480.600 - Duty of Nevada Highway Patrol and Investigation Division to provide copies of accident reports, statements by witnesses and photographs upon request; timing; fee for reproduction; exceptions - Nevada Statutes

480.600  Duty of Nevada Highway Patrol and Investigation Division to provide copies of accident reports, statements by witnesses and photographs upon request; timing; fee for reproduction; exceptions.  The Nevada Highway Patrol and the Investigation Division of the Department shall, within 7 days after receipt of a written request of a person who claims to have sustained damages as a result of an accident, or the person’s legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, legal representative or insurer, as applicable, with a copy of the accident report and all statements by witnesses and photographs in the possession or under the control of the Nevada Highway Patrol or the Investigation Division that concern the accident, unless:

      1.  The materials are privileged or confidential pursuant to a specific statute; or

      2.  The accident involved:

      (a) The death or substantial bodily harm of a person;

      (b) Failure to stop at the scene of an accident; or

      (c) The commission of a felony.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2539; A 2005, 701)