Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 483.657. Law enforcement personnel authorized to search Registry upon certain accident or emergency situations; notification of emergency contact person; procedures for notification upon death of registrant

1. A law enforcement officer or a duly appointed authorized employee of a law enforcement agency may search the Next-of-Kin Registry for an emergency contact person of a person if the person on whose behalf the search is conducted:

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the law enforcement officer or the duly authorized employee of a law enforcement agency identifies an emergency contact person of a person through the Next-of-Kin Registry pursuant to this section, the officer or employee shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the emergency contact person of the hospital or other location at which the injured or incapacitated person may be located.

3. In the event of the death of a person due to an accident or other emergency situation other than a motor vehicle crash, the law enforcement officer or the duly authorized employee of a law enforcement agency shall coordinate the notification of the emergency contact person with the coroner or medical examiner, as applicable. Such notification may only be made after the positive identification of the decedent.