Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.285 (2026)
“Principal contractor” defined
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NRS 616A.285 “Principal contractor” defined. “Principal
contractor” means a person who:
1. Coordinates all the work on an entire project;
2. Contracts to complete an entire project;
3. Contracts for the services of any subcontractor or independent contractor; or
4. Is responsible for payment to any contracted subcontractors or independent contractors.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2390)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.1115)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1997–2006 · leading case: Richards v. Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc., 148 P.3d 684 (Nev. 2006).
Richards v. Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc., 148 P.3d 684 (Nev. 2006). “And when the statute defining "principal contractor" (NRS 616A.285) is read in conjunction with the two statutes on which these bases are premised, as it must be, [4] it becomes apparent that the term "principal contractor" does not encompass an entity, that, like Commercial…”
Ges, Inc. v. Corbitt, 21 P.3d 11 (Nev. 2001). “12 See NRS 616A.285. 13 Tucker, 113 Nev. at 1357 , 951 P.”
Harris v. Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc., 25 P.3d 206 (Nev. 2001). “When an employee receives an injury for which compensation is payable pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS and which was caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in some person, other than the employer or a person in…”
Tucker v. Action Equip. & Scaffold Co., 951 P.2d 1027 (Nev. 1997). “1115 (re-codified as NRS 616A.285) defined “principal contractor” as follows: [A] person who: 1.”
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