If a vehicle or other conveyance is forfeited of a kind which is subject to the provisions of title 43 of NRS governing certificates of title, the agency charged by law with responsibility for issuing certificates of title for conveyances of the kind shall issue a certificate of title to:

1. 1. The governing body or the agency to whom the title was awarded by the court if the conveyance is retained for official use; or
2. 2. The purchaser if the conveyance is sold by the governing body or the plaintiff.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1467; A 1987, 1384; 2003, 478)