NRS
651.010 Civil liability of innkeepers for theft, loss, damage or
destruction of property brought by patron on premises or left in motor vehicle
upon premises.
1. An owner or keeper of any hotel, inn,
motel, motor court, boardinghouse or lodging house in this State is not civilly
liable for the theft, loss, damage or destruction of any property brought by a
patron upon the premises or left in a motor vehicle upon the premises because
of theft, burglary, fire or otherwise, in the absence of gross neglect by the
owner or keeper.
2. An owner or keeper of any hotel, inn,
motel, motor court, boardinghouse or lodging house in this State is not civilly
liable for the theft, loss, damage or destruction of any property of a guest
left in a guest room if:
(a) The owner or keeper provides a fireproof safe
or vault in which guests may deposit property for safekeeping;
(b) Notice of this service is personally given to
a guest or posted in the office and the guest’s room; and
(c) The property is not offered for deposit in
the safe or vault by a guest,
Ê unless the
owner or keeper is grossly negligent.
3. An owner or keeper is not obligated to receive
property to deposit for safekeeping which exceeds $750 in value or is of a size
which cannot easily fit within the safe or vault.
4. The liability of the owner or keeper
does not exceed the sum of $750 for any property, including, but not limited
to, property which is not deposited in a safe or vault because it cannot easily
fit within the safe or vault, of an individual patron or guest, unless the
owner or keeper receives the property for deposit for safekeeping and consents
to assume a liability greater than $750 for its theft, loss, damage or
destruction in a written agreement in which the patron or guest specifies the
value of the property.
[1:256:1953]—(NRS A 1979,
1114; 1993,
2258; 1995,
2670)
Notes of Decisions
Arguello v. Sunset Station, Inc., 252 P.3d 206 (Nev. 2011).
· cites it 27× “Arguello sought damages exceeding $10,000 for, among other things, the loss of the use of his vehicle and the cost of customizations made to the vehicle.”
Nadjarian v. Desert Palace, Inc., 895 P.2d 1291 (Nev. 1995).
· cites it 21× “: In this appeal we construe NRS 651.010, 1 which limits a hotel’s liability for theft, loss, damage or destruction of “property left in the room of any guest.”
Cloward v. Pappas, 387 P.2d 97 (Nev. 1963).
· cites it 2× “NRS 651.010. 1 The claim of Mr. Cloward for the loss of his car is based on a common law concept that an innkeeper is liable as an insurer for the loss of his guests’ personal property from fire.”
Nova Stylings, Inc. v. Red Roof Inns, Inc., 747 P.2d 107 (Kan. 1987).
“010 (3) (1979), which provided a $750 limit on an innkeeper’s liability except where the innkeeper receives the property for deposit or safekeeping and consents in writing to a greater liability in case of loss or damage to the property.”
MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. v. Siegel, 506 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).
“The Siegels sued to recover the value of their loss on two legal theories, which were each based upon the same factual showing concerning the alleged absence of appropriate security on the night in question.”
Pachinger v. MGM Grand Hotel-Las Vegas, Inc., 618 F. Supp. 218 (D. Nev. 1985).
· cites it 6× “NRS 651.010. Therefore, the amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000 and federal subject matter jurisdiction is lacking.”
Cipriani v. Resorts World Las Vegas, LLC (D. Nev. 2024).
· cites it 2× “And the California statute Ricketts was interpreting is more 14 analogous to NRS § 651.010 than NRS § 651.015. In sum, the Court does not find 15 Ricketts adequately supports Cipriani’s argument that he alleged a cognizable claim 16 under NRS § 651.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.010(1) — 3 cases
Arguello v. Sunset Station, Inc., 252 P.3d 206 (Nev. 2011).
“Arguello sought damages exceeding $10,000 for, among other things, the loss of the use of his vehicle and the cost of customizations made to the vehicle.”
Nadjarian v. Desert Palace, Inc., 895 P.2d 1291 (Nev. 1995).
“: In this appeal we construe NRS 651.010, 1 which limits a hotel’s liability for theft, loss, damage or destruction of “property left in the room of any guest.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.010(2) — 2 cases
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.010(3) — 1 case
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