# Nevada — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Nevada, owner notice process is the person who removed the vehicle must notify the registered owner and any person having a security interest in the vehicle by registered or certified mail that the vehicle has been removed and will be junked or dismantled or otherwise disposed of unless the registered owner or the person having a security interest in the vehicle responds and pays the costs of removal; minimum time before sale/disposal is 15 days after notification; statutory citation is NRS 487.250, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Nevada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Owner notice process:** the person who removed the vehicle must notify the registered owner and any person having a security interest in the vehicle by registered or certified mail that the vehicle has been removed and will be junked or dismantled or otherwise disposed of unless the registered owner or the person having a security interest in the vehicle responds and pays the costs of removal. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum time before sale/disposal:** 15 days after notification _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** NRS 487.250 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> the person who removed the vehicle must notify the registered owner and any person having a security interest in the vehicle by registered or certified mail that the vehicle has been removed and will be junked or dismantled or otherwise disposed of unless the registered owner or the person having a security interest in the vehicle responds and pays the costs of removal. ����� 3.  Failure to reclaim within 15 days after notification a vehicle appraised at $500 or less constitutes a waiver of interest in the vehicle by any person having an interest in the vehicle.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-487.html

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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