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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 455.240 (2026)

Liability for violation causing contact with line

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NRS 455.240  Liability for violation causing contact with line.  If an act constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter causes contact with an overhead line carrying high voltage, each person who committed the violation or caused another person to commit the violation shall pay the public utility operating the overhead line carrying high voltage for:

      1.  All damages to property of the public utility;

      2.  All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the public utility as a result of the contact; and

      3.  The costs and expenses incurred by the public utility as a result of the contact for damages to third persons.

Ê Each person who committed a violation causing the contact or who caused another person to commit a violation causing the contact is jointly and severally liable for the payment required by this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 879)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2004 · leading case: Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty, 989 P.2d 870 (Nev. 1999).
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Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty, 989 P.2d 870 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 32× “Does the definition of "overhead line" contained in NRS 455.200 encompass electrical equipment located within a building? II.”
Snyder v. PacifiCorp, 316 F. Supp. 2d 1247 (D. Utah 2004). · cites it 2× “Finding that NRS 455.240 constitutes an exception to the employer immunity provision fully promotes the purpose of the overhead power line statutes with minimal interference with the general purpose of the workers’ compensation laws.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 455.240(3) — 2 cases
Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty, 989 P.2d 870 (Nev. 1999). “Does the definition of "overhead line" contained in NRS 455.200 encompass electrical equipment located within a building? II.”
Snyder v. PacifiCorp, 316 F. Supp. 2d 1247 (D. Utah 2004). “Finding that NRS 455.240 constitutes an exception to the employer immunity provision fully promotes the purpose of the overhead power line statutes with minimal interference with the general purpose of the workers’ compensation laws.”
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