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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 656A.800. Prohibited acts; penalties; action for enforcement; deposit of civil penalty; report of violation to district attorney or Attorney General

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

1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, it is unlawful for a person to:

(a) Engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in this State;

(b) Hold himself or herself out as registered, provisionally registered, or otherwise qualified to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in this State; or

(c) Use in connection with his or her name any title, words, letters or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an interpreter,

unless the person is registered or provisionally registered with the Division pursuant to NRS 656A.100.

2. It is unlawful for a person to:

(a) Engage in the practice of realtime captioning in this State;

(b) Hold himself or herself out as registered or otherwise qualified to engage in the practice of realtime captioning in this State; or

(c) Use in connection with his or her name any title, words, letters or other designation intended to imply or designate that he or she is a realtime captioning provider,

unless the person is registered with the Division pursuant to NRS 656A.400.

3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 or 2:

(a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and

(b) May be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

4. An action for the enforcement of a civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the district attorney of the appropriate county or the Attorney General.

5. Any civil penalty recovered pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for Services for Persons With Impaired Speech or Hearing created by NRS 427A.797.

6. The Division shall report a violation of a provision of subsection 1 or 2 to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or the Attorney General.

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