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same time that the fine is collected. (b) Stated separately in the judgment of the court or on the court’s docket. 2. All money collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be paid by the clerk of the court to the county or city treasurer, as appropriate, on or before the fifth day of each month for the preceding month. 3. The treasurer shall deposit all money received by him pursuant to subsection 2 in the county or city treasury, as appropriate, for credit to the fund for forensic services created pursuant to NRS 453.575. The money must be accounted for separately within the fund. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each month the treasurer shall, from the money credited to the fund pursuant to subsection 3, pay any amount owed for forensic services and deposit any remaining money in the county or city general fund, as appropriate. 5. In counties that do not receive forensic services under a contract with the State, the money credited to the fund pursuant to subsection 3: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), must be: (1) Expended to pay for the chemical analyses performed within the county; (2) Expended to purchase and maintain equipment to conduct such analyses; (3) Expended for the training and continuing education of the employees who conduct such analyses; and (4) Paid to law enforcement agencies which conduct such analyses to be used by those agencies in the manner provided in this subsection. (b) May only be expended to cover the costs of chemical analyses conducted by, equipment used by, or training for employees of an analytical laboratory that is approved by the Committee on Testing for Intoxication created in NRS 484.388. (Added to NRS by 1991, 271; A 1993, 2463; 1995, 2475; 2003, 1494; 2005, 148) NRS 484.382 Implied consent to preliminary test; failure to submit to test; use of results of test. 1. Any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle on a highway or on premises to which the public has access shall be deemed to have given his consent to a preliminary test of his breath to determine the concentration of alcohol in his breath when the test is administered at the direction of a police officer at the scene of a vehicle accident or collision or where he stops a vehicle, if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be tested was: (a) Driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance; or (b) Engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955. 2. If the person fails to submit to the test, the officer shall seize his license or permit to drive as provided in NRS 484.385 and arrest him and take him to a convenient place for the administration of a reasonably available evidentiary test under NRS 484.383. 3. The result of the preliminary test must not be used in any criminal action, except to show there were reasonable grounds to make an arrest. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1066; A 1993, 2072; 1995, 1883; 1999, 2453, 3424; 2001, 172; 2005, 148) NRS 484.383 Implied consent to evidentiary test; exemption from blood test; choice of test; circumstances in which police officer may direct person to submit to blood test; restrictions on requiring urine test; failure to submit to test; notification of parent or guardian of minor directed to submit to test. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle on a highway or on premises to which the public has access shall be deemed to have given his consent to an evidentiary test of his blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance to determine the concentration of alcohol in of his blood or breath or to determine whether a controlled substance, chemical, poison, organic solvent or another prohibited substance is present, if such a test is administered at the direction of a police officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be tested was: (a) Driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance; or (b) Engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955. 2. If the person to be tested pursuant to subsection 1 is dead or unconscious, the officer shall direct that samples of blood from the person be tested. 3. Any person who is afflicted with hemophilia or with a heart condition requiring the use of an anticoagulant as determined by a physician is exempt from any blood test which may be required pursuant to this section but must, when appropriate pursuant to the provisions of this section, be required to submit to a breath or urine test. 4. If the concentration of alcohol in the blood or breath of the person to be tested is in issue: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the person may refuse to submit to a blood test if means are reasonably available to perform a breath test. (b) The person may request a blood test, but if means are reasonably available to perform a breath test when the blood test is requested, and the person is subsequently convicted, he must pay for the cost of the blood test, including the fees and expenses of witnesses in court. (c) A police officer may direct the person to submit to a blood test if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person: (1) Caused death or substantial bodily harm to another person as a result of driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or as a result of engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955; or (2) Has been convicted within the previous 7 years of: (I) A violation of NRS 484.379, 484.3795, 484.37955, subsection 2 of NRS 488.400, NRS 488.410, 488.420 or 488.425 or a law of another jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct; or (II) Any other offense in this State or another jurisdiction in which death or substantial bodily harm to another person resulted from conduct prohibited by a law set forth in sub-subparagraph (I). 5. If the presence of a controlled substance, chemical, poison, organic solvent or another prohibited substance in the blood or urine of the person is in issue, the officer may direct him to submit to a blood or urine test, or both, in addition to the breath test. 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 5, a police officer shall not direct a person to submit to a urine test. 7. If a person to be tested fails to submit to a required test as directed by a police officer pursuant to this section and the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be tested was: (a) Driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance; or (b) Engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955, the officer may direct that reasonable force be used to the extent necessary to obtain samples of blood from the person to be tested. Not more than three such samples may be taken during the 5-hour period immediately following the time of the initial arrest. In such a circumstance, the officer is not required to provide the person with a choice of tests for determining the concentration of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or another prohibited substance in his blood. 8. If a person who is less than 18 years of age is directed to submit to an evidentiary test pursuant to this section, the officer shall, before testing the person, make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent, guardian or custodian of the person, if known. (Added to NRS by 1969, 593; A 1973

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