Nevada § 487.6874 - Duty of body shop or garage operator to inform certain persons of types of payment accepted

§ 487.6874. Duty of body shop or garage operator to inform certain persons of types of payment accepted

1. A body shop or garage operator, as applicable, must inform a person regarding the

types of payment the body shop or garage accepts: (a) If the person is a prospective customer or customer, before the prospective customer

or customer authorizes the body shop or garage operator to perform repair work on

his or her vehicle; and (b) In the specific instance of a body shop, if the: (1) Person is the registered owner of the vehicle; (2) Vehicle is towed to the body shop at the request of someone other than the registered

owner of the motor vehicle; and (3) Body shop notifies the registered owner of the location of the vehicle, as required pursuant to NRS 487.68703 . 2. The information required to be provided pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Must be in writing; (b) May be incorporated into a form already used by the body shop or garage operator

for another purpose, including, without limitation, a form used to authorize repairs

or estimate the cost of repairs or storage; and (c) Must set forth, without limitation: (1) Whether the body shop or garage provides the service of directly billing an insurance

company for any payment due; (2) Whether the body shop or garage accepts only cash as payment; (3) Whether the body shop or garage accepts credit or debit cards; (4) If the body shop or garage accepts credit or debit cards, or both: (I) The brand or type of such cards the body shop or garage accepts; and (II) Whether the body shop or garage imposes a fee or surcharge for the use of a credit

or debit card; (5) Whether the body shop or garage accepts personal checks or travelers' checks;

and (6) If the body shop or garage does not accept only cash as payment, whether the body

shop or garage offers a discount for making payment in the form of cash.