traffic citation in the manner provided in NRS 484.799 charging the registered owner with a violation of NRS 485.320 and 485.330; and (b) Without a warrant, seize and take possession of the motor vehicle and cause it to be towed and impounded until the owner claims it by: (1) Presenting proof that the vehicle’s registration has been reinstated by the Department; and (2) Paying the cost of the towing and impoundment. 2. Neither the peace officer nor the governmental entity which employs him is civilly liable for any damage to the vehicle that occurs after the vehicle is seized, but before the towing process begins. (Added to NRS by 1987, 319) NRS 484.229 Written report of accident to Department by driver or owner; exceptions; confidentiality; use as evidence at trial. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, the driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident on a highway or on premises to which the public has access, if the accident results in bodily injury to or the death of any person or total damage to any vehicle or item of property to an apparent extent of $750 or more, shall, within 10 days after the accident, forward a written report of the accident to the Department. Whenever damage occurs to a motor vehicle, the operator shall attach to the accident report an estimate of repairs or a statement of the total loss from an established repair garage, an insurance adjuster employed by an insurer licensed to do business in this State, an adjuster licensed pursuant to chapter 684A of NRS or an appraiser licensed pursuant to chapter 684B of NRS. The Department may require the driver or owner of the vehicle to file supplemental written reports whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the Department. 2. A report is not required from any person if the accident was investigated by a law enforcement agency and the report of the investigating officer contains: (a) The name and address of the insurance company providing coverage to each person involved in the accident; (b) The number of each policy; and (c) The dates on which the coverage begins and ends. 3. The driver of a vehicle subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board or the Transportation Services Authority need not submit in his report the information requested pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 484.247 until the 10th day of the month following the month in which the accident occurred. 4. A written accident report is not required pursuant to this chapter from any person who is physically incapable of making a report, during the period of his incapacity. Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required in this section and he is not the owner of the vehicle, the owner shall within 10 days after knowledge of the accident make the report not made by the driver. 5. All written reports required in this section to be forwarded to the Department by drivers or owners of vehicles involved in accidents are without prejudice to the person so reporting and are for the confidential use of the Department or other state agencies having use of the records for accident prevention, except that the Department may disclose to a person involved in an accident or to his insurer the identity of another person involved in the accident when his identity is not otherwise known or when he denies his presence at the accident. The Department may also disclose the name of his insurer and the number of his policy. 6. A written report forwarded pursuant to the provisions of this section may not be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident except that the Department shall furnish upon demand of any party to such a trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department in compliance with law, and, if the report has been made, the date, time and location of the accident, the names and addresses of the drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved and the investigating officers. The report may be used as evidence when necessary to prosecute charges filed in connection with a violation of NRS 484.236. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1484; A 1981, 1126, 1865; 1983, 1067; 1985, 1174, 1943; 1995, 2732; 1997, 1620, 2008) NRS 484.236 Failure to report; false report; penalties. 1. If a person willfully fails, refuses or neglects to make a report of an accident in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, his driving privilege may be suspended. Suspension action taken under this section remains in effect for 1 year unless terminated by receipt of the report of the accident or upon receipt of evidence that failure to report was not willful. 2. Any person who gives information in oral or written reports as required in this chapter, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1484; A 1981, 1127) NRS 484.238 State Registrar of Vital Statistics to report death to Department. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall on or before the 10th day of each month report in writing to the Department the death of any person resulting from a vehicle accident, giving the time and place of accident and the circumstances relating thereto. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1484; A 1985, 1944) NRS 484.241 Garage or repair shop to maintain record of repairs made to vehicle involved in accident. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident and which is repaired in that garage or repair shop shall maintain for 2 years a record of those repairs including the: 1. Registration number of the vehicle; 2. Vehicle identification number; 3. Color of the vehicle before the repairs; 4. Location on the vehicle of the damage repaired; 5. Total amount of the damage; and 6. Name and address of the person who requested the repairs. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1484; A 1975, 142; 1987, 685) NRS 484.243 Police to report to Department; report not confidential. 1. Every police officer who investigates a vehicle accident of which a report must be made as required in this chapter, or who otherwise prepares a written report as a result of an investigation either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing the participants or witnesses, shall forward a written report of the accident to the Department within 10 days after his investigation of the accident. 2. The written reports required to be forwarded by police officers and the information contained therein are not privileged or confidential. 3. Every sheriff, chief of police or office of the Nevada Highway Patrol receiving any report required under NRS 484.223 to 484.238, inclusive, shall immediately prepare a copy thereof and file the copy with the Department. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1485; A 1985, 1945; 1987, 685) NRS 484.247 Forms for report of accident. 1. The Department shall prepare and upon request supply to police departments, sheriffs and other appropriate agencies or persons forms for written accident reports as required in this chapter, suitable with respect to the persons required to make the reports and the purposes to be served. The forms must be designed to call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose with reference to an accident the cause, conditions then existing, the persons and vehicles involved, the name and address of the insurance company, the number of the policy providing coverage and the dates on which the coverage begins and ends. 2. The form prepared for a report to be made by persons pursuant to NRS 484.229 must call for such information as is required by the Department to enabl

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