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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.170 - Automobile wreckers to maintain records of certain vehicles; inspection of records by peace officer or investigator of state agency; required contents of records.

1. Every licensed automobile wrecker shall maintain a record of all vehicles acquired and processed as parts or scrap metal pursuant to NRS 487.105. The records must be open to inspection during business hours by any peace officer or investigator of the state agency. Every vehicle record must contain:
(a) The name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired;
(b) The date the vehicle was acquired;
(c) The manner in which the vehicle was acquired by the wrecker;
(d) The registration number last assigned to the vehicle;
(e) A brief description of the vehicle, including, insofar as the data may exist with respect to a given vehicle, the make, type, vehicle identification number, serial number and motor number, or any other number of the vehicle; and
(f) Any certificate of title, salvage title, nonrepairable vehicle certificate or other appropriate documentation of ownership required by the Department that was provided to the licensed automobile wrecker by the person from whom the vehicle was acquired.
2. Records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be retained by the licensed automobile wrecker for a period of at least 2 years.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 841; A 1973, 137; 1979, 1231; 2007, 3226, 3408; 2011, 1661)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.190 - Inapplicability of certain provisions to work or service vehicles owned by wrecker under certain circumstances.

The provisions of NRS 487.710 to 487.890, inclusive, do not apply to work or service vehicles owned by an automobile wrecker if such a vehicle is being used solely at the place of business of the automobile wrecker that has been reported to the Department pursuant to NRS 487.073.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 841; A 1985, 1961; 2003, 1917)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.200 - Penalty.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 487.047 to 487.200, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 841; A 1985, 1961; 1995, 1575; 1997, 1516; 2003, 1917; 2007, 3227, 3408)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.205 - Legislative findings and declaration.

1. The Legislature finds that:
(a) Abandoned vehicles constitute a safety hazard and a public nuisance and are detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
(b) Such vehicles produce scenic blight which degrades the environment and adversely affects the proper maintenance and continuing development of the State.
(c) Such vehicles represent a resource out of place, requiring state and local governmental attention in order to ensure their expeditious removal and recycling.
2. The Legislature declares that the policy of this State is:
(a) To prohibit the abandonment of vehicles and to enforce such prohibition with adequate penalties.
(b) To encourage the development of procedures and operational techniques which will facilitate the expeditious removal of abandoned vehicles from public and private premises.
(c) To encourage state and local governmental units, in cooperation with the private sector to recover the resource represented by abandoned vehicles to the fullest extent practicable.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1063)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.210 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 487.210 to 487.305, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Abandoned vehicle" means a vehicle:
(a) If the vehicle is discovered upon public lands, that the owner has discarded.
(b) If the vehicle is discovered upon public or private property other than public lands:
(1) That the owner has discarded; or
(2) Which has not been reclaimed by the registered owner or a person having a security interest in the vehicle within 15 days after notification pursuant to NRS 487.250.
2. "Public lands" means all lands within the exterior boundaries of the State of Nevada except lands:
(a) To which title is held by any private person or entity;
(b) To which title is held by the State of Nevada, any of its local governments or the Nevada System of Higher Education;
(c) Which are located within congressionally authorized national parks, monuments, national forests or wildlife refuges or which are lands acquired by purchase consented to by the Legislature;
(d) Which are controlled by the United States Department of Defense, Department of Energy or Bureau of Reclamation; or
(e) Which are held in trust for Indian purposes or are Indian reservations.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1601; A 1973, 1064; 1983, 1099; 1985, 519, 1961; 1999, 1674; 2005, 1220; 2021, 565; 2023, 402)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.220 - Person responsible for cost of removal and disposition of abandoned vehicle; presumption vehicle abandoned by registered owner; rebuttal of presumption.

1. Every person who abandons a vehicle is responsible for the cost of removal and disposition of the vehicle.
2. An abandoned vehicle is presumed to have been abandoned by the registered owner thereof. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.235, the registered owner may rebut this presumption by showing that:
(a) The registered owner transferred his or her interest in the abandoned vehicle:
(1) Pursuant to the provisions set forth in NRS 482.399 to 482.420, inclusive; or
(2) As indicated by a bill of sale for the vehicle that is signed by the registered owner; or
(b) The vehicle was stolen, if the registered owner submits evidence that, before the discovery of the vehicle, he or she filed an affidavit with the Department or a written report with an appropriate law enforcement agency alleging the theft of the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1600; A 1973, 1064; 2005, 1221)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.230 - Certain peace officers, law enforcement officers, investigators and other personnel authorized to remove or cause removal of vehicle abandoned on public property other than public lands; removal of vehicles abandoned on private property; duties of person authorizing removal.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.235, any sheriff or designee of a sheriff, constable, member of the Nevada Highway Patrol, officer of the Legislative Police, investigator of the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department, personnel of the Capitol Police Division of the Department of Public Safety, designated employees of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry, special investigator employed by the office of a district attorney, marshal or police officer of a city or town or his or her designee, a marshal or park ranger who is part of a unit of specialized law enforcement established pursuant to NRS 280.125, or any other person charged with the enforcement of county or city ordinances who has reason to believe that a vehicle has been abandoned on public property in his or her jurisdiction may remove the vehicle from that property or cause the vehicle to be removed from that property. At the request of the owner or person in possession or control of private property who has reason to believe that a vehicle has been abandoned on his or her property, the vehicle may be removed by the operator of a tow car or an automobile wrecker from that private property.
2. A person who authorizes the removal of an abandoned vehicle pursuant to subsection 1 shall:
(a) Have the vehicle taken to the nearest garage or other place designated for storage by:
(1) The state agency or political subdivision making the request if the vehicle is removed from public property.
(2) The owner or person in possession or control of the property if the vehicle is removed from private property.
(b) Make all practical inquiries to ascertain if the vehicle is stolen by checking the license plate number, vehicle identification number and other available information which will aid in identifying the registered and legal owner of the vehicle and supply the information to the person who is storing the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1600; A 1973, 1064; 1979, 1231; 1983, 1242; 1985, 1961; 1987, 1462, 1604; 1993, 1645; 1995, 159, 1110; 1997, 28; 1999, 3589; 2001, 2553; 2005, 106, 1221, 1384; 2007, 106; 2017, 3622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.240 - Appraisal of removed abandoned vehicle.

Upon receipt of a written request, the state agency shall have the vehicle appraised within 10 business days after receipt of the request.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1600; A 1979, 493, 1232; 1983, 1099; 1999, 160)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.250 - Required notices.

1. The state agency or political subdivision shall, within 48 hours after the appraisal, notify the head of the state agency of the removal of the vehicle. The notice must contain:
(a) A description of the vehicle.
(b) The appraised value of the vehicle.
(c) A statement as to whether the vehicle will be junked, dismantled or otherwise disposed of.
2. The person who removed the vehicle must notify the registered owner and any person having a security interest in the vehicle by registered or certified mail that the vehicle has been removed and will be junked or dismantled or otherwise disposed of unless the registered owner or the person having a security interest in the vehicle responds and pays the costs of removal.
3. Failure to reclaim within 15 days after notification a vehicle appraised at $500 or less constitutes a waiver of interest in the vehicle by any person having an interest in the vehicle.
4. If all recorded interests in a vehicle appraised at $500 or less are waived, either as provided in subsection 3 or by written disclaimer by any person having an interest in the vehicle, the state agency, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 487.100, shall issue a salvage title pursuant to NRS 487.810 to the automobile wrecker who towed the vehicle or to whom the vehicle may have been delivered, or a certificate of title to the garage owner if the garage owner elects to retain the vehicle and the vehicle is equipped as required by chapter 484D of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1600; A 1969, 95, 769; 1973, 339, 974; 1979, 493, 1232; 1987, 1604; 1999, 1922; 2003, 474, 1917; 2011, 1661)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.260 - Disposition of vehicles appraised at value exceeding $500; disposition of junk vehicles; junk certificates; duties of automobile wreckers; maintenance of certain records.

1. If the vehicle is appraised at a value of more than $500, the state agency or political subdivision shall dispose of it as provided in NRS 487.270.
2. If the vehicle is appraised as a junk vehicle, the Department may issue a junk certificate to the automobile wrecker or tow operator who removed the vehicle.
3. An automobile wrecker who possesses a junk certificate for a junk vehicle may process the vehicle for parts or scrap metal pursuant to NRS 487.105.
4. A vehicle for which a junk certificate has been issued may be sold to an automobile wrecker by the person to whom the junk certificate was issued by the seller’s endorsement on the certificate. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 487.100, an automobile wrecker who purchases a vehicle for which a junk certificate has been issued shall immediately affix the business name of the automobile wrecker as purchaser to the first available space provided on the reverse side of the certificate. For the purposes of this subsection, such an automobile wrecker is the owner of the junk vehicle.
5. If insufficient space exists on the reverse side of a junk certificate to transfer the vehicle pursuant to subsection 4, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 487.100, an automobile wrecker who purchases a junk vehicle for which a junk certificate has been previously issued shall, within 10 days after purchase, apply to the Department for a new junk certificate and surrender the original certificate.
6. A person who sells a junk vehicle shall maintain, for at least 2 years, a copy of the junk certificate and a record of the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired and the date thereof. The person shall allow any peace officer or any investigator employed by a state agency to inspect the records during business hours.
7. An automobile wrecker who processes a junk vehicle for parts or scrap metal shall maintain records as required by NRS 487.170.
8. As used in this section, "junk vehicle" means a vehicle, including component parts, which:
(a) Has been discarded or abandoned;
(b) Has been ruined, wrecked, dismantled or rendered inoperative;
(c) Is unfit for further use in accordance with the original purpose for which it was constructed;
(d) Is not registered with the Department or has not been reclaimed by the registered owner or a person having a security interest in the vehicle within 15 days after notification pursuant to NRS 487.250; and
(e) Has value principally as scrap which does not exceed $200.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1601; A 1973, 974; 1979, 1232; 1987, 1605; 1991, 1675; 1999, 1675; 2007, 3227, 3408; 2011, 1662)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.281 - Unlawful abandonment of vehicle.

1. A person shall not abandon a vehicle upon any public highway or road.
2. A person shall not abandon a vehicle upon public or private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1064; A 1985, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.290 - Unlawful possession of unregistered vehicles unfit for use; exceptions.

1. Unless the person first obtains a license pursuant to NRS 487.050 or 487.410, a person shall not for any reason keep more than two unregistered vehicles on real property owned by or under possession or control of the person if the vehicles are no longer intended for or in condition for lawful use on the highway.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to:
(a) Premises used by a licensed dealer, manufacturer, distributor or rebuilder.
(b) Vehicles to be restored or used as a source of parts in conjunction with the operation or maintenance of a fleet of vehicles for the carriage of persons or property.
(c) Premises used as a farm, ranch, mine or repair shop for motor vehicles.
(d) Any person engaged in the restoration of one or more vehicles entitled to registration as a Horseless Carriage or otherwise having classic or historic significance.
(e) The owner of real property on which a residential complex is located or an agent thereof.
(f) The unit-owners’ association of a common-interest community or an agent thereof.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Common-interest community" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 116.021.
(b) "Residential complex" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706.4477.
(c) "Unit-owners’ association" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 116.011.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1064; A 1983, 1007; 1985, 342; 1987, 1605; 2021, 1440)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.305 - Penalty for unlawful possession of unregistered vehicles unfit for use; local authority authorized to establish different penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who violates any provisions of NRS 487.290 is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $100 for each day of the violation.
2. A local authority may adopt an ordinance prohibiting the same conduct as is prohibited by NRS 487.290. If a local authority adopts such an ordinance:
(a) The local authority may establish a different penalty for a violation of the ordinance than the penalty provided by subsection 1, except that a local authority shall not establish a criminal penalty for the violation of such an ordinance.
(b) A person who commits the conduct prohibited by NRS 487.290 within the jurisdiction of the local authority shall be subject to the provisions of the local ordinance, including, without limitation, any penalty established by the local ordinance, instead of the penalty provided by subsection 1.
3. As used in this section, "local authority" means the governing board of a county, city or other political subdivision having authority to enact ordinances.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 401)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.400 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 487.400 to 487.510, inclusive:
1. "Identifying card" means a card:
(a) Authorizing the holder to bid for the purchase of vehicles from the operator of a salvage pool; and
(b) Containing the information required by NRS 487.070, 487.475 or 487.477.
2. "Salvage pool" means a business which obtains motor vehicles from:
(a) Insurers and self-insurers for sale on consignment or as an agent for the insurer or self-insurer if the vehicles are acquired by the insurer or self-insurer as the result of a settlement for insurance; or
(b) Licensed vehicle dealers, rebuilders, lessors or wreckers for sale on consignment.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1594; A 1989, 862; 1991, 527; 1997, 2862; 2009, 1745)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.440 - Applicant to furnish information concerning place of business.

Before issuing a license to an operator of a salvage pool, the Department shall require that the applicant 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, 1595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.450 - Fee for issuance or renewal of license to operate salvage pool; disposition.

1. The Department shall charge and collect a fee of $300 for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate a salvage pool.
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 1987, 1596; A 1989, 2024, 2043; 1991, 1778; 1997, 1372; 2003, 1918; 2007, 1232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.455 - Operator of salvage pool to affix legible sign containing name of business.

At each of his or her established places of business, an operator of a salvage pool 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 487.460 - Operation of vehicles on highway without registration; conditions.

Any licensed operator of a salvage pool who owns or controls any vehicle of a type required to be registered pursuant to the laws of this State may operate or move that vehicle upon the highways without subjecting the vehicle to registration if the operation or movement is for the sole purpose of moving the vehicle from its location to the established place of business of the licensee. The operator may obtain license plates from the Department for the movement of such vehicles.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.475 - Card authorizing dealer of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder to bid for purchase of vehicle: Contents; quantity; issuance to salesperson under certain circumstances; fee; expiration; disposition of fees.

1. A card authorizing a dealer of new or used motor vehicles or a rebuilder to bid to purchase a vehicle from an operator of a salvage pool must contain the dealer’s or rebuilder’s:
(a) Name and signature;
(b) Business name;
(c) Business address;
(d) Business license number issued by the Department; and
(e) Picture.
2. A dealer or rebuilder may obtain one or two cards for his or her business. If a dealer obtains two cards for his or her business, one of the cards may be issued to a salesperson who is an employee of the dealer and who is:
(a) Licensed pursuant to NRS 482.362; and
(b) Acting as an agent for the dealer in the purchase of a vehicle from an operator of a salvage pool.
3. The Department shall charge a fee of $50 for each card issued.
4. A card issued pursuant to this section expires on December 31 of the year in which it was issued. The dealer or rebuilder must submit to the Department an application for renewal accompanied by a renewal fee of $25 for each card. The application must be made on a form provided by the Department and contain such information as the Department requires.
5. 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 1989, 861; A 1991, 1778; 1997, 1372; 2005, 1222; 2007, 1232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.477 - Identifying card authorizing certain persons to purchase vehicle other than nonrepairable vehicle from operator of salvage pool: Contents; fee; expiration; disposition of fees.

1. An identifying card authorizing a person other than a licensed automobile wrecker, dealer of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder to bid to purchase a vehicle other than a nonrepairable vehicle from an operator of a salvage pool must contain the person’s:
(a) Name and signature;
(b) Personal address;
(c) Business name, if applicable;
(d) Business address, if applicable; and
(e) Picture.
2. The Department shall charge a fee of $50 for each identifying card issued in accordance with this section.
3. An identifying card issued in accordance with this section expires on December 31 of the year in which it is issued. The person must submit to the Department an application for renewal accompanied by a renewal fee of $25. The application must be made on a form provided by the Department and contain such information as the Department requires.
4. 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 2009, 1745)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.478 - Persons prohibited from applying for identifying card described in NRS 487.477.

A person who is licensed as or who is required to be licensed as an automobile wrecker, dealer of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder shall not apply for or obtain an identifying card described in NRS 487.477.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1745)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.480 - Sale of vehicle as salvage; operator of pool to provide salvage title to purchaser.

1. Before an operator of a salvage pool sells any vehicle subject to registration pursuant to the laws of this State, the operator must possess the certificate of title for a vehicle obtained pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 487.800 or the salvage title for that vehicle. The Department shall not issue a certificate of registration or certificate of title for a vehicle with the same identification number if the vehicle was manufactured in the 5 years preceding the date on which the salvage title was issued, unless the Department authorizes the restoration of the vehicle pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 482.553.
2. Upon sale of the vehicle, the operator of the salvage pool shall provide a salvage title to the licensed automobile wrecker, dealer of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder or other person who purchased the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1596; A 1989, 862; 1991, 1909; 1997, 2863; 1999, 620, 1923; 2003, 474, 1918; 2007, 227; 2009, 1748)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.492 - License to issue identifying cards: Issuance to person licensed to operate salvage pool; investigation of qualifications of applicant.

1. The Department may issue to a person licensed to operate a salvage pool an additional license authorizing the holder to issue identifying cards.
2. The Department shall investigate the qualifications of an applicant for a license to issue identifying cards and shall prescribe a form for reporting the result.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.493 - License to issue identifying cards: Qualifications of applicant.

In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 487.420 to 487.450, inclusive, and subject to the grounds for denial, suspension or revocation pursuant to NRS 487.490, an applicant for a license to issue identifying cards must:
1. Have been licensed to operate a salvage pool for the 2-year period immediately preceding application for the additional license.
2. Not have issued a check to the Department for payment which was returned for insufficient funds.
3. Include a secure building within the applicant’s facility.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.494 - License to issue identifying cards: Bond; deposit in lieu of bond.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an applicant for a license to issue identifying cards shall file with the Department a bond payable to the State of Nevada in the amount of $10,000. The bond must be executed by the applicant as principal and by a corporation qualified under NRS 100.065 as surety.
2. An applicant may, instead of filing a bond, deposit $10,000 with the State Treasurer in any form authorized by NRS 100.065.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.495 - License to issue identifying cards: Application; fee; issuance; expiration; renewal.

1. An application for a license to issue identifying cards must be filed upon a form supplied by the Department. If considered necessary, the Department may require information in addition to that required by the form.
2. A fee of $25 must accompany the application.
3. Upon receipt of the application and fee, and when satisfied that the applicant is entitled thereto, the Department shall issue to the applicant a license to issue identifying cards containing the name of the applicant and his or her established place of business.
4. Licenses issued pursuant to this section expire on December 31 of each year. Before December 31 of each year, a licensee must furnish the Department with an application for renewal of the license accompanied by an annual fee of $25.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2862)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.497 - Records of person licensed to issue identifying cards: Maintenance; contents; inspection; audit; location.

1. A person licensed to issue identifying cards shall maintain a record of all fees collected and identifying cards issued.
2. The record must contain:
(a) The name and signature of the licensed automobile wrecker, vehicle dealer or rebuilder or other person from whom fees were collected, the amount of fees collected and the number of identifying cards issued or renewed.
(b) For each identifying card issued to an automobile wrecker, vehicle dealer or rebuilder, the business name, address and license number under which the automobile wrecker, vehicle dealer or rebuilder is licensed by the Department.
(c) A photograph of the natural person to whom the identifying card was issued.
3. The record must be open to inspection during regular business hours by any peace officer or investigator of the Department.
4. Upon request of the Department, a person licensed to issue identifying cards shall allow the Department, or a person designated by the Department, to conduct an audit of the person’s records.
5. The records of the licensee must be maintained at the licensed location.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2862; A 2009, 1749)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.500 - Records required; inspection.

Every licensed operator of a salvage pool shall maintain a record of all vehicles he or she sells. The record must contain the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was purchased or acquired and the date of the acquisition or purchase, the name and address of the automobile wrecker, dealer of new or used motor vehicles, rebuilder or other person to whom the vehicle was sold and the date of the sale, the registration number last assigned to the vehicle and a brief description of the vehicle, including, insofar as the information exists with respect to a given vehicle, the make, type, serial number and motor number, or any other number of the vehicle. The record must be open to inspection during regular business hours by any peace officer or investigator of the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1597; A 1989, 863; 2009, 1749)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.510 - Penalty.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 487.400 to 487.505, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1597; A 1997, 1516; 2009, 1750)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.520 - Repair and rebuilding of vehicle to comply with industry standards; repair or replacement of airbags and other safety equipment; retention of written records.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a salvage vehicle is repaired or rebuilt by a garage operator or operator of a body shop, the repairs or rebuilding must comply with the standards published and commonly applied in the motor vehicle repair industry.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if any safety equipment that was present in a motor vehicle at the time it was manufactured is repaired or replaced by a garage operator or operator of a body shop, the equipment must be repaired or replaced to the standards published and commonly applied in the motor vehicle repair industry.
3. If a motor vehicle has been in a crash and a garage operator or operator of a body shop accepts or assumes control of the motor vehicle to make any repair, the garage operator or operator of the body shop shall:
(a) For a motor vehicle that is equipped with an airbag that has been deployed, replace the airbag in a manner that complies with the standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 571.208, Standard No. 208, for such equipment.
(b) For a motor vehicle that is equipped with a seatbelt assembly which requires repair or replacement, repair or replace the seatbelt assembly in a manner that complies with the standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 571.209, Standard No. 209, for such equipment.
4. A garage operator or operator of a body shop who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who performs the work required pursuant to this section shall retain a written record of the work, including, without limitation, the date of the repair, rebuilding or replacement, and any identifying information regarding any parts or equipment used in the repair, rebuilding or replacement.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1908; A 2015, 1654)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.530 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 487.530 to 487.690, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 487.532 to 487.553, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1368; A 1999, 436, 1897; 2001, 139, 140; 2003, 1919; 2009, 2534, 2705; 2013, 1977)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.540 - "Garage" defined.

1. "Garage" means a business establishment, sole proprietorship, firm, corporation, association or other legal entity that performs any of the following services on motor vehicles:
(a) Repair or replacement of the:
(1) Engine;
(2) Brake system;
(3) Transmission system;
(4) Drivetrain system;
(5) Heating and air-conditioning system;
(6) Cooling system;
(7) Muffler and exhaust system;
(8) Electrical system;
(9) Electrical charging system; or
(10) Fuel injection or carburetion system;
(b) Engine tune up;
(c) Diagnostic testing;
(d) Alignment; or
(e) Oil change and lubrication.
2. "Garage" does not include a business establishment, sole proprietorship, firm, corporation, association or other legal entity that does not perform services on motor vehicles for members of the general public.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1368; A 2007, 3228)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.545 - "Garage operator" defined.

"Garage operator" means a person who:
1. Owns, operates, controls or manages a garage; or
2. Is authorized to repair motor vehicles at a garage that is owned, operated, controlled or managed by another person.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1368)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.550 - "Motor vehicle" defined.

"Motor vehicle" means:
1. A passenger car as defined in NRS 482.087;
2. A mini motor home as defined in NRS 482.066;
3. A motor home as defined in NRS 482.071;
4. A recreational vehicle as defined in NRS 482.101;
5. A motortruck as defined in NRS 482.073 if the gross weight of the vehicle is 10,000 pounds or less;
6. A motorcycle as defined in NRS 482.070; and
7. A trimobile as defined in NRS 482.129.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1369; A 2007, 3229)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.553 - "Person authorizing repairs" defined.

"Person authorizing repairs" means a person who uses the services of a garage. The term includes an insurance company, its agents or its representatives authorizing repairs to motor vehicles under a policy of insurance.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2528, 2699)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.555 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 487.530 to 487.690, inclusive, do not apply to a service station that is exclusively engaged in the business of selling motor vehicle fuel, lubricants or goods unrelated to the repair of motor vehicles.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1369; A 2001, 967; 2009, 2534, 2705)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.557 - Submission of annual report by Director to Legislature concerning garages, garage operators and body shops.

1. On or before February 1 of each year, the Director of the Department shall prepare a report concerning garages, garage operators and body shops. The report must include:
(a) The number of complaints relating to garages, garage operators and body shops made to and acted upon by the Department during the year for which the report is prepared;
(b) The number of investigations conducted during that year by the Department relating to garages, garage operators and body shops; and
(c) The outcome of each investigation specified in paragraph (b) and the extent to which any information relating to each investigation is subject to disclosure to the members of the public.
2. On or before February 1 of each even-numbered year, the Director of the Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Legislative Commission. On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Director of the Department shall submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) The Senate Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure; and
(b) The Assembly Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2532, 2703; A 2023, 1072)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.560 - Registration for authorization to operate garage: Application; fee; waiver of fee; deposit of collected fees; applicant to notify Department of material change in information.

1. On and after January 1, 1998, a garage operator shall register with the Department for authorization to operate a garage.
2. An application for registration must be on a form provided by the Department. The application must include:
(a) The name of the applicant, including each name under which the applicant intends to do business;
(b) The complete street address of each location from which the applicant will be conducting business, including a designation of the location that will be the applicant’s principal place of business;
(c) A copy of the business license for each garage operated by the applicant if the county or city in which the applicant operates a garage requires such a license;
(d) The type of repair work offered at each garage operated by the applicant;
(e) The number of mechanics employed at each garage operated by the applicant; and
(f) Any other information required by the Department.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for each garage operated by an applicant, the Department shall charge a fee of $25 for the issuance or renewal of registration. If an applicant operates more than one garage, the applicant may file one application if he or she clearly indicates on the application the location of each garage operated by the applicant and each person responsible for the management of each garage. The Department shall waive the fee for the issuance or renewal of registration for a person that is licensed as:
(a) An authorized inspection station or authorized station pursuant to chapter 445B of NRS;
(b) A manufacturer, distributor, dealer or rebuilder pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS; or
(c) An automobile wrecker, salvage pool or body shop pursuant to this chapter.
4. All fees collected by the Department pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
5. An applicant for registration or renewal of registration shall notify the Department of any material change in the information contained in the application for registration or renewal within 10 days after knowledge of the change.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1369; A 1999, 436, 1898; 2001, 139, 968; 2007, 1233, 3410; 2015, 82)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.564 - Registration for authorization to operate garage: Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew; grounds; certain persons prohibited from employment by or affiliation with garage subject to registration.

1. The Department may refuse to issue a registration or may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration to operate a garage upon any of the following grounds:
(a) A false statement of a material fact in a certification for a salvage vehicle required pursuant to NRS 487.800.
(b) A false statement or certification for an inspection pursuant to NRS 487.800 which attests to the mechanical fitness or safety of a salvage vehicle.
(c) The Director determines that the garage or garage operator has engaged in a deceptive trade practice or violated the provisions of NRS 487.6871 to 487.6897, inclusive.
(d) Evidence of unfitness of the applicant or registrant pursuant to NRS 487.165.
(e) A violation of any regulation adopted by the Department governing the operation of a garage.
(f) A violation of any statute or regulation that constitutes fraud in conjunction with the repair of a motor vehicle or operation of a garage.
2. A person for whom a certificate of registration has been suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this section, subsection 6 of NRS 487.563 or similar provisions of the laws of any other state or territory of the United States shall not be employed by, or in any manner affiliated with, the operation of a garage subject to registration in this State.
3. As used in this section, "salvage vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 487.770.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1911; A 2007, 3230, 3412; 2009, 2535, 2706)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.565 - Certificate of registration to operate garage: Issuance; contents; validity; renewal; reinstatement; fees.

1. If the Department receives an application for registration that contains the information required by NRS 487.560, it shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration for each garage operated by the applicant. The certificate must contain the name of the applicant, the name under which the applicant’s business will be conducted, the address of the business and the registration number for the garage.
2. A certificate of registration is valid for 1 year after the date of issuance. A garage operator may renew his or her unexpired registration by submitting to the Department:
(a) An application for renewal on a form provided by the Department; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.560, the fee for renewal set forth in that section.
3. A garage operator seeking to renew a certificate of registration more than 1 year after the date of issuance may reinstate his or her registration by submitting to the Department:
(a) An application for renewal on a form provided by the Department;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.560, the fee for renewal set forth in that section; and
(c) A late fee of $25. Any fee collected by the Department pursuant to this paragraph must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1370; A 1999, 1899; 2001, 969; 2007, 3413; 2017, 959)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.5653 - Certificate of registration to operate garage: Temporary suspension of or refusal to renew; notice and hearing.

If the Director finds that the action is necessary in the public interest, the Director may, upon notice to the garage operator, temporarily suspend or refuse to renew the certificate of registration to operate a garage for not more than 30 days. The Department shall conduct a hearing and issue a final decision on the matter within 30 days after it sends notice to the garage operator of the temporary suspension.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1911)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.567 - Garage operator prohibited from enforcing lien or suing on contract for cost of repairs if garage operator fails to obtain or renew certificate of registration to operate garage or fails to maintain required bond.

A garage operator who knowingly fails to obtain a certificate of registration pursuant to the provisions of NRS 487.560 or to renew that registration pursuant to the provisions of NRS 487.565 or maintain in continuous effect the bond required pursuant to the provisions of NRS 487.563 may not:
1. Enforce a lien for the cost of repairs made by the garage operator to a motor vehicle during the period in which the garage operator failed to obtain or renew the certificate of registration or maintain the bond in continuous effect; or
2. Sue on any contract for those repairs made during that period.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1896)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.600 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 487.600 to 487.687, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 487.604, 487.606 and 487.608 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1597; A 1989, 2043; 1993, 2347; 2007, 407, 3431; 2009, 2535, 2706)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.606 - "Class A certification" defined.

"Class A certification" means a designation granted to a licensed body shop by the Department indicating that the body shop meets the criteria set forth in NRS 487.652 and any criteria established in regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 487.654.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.608 - "Garagekeepers’ insurance" defined.

"Garagekeepers’ insurance" means insurance which protects an operator of a body shop against liability for damage to a vehicle in the care, custody or control of the body shop.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.610 - Unlawful to operate body shop without license; investigation of applicant.

1. No person may operate a body shop without first applying for and obtaining a license to do so from the Department.
2. The Department shall investigate any applicant for a license to operate a body shop and report the results of its investigation on a form provided by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1597)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.615 - Licensed operator of body shop may operate or move unregistered vehicle on highways under certain conditions.

1. Any licensed operator of a body shop who owns or controls any vehicle of a type required to be registered pursuant to the laws of this State may operate or move that vehicle upon the highways without subjecting the vehicle to registration if the operation or movement is for the sole purpose of moving the vehicle:
(a) From its location to the established place of business of the licensee; or
(b) From the place of business of the licensee to the established place of business of a person with whom the licensee has contracted for the performance of specialized repairs.
2. The operator shall obtain license plates from the Department for the movement of such vehicles. The fees charged for such plates must be the same as those fees listed in NRS 482.490.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 2043)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles › NRS 487.620 - Operator of body shop to maintain established place of business and affix legible sign containing name of business.

An operator of a body shop shall:
1. Maintain an established place of business in this State which includes a permanent enclosed building owned in fee or leased by the operator with sufficient space to conduct safely the operations of the body shop.
2. At each of the operator’s established places of business, 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 1987, 1598; A 1997, 1517)