1. At the time of purchase by any junk dealer of any hides or junk, the junk dealer shall require the person vending the hides or junk to subscribe a statement containing the following information:
(a) When, where and from whom the vendor obtained the property.
(b) The vendor’s age, residence, including the city or town, and the street and number, if any, of the residence, and such other information as is reasonably necessary to enable the residence to be located.
(c) The name of the employer, if any, of the vendor and the place of business or employment of the employer.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the junk dealer shall on the next business day:
(a) File the original statement subscribed by the vendor in the office of the sheriff of the county where the purchase was made; and
(b) If the purchase was made in a city or town, file a copy of the statement with the chief of police of that city or town.
3. In a county whose population is less than 47,500, the original statement may be filed in the office of the sheriff’s deputy for transmission to the sheriff.
[6:22:1921; NCL § 3725]—(NRS A 1991, 172; 2001, 1997; 2011, 1300)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors
NRS 647.011 - "Advertise" defined.
NRS 647.012 - "Antique" defined.
NRS 647.013 - "Collectible" defined.
NRS 647.016 - "Junk dealer" defined.
NRS 647.017 - "Scrap metal" defined.
NRS 647.0172 - "Scrap metal processor" defined.
NRS 647.018 - "Secondhand dealer" defined.
NRS 647.019 - Licensing as pawnbroker required for certain junk dealers and secondhand dealers.
NRS 647.0192 - Exemption of charitable organizations from chapter.
NRS 647.0193 - Local regulation of advertising as junk dealer or secondhand dealer.
NRS 647.0195 - Power of cities and counties to license, tax and regulate not impaired.
NRS 647.020 - Description of purchases required to be posted.
NRS 647.050 - Purchase of junk from certain persons prohibited.
NRS 647.060 - Vendors’ statements: Contents and filing.
NRS 647.070 - Applications for inspection and permits for shipping junk and hides.
NRS 647.0946 - Immunity from civil liability.
NRS 647.0947 - Confidentiality of records; penalty.
NRS 647.110 - Record of transactions; inspection of record and goods.
NRS 647.120 - Reports of transactions and suspected stolen property to sheriff or chief of police.
NRS 647.135 - Violations by junk dealer; penalty.
NRS 647.143 - Violations by scrap metal processors; penalty.
NRS 647.145 - Criminal receipt of junk or scrap metal; penalty.