Nevada § 483.657 - Law enforcement personnel authorized to search Registry upon certain accident or emergency situations; notification of emergency contact person; procedures for notification upon death of registrant

to carry out the amendatory provisions of Laws 2015, c. 119, and all required notifications

of that fact have been promulgated by the Department. > 1. A law enforcement officer or a duly appointed authorized employee of a law enforcement

agency may search the Next-of-Kin Registry for an emergency contact person of a person

if the person on whose behalf the search is conducted: (a) Possesses a Nevada driver's license, identification card or driver authorization

card; (b) Has been involved in an accident or emergency situation other than a motor vehicle

crash which results in the death, serious bodily injury or other incapacitation of

the person; and (c) Is incapable of communicating. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the law enforcement officer or

the duly authorized employee of a law enforcement agency identifies an emergency contact

person of a person through the Next-of-Kin Registry pursuant to this section, the

officer or employee shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the emergency contact

person of the hospital or other location at which the injured or incapacitated person

may be located. 3. In the event of the death of a person due to an accident or other emergency situation

other than a motor vehicle crash, the law enforcement officer or the duly authorized

employee of a law enforcement agency shall coordinate the notification of the emergency

contact person with the coroner or medical examiner, as applicable. Such notification may only be made after the positive identification of the decedent.