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)