Automobile immobilizer—Conditions for use.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.10.240
in effect11.10.240 - Automobile immobilizer—Conditions for use.
(A) The City is authorized to attach an immobilizing device to a vehicle that is parked on any public right-of-way or City-owned or operated lot if the vehicle is included on an immobilization eligibility list. A vehicle may be included on an immobilization eligibility list only if:
(1) The registered owner of the vehicle has accumulated more than two hundred dollars in unpaid civil fines, judgments and penalties, and at least two Notices of Infraction have been issued and served with respect to that vehicle and have not been responded to within the time set forth in Section 11.10.090; and
(2) At least twenty-one days before including the vehicle on the list, the City provided notice of impending vehicle immobilization in accordance with Subsection (B) of this Section.
(B) Notice of impending vehicle immobilization shall be provided by mailing such notice to the registered owner of the vehicle at the address last known to the City or on file with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The notice shall include the dates and nature of the infractions which formed the basis for the civil fines, judgments and penalties; the numbers of the Notices of Infraction; and the amounts owing. The notice shall advise that the registered owner may challenge the validity of the notice by requesting a hearing. The hearing shall be held before the Hearing Officer for the sole purpose of allowing the registered owner to show that:
(1) The amounts in question have been paid; or
(2) The vehicle was not properly included on the immobilization eligibility list in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section.
(C) A vehicle shall be removed from the immobilization eligibility list if:
(1) The registered owner pays all fines, judgments, penalties and applicable immobilization fees;
(2) The registered owner executes an agreement to pay within a specified period of time all fines, judgments, penalties and applicable immobilization fees, with a condition that, for default on the payment obligation, the vehicle shall be subject to reinstatement on the immobilization list; or
(3) The Hearing Officer finds that the vehicle was not properly included on the immobilization eligibility list.
(D) In connection with the immobilization of a vehicle, a notice shall be attached to the vehicle in a conspicuous place advising:
(1) That the vehicle is immobilized and that any attempt to move the vehicle may result in its damage;
(2) That the unauthorized removal of or damage to the immobilizing device is a violation of law;
(3) How release of the immobilizing device may be obtained; and
(4) How a hearing may be obtained pursuant to Subsection (H).
(E) The City may (but is not obligated to) cause to be towed and stored any vehicle which has been immobilized if, within twenty-four hours after immobilization, no arrangements have been made for the vehicle's release. An unregistered vehicle that is immobilized may be towed and stored immediately. Within ten days after an immobilized vehicle is towed, the City shall send a notice advising that the vehicle has been immobilized and towed. The notice shall be provided by means of certified mail, return receipt requested, mailed to the registered owner at the address last known to the City or on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles. The notice shall state that the registered owner is entitled to request a hearing pursuant to Subsection (H) of this Section to determine the validity of the immobilization. If a vehicle is towed pursuant to this Subsection (E), the City (or a tow operator acting at the City's direction) is authorized to remove the immobilization device for purposes of transportation and reapply the device after the vehicle is stored at the location designated for storage by the City.
(F) An immobilization fee of seventy-five dollars shall be paid by or on behalf of the registered owner of the vehicle prior to the removal of an immobilizing device.
(G) Release of an immobilized vehicle, either by the City or by an authorized tow operator who has been directed by the City to do so, may be obtained by:
(1) The payment of all fines, judgments, penalties and applicable immobilization, towing and storage fees; or
(2) In connection with the request of a hearing to determine the validity of the immobilization of the vehicle, the posting of a bond or other sufficient undertaking in an amount which will satisfy all fines, judgments, penalties and applicable immobilization, towing and storage fees.
(H) The registered owner of a vehicle may request a hearing regarding the immobilization of the owner's vehicle. The request for hearing must be made within ten days after the date of the notice described in Subsection (D) or Subsection (E) of this Section. The hearing shall be held before the Hearing Officer and shall be limited to a determination of whether there was a factual and legal basis for the immobilization. Failure to request or attend a hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to a hearing. If the Hearing Officer determines that there was a factual and legal basis for the immobilization, the bond or undertaking shall be forfeited. If the hearing officer determines that there was an insufficient factual and legal basis for the immobilization, the bond or undertaking shall be exonerated.
(Ord. No. 6437, § 9, 8-5-15; Ord. No. 6389, § 1 12-17-14; Ord. 5870 § 11, 2006: Ord. 5334 § 5, 2001)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.10PANOVI_11.10.240AUIMONUSFetched: 10/28/2026