Nevada Code § 488.490

Opportunity of arrested person to choose qualified person to administer test; substitution for evidentiary test prohibited
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1. A person who is arrested for operating
or being in actual physical control of a power-driven vessel or sailing vessel
under way while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled
substance or for engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 488.410 , 488.420 or 488.425 must be permitted, upon the
persons request and at his or her expense, reasonable opportunity to have a
qualified person of his or her own choosing administer a chemical test to
determine:
(a) The concentration of alcohol in his or her
blood or breath; or
(b) Whether a controlled substance, chemical,
poison, organic solvent or another prohibited substance is present in his or
her blood or urine.
2. The failure or inability to obtain such
a test does not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the refusal to
submit to a test or relating to a test taken upon the request of a peace
officer.
3. A test obtained under the provisions of
this section may not be substituted for or stand in lieu of the test required
by NRS 488.460 .

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