Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 207.174 (2026)

Civil penalties; action by Attorney General or district attorney

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NRS 207.174  Civil penalties; action by Attorney General or district attorney.  Any person, firm, corporation or association or any other organization which violates any provision of NRS 207.170 to 207.177, inclusive, is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, which shall be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada by the Attorney General or by any district attorney in a court of competent jurisdiction. As used in this section, the term, “each violation” includes, as a single violation, a continuous or repetitive violation arising out of the same act.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 211)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2021 · leading case: Landex, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. List, 582 P.2d 786 (Nev. 1978).
Landex, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. List, 582 P.2d 786 (Nev. 1978). · cites it 6× “The first cause of action requested monetary civil penalties against Landex and Glindmeier, pursuant to NRS 207.174 for false and misleading advertising and requested the issuance of an injunction pursuant to NRS 207.”
State Ex Rel. List v. Courtesy Motors, 590 P.2d 163 (Nev. 1979). “745, NRS 207.174 and NRS 598.640. They also prayed for the allowance of costs and attorney’s fees.”
Landex, Inc. v. State, 547 P.2d 315 (Nev. 1976). “The first cause of action requested money damages pursuant to NRS 207.174 for false and misleading advertising and requested the issuance of an injunction pursuant to NRS 207.”
Chavez v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc. (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 3× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 207.174 ; see also 26 Stewart v.”
Coffee v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc. (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 3× “171 because 13 § 207.174 provides that any action must be brought by the Nevada Attorney General or a district 14 attorney.”
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