Nevada Code § 487.220

Person responsible for cost of removal and disposition of abandoned vehicle; presumption vehicle abandoned by registered owner; rebuttal of presumption
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1. Every person who abandons a vehicle is
responsible for the cost of removal and disposition of the vehicle.
2. An abandoned vehicle is presumed to have
been abandoned by the registered owner thereof. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.235 , the registered owner may
rebut this presumption by showing that:
(a) The registered owner transferred his or her
interest in the abandoned vehicle:
(1) Pursuant to the provisions set forth
in NRS 482.399 to 482.420 , inclusive; or
(2) As indicated by a bill of sale for the
vehicle that is signed by the registered owner; or
(b) The vehicle was stolen, if the registered
owner submits evidence that, before the discovery of the vehicle, he or she
filed an affidavit with the Department or a written report with an appropriate
law enforcement agency alleging the theft of the vehicle.

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