Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB415: Revises provisions governing the towing of motor vehicles. (BDR 43-821)
Status: Chaptered, June 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to motor vehicles; revising provisions governing the disposition of certain vehicles abandoned on public or private property; revising provisions governing the issuance of junk certificates by the Department of Motor Vehicles; revising provisions governing lists of operators of tow cars used by law enforcement agencies; prohibiting the operator of a tow car from falsely reporting the location of the operator or tow car to a law enforcement agency for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising provisions governing the disposition of certain vehicles abandoned on public or private property; revising provisions governing the issuance of junk certificates by the Department of Motor Vehicles; revising provisions governing lists of operators of tow cars used by law enforcement agencies; prohibiting the operator of a tow car from falsely reporting the location of the operator or tow car to a law enforcement agency for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law: (1) authorizes certain persons and law enforcement agencies to request the removal of a vehicle that has been abandoned on public or private property; and (2) requires the person who requests such a removal to inquire into whether the vehicle was stolen and the identity of the vehicle's owner. (NRS 487.230, 487.235) Existing law requires a person who removed an abandoned vehicle to 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, dismantled or otherwise disposed of unless the owner or the person having the security interest responds and pays the costs of removal. (NRS 487.250) Existing law additionally requires a tow operator to notify the registered and legal owner of a vehicle if …
Sponsors
- (D, 12) · primary sponsor