Short-term lessor not liable for fine or penalty related to impoundment of certain vehicles in unauthorized use if vehicle in care, custody or control of lessee; evidence of care, custody or control; release of vehicle to short-term lessor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.478
in effect1. Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive, to the contrary, if the registered owner of a vehicle which is impounded pursuant to NRS 706.476 is a short-term lessor licensed pursuant to NRS 482.363 who is engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles in accordance with NRS 482.295 to 482.3159 , inclusive, the registered owner is not liable for any administrative fine or other penalty that may be imposed by the Authority for the operation of a passenger vehicle in violation of NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive, if at the time that the vehicle was impounded, the vehicle was in the care, custody or control of a lessee.
2. A short-term lessor may establish that a vehicle was subject to the care, custody or control of a lessee at the time that the vehicle was impounded pursuant to NRS 706.476 by submitting to the Authority a true copy of the lease or rental agreement pursuant to which the vehicle was leased or rented to the lessee by the short-term lessor. The submission of a true copy of a lease or rental agreement is prima facie evidence that the vehicle was in the care, custody or control of the lessee.
3. Upon the receipt of a true copy of a written lease or rental agreement pursuant to subsection 2 which evidences that the vehicle impounded by the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.476 was under the care, custody or control of a lessee and not the registered owner of the vehicle, the Authority shall release the vehicle to the short-term lessor.
4. As used in this section, short-term lessor has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.053 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-706.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026