Nevada Code § 487.037

Unlawful towing and removal of vehicle from facility for parking; reports to sheriff or police
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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
sheriffs 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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