248.242 - Accident reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

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248.242 Accident reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. A sheriff shall, within 7 days after receipt of a written request of a person who claims to have sustained damages as a result of an accident, or his or her legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, his or her legal representative or insurer, as applicable, with a copy of the accident report and all statements by witnesses and photographs in the possession or under the control of the sheriff’s office that concern the accident, unless:

1. The materials are privileged or confidential pursuant to a specific statute; or

2. The accident involved:

(a) The death or substantial bodily harm of a person;

(b) Failure to stop at the scene of an accident; or

(c) The commission of a felony.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1051; A 2005, 701)

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248.242 Accident reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. A sheriff shall, within 7 days after receipt of a written request of a person who claims to have sustained damages as a result of an accident, or his or her legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, his or her legal representative or insurer, as applicable, with a copy of the accident report and all statements by witnesses and photographs in the possession or under the control of the sheriff’s office that concern the accident, unless:

1. The materials are privileged or confidential pursuant to a specific statute; or

2. The accident involved:

(a) The death or substantial bodily harm of a person;

(b) Failure to stop at the scene of an accident; or

(c) The commission of a felony.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1051; A 2005, 701)

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248.242 Accident reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. A sheriff shall, within 7 days after receipt of a written request of a person who claims to have sustained damages as a result of an accident, or his or her legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, his or her legal representative or insurer, as applicable, with a copy of the accident report and all statements by witnesses and photographs in the possession or under the control of the sheriff’s office that concern the accident, unless:

1. The materials are privileged or confidential pursuant to a specific statute; or

2. The accident involved:

(a) The death or substantial bodily harm of a person;

(b) Failure to stop at the scene of an accident; or

(c) The commission of a felony.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1051; A 2005, 701)