Title 43

NRS 487.68703 Duties of body shop if motor vehicle towed at request of someone other than owner. 1. If a motor vehicle is towed to a body shop at the request of someone other than the registered owner of the motor vehicle, the body shop shall use all resources reasonably necessar…

NRS 487.6871 Display of sign by garage operator and body shop required; penalty. 1. Each garage operator shall display conspicuously in those areas of his or her place of business frequented by persons seeking repairs on motor vehicles a sign, not less than 22 inches by 28 inches…

NRS 487.6873 Duties of body shop or garage operator on acceptance of vehicle for repair. Whenever any body shop or garage operator accepts or assumes control of a motor vehicle for the purpose of making or completing any repair, the body shop or garage operator shall comply with …

NRS 487.6874 Duty of body shop or garage operator to inform certain persons of types of payment accepted. 1. A body shop or garage operator, as applicable, must inform a person regarding the types of payment the body shop or garage accepts: (a) If the person is a prospective cust…

NRS 487.6875 Estimate of costs required for certain repairs. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.6879, a person requesting or authorizing the repair of a motor vehicle that is more than $50 must be furnished a written estimate or statement signed by the person making the e…

NRS 487.6877 Notice of additional charges over estimate required in certain cases. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.6879, if it is determined that additional charges are required to perform the repair authorized, and those additional charges exceed, by 20 percent or $100, …

NRS 487.6879 Waiver of estimate of costs or notice of additional charges; execution of waiver. The person authorizing the repairs may waive the estimate or statement required pursuant to the provisions of NRS 487.6875 or the notification required by NRS 487.6877 by executing a wr…

NRS 487.688 Body shop or garage to repair vehicle in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and written estimate or statement of cost of repairs. If a body shop or garage performs repairs on a motor vehicle, the body shop or garage shall perform the repairs in accordance w…

NRS 487.6881 Duties of owner and insurer upon notification of additional charges. 1. An owner and the insurer of a motor vehicle who have been notified of additional charges pursuant to NRS 487.6877 shall: (a) Authorize the performance of the repair at the additional expense; or …

NRS 487.6883 Replaced parts to be delivered to person authorizing repairs if requested; exception. 1. Whenever the repair work performed on a motor vehicle requires the replacement of any parts or accessories, the body shop or garage operator shall, at the request of the person a…

NRS 487.6885 Records to be retained by body shop or garage operator. The body shop or garage operator shall retain copies of any estimate, statement or waiver required by NRS 487.6875 to 487.6893, inclusive, as an ordinary business record of the body shop or garage, for a period …

NRS 487.6887 Garage operator to comply with NRS 487.6875 to 487.6893, inclusive; enforcement of liens and contracts. In every instance where charges are made for the repair of a motor vehicle by a garage operator, the garage operator making the repairs shall comply with the provi…

NRS 487.6889 Certain acts deemed to be deceptive trade practice. A person shall be deemed to be engaged in a “deceptive trade practice” if, in the course of his or her business or occupation, the person: 1. Engages in any deceptive trade practice, as defined in NRS 598.0915 to 59…

NRS 487.689 Director authorized to request undercover investigation of alleged deceptive trade practice; Bureau of Consumer Protection authorized to conduct such investigation. 1. The Director may request an undercover investigation of a person who is allegedly engaging in a dece…

NRS 487.6891 Administrative fine for engaging in deceptive trade practice; deposit and use of money collected as administrative fine. 1. In addition to any other penalty, the Director may impose an administrative fine of not more than $10,000 against any person who engages in a d…

NRS 487.6893 Statement of charges required for repair and storage of vehicle; violation constitutes misdemeanor; statement required for enforcement of lien. 1. If charges are made for the repair of a motor vehicle, the garage operator or body shop making the charges shall present…

NRS 487.6895 Violations: Injunctive relief. The Attorney General or any district attorney may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the State of Nevada on the complaint of the Director, or of any person allegedly aggrieved by a violation of the pro…

NRS 487.6897 Violations: Civil penalty. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of NRS 487.68701, 487.68703 and 487.6873 to 487.6893, inclusive, is liable, in addition to any other penalty or remedy which may be provided by law, to a civil penalty of not more than $500 fo…

NRS 487.690 Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 487.530 to 487.690, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1989, 2043; A 2007, 3432; 2009, 2538, 2709; 2013, 1981) REPAIRS; REBUILT VEHICLES; SALVAGE VEHICLES; TOTAL LOSS VEHICLES; NONREPAI…

NRS 487.710 Definitions. As used in NRS 487.710 to 487.890, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 487.720 to 487.790, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1908; A 2005, 1244; 2007, 1…

NRS 487.720 “Cost of repair” defined. “Cost of repair” means the cost to repair a vehicle, which is established pursuant to NRS 487.890. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1909)

NRS 487.725 “Electronic components” defined. “Electronic components” means major electrical or electronic items or parts within a motor vehicle, including, without limitation: 1. Computer control modules for the: (a) Engine of the vehicle; (b) Air-conditioning systems and parts t…

NRS 487.730 “Fair market value” defined. “Fair market value” means the retail value of a motor vehicle that is established by: 1. An objective motor vehicle appraisal based upon local market resources, including, without limitation, automobile dealers and classified advertisement…

NRS 487.740 “Flood-damaged vehicle” defined. “Flood-damaged vehicle” means a motor vehicle which: 1. Has been submerged in water to a point that the level of the water is higher than the door sill of the vehicle and the water has entered the passenger, trunk or engine compartment…

NRS 487.750 “Motor vehicle” defined. “Motor vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.075. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1909)

NRS 487.760 “Nonrepairable vehicle” defined. “Nonrepairable vehicle” means a motor vehicle other than an abandoned vehicle, as defined in NRS 487.210, that: 1. Has value only as a source of parts or scrap metal; 2. Has been designated by its owner for dismantling as a source of p…

NRS 487.765 “Rebuilt vehicle” defined. “Rebuilt vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.098. (Added to NRS by 2005, 1244)

NRS 487.767 “Salvage title agent” defined. “Salvage title agent” means a person who enters into a contract with, and is appointed and authorized by, the Department to issue salvage titles pursuant to the provisions of NRS 487.810 and 487.815. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1476)

NRS 487.770 “Salvage vehicle” defined. “Salvage vehicle” means a motor vehicle that at any time has been declared a total loss vehicle, flood-damaged vehicle, nonrepairable vehicle or had “salvage” or a similar word or designation placed on any title issued for the vehicle. (Adde…

NRS 487.780 “Title” defined. “Title” means a certificate of title or any other document issued by any state or country indicating the ownership of a motor vehicle. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1909)

NRS 487.790 “Total loss vehicle” defined. 1. “Total loss vehicle” means a motor vehicle: (a) Of a type which is subject to registration; and (b) Which has been wrecked, destroyed or otherwise damaged to such an extent that the cost of repair is 65 percent or more of the fair mark…

NRS 487.795 Rebuilt vehicles: Prerequisites to registration; certificate of inspection. 1. A rebuilt vehicle may not be registered until it: (a) Has been inspected by a garage operator who operates a garage that is registered pursuant to NRS 487.560, by the owner of a body shop l…

NRS 487.800 Salvage vehicles: Duties of insurance company and relinquishing owner; application for salvage title; sale of vehicle; rebuilt and restored vehicles; retention; exclusion of nonrepairable vehicles; application by salvage pool or charitable organization for salvage tit…

NRS 487.810 Salvage title: Issuance by state agency; contents; persons and entities to whom issued; documents required to be submitted with application; fee; title as prerequisite to transfer of ownership interest; authority to dismantle, scrap, process or wreck not conveyed by t…

NRS 487.815 Salvage title: Appointment of agent to issue; prerequisites to appointing agent; investigation, auditing and inspection of agent. 1. The Department may by contract appoint any person as a salvage title agent of the Department to issue those salvage titles which the De…

NRS 487.820 Salvage title: Procedure for acceptance of application if applicant unable to furnish certificates of title and registration; exception; prohibition on issuance of duplicate certificates of title or registration; procedure for obtaining salvage title upon filing of bo…

NRS 487.825 Revolving Account for the Issuance of Salvage Titles: Creation; use of money; transfer of excess balance to State Highway Fund. 1. The Revolving Account for the Issuance of Salvage Titles is hereby created as a special account in the State Highway Fund. 2. The Departm…

NRS 487.830 Transfer of interest in motor vehicle: Transferor to disclose in writing information as to status of vehicle as salvage, rebuilt or reconstructed; additional duties of transferor; criminal penalty. 1. Any person who transfers an interest in a motor vehicle in this Sta…

NRS 487.840 Title: Removal or concealment of indicia of salvage vehicle or rebuilt vehicle prohibited; criminal penalties if violation committed with intent to defraud; restitution. 1. A person shall not remove, cause to be removed or conceal a marking on: (a) A salvage title or …

NRS 487.850 Action for damages; attorney’s fees; remedy is in addition to other legal or equitable remedies. 1. A person who, with the intent to defraud, violates any provision of NRS 487.830 or 487.840 is liable to any purchaser or lessee of a motor vehicle who is harmed by that…

NRS 487.860 Inspection required before registration of vehicle for which salvage title was issued; exclusion of nonrepairable vehicles; certificate of inspection. 1. Except with respect to a nonrepairable vehicle, a vehicle for which a salvage title has been issued may not subseq…

NRS 487.870 Removal of total loss salvage vehicle from State; penalty. 1. A person shall not remove a total loss salvage vehicle from this State to sell that vehicle unless the title has been forwarded to the state agency pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 487.800. 2. A person who v…

NRS 487.880 Nonrepairable vehicles: Requirements; prohibited acts. A nonrepairable vehicle: 1. Must be processed as parts or scrap metal by a licensed automobile wrecker. 2. May not be rebuilt, reconstructed or restored for operation on the highways of this State. 3. Must be issu…

NRS 487.890 Estimate of cost of repair of motor vehicle pursuant to NRS 487.800: Calculation; exclusion of certain costs. An estimate of the cost of repair for a motor vehicle pursuant to NRS 487.800: 1. Must be calculated using the cost of the parts and labor required to restore…

NRS 487.990 Administrative fines; opportunity for hearing; deposit of fines collected; delegation of authority to impose and collect fines; injunctions and other remedies; enforcement proceedings. 1. The Department may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $2,500, for a vi…