1. Peace officers of the Nevada Highway Patrol shall enforce those provisions of NRS 459.221 and 459.7052 to 459.728, inclusive, which govern the transport and handling of radioactive waste as they affect the safety of drivers or vehicles, the leakage or spill of radioactive waste from its package or the emission of ionizing radiation in an unsafe amount as established by the regulations of the State Board of Health.
2. The peace officer may:
(a) Impound a vehicle with unsafe equipment;
(b) Detain a vehicle, if any waste has leaked or spilled from its package or if the peace officer has detected the emission of ionizing radiation in an unsafe amount, and order the driver of the vehicle to park it in a safe place, as determined by an officer designated by the Division, pending remedial action by that Division; or
(c) Impound the vehicle or seize the license plates of the vehicle pursuant to the provisions of NRS 484A.805.
3. After a vehicle has been so detained, an officer designated by the Division may order:
(a) The vehicle to be impounded;
(b) The leaked or spilled waste to be cleaned up;
(c) The contents of any unsafe or leaking package to be repackaged; or
(d) Any other appropriate precaution or remedy,
at the expense of the shipper or broker, carrier or other person who is responsible as determined by the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 231; A 1985, 1996; 1993, 846; 1997, 2002; 1999, 3349; 2017, 982, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2020, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 180, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 987)
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