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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 487.037. Unlawful towing and removal of vehicle from facility for parking; reports to sheriff or police

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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