Revises provisions relating to motor vehicle crashes. (BDR 43-250)

Existing law requires a coroner, or other public official performing like duties, in all cases in which a death has occurred as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle, to: (1) cause to be drawn from each decedent a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol within 8 hours of the crash; and (2) report to the Department of Motor Vehicles the findings of such a blood sample within 30 days after the death. (NRS 484C.170) Section 1 of this bill: (1) requires the blood sample to also be analyzed for the presence and concentration of certain substances which are commonly misused, as determined by the coroner or other public official; (2) removes the requirement that such a blood sample be drawn within 8 hours of the crash; and (3) removes the requirement that the findings of such a blood sample be reported to the Department within 30 days after the death, and instead requires the coroner or other public official to report the findings to the Department upon receipt of the findings. Existing law requires every police officer who investigates a vehicle crash and prepares a report as a result to forward the written or electronic report to the Department of Public Safety within 10 days after the investigation of the crash. Existing law requires the Department to record the data collected from such reports in a central repository to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis. (NRS 484E.110) Section 2 of this bill requires a police officer to submit the report through the electronic crash reporting system maintained by the Department within 10 days after: (1) the date of the crash; or (2) the date of death of a person involved in the crash if the death occurred as a result of the crash. Existing law requires the Department of Public Safety to prepare forms for crash reports made by police officers to the Department and to supply such forms to law enforcement agencies and other appropriate persons upon request. (NRS 484E.120) To reflect the changes made in section 2 requiring that a crash report to the Department be submitted through the electronic crash reporting system, section 3 of this bill requires the Department to prescribe the form for crash reports and make the form available to law enforcement agencies and other appropriate persons.