Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.190 (2026)

Devices modifying liability void

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NRS 617.190 Devices modifying liability void.

1. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, no contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or any other device, shall modify, change or waive any liability created by this chapter.

2. A contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or other device having for its purpose the waiver or modification of the terms of liability created by this chapter shall be void.

[24:44:1947; A 1951, 372]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: Prescott v. United States, 523 F. Supp. 918 (D. Nev. 1981).

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Prescott v. United States, 523 F. Supp. 918 (D. Nev. 1981). · cites it 4× “The AEC-NIC contract is also void pursuant to NRS § 617.190 as a device having for its purpose the modification of the terms of liability created by NODA.”

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