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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 455.240. Liability for violation causing contact with line

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

If an act constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter causes contact with an overhead line carrying high voltage, each person who committed the violation or caused another person to commit the violation shall pay the public utility operating the overhead line carrying high voltage for:

1. All damages to property of the public utility;

2. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the public utility as a result of the contact; and

3. The costs and expenses incurred by the public utility as a result of the contact for damages to third persons.

Each person who committed a violation causing the contact or who caused another person to commit a violation causing the contact is jointly and severally liable for the payment required by this section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 455.240. Liability for violation causing contact with line - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-455-240/

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