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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.053 (2026)

“Lease,” “long-term lessee,” “long-term lessor,” “short-term lessee” and “short-term lessor” defined

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NRS 482.053  “Lease,” “long-term lessee,” “long-term lessor,” “short-term lessee” and “short-term lessor” defined.  For the purposes of regulation under this chapter and of imposing tort liability under NRS 41.440, and for no other purpose:

      1.  “Lease” means a contract by which the lienholder or owner of a vehicle transfers to another person, for compensation, the right to use such vehicle but does not include the sharing of a vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program pursuant to chapter 482C of NRS.

      2.  “Long-term lessee” means a person who has leased a vehicle from another person for a fixed period of more than 31 days.

      3.  “Long-term lessor” means a person who has leased a vehicle to another person for a fixed period of more than 31 days.

      4.  “Short-term lessee” means a person who has leased a vehicle from another person for a period of 31 days or less, or by the day, or by the trip.

      5.  “Short-term lessor” means a person who has leased a vehicle to another person for a period of 31 days or less, or by the day, or by the trip.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 704; A 1975, 1070; 2021, 1853)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2017 · leading case: Nelson v. Planet Ins., 906 P.2d 703 (Nev. 1995).
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Nelson v. Planet Ins., 906 P.2d 703 (Nev. 1995). “See NRS 482.053(4). Nelson argues that NRS 482.”
Stevens v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., No. 68676 (Nev. Feb. 24, 2017). “when the pleadings and other evidence on file demonstrate that no genuine issue as to any material fact remains and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment 'A short-term lessor is "a person who has leased a vehicle to another person for a period of 31 days or less, or by…”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.053(4): 2 cases
Nelson v. Planet Ins., 906 P.2d 703 (Nev. 1995). “See NRS 482.053(4). Nelson argues that NRS 482.”
Stevens v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., No. 68676 (Nev. Feb. 24, 2017). “when the pleadings and other evidence on file demonstrate that no genuine issue as to any material fact remains and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment 'A short-term lessor is "a person who has leased a vehicle to another person for a period of 31 days or less, or by…”
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