n automobile wrecker, the Department shall require the applicant to furnish proof that: 1. He will conduct his business from a permanent enclosed building which he owns or has leased; 2. The business will be located on at least one-half of an acre of ground; and 3. The site for the business will be surrounded by a screened fence at least 6 feet high. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1600) NRS 487.080 Fee for issuance or renewal of license; disposition. 1. The fee for issuance or renewal of an automobile wrecker’s license is $300. 2. Fees collected must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Account for Regulation of Salvage Pools, Automobile Wreckers, Body Shops and Garages. (Added to NRS by 1963, 839; A 1975, 212; 1987, 1602; 1989, 2023; 1991, 1778; 1997, 1372) NRS 487.085 Wrecker to affix legible sign containing name of business. At each of his established places of business, an automobile wrecker shall permanently affix a sign containing the name of his business in lettering of sufficient size to be clearly legible from the center of the nearest street or roadway, except that the lettering must be at least 8 inches high and formed by lines that are at least 1-inch wide. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1515) NRS 487.090 Operation of vehicles on highway without registration; conditions. Any licensed automobile wrecker owning or controlling any vehicle of a type required to be registered under the laws of this State may operate or move such a vehicle upon the highways without subjecting the vehicle to registration if such operation or movement is for the sole purpose of moving the vehicle from its location to the established place of business of the licensee. A licensed automobile wrecker may obtain license plates from the Department for the movement of such vehicles. (Added to NRS by 1963, 839; A 1987, 1602) NRS 487.095 Fees for towing abandoned automobile. An automobile wrecker may only charge and collect those fees for towing an abandoned automobile as are prescribed by regulations of the Department. An automobile wrecker shall not charge a fee to tow an abandoned vehicle if he does not obtain the consent of the owner of the property to tow the vehicle. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1600) NRS 487.100 Wrecker to transmit certificates of title, registration and ownership of certain vehicles to state agency. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any automobile wrecker purchasing from any person other than a licensed operator of a salvage pool any vehicle subject to registration pursuant to the laws of this State shall forward to the Department the certificates of title and registration last issued therefor. 2. The certificate of ownership last issued for a mobile home or commercial coach must be sent by the wrecker to the Manufactured Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry. (Added to NRS by 1963, 839; A 1979, 1229; 1987, 1603; 1995, 336; 1999, 1920; 2003, 471, 1913) NRS 487.160 Denial, suspension or revocation of licenses or refusal to renew: Grounds; hearings; reapplication; disclosure of financial records. 1. The Department, after notice and hearing, may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license of an automobile wrecker upon determining that the automobile wrecker: (a) Is not lawfully entitled thereto; (b) Has made, or knowingly or negligently permitted, any illegal use of that license; (c) Has failed to return a salvage title to the state agency when and as required of him by NRS 487.710 to 487.890, inclusive; or (d) Has failed to surrender to the state agency certificates of title for vehicles before beginning to dismantle or wreck the vehicles. 2. The applicant or licensee may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice of refusal, suspension or revocation, petition the Department in writing for a hearing. 3. Hearings under this section and appeals therefrom must be conducted in the manner prescribed in NRS 482.353 and 482.354. 4. The Department may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license of an automobile wrecker, or deny a license to an applicant therefor, if the licensee or applicant: (a) Does not have or maintain an established place of business in this State. (b) Made a material misstatement in any application. (c) Willfully fails to comply with any applicable provision of this chapter. (d) Fails to furnish and keep in force any bond required by NRS 487.050 to 487.200, inclusive. (e) Fails to discharge any final judgment entered against him when the judgment arises out of any misrepresentation of a vehicle, trailer or semitrailer. (f) Fails to maintain any license or bond required by a political subdivision of this State. (g) Has been convicted of a felony. (h) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of this chapter. (i) Fails or refuses to provide to the Department an authorization for the disclosure of financial records for the business as required pursuant to subsection 7. 5. If an application for a license as an automobile wrecker is denied, the applicant may not submit another application for at least 6 months after the date of the denial. 6. The Department may refuse to review a subsequent application for licensing submitted by any person who violates any provision of this chapter. 7. Upon the receipt of any report or complaint alleging that an applicant or a licensee has engaged in financial misconduct or has failed to satisfy any financial obligation related to the business of dismantling, scrapping, processing or wrecking of vehicles, the Department may require the applicant or licensee to submit to the Department an authorization for the disclosure of financial records for the business as provided in NRS 239A.090. The Department may use any information obtained pursuant to such an authorization only to determine the suitability of the applicant or licensee for initial or continued licensure. Information obtained pursuant to such an authorization may be disclosed only to those employees of the Department who are authorized to issue a license to an applicant pursuant to NRS 487.050 to 487.200, inclusive, or to determine the suitability of an applicant or a licensee for such licensure. 8. For the purposes of this section, failure to adhere to the directives of the state agency advising the licensee of his noncompliance with any provision of NRS 487.050 to 487.200, inclusive, or NRS 487.710 to 487.890, inclusive, or regulations of the state agency, within 10 days after the receipt of those directives, is prima facie evidence of willful failure to comply. (Added to NRS by 1963, 840; A 1969, 1086; 1973, 343; 1979, 1230; 1983, 1098; 1985, 1960; 1997, 145; 1999, 1921; 2003, 472, 1916) NRS 487.170 Records required; inspection. Every licensed automobile wrecker, rebuilder or scrap processor shall maintain a record of all vehicles dismantled or wrecked, which contains the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was purchased or acquired and the date thereof, the registration number last assigned to the vehicle and a brief description of the vehicle, including, insofar as the data may exist with respect to a given vehicle, the make, type, serial number and motor number, or any other number of the vehicle. The record must be open to inspection during business hours by any peace officer or investigator of the state agency. (Added to NRS by 1963, 841; A 1973, 137; 1979, 1231) NRS 487.180 Presumption of dismantling. It shall be prima facie evidence that a vehicle in a dismantled condition has been dismantled by the person having possession thereof. (Added to NRS by 1963, 841) NRS 487.190 Inapplicability of certain provisions to work or service vehicles owned by wrecker under certain circumstances. 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