NRS487.6875. Estimate of costs required for certain repairs.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.6879, a person requesting or authorizing the repair of a motor vehicle that is more than $50 must be furnished a written estimate or statement signed by the person making the estimate or statement on behalf of the body shop or garage operator indicating the total charge for the performance of the work necessary to accomplish the repair, including the charge for labor and all parts and accessories necessary to perform the work.

      2.  If the estimate is for the purpose of diagnosing a malfunction, the estimate must include the cost of:

      (a) Diagnosis and disassembly; and

      (b) Reassembly, if the person does not authorize the repair.

      3.  In an estimate furnished pursuant to subsection 1, a body shop shall include, if any, the rate of and circumstances under which the person requesting or authorizing the repair would incur a charge for storage that exceeds $50.

      4.  The provisions of this section do not require a body shop or garage operator to reassemble a motor vehicle if the body shop or garage operator determines that the reassembly of the motor vehicle would render the vehicle unsafe to operate.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2530, 2701; A 2013, 1980)