487.220  Person responsible for cost of removal and disposition of abandoned vehicle; presumption vehicle abandoned by registered owner; rebuttal of presumption.

1.  Every person who abandons a vehicle is responsible for the cost of removal and disposition of the vehicle.

2.  An abandoned vehicle is presumed to have been abandoned by the registered owner thereof. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.235, the registered owner may rebut this presumption by showing that:

(a) The registered owner transferred his or her interest in the abandoned 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 was stolen, if the registered owner submits evidence that, before the discovery of the vehicle, he or she 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 1967, 1600; A 1973, 1064; 2005, 1221)