Nevada Code § 647.040

Suspected lost or stolen personal property in possession of junk dealer: Duty to report; inspections
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1. If any personal property is advertised
as having been lost or stolen, and the property or any property answering to
the description advertised, or any part of it, is in the possession of any junk
dealer or comes into his or her possession, the junk dealer shall immediately
notify the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the city or town in
which the junk dealer does business, stating when and from whom the property
was received.
2. Any junk dealer who has in his or her
possession any personal property that is alleged to have been lost or stolen
shall exhibit the property on demand to any police officer or constable, or
other municipal or county official of the city, town or county in which the
junk dealer does business, or to any person duly authorized in writing by any
magistrate to inspect property in the possession of the junk dealer, if the
person exhibits his or her authorization to the junk dealer.

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