Matching of certain information before officer issues citation or makes arrest; when officer may arrest driver for prior offense

1. Except for a citation issued pursuant to NRS 484A.605 or 484A.700, whenever a police officer makes an arrest or issues a citation to a person for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, the police officer shall record the name as given by that person, the number of the person’s driver’s license and a brief description of the person’s physical appearance. This information must be maintained in a record for offenses kept at the traffic enforcement agency which employs that officer. 2. Whenever a police officer stops a driver of a motor vehicle for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS and requests information from a traffic enforcement agency concerning that person’s record of prior offenses, the police officer shall compare not only the driver’s name but also the number of his or her driver’s license and physical description with any information obtained from the agency as a result of the request. If the information received from the agency indicates that the driver’s name is on an outstanding warrant for a prior offense, the officer shall not arrest the driver for that prior offense unless the additional information used for comparison also connects the driver with that prior offense.