706.4477 - Conditions for person other than owner of motor vehicle to request towing; payment of costs by owner; exceptions.
706.4477 Conditions for person other than owner of motor vehicle to request towing; payment of costs by owner; exceptions.
1. If towing is requested by a person other than the owner, or an agent of the owner, of the motor vehicle or a law enforcement officer:
(a) The person requesting the towing must be the owner of the real property from which the vehicle is towed or an authorized agent of the owner of the real property and must sign a specific request for the towing. For the purposes of this section, the operator is not an authorized agent of the owner of the real property.
(b) The area from which the vehicle is to be towed must be appropriately posted in accordance with state or local requirements.
(c) Notice must be given to the appropriate law enforcement agency pursuant to state and local requirements.
(d) The operator may be directed to terminate the towing by a law enforcement officer.
2. The registered owner of a motor vehicle towed pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1:
(a) Is presumed to have left the motor vehicle on the real property from which the vehicle is towed; and
(b) Is responsible for the cost of removal and storage of the motor vehicle.
3. The registered owner may rebut the presumption in subsection 2 by showing that:
(a) The registered owner transferred the registered owner’s interest in the motor 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 is stolen, if the registered owner submits evidence that, before the discovery of the vehicle, the registered owner filed an affidavit with the Department or a written report with an appropriate law enforcement agency alleging the theft of the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1511; A 1995, 1513; 1997, 2683; 2009, 1306)