Nevada Code § 487.038

Authority of owner or person in lawful possession of real property to have towed therefrom vehicle parked in unauthorized manner: Oral notice to local law enforcement agency required; exceptions to authority to tow; residential real property; costs to be borne by owner of vehicle; other rights and remedies; voluntary payment to tow operator for abandoned vehicle
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1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 3 and 4 and NRS 116.3102 and 706.4477 , the owner or person in
lawful possession of any real property may, after giving notice pursuant to
subsection 2, utilize the services of any tow car operator subject to the
jurisdiction of the Nevada Transportation Authority to remove any vehicle
parked in an unauthorized manner on that property to the nearest public garage
or storage yard if:
(a) A sign is displayed in plain view on the
property declaring public parking to be prohibited or restricted in a certain
manner; and
(b) The sign shows the telephone number of the
police department or sheriffs office.
2. Unless notice has been provided pursuant
to NRS 706.4477 , oral notice must be
given to the police department or sheriffs office, whichever is appropriate,
indicating:
(a) The time the vehicle was removed;
(b) The location from which the vehicle was
removed; and
(c) The location to which the vehicle was taken.
3. Any vehicle which is parked in a space
designated for persons with disabilities and is not properly marked for such
parking may be removed if notice is given to the police department or sheriffs
office pursuant to subsection 2, whether or not a sign is displayed pursuant to
subsection 1.
4. The owner or person in lawful
possession of residential real property upon which a single-family dwelling is
located may, after giving notice pursuant to subsection 2, utilize the services
of any tow car operator subject to the jurisdiction of the Nevada
Transportation Authority to remove any vehicle parked in an unauthorized manner
on that property to the nearest public garage or storage yard, whether or not a
sign is displayed pursuant to subsection 1.
5. All costs incurred under the provisions
of this section for the towing, storage and disposition of the vehicle, as
applicable, must be borne by the owner of the vehicle, as that term is defined
in NRS 484A.150 .
6. The provisions of this section do not
limit or affect any rights or remedies which the owner or person in lawful
possession of real property may have by virtue of other provisions of the law
authorizing the removal of a vehicle parked on that property.
7. If the owner or person in lawful
possession of real property and the tow operator agree that the vehicle is
likely to be ultimately disposed of as an abandoned vehicle and that the
estimated disposition value of a vehicle to be towed pursuant to this section
is less than the estimated cost for the towing, storage and disposal of the
vehicle, the owner or person in lawful possession of real property and the tow
operator may enter into an agreement whereby the owner or person in lawful
possession of real property makes a voluntary payment to the tow operator. Such
a payment:
(a) Does not reduce the costs incurred by the
owner of the vehicle pursuant to subsection 5.
(b) May not be a condition for the towing of the
vehicle.

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