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 Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015)
 Chapter706 Motor Carriers
  TOW CARS

  NAC706.427. Authority to tow vehicles from private property: Display of signs on and marking of property.  

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  •      1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, an operator of a tow car shall not tow a vehicle from private property at the request of the owner or person in lawful possession of the property, or a designated agent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the property, unless a sign is displayed on the property in accordance with the provisions of NRS 487.038, any applicable municipal and county ordinances and subsection 6.

         2. In residential complexes, reserved parking spaces and areas in which parking is prohibited must be clearly marked.

         3. The staff of the Authority will, upon request by the operator of a tow car:

         (a) Verify by inspection a map of each property from which tows may be made which is submitted by the operator; and

         (b) Send a letter to the operator describing the size, color, number and placement of the sign or signs on each property and stating whether the sign or signs are in compliance with this section.

         4. If a sign is removed, destroyed or damaged, it must be replaced or repaired within a reasonable time.

         5. The Authority may grant a waiver from any of the provisions of this section if, upon application of the operator of a tow car or the owner or person in lawful possession of the property from which tows are made, it determines that a waiver is in the public interest.

         6. A sign or signs displayed on a parking lot pursuant to subsection 1 must:

         (a) Be printed with contrasting background and lettering;

         (b) Use readable lettering;

         (c) Be placed on the parking lot in such a manner that it is in the field of view of all drivers entering the lot;

         (d) Be of sufficient quantity to notify all users of the lot of the parking restrictions; and

         (e) Include the name and telephone number of the local law enforcement agency which is to be notified of a tow.

         7. This section does not apply:

         (a) If the owner or person in lawful possession of private property, or the designated agent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the property, has entered into a written contract with the owner of the vehicle which describes the circumstances under which a vehicle may be towed;

         (b) If the owner or person in lawful possession of private property, or the designated agent of an owner or person in lawful possession of the property, requests that the vehicle be towed because it is parked in a “no parking” area, such as a marked fire lane, red zone, travel lane of a roadway, driveway, lawn or any other area commonly recognized as a “no parking” area;

         (c) To the towing of a vehicle at the direction of a peace officer; or

         (d) To the towing of a vehicle from an unimproved area or an area where no sign is displayed if a notice has been posted on the vehicle for not less than 24 hours.

         8. As used in this section, “staff of the Authority” means persons employed by the Authority.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 9-16-92; A by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R071-98, 10-28-98)