renewal of license; disposition.

1. The fee for issuance or renewal of an automobile wrecker’s license is $300.
2. Fees collected by the Department pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 839; A 1975, 212; 1987, 1602; 1989, 2023; 1991, 1778; 1997, 1372; 2007, 1232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.085 - Wrecker to affix legible sign containing name of business.

At each of his or her established places of business, an automobile wrecker shall permanently affix a sign containing the name of the business in lettering of sufficient size to be clearly legible from the center of the nearest street or roadway, except that the lettering must be at least 8 inches high and formed by lines that are at least 1-inch wide.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.090 - Operation of vehicles on highway without registration; conditions.

Any licensed automobile wrecker owning or controlling any vehicle of a type required to be registered under the laws of this State may operate or move such a vehicle upon the highways without subjecting the vehicle to registration if such operation or movement is for the sole purpose of moving the vehicle from its location to the established place of business of the licensee. A licensed automobile wrecker may obtain license plates from the Department for the movement of such vehicles.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 839; A 1987, 1602)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.095 - Fees for towing abandoned automobile or vehicle; limitations and exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) An automobile wrecker may only charge and collect those fees for towing an abandoned automobile as are prescribed by regulations of the Department.
(b) An automobile wrecker shall not charge a fee to tow an abandoned vehicle if the automobile wrecker does not obtain the consent of the owner of the property to tow the vehicle.
2. When an automobile wrecker removes an abandoned vehicle from public property at the request of a constable as provided in NRS 487.230, the automobile wrecker shall:
(a) If the owner of the abandoned vehicle can be identified and if the automobile wrecker is able to collect from the owner the fee described in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 258.125, transmit that fee to the constable; or
(b) If the owner of the abandoned vehicle cannot be identified or if the automobile wrecker is otherwise unable to collect from the owner the fee described in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 258.125, transmit that fee to the constable only if the automobile wrecker is able to satisfy his or her own lien, as provided in NRS 487.270.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1600; A 2007, 105)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.100 - Wrecker to transmit certificates of title and registration of certain vehicles to state agency; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, any automobile wrecker purchasing from any person other than a licensed operator of a salvage pool any vehicle subject to registration pursuant to the laws of this State shall forward to the Department the certificates of title and registration last issued therefor.
2. The certificate of title last issued for a mobile home or commercial coach must be sent by the wrecker to the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry.
3. An automobile wrecker is not required to provide the Department with the certificate of title and certificate of registration last issued for a motor vehicle that the automobile wrecker sells pursuant to NRS 487.103.
4. An automobile wrecker is not required to:
(a) Provide the Department with a certificate of title, salvage title or a nonrepairable vehicle certificate and certificate of registration last issued; or
(b) Obtain from the Department a certificate of title, salvage title, nonrepairable vehicle certificate or certificate of registration,
for a motor vehicle that is to be processed as parts or scrap metal by the automobile wrecker pursuant to NRS 487.105.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 839; A 1979, 1229; 1987, 1603; 1995, 336; 1999, 1920; 2003, 471, 1913; 2011, 1659; 2017, 3621; 2023, 26, 1070)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.103 - Sale of acquired vehicle with minor damage.

1. A person who is licensed as an automobile wrecker may, after acquiring a vehicle that possesses minor damage and is not scheduled to be salvaged, sell such a vehicle.
2. Before an automobile wrecker sells a vehicle subject to registration pursuant to the laws of this State, the automobile wrecker must possess the certificate of title for the vehicle.
3. Upon sale of the vehicle, the automobile wrecker shall provide the certificate of title for the vehicle to the person who purchased the vehicle.
4. As used in this section, "minor damage" means damage to a motor vehicle that can be repaired with the use of common repair materials.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1070)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.105 - Streamlined procedure for wrecker to process vehicle as parts or scrap metal: Bond required; report to be transmitted to Department; wrecker assumes liability; Department to issue nonrepairable vehicle certificate.

1. If a licensed automobile wrecker, in addition to any other bond required by NRS 487.047 to 487.200, inclusive, procures and files with the Department a good and sufficient bond in the amount of $50,000, with a corporate surety thereon licensed to do business in the State of Nevada, approved as to form by the Attorney General, and conditioned that the applicant conducts his or her relevant activities in accordance with the provisions of this section, the wrecker may use the procedure set forth in this section to process a motor vehicle as parts or scrap metal. The additional bond described in this subsection may cover more than one location at which the licensed automobile wrecker does business, if the wrecker holds an ownership interest of 51 percent or more in each such business location.
2. Upon obtaining a motor vehicle that is to be processed as parts or scrap metal, a licensed automobile wrecker who has procured and filed the additional bond described in subsection 1 and who wishes to use the procedure provided in this section:
(a) Shall transmit to the Department electronically or via facsimile, as specified by the Department, a report that includes:
(1) The make, model, vehicle identification number and registration number, if applicable, of the motor vehicle; and
(2) An affirmation by the licensed automobile wrecker that the motor vehicle has been designated by the licensed automobile wrecker for processing as parts or scrap metal.
(b) May process the motor vehicle for parts or scrap metal only if:
(1) Five or more business days elapse after transmission to the Department of the report required by paragraph (a); and
(2) The licensed automobile wrecker does not receive notification from the Department that the motor vehicle is not to be processed as parts or scrap metal.
3. A licensed automobile wrecker who processes a motor vehicle for parts or scrap metal pursuant to this section assumes all liability for any injuries to any person or property arising from or incident to the act of such processing. No action may be brought under NRS 41.031 or against an officer or employee of the State or any of its agencies or political subdivisions which is based upon any injuries to any person or property arising from or incident to the act of processing a motor vehicle for parts or scrap metal as authorized pursuant to this section.
4. If a licensed automobile wrecker submits to the Department the report described in subsection 2 and the Department confirms that the motor vehicle which is the subject of the report has been processed as parts or scrap metal, the Department shall issue a nonrepairable vehicle certificate for the motor vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1658)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.115 - Entire salvage vehicles: Wrecker to deliver properly endorsed salvage title upon sale; criteria used to determine whether salvage vehicle is entire salvage vehicle or only part thereof.

1. Whenever an entire salvage vehicle is sold to any person by a licensed automobile wrecker, the automobile wrecker shall deliver a properly endorsed salvage title to the buyer for such an entire salvage vehicle.
2. A salvage vehicle shall be deemed an entire salvage vehicle:
(a) If all the following essential components are included and identifiable as coming from the same salvage vehicle:
(1) The cowl assembly;
(2) The floor pan assembly;
(3) The passenger compartment;
(4) The rear clip assembly; and
(5) The roof assembly; and
(b) In addition to the essential components required pursuant to paragraph (a):
(1) If the salvage vehicle was manufactured with a conventional frame, the conventional frame is included and identifiable as coming from the same salvage vehicle;
(2) If the salvage vehicle was manufactured with a unibody, the complete front inner structure is included and identifiable as coming from the same salvage vehicle;
(3) If the salvage vehicle is a truck which was manufactured with a conventional frame, the conventional frame and the truck cab assembly are included and identifiable as coming from the same salvage vehicle; and
(4) If the salvage vehicle is a truck which was manufactured with a unibody, the complete front inner structure and the truck cab assembly are included and identifiable as coming from the same salvage vehicle.
3. A salvage vehicle that does not satisfy the requirements of subsection 2 shall be deemed a part or parts of an entire salvage vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3224, 3406)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.165 - Evidence of unfitness of applicant, registrant or licensee.

Evidence of unfitness of an applicant, registrant or licensee for purposes of denial, suspension or revocation of or failure to renew a license or registration as an automobile wrecker, operator of a salvage pool, garage operator or owner of a body shop may consist of, but is not limited to, the applicant, registrant or licensee:
1. Purchasing, selling, dismantling, disposing of or possessing any vehicle which he or she knows, or a reasonable person should know, is stolen or otherwise illegally appropriated.
2. Being the former holder of, or being a partner, officer, director, owner or manager involved in management decisions of, an automobile wrecker that held a license issued pursuant to this chapter which was revoked for cause and never reissued or was suspended upon terms which were never fulfilled.
3. Defrauding or attempting to defraud the State or a political subdivision of the State of any taxes or fees in connection with the sale or transfer of a vehicle.
4. Forging the signature of the registered or legal owner of an abandoned vehicle on any document that releases the interest of the owner in the abandoned vehicle.
5. Forging the signature of the registered or legal owner of a vehicle on a certificate of title or other document to obtain or transfer ownership in that vehicle.
6. Willfully failing to deliver to a purchaser a salvage title to a vehicle that the applicant, registrant or licensee has sold.
7. Refusing to allow any peace officer or agent of the state agency to inspect, during normal business hours, all books, records and files of the applicant, registrant or licensee which are maintained within the State.
8. Committing any fraud which includes, without limitation:
(a) Misrepresenting in any manner, whether intentional or grossly negligent, a material fact.
(b) Intentionally failing to disclose a material fact.
9. Willfully failing to comply with any regulation adopted by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3223, 3405)