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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 487.850. Action for damages; attorney's fees; remedy is in addition to other legal or equitable remedies

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

1. A person who, with the intent to defraud, violates any provision of NRS 487.830 or 487.840 is liable to any purchaser or lessee of a motor vehicle who is harmed by that violation for:

(a) Three times the amount of actual damages sustained by the purchaser or lessee;

(b) Five thousand dollars; or

(c) Actual damages sustained by the purchaser or lessee and such punitive damages as may be allowed by the court,

whichever is greater.

2. If an action brought pursuant to subsection 1 is successful, the purchaser or lessee who brought the action is entitled to the costs of bringing the action and reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court.

3. The remedy provided in this section is in addition to and is not a substitute for any other legal or equitable remedy available to a purchaser or lessee of a motor vehicle who is harmed by a violation of NRS 487.830 or 487.840.

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