268.900 - Police department to provide copy of accident reports and related materials upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

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268.900 Police department to provide copy of accident reports and related materials upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. A police department or other law enforcement agency of a city 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 the person’s legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, 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 department or agency 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, 1052; A 2005, 702)

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268.900 Police department to provide copy of accident reports and related materials upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. A police department or other law enforcement agency of a city 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 the person’s legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, 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 department or agency 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, 1052; A 2005, 702)

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Statutes > Nevada > Title-21 > Chapter-268 > Miscellaneous-provisions > 268-900

268.900 Police department to provide copy of accident reports and related materials upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. A police department or other law enforcement agency of a city 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 the person’s legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, 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 department or agency 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, 1052; A 2005, 702)