purchase is necessary in an investigation of offenses relating to controlled substances and dangerous drugs. 5. Procure from law enforcement agencies and other reliable sources information relating to violators of laws which govern controlled substances and dangerous drugs, including information about their character, probable motives, circumstances of arrest, methods of operation and other pertinent information. 6. Enforce the provisions of chapter 453 of NRS. 7. Maintain the records and other information forwarded to the Division to assist in locating missing persons or identifying dead bodies. 8. Furnish information relating to any person of whom he maintains a record to any law enforcement agency. 9. Assist the Secretary of State in carrying out an investigation pursuant to NRS 293.124. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2536) NRS 480.470 Additional duties of Chief of Division; powers of Chief; accounting for and expenditure of money. 1. The Chief of the Investigation Division shall: (a) Investigate and enforce the provisions of law relating to theft and fraud in matters concerning vehicles, including special mobile equipment and off-road vehicles. (b) Procure from law enforcement agencies and other reliable sources information relating to violators of laws that govern theft and fraud relating to vehicles, including special mobile equipment and off-road vehicles. The information may concern the character of the violators, their probable motives, the circumstances of their arrests and their methods of operation, and may include any other pertinent information. (c) Establish and conduct proactive law enforcement programs intended to reduce the incidence of commercial theft and fraud related to vehicles. 2. To carry out the provisions of this section, the Chief of the Investigation Division may: (a) Accept gifts and grants of money from any person or governmental agency; and (b) Employ or contract with persons to provide professional or technical assistance to the Division, payable from the money accepted pursuant to this section. 3. Money accepted by the Chief pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately in the State General Fund and is hereby authorized for expenditure to: (a) Pay the cost of carrying out the duties of the Chief set forth in this section. (b) Conduct educational programs to provide information to owners of vehicles, including special mobile equipment and off-road vehicles, concerning the prevention and reduction of commercial theft and fraud related to vehicles. (c) Provide such equipment as the Chief determines is necessary to test methods of preventing or reducing commercial theft and fraud related to vehicles. 4. As used in this section, “commercial theft” means the theft of vehicles, including special mobile equipment and off-road vehicles, for financial gain. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2537) NRS 480.480 Agreements with other law enforcement agencies; powers and responsibilities of peace officer acting pursuant to agreement. The Chief of the Investigation Division may enter into agreements with any state or local law enforcement agency in this State or in any other state to carry out the duties of the Division. A peace officer, while carrying out the duties of the Investigation Division pursuant to such an agreement, has the same powers and responsibilities as an investigator of the Investigation Division. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2538) NRS 480.490 Appointment of persons with special skills or training; “category I peace officer” defined. 1. If circumstances require the appointment of persons with special skills or training, the Chief of the Investigation Division may appoint persons as investigators who have those special skills or training and have completed the requirements for the training of a category I peace officer. A person appointed as an investigator has the powers of a peace officer while carrying out the duties assigned to him by the Chief or a person designated by the Chief. 2. As used in this section, “category I peace officer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.610. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2538) NRS 480.500 Identification of dead bodies; missing persons. 1. When a coroner is unable to establish the identity of a dead body by means other than by dental records, he shall have a dental examination of the body made by a dentist. The dentist shall prepare a record of his findings and forward it to the Investigation Division and to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History. 2. Each sheriff, chief of police or other law enforcement agency which receives a report of a person missing under suspicious circumstances who is 18 years or older shall: (a) Transmit to the Investigation Division and to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History: (1) The initial report that contains identifying information concerning the missing person within 72 hours after the receipt of that report; and (2) Any subsequent report concerning the missing person within 5 working days after the receipt of that report if the report contains additional identifying information concerning the missing person; (b) Notify immediately such persons and make inquiries concerning the missing person as the agency deems necessary; and (c) Enter the information concerning the missing person into the computer for the National Crime Information Center and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, if appropriate. 3. The sheriff, chief of police or other law enforcement agency shall request the written consent of the next of kin or guardian of a person who has been reported to him as missing for 30 days or more to obtain certain identifying information about the missing person that the National Crime Information Center recommends be provided from the appropriate providers of medical care. After receiving the written consent, the sheriff, chief of police or other law enforcement agency shall obtain the identifying information from the providers of medical care and forward that information and any other relevant information to the Investigation Division and to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for comparison with the identifying information that is on file concerning unidentified deceased persons. This subsection does not prevent the voluntary release of identifying information about the missing person by the next of kin or guardian of the missing person at any time. 4. The next of kin or guardian of the person reported as missing shall promptly notify the appropriate law enforcement agency when the missing person is found. 5. The sheriff, chief of police or other law enforcement agency shall inform the Investigation Division, the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the National Crime Information Center when a missing person has been found. 6. The Investigation Division and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall: (a) Maintain the records and other information forwarded to them pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 3 for the purpose of comparing the records and otherwise assisting in the identification of dead bodies; and (b) Upon request, provide the records and other information that are maintained pursuant to this subsection to the State Disaster Identification Team of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2538) NRS 480.510 Sheriffs and chiefs of police to furnish to Division certain information concerning violations connected to controlled substances, dangerous drugs and theft of vehicles. Each sheriff and chief of police shall furnish to the Investigation Division, on forms approved by the Division, all information obtained in an investigation or a prosecution of

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