Nevada Code § 647.120

Reports of transactions and suspected stolen property to sheriff or chief of police
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
4, every secondhand dealer doing business in:
(a) Any unincorporated town shall, before 12 m.
of each day, furnish to the sheriff of the county a full, true and correct
transcript of the record of all transactions had on the preceding day. The transcript
must be furnished by mail or by any other means, including, without limitation,
by electronic or facsimile transmission, as directed by the sheriff.
(b) Any incorporated city shall, before 12 m. of
each day, furnish to the chief of police of the city, a full, true and correct
transcript of the record of all transactions had on the preceding day. The
transcript must be furnished by mail or by any other means, including, without
limitation, by electronic or facsimile transmission, as directed by the chief
of police.
2. Every transcript prepared pursuant to
subsection 1 must include, but is not limited to:
(a) The date and time of each transaction; and
(b) The identity of the secondhand dealer or
employee who conducted the transaction.
The person conducting
the transaction shall legibly print or type his or her full name and write his
or her signature on the transcript. Each transcript must include a certificate,
signed by the person selling the property to the secondhand dealer, stating
that the person has the legal right to sell the property.
3. Every secondhand dealer doing business
in an unincorporated town or in an incorporated city having good cause to
believe that any property in his or her possession has been previously lost or
stolen shall forthwith report that fact to the sheriff or chief of police,
respectively, together with the name of the owner if known, and the date when
and the name of the person from whom the secondhand dealer received the
property.
4. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply to any transaction which involves buying, selling or trading used:
(a) Books, periodicals, sound recordings or video
recordings;
(b) Clothing; or
(c) Coins which are not part of any jewelry.

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