Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050 (2026)

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NRS 651.050  Definitions.  As used in NRS 651.050 to 651.110, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

      1.  “Disability” means, with respect to a person:

      (a) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person;

      (b) A record of such an impairment; or

      (c) Being regarded as having such an impairment.

      2.  “Online establishment” means a business, whether or not conducted for profit, which:

      (a) Offers goods or services to the general public in this State through an Internet website, mobile application or other electronic medium; and

      (b) Is not operated in conjunction with a physical location which is open to the public.

      3.  “Place of public accommodation” means:

      (a) Any inn, hotel, motel or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, except an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as the proprietor’s residence;

      (b) Any restaurant, bar, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, casino or any other facility where food or spirituous or malt liquors are sold, including any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment;

      (c) Any gasoline station;

      (d) Any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena or other place of exhibition or entertainment;

      (e) Any auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, stadium or other place of public gathering;

      (f) Any bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center or other sales or rental establishment;

      (g) Any laundromat, dry cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, office of a provider of health care, hospital or other service establishment;

      (h) Any terminal, depot or other station used for specified public transportation;

      (i) Any museum, library, gallery or other place of public display or collection;

      (j) Any park, zoo, amusement park or other place of recreation;

      (k) Any nursery, private school or university or other place of education;

      (l) Any day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, adoption agency or other social service establishment;

      (m) Any gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course or other place of exercise or recreation;

      (n) Any other establishment or place to which the public is invited or which is intended for public use;

      (o) Any establishment physically containing or contained within any of the establishments described in paragraphs (a) to (n), inclusive, which holds itself out as serving patrons of the described establishment; and

      (p) Any online establishment.

      (Added to NRS by 1965, 689; A 1971, 1058; 1991, 1027; 2009, 716; 2011, 875; 2021, 1389; 2025, 684)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996).
Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996). · cites it 6× “” NRS 651.050(2) (k). If a person training a helping dog is denied access to a place of public accommodation, that person may seek injunctive relief.”
Sanzaro v. Ardiente Homeowners Ass'n, LLC, 364 F. Supp. 3d 1158 (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “The Court therefore finds in favor of Plaintiffs against all of Defendants, except Defendant Wallace, on their FHA reasonable accommodation claim.”
Slade Vs. Caesars Ent., 2016 NV 36 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 3× “070, "Earn persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, [5] without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin,…”
Horner v. Sisolak (D. Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “at § 651.050(3)(b), (j). 14 The definition also broadly encompasses “[a]ny other establishment or place to which the public 15 is invited or which is intended for public use.”
Latta v. Otter, 771 F.3d 456 (2014). “Nev.Rev.Stat. §§ 651.050(3), 651.070; Dan Popkey, Idaho doesn’t protect gays from discrimination, but Otter says that does not malte the state anti-gay, Idaho Statesman (Feb.”
Slade Vs. Caesars Ent., 2016 NV 36 (Nev. 2016). “' persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, [51 without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin,…”
Susan Latta v. C. L. Otter (9th Cir. 2014). “Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 651.050 (3), 651.070; Dan Popkey, Idaho doesn’t protect gays from discrimination, but Otter says that does not make the state anti-gay, Idaho Statesman (Feb.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(2) — 1 case
Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996). “” NRS 651.050(2) (k). If a person training a helping dog is denied access to a place of public accommodation, that person may seek injunctive relief.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(2)(a) — 1 case
Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996). “” NRS 651.050(2) (k). If a person training a helping dog is denied access to a place of public accommodation, that person may seek injunctive relief.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(2)(k) — 1 case
Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996). “” NRS 651.050(2) (k). If a person training a helping dog is denied access to a place of public accommodation, that person may seek injunctive relief.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(3) — 1 case
Latta v. Otter, 771 F.3d 456 (2014). “Nev.Rev.Stat. §§ 651.050(3), 651.070; Dan Popkey, Idaho doesn’t protect gays from discrimination, but Otter says that does not malte the state anti-gay, Idaho Statesman (Feb.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(3)(a) — 2 cases
Slade Vs. Caesars Ent., 2016 NV 36 (Nev. 2016). “070, "Earn persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, [5] without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin,…”
Slade Vs. Caesars Ent., 2016 NV 36 (Nev. 2016). “' persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, [51 without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin,…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(3)(b) — 1 case
Horner v. Sisolak (D. Nev. 2022). “at § 651.050(3)(b), (j). 14 The definition also broadly encompasses “[a]ny other establishment or place to which the public 15 is invited or which is intended for public use.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.050(3)(n) — 1 case
Horner v. Sisolak (D. Nev. 2022). “at § 651.050(3)(b), (j). 14 The definition also broadly encompasses “[a]ny other establishment or place to which the public 15 is invited or which is intended for public use.”
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